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Trump EEOC Rule Aims to Slow Workplace Discrimination Lawsuits
Dec 14 2020 // The leader of the U.S. workplace anti-discrimination agency is pursuing a policy shift that could slow litigation against companies long after President-Elect Joe Biden takes office. Janet Dhillon, the chair of the Equal...
Mastercard Faces $18.6B Class Action in UK
Dec 14 2020 // Mastercard Inc. faces the prospect of a 14 billion-pound ($18.6 billion) UK class action — the largest of its kind — after losing another battle at the country’s highest court over illegal swipe fees. The...
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Goldman Stock Price Class Action
Dec 14 2020 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s appeal in a securities fraud case that could redefine the ability of shareholders to pursue class actions against public companies whose...
Family of Pilot Killed Fighting California Wildfire Sues Aircraft Companies
Dec 11 2020 // The family of a veteran helicopter pilot who died when his aircraft crashed as he was dropping water over a California wildfire filed suit Wednesday against the companies that designed and maintained the aircraft. Michael...
Missouri Construction Company to Pay $38K to Settle Pregnancy Discrimination Suit
Dec 10 2020 // A St. Louis, Mo.-based construction company that revoked an applicant’s job offer after learning she was pregnant will settle a federal discrimination lawsuit for $38,000. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
Appeals Court OK’s Suit Over Mississippi School Funding Disparities
Dec 10 2020 // A federal appeals court has affirmed that Mississippi parents may pursue a lawsuit that says the state allows grave disparities in funding between predominantly Black and predominantly white schools. The 5th U.S. Circuit...
Washington Wrongful-Death Lawsuit for $1.5M
Dec 10 2020 // The City of Seattle will pay the family of Che Taylor $1.5 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed after two police officers shot and killed Taylor outside a Wedgwood neighborhood home. A federal judge two...
Supreme Court Hears Shareholder Suit over Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
Dec 10 2020 // U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday questioned a bid by shareholders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to pursue legal claims arising from the government’s rescue of the mortgage finance firms following the 2008...
Wichita, Kansas, Bar Owners Sue for Return to Pre-Pandemic Rules
Dec 9 2020 // Bar owners in Kansas’ largest city are challenging rules designed to slow the spread of COVID-19, hoping to use the courts to overturn a mask mandate, limits on public gatherings and an 11 p.m. closing time for bars...
Trial in West Virginia Opioid Lawsuit Postponed Indefinitely
Dec 9 2020 // A federal judge in West Virginia has indefinitely postponed a trial date in a lawsuit filed by the city of Huntington and Cabell County over the opioid crisis. The lawsuit accuses drug distributors AmerisourceBergen,...
Utah Pharmacy Sued Over Alleged Prescription Violations
Dec 9 2020 // Fedral prosecutors in Utah have sued a pharmacy after claiming employees allegedly filled hundreds of opioid prescriptions for members of the same family in the small city of Morgan. The state U.S. attorney’s office...
3 Mississippi Apartment Complexes Sued for Fair Housing Act Violations
Dec 8 2020 // The U.S. Department of Justice last month sued the owners and manager of three apartment complexes in Mississippi, saying they violated the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against Black potential renters. The lawsuit is...
Illinois Funeral Home Faces Lawsuit for Allegedly Giving Out Wrong Ashes
Dec 8 2020 // Two people have sued a suburban Chicago funeral home after discovering that one of them was given the ashes of an elderly woman in a mix-up instead of those of a four-month-old girl. The lawsuit filed in November alleges...
Battery Rivals Duracell, Energizer Agree to End Lawsuits Over False Advertising Claims
Dec 8 2020 // The makers of Energizer and Duracell batteries have ended two lawsuits accusing each other of advertising false claims to consumers about battery life. According to filings on Friday in Manhattan federal court, Energizer...
Washington City Settles Shooting Lawsuit for $8M
Dec 7 2020 // The city of Tacoma, Wash., has agreed to an $8 million settlement for a man who was paralyzed and had his legs amputated after being shot by a police officer during a low-speed car chase in 2011. The settlement came two...
30 Major League Baseball Teams Sue insurers Over Lost Revenue Due to Coronavirus
Dec 7 2020 // Major League Baseball and all 30 of its teams are suing their insurance providers, citing billions of dollars in losses during the 2020 season played almost entirely without fans due to the coronavirus pandemic. The suit,...
Transit Worker Can Be Compensated, Cannot Sue Employer for Assault Injuries
Dec 4 2020 // A District of Columbia appeals court held that a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) worker cannot sue his employer after requesting compensation under the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act for an...
South Carolina Family Sues School District Over Mold Sickness
Dec 3 2020 // A South Carolina family has filed a lawsuit alleging their student fell ill after an elementary school covered up the presence of mold in a building. Tamara Broach, a guardian to an unnamed student, filed the lawsuit this...
Missouri Nursing Home to Pay $40K to Settle Gender Pay Discrimination Claims
Dec 3 2020 // A Kansas City-area nursing home has agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging it paid female nurses less than male nurses, federal authorities say. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported that Edgewood...
Wyoming Teen Centers Sued over Alleged Abuse
Dec 3 2020 // A lawsuit filed by 25 former residents of two Wyoming teen centers accuses the facilities of human trafficking and abuse. The complaint alleges Trinity Teen Solutions and Triangle Cross Boys Ranch of Clark profited from...
