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COVID-19 Hits Already-Troubled Nursing Home Insurance Market; Brokers Try to Help
May 10 2020 // Nursing homes are right in the middle of the deadly coronavirus pandemic hitting the U.S, with more than 28%, or nearly 20,000, of the nation’s COVID-19 deaths happening in these long term care facilities, according...
As Deaths Rise to 20,000, Nursing Homes Seek Immunity from Lawsuits
May 10 2020 // Faced with 20,000 coronavirus deaths and counting, the nation’s nursing homes are pushing back against a potential flood of lawsuits with a sweeping lobbying effort to get states to grant them emergency protection...
Towing Company Sued by North Carolina for Pandemic Price-Gouging
May 8 2020 // Authorities in North Carolina filed the state’s first price-gouging lawsuit against a towing company accused of employing predatory towing and booting practices during the coronavirus pandemic. A temporary...
Ben & Jerry’s Scoops a Win in ‘Happy Cows’ Lawsuit
May 8 2020 // Ben & Jerry’s won the dismissal on Thursday of a lawsuit by an environmental advocate who claimed the company deceived consumers by saying it used milk and cream from “happy cows” on “Caring...
Alabama Sues Tyson Foods for Negligence Over 2019 Wastewater Spill
May 7 2020 // The state of Alabama sued Tyson Foods on Thursday over a 2019 wastewater spill that caused the largest recorded fish kill in the state. The Alabama attorney general’s office filed the suit, saying Tyson was negligent...
Illinois Sues Developer, Contractors Over Coal Plant Implosion
May 7 2020 // The Illinois attorney general’s office has filed a lawsuit against a developer and two contractors for the release of contaminants during the implosion of a smokestack at a defunct Chicago power station. The lawsuit...
California Court Overturns Quincy Jones’ Win in Michael Jackson Lawsuit
May 7 2020 // A California appeals court on Tuesday overturned most of a 2017 jury verdict awarding Quincy Jones $9.4 million in royalties and fees from the Michael Jackson estate over the use of Jones-produced Jackson hits in the...
Executive And His Companies to Pay $1.8M to Settle California Harassment Suit
May 7 2020 // A former Northern California business executive and his companies will pay $1.8 million to settle a lawsuit by the state accusing him of sexually harassing a female employee, according to a newspaper report. California...
Royal Caribbean Sued in Miami Court Over Crew Member COVID-19 Death
May 7 2020 // The family of a cruise crew member who died after testing positive for COVID-19 filed a lawsuit against Royal Caribbean Cruises on Tuesday saying the company failed to protect its employees as the pandemic ravaged sailings...
Opinion: What If Public Employees Could Sue Government Over Covid-19?
May 7 2020 // Suppose you’re working in an essential industry and your employer hasn’t provided you with adequate personal protective equipment. Maybe you say to yourself, “Okay, there’s a shortage, they’re...
Lawsuit Over Worker Safety at Smithfield’s Missouri Pork Plant Dismissed
May 7 2020 // A U.S. federal judge has dismissed a worker advocacy group’s lawsuit accusing Smithfield Foods Inc., the world’s largest pork processor, of failing to adequately protect employees from the novel coronavirus at...
Viewpoint: Insurance Denials, Proposed Legislation Raise Concerns
May 6 2020 // The arrival and spread of COVID-19 has had significant and far-reaching social and economic impacts upon individuals and businesses throughout the United States. In an effort to curtail the spread of the virus, local and...
Court Tosses $47M Arizona Lawsuit in Cross-Median Crash
May 6 2020 // A state appellate court has overturned rulings by a trial court and dismissed a lawsuit stemming from a cross-median crash that killed two women on Interstate 10 in southern Arizona in 2008. The Arizona Court of Appeals...
California Lawsuit Alleges 2 Companies Inflated Gas Prices
May 6 2020 // California sued two multinational gasoline trading companies Monday, alleging they ran a scheme that jacked up prices at the pump from 2015 to late 2016. Democratic Attorney General Xavier Becerra said the companies took...
Two Law Firms Seek British Businesses to Join Biz Interruption Lawsuit Against Allianz
May 6 2020 // Two law firms said on Tuesday they were gathering companies in Britain for a potential group lawsuit against German insurer Allianz for rejecting business interruption claims during the coronavirus pandemic. Edwin Coe and...
Transparency Is Key for Insurance Agents Handling Coronavirus Claims
May 6 2020 // Business interruption insurance has been a much-debated topic during the coronavirus crisis, with some businesses already pushing back against virus-related claim denials. In several cities, groups of businesses have filed...
Legal Sea Foods Restaurant Sues Over Business Losses Under Policy Issued March 1
May 6 2020 // A popular seafood restaurant chain that has been shuttered by the coronavirus and restrictions on dining has gone to court to get its insurer to pay for its business interruption losses. It believes its insurer is...
Alabama High Court Rejects Motorist Lawsuits Challenging Traffic Camera Tickets
May 6 2020 // The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday upheld the dismissal of lawsuits challenging the use of traffic cameras to ticket motorists. The lawsuits were filed by motorists who received tickets from traffic cameras in Midfield,...
California Attorney General and City Attorneys Sue Uber, Lyft for Worker Misclassification
May 5 2020 // California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and the city attorneys of Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco, on Tuesday sued Uber and Lyft for misclassifying their drivers as independent contractors in violation of the...
Oklahoma AG Refiles Litigation Against Opioid Distributors
May 5 2020 // Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter has refiled lawsuits against three opioid distributors in one of the state’s counties hit hardest by the opioid epidemic. The litigation previously filed as one case in Cleveland...
