Latest Lawsuits Headlines
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Georgia Supreme Court Allows Lawsuit Against Sperm Bank to Proceed
Sep 30 2020 // A couple who accused a sperm bank of misrepresenting its process for screening donors and providing incorrect medical and educational history of the donor they selected can proceed with a lawsuit against the sperm bank,...
Minnesota Man Shot During Raid Settles Lawsuit for $6M
Sep 30 2020 // A Minnesota man who was shot by a sheriff’s deputy during a raid last year has settled a federal lawsuit for about $6 million. Shawn Olthoff, 35, was left paralyzed and uses a wheelchair after a Carlton County deputy...
Florida Attorney Behind Thousands of Insurer Lawsuits Violated 14 Bar Rules: Judge
Sep 30 2020 // Embattled Florida attorney Scot Strems, who, with his firm, has filed thousands of assignment of benefit and first party lawsuits against Florida property insurers over the last several years, has been found by a...
Agents Warned of ‘Creative’ Attorneys, Virus Lawsuits
Sep 30 2020 // Agents and brokers should be on alert that plaintiffs’ attorneys in COVID-19 related business interruption claims lawsuits may be eyeing them as more cases against insurance companies begin to fail and claimants...
U.S. Pension Funds Sue Allianz After $4 Billion in Coronavirus Losses
Sep 28 2020 // Pension funds for truckers, teachers and subway workers have lodged lawsuits in the United States against Germany’s Allianz, one of the world’s top asset managers, for failing to safeguard their investments...
Restaurant Owners Sue W.Va. Governor Over Coronavirus Bar Closures
Sep 28 2020 // The owners of 12 restaurants and bars sued the governor of West Virginia on Wednesday for indefinitely closing establishments in student-heavy Monongalia County due to the coronavirus. Gov. Jim Justice ordered bars closed...
Indiana Sheriff Will Pay Settlement in Shoving Lawsuit
Sep 28 2020 // A northeastern Indiana sheriff has agreed to pay $55,000 to cover the county’s settlement of a lawsuit over allegations that he shoved a 15-year-old boy during a festival. Allen County Sheriff David Gladieux said...
Massachusetts Law Firm Sued by Attorney General Over Illegal Kickback Scheme
Sep 28 2020 // Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has filed a lawsuit against a Massachusetts law firm, alleging it accepted tens of thousands of dollars in illegal kickbacks from a pharmacy in exchange for referring hundreds of...
Alphabet Settles Suit Over Executives’ Exit Pay, Coverups Linked to Sexual Misconduct
Sep 28 2020 // Alphabet Inc. on Friday settled a shareholder lawsuit that accused the Google parent of covering up lavish exit packages to executives found responsible for sexual misconduct, saying it would overhaul workplace policies...
D&O Insurers Under Pressure But Big Enough to Handle Pandemic Claims, Says Fitch
Sep 28 2020 // As claims related to the economic fallout from the pandemic emerge in the U.S. directors & officers (D&O) liability insurance segment, insurers can expect the claims to take several years to pay out and...
Suit Filed in California Says Scooters Rented by Uber, Segway Don’t Have Turn Signals
Sep 25 2020 // A class action lawsuit has been filed against several scooter rental companies, including Uber and Segway, because the scooters don’t have turn signals and the makers don’t warn consumers about that danger. The...
Tiger King’s Carole Baskin Sued in Florida for Defamation by Former Assistant
Sep 25 2020 // Carole Baskin, who became a pop culture sensation due to Netflix’s docuseries “Tiger King,” is being sued for defamation by a former assistant. As part of the lawsuit, the daughters of Baskin’s...
Michigan House Passes Bills Shielding Employers from Virus Lawsuits
Sep 25 2020 // A divided Michigan House voted on Sept. 23 to shield health providers and businesses from coronavirus-related lawsuits filed by patients, employees or customers, advancing bills that majority Republicans said would give...
Alabama City Officials Drop Chemical Contamination Lawsuit
Sep 25 2020 // Officials in the northwest Alabama city of Guin have dropped a lawsuit against chemical giant 3M that alleged chemicals from its manufacturing plant had entered a creek that supplies drinking water to the community. The...
Court Nixes Opioid Proposal That Would Have Included Cities That Have Not Sued
Sep 25 2020 // A federal appeals court on Thursday overturned a judge’s approval of a novel plan by lawyers representing cities and counties suing drug companies over the U.S. opioid crisis that would bring every community...
Oregon Businesses Threatening to Sue Over Virus Restrictions
Sep 24 2020 // Several Oregon businesses have threatened a class action lawsuit against the state over COVID-19 restrictions implemented by Gov. Kate Brown to slow the pandemic. A lawyer representing the businesses argues that Oregon...
Texas Staffing Firm Sued for Disability Discrimination
Sep 24 2020 // Federal officials have sued a Houston-based staffing firm over allegations of workplace disability discrimination. Swift Technical Services LLC, doing business as Airswift, a Houston-based staffing firm focused on the oil...
2 Injured by Minneapolis Police Projectiles During Unrest Suing City
Sep 23 2020 // Two men injured by police during violence that followed the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis are suing the city, its police chief and unnamed officers. Soren Stevenson, 25, lost his left eye after he was shot by police...
Juul’s Defense of Marketing E-Cigarettes to Youth Targets Use of Organized Crime Law
Sep 23 2020 // Juul Labs Inc. has the Mafia to thank for the most potent legal claims accusing the e-cigarette maker of igniting an epidemic of youth nicotine addiction. The company will try to persuade a federal judge Monday that...
University of Washington Student Suing for Refund Because of Online Classes
Sep 22 2020 // A graduate student at the University of Washington filed a lawsuit demanding tuition reimbursement after the school shifted most of its classes online for the remainder of the year. Alexander Barry wrote in the complaint...
