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Family of Slain Man Sues Illinois Bar Where He Was Stabbed
Aug 6 2020 // The family of a man who was stabbed to death in February outside of a Chicago bar is suing the bar and the man charged in the killing, claiming the slain man was targeted because he was gay and is accusing the bar of not...
Exxon Argues Massachusetts AG’s Climate Lawsuit Amounts to Improper Retaliation
Aug 6 2020 // Exxon Mobil Corp. will argue that a consumer and investor fraud lawsuit filed by the Massachusetts attorney general amounts to improper retaliation against the company over its views on climate change. The company will...
California Labor Commissioner Suing Uber, Lyft for ‘Systemic Wage Theft’
Aug 5 2020 // The California Labor Commissioner’s Office has filed separate lawsuits against transportation companies Uber and Lyft for committing wage theft by misclassifying employees as independent contractors. Uber and Lyft...
Allianz Confirms SEC Probing Its ‘Structured Alpha’ Funds, Subject to Investor Lawsuit
Aug 5 2020 // Allianz said on Wednesday that it was fielding a request for information from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over a series of funds that suffered sharp losses amid the coronavirus-led market meltdown earlier...
Port of Seattle Officer Files Race-Based Discrimination Suit
Aug 4 2020 // A Black officer with the Port of Seattle police is suing over the Port’s alleged failure to provide records of an investigation into racial discrimination claims he made against superiors including the police...
Lawsuit Seeks $150M in Refunds from ComEd in Chicago
Aug 4 2020 // A class-action lawsuit seeks $150 million in refunds from ComEd for customer rate increases and other benefits the utility received from Illinois as part of an alleged bribery scheme. The lawsuit was filed this week in...
Family of Teen Who Died at Washington University Fraternity Files Lawsuit
Aug 3 2020 // In his first semester at Washington State University, Sam Martinez witnessed or took part in several activities that his family says was a pattern of hazing at Alpha Tau Omega (ATO), the fraternity he hoped to...
Lawsuit Accuses Utah State University of Discrimination in Student Expulsion
Aug 3 2020 // A lawsuit filed in federal court accuses Utah State University of unlawfully discriminating against and expelling a student with Down syndrome during her first term. Emily Arthur was in the Aggies Elevated program which...
Chinese Artificial Intelligence Firm Sues Apple for $1.4 Billion Over Siri
Aug 3 2020 // Chinese artificial intelligence company Shanghai Zhizhen Intelligent Network Technology Co. Ltd,. also known as Xiao-i, has filed a lawsuit against Apple Inc, alleging it has infringed on its patents. The company is...
Louisville Police Sued by Civil Rights Groups Over Police Actions Against Protesters
Aug 3 2020 // The NAACP and the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky have filed a lawsuit alleging use of force and intimidation by Louisville police against protesters. The lawsuit alleges use of tear gas, pepper balls and batons...
2 New Sex Abuse Suits Filed Against Missouri Diocese
Aug 3 2020 // Two new lawsuits allege that the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph in Missouri covered up abuse by two priests who were known to be sexual predators. The lawsuits, one filed on July 28 and the other on July 20, were...
5th Circuit: Texas Carrier Must Defend Against Claim Despite Policy Exclusion
Aug 3 2020 // Texas law requires an insurer to defend the grandparents of a 10-year-old boy who was killed while driving their all-terrain vehicle against a negligence lawsuit, even though the carrier says neither the boy nor the crash...
Court: Lawsuit Against Michigan Officials over Lead in Water Can Proceed
Aug 3 2020 // Flint residents whose health and homes were harmed by lead-contaminated water scored a legal milestone on July 29 when the Michigan Supreme Court said they could proceed with a lawsuit against public officials for the...
COVID Business Interruption Suits Top 700. Yep, That’s A Lot
Aug 3 2020 // When insurance coverage lawsuits brought by businesses seeking coverage for COVID-related interruptions surpassed the 700 mark last week, the natural question to ask was: Is that a lot? That’s exactly the question...
UPS Freight to Pay $75K to Resolve Kansas Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Jul 31 2020 // UPS Freight will pay $75,000 to resolve a three-year old federal lawsuit over disability discrimination at its service center in Kansas City, Kansas, federal authorities said. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
Georgia Gov, Atlanta to Continue Mediation on Mask Order
Jul 30 2020 // Georgia’s governor has withdrawn a request for an emergency order to block the state’s largest city from ordering people to wear masks in public or imposing other restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic...
Court Revives Actress Judd’s Sex Harassment Lawsuit Against Weinstein
Jul 30 2020 // Actress Ashley Judd persuaded a federal appeals court to let her proceed with a sexual-harassment claim against former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who she said sabotaged her career after she rejected his advances. The...
Judge Limits Wrongful Death Lawsuit to Oregon Police
Jul 30 2020 // A federal judge says a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the fatal shooting of a man who helped lead the armed occupation of an Oregon wildlife refuge can proceed against Oregon State Police, but allegations against...
Ohio Bowling Alley Where Off-Duty Officer Killed Man Settles Suit for $1.2M
Jul 29 2020 // The company that owned a Cleveland, Ohio, bowling alley has settled part of a lawsuit brought by the family of a man who was fatally shot there by an off-duty police officer in 2018. Court documents show the company that...
Citing Safety, Union Sues to Block Trump Waivers That Speed Up Poultry Lines
Jul 29 2020 // A food workers’ union filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday to block Trump administration waivers that allow poultry plants to operate production lines at a faster pace, arguing the higher speeds endanger employees. The...
