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California Freelance Journalists Sue Over New State Law
Dec 19 2019 // Freelance writers and photographers on Tuesday filed the second legal challenge to a broad new California labor law that they say could put some independent journalists out of business. The law taking effect Jan. 1 aims to...
Kim Kardashian West Sues Alabama Doctor over ‘Vampire Facial’
Dec 19 2019 // Reality TV star and businesswoman Kim Kardashian West is suing an Alabama doctor over claims he wrongly used her image to promote a medical procedure called a “Vampire Facial.” West filed suit Tuesday in Los...
Top 10 Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2019: U.S. Chamber
Dec 18 2019 // A lawsuit over the tiny amount of lip balm at the bottom of the tube came in number one on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s list of the Top 10 Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2019. This year’s list also features...
Oklahoma Appeals Judge’s $465M Order in Opioid Lawsuit
Dec 18 2019 // A judge didn’t order Johnson & Johnson to pay enough when he said the company must pay $465 million to address Oklahoma’s opioid crisis, the state said in an appeal filed on Dec. 16. Attorney General Mike...
Vermont Bar Owners Settle Lawsuit with Woman Injured in Shooting
Dec 18 2019 // The owners of a Vermont bar settled a case Monday with a woman who was accidentally shot in the lung outside their establishment in 2018. Chelsi Parker, 26, and the owners of Nectar’s bar in Burlington resolved a...
CBS-TV Sued by Producer of ’60 Minutes’ Alleging Gender Bias and Retaliation
Dec 18 2019 // An associate producer on the CBS current affairs TV show “60 Minutes” filed a lawsuit on Tuesday alleging gender discrimination and retaliation by the company after she complained about inappropriate conduct by...
Hotel Chains Sued for Ignoring Warning Signs of Sex Trafficking on Premises
Dec 18 2019 // Landmark U.S. legal action was filed last Monday (Dec. 9) accusing several major hotel groups of profiting from sex trafficking on behalf of 13 women who claimed they were sold for sex in hotel rooms. Twelve hotel chains...
Weinstein Deal Seen as ‘Wake-Up Call’ for Companies But Punishing to Some Victims
Dec 17 2019 // A tentative $25 million settlement revealed last Wednesday to end nearly every sexual misconduct lawsuit brought against Harvey Weinstein and his former film studio’s board has been praised by a plaintiff and some...
Dartmouth Student Lawsuit Settled Over Baseball Injury
Dec 17 2019 // A lawsuit filed by a Dartmouth College student against the school who was seriously injured during baseball practice has been settled, the college said Monday. Last year, Colton French said in federal court documents that...
Delaware Attorney General Loses Appeal Bid in Opioid Lawsuit
Dec 17 2019 // The state Supreme Court has refused a request by Delaware’s attorney general to review a judge’s decision dismissing Walgreens as a defendant in Delaware’s lawsuit against the drug industry over the...
Steel Mill Sued over Chemical Spill in Indiana Lake
Dec 17 2019 // Two environmental groups are suing a steelmaker for allegedly violating the Clean Water Act at its northwestern Indiana facility more than 100 times in the past five years, including an August spill that killed more than...
Alphabet Seeks to Settle Investor Suits Over Google Sex Harassment Claims
Dec 16 2019 // Alphabet Inc. is pursuing mediation to settle investor litigation alleging the company let senior leaders at Google get away with sexual harassment and misconduct for years. Company directors this year set up a special...
California Judge Allows Gender Pay Bias Suit Against Disney to Proceed
Dec 13 2019 // Walt Disney Co. failed to persuade a judge to dismiss a lawsuit by female employees who allege the company discriminates by paying male workers better. A state judge in Los Angeles found that the 10 current and former...
Two Oregon Firms Sue Pipeline Company Over 2016 Explosion
Dec 13 2019 // Two businesses whose Northwest Portland, Ore. storefronts were destroyed by a 2016 gas explosion have filed new lawsuits against the company that was digging at the time. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Portland...
Utah Woman Sues Mississippi Fair Over Super Slide Injury
Dec 12 2019 // A Utah woman sued Mississippi’s Fair Commission for negligence and emotional anguish, saying she went airborne on a 40-foot (12-meter) super slide and injured her back. Lindsay Casperson of Kaysville, Utah, filed the...
Michigan Poultry Ranch to Pay $93K to Settle Federal Harassment, Retaliation Suit
Dec 12 2019 // A Saranac, Michigan egg producer will pay $93,000 and provide other relief to settle a federal disability harassment and retaliation lawsuit, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC...
Johnson & Johnson Appeals Judge’s Ruling in Oklahoma Opioid Lawsuit
Dec 12 2019 // Attorneys for Johnson & Johnson have appealed an Oklahoma judge’s order for the company to pay $465 million to address the state’s opioid crisis. The company argues in an appeal filed on Dec. 9 that the...
A Decade After Gulf Oil Spill, a New Wave of BP Lawsuits Hits Courts
Dec 11 2019 // A new wave of lawsuits against BP is hitting the federal courts nearly a decade after the Gulf oil spill. The new litigation is the result of a court ruling that blocks thousands of people from a medical settlement...
Shooting Survivor Suing Southern California Synagogue
Dec 11 2019 // A man wounded in a shooting at a San Diego, Calif.-area synagogue is suing the house of worship, alleging Chabad of Poway didn’t use federal funds meant to hire security to protect worshipers, according to a...
University of Oklahoma Asks to Be Dismissed From Lawsuit
Dec 10 2019 // The University of Oklahoma is asking to be dismissed from a sexual assault lawsuit against a former OU vice president. The motion filed Tuesday says the university is immune from the claims by Levi Hilliard that allege...
