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Texas CBS Affiliate to Settle Female Reporter’s Age Suit for $215K
Jul 16 2020 // A CBS broadcast affiliate in Texas will pay $215,000 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by a female reporter, federal authorities say. CBS Stations Group of Texas also will furnish significant equitable relief...
Houston Rockets Becomes First NBA Team to Sue Insurer Over Denied Covid-19 Claims
Jul 16 2020 // The Houston Rockets and billionaire owner Tilman Fertitta are suing their insurer for denying the National Basketball Association team’s bid to tap its business-interruption insurance policy over revenue losses from...
Warning of ‘Trivial’ Suits, Judge Dismisses Cruise Passengers’ COVID-19 Claims
Jul 16 2020 // A federal judge dismissed lawsuits by Grand Princess cruise ship passengers who sued for emotional distress caused by their fear of exposure to COVID-19, saying that allowing their cases to proceed would “lead to a...
Molokai Homeowners Sue Maui Over Vacation Rental Permits
Jul 15 2020 // A vacation rental association and four homeowners have filed a federal lawsuit against the county of Maui claiming their rights have been violated by restrictions placed on short-term vacation rentals on the Hawaiian...
Anglo-Australian Miner BHP Faces $6.3B Lawsuit in UK over 2015 Brazil Dam Disaster
Jul 15 2020 // More than 200,000 Brazilian people and groups will next week kick off a 5 billion-pound ($6.3 billion) lawsuit against Anglo-Australian miner BHP in Britain over a 2015 dam failure that led to Brazil’s worst...
Massachusetts Sues Uber, Lyft to Classify Drivers as Employees
Jul 15 2020 // Massachusetts on Tuesday followed California in suing Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc. over allegedly misclassifying their drivers as independent contractors instead of employees entitled to extensive benefits. The...
Next Showdown in Congress: Protecting Workers vs. Protecting Employers in Pandemic
Jul 14 2020 // Congressional leaders are squaring off over the next pandemic relief bill in a debate over whom Congress should step up to protect: front-line workers seeking more safeguards from the ravages of COVID-19 or beleaguered...
Michigan Suit Says Insurer Owes Commercial Premium Refund Due to Virus
Jul 13 2020 // In a class action lawsuit, a Michigan restaurant and bar has challenged its insurer over commercial policy premium payments that covered the time it was forced to shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic. The lawsuit...
California Labor Commissioner Sues Gig Car Wash for Misclassifying Workers
Jul 13 2020 // The Labor Commissioner’s Office has filed a lawsuit against a gig-economy car wash company in Southern California for violating labor laws by misclassifying employees as independent contractors. Mobile Wash Inc. of...
Texas Hospital Sued for Retaliation in Employment Discrimination Case
Jul 13 2020 // The Woodlands Psychiatry and Counseling Company, a hospital in Conroe, Texas, has been sued by federal officials for allegedly retaliation for firing an employee who had filed a discrimination charge against the healthcare...
Connecticut Mayor Sues Delta Airlines Over Dog Bite
Jul 13 2020 // Bridgeport’s mayor is suing Delta Airlines over a dog bite he says he suffered on a flight. A suit filed in state Superior Court alleges Mayor Joe Ganim was sitting in his seat on a Delta flight in November 2018 when...
Players’ Lawsuits Blames NFL ‘Switcheroo’ for Disability Benefits Cut
Jul 13 2020 // The National Football League was sued by two former players who say the league pulled a “switcheroo” this year when it quietly cut monthly benefits for disabled retirees by as much as $3,000 a month. The change...
HUB Employee in California Suing Firm for Discrimination During Pandemic Lockdown
Jul 10 2020 // A former insurance account executive in California has filed a lawsuit claiming she was fired from her job in retaliation for complaining about discrimination against her by a supervisor who didn’t like her caring...
Louisiana Governor Signs Law Protecting Schools from Most Virus Lawsuits
Jul 10 2020 // Louisiana’s K-12 schools and colleges will be shielded from most civil lawsuits if a student or teacher contracts the COVID-19 disease caused by the coronavirus under a bill that Gov. John Bel Edwards signed into law...
Wrongful Death Suit in California Claims Guard Kept Knee on Man’s Neck
Jul 10 2020 // The parents of a California man who died while being detained on suspicion of trespassing at Sacramento’s basketball arena has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, alleging a security guard kept his knee on the...
It Took Coronavirus Pandemic to Settle Bayer’s Roundup Suits: Viewpoint
Jul 10 2020 // In late June, Bayer AG agreed to pay $9.5 billion to settle about 100,000 lawsuits that accused Roundup, the popular herbicide it acquired when it bought Monsanto in 2018, of causing non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The settlement...
Colorado Files Suit Against Juul for Marketing to Minors
Jul 9 2020 // Colorado has filed a lawsuit against an e-cigarette manufacturer saying the company marketed products to children and downplayed health risks. The lawsuit filed in Denver District Court this week says Juul Labs Inc....
Litigation Funding Firm’s Profit Outlook Brightens on Coronavirus Disputes
Jul 9 2020 // Analysts have rapidly lifted their earnings forecasts for a global litigation financier on expectations that the pandemic could spark more legal disputes. Forward consensus earnings estimates for Sydney-listed Omni...
Lawsuit Accuses Georgia Sheriff of Failing to Protect Inmates from Coronavirus
Jul 8 2020 // Overcrowded cells, a lack of personal protective equipment and limited access to cleaning and sanitation supplies are putting people in a Georgia jail at risk of exposure to the coronavirus outbreak, a federal lawsuit...
Parents Sue After Son Fatally Shot in Alaska
Jul 8 2020 // The parents of a man who died after being shot by a Juneau police officer in December sued the officer, city and others, alleging wrongful death and civil rights violations. Kevin and Virginia Stephens, parents of Kelly...
