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Virginia Woman Sues Animal Shelter Over Bite to Her Finger

Jan 28 2020 // A Virginia woman has sued a humane society that she says didn’t properly restrain a caged dog that bit her finger. Marie A. Franco-Wisnewski, 55, of Portsmouth, is seeking $240,000 in damages, plus costs and...

HOA Settles Suit with Florida Woman Who Fed Vultures, Gators for $53K

Jan 27 2020 // A Florida woman who fed vultures, alligators and other wildlife behind her gated-community home has agreed to pay $53,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by homeowners association. Palm Beach County Judge Scott Kerner...

South Carolina Homeowner Claims in Suit Airbnb Guest Threw Party, Trashed Home

Jan 27 2020 // The owner of an island home off South Carolina’s coast is suing Airbnb, claiming it only reimbursed him for a “fraction” of the damages that a guest who threw a big party did to his home. In a federal...

Oklahoma AG Settles with Opiate Maker Endo

Jan 27 2020 // for $8.75M; Sues 3 More Distributors By Ken Miller Oklahoma will receive $8.75 million from two pharmaceutical companies in a deal announced on Jan. 10 that will end legal action the state was considering against the...

Industry Calls On Florida Lawmakers to Reform Lawsuit Abuse

Jan 27 2020 // Florida lawmakers are considering a number of insurance-focused issues over the course of the 60-day 2020 Legislative Session that started Jan. 14. At the top of the list for industry and consumer advocates are reforms to...

Colorado Couple Will Get $50K After Dog Housing Lawsuit

Jan 27 2020 // The U.S. attorney’s office has ordered a Colorado homeowner’s association to pay $50,000 to a couple after they violated the Fair Housing Act by failing to allow a woman to stay in the complex with her...

California Sleep Apnea Company Pays $37.5M to Settle Kickback Lawsuits

Jan 27 2020 // ResMed, a San Diego, Calif.-based company that sells sleep apnea machines, will pay $37.5 million to settle allegations that it provided kickbacks to obtain customer referrals, federal prosecutors announced in...

Making Big Oil Pay for Climate Change May Be Impossible

Jan 24 2020 // Exxon Mobil dodged a bullet last month when a judge rejected a novel climate-change lawsuit brought by New York’s attorney general. The case began with a promise from state officials that there would be a historic...

Hawaii Family Sues School Over Child’s Death While Kayaking

Jan 24 2020 // The family of a 5-year-old boy who died on a kayaking excursion filed a lawsuit against the school that conducted the trip. The family of Alaric Chiu filed the lawsuit last week against Mid-Pacific Institute citing...

Father Sues Police in Oregon for Using Stun Gun on 14-Year-Old

Jan 24 2020 // A father is suing Redmond, Ore. police because he says they used excessive force when they used a Taser stun gun on his 14-year-old son nearly two years ago. Michael Francisco filed the civil rights lawsuit last week in...

Judge Rejects City’s Plea to End Lawsuit Over Ohio Teen’s Death

Jan 23 2020 // An Ohio judge has decided to move forward with a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a 16-year-old student who died after being trapped by a fold-up vehicle seat, despite making two 911 calls. Hamilton County...

Michigan Company to Pay $125K to Settle Sexual Harassment, Retaliation Suit

Jan 23 2020 // A food production company based in Chesterfield Township, Mich., will pay $125,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit, federal officials said. According to the lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment...

$90K Settlement in Wyoming Racial Discrimination Lawsuit

Jan 23 2020 // A town in Wyoming has settled a civil rights lawsuit filed by a former town employee who accused his supervisor of allegedly calling him racial slurs before firing him. The town of Evansville will pay $90,000 to former...

New Mexico State University Wrongly Fired Professor, Lawsuit Charges

Jan 23 2020 // A former criminal justice professor at New Mexico State University says he lost his job in retaliation for reporting misconduct at his department. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports Francisco Alatorre last month filed a...

Wyoming Firm Settles Religious Discrimination Suit

Jan 23 2020 // A Wyoming company has settled a federal lawsuit by a former employee who claimed she was pressured to take Scientology courses as a condition of her employment. Julie A. Rohrbacher filed the lawsuit in 2018 against Teton...

Philadelphia Teachers Union Suing District Over Asbestos in Schools

Jan 22 2020 // The union representing public school teachers in Philadelphia is suing the district over its handling of asbestos contamination in schools, the union said Monday. The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers suit comes after...

Ohio State Doctor Abuse Lawsuits, Investigation Have Cost $9.8M, So Far

Jan 22 2020 // The investigation and related lawsuits about alleged sexual abuse decades ago by an Ohio State University team doctor have cost nearly $10 million so far, according to the school. The total was about $9.8 million as of...

Lawsuit: Ex-Volvo Worker in North Carolina Fired Because He Wasn’t Swedish

Jan 21 2020 // A Romanian-born former employee at Volvo was left out of business talks, turned down for a promotion and ultimately fired because he wasn’t Swedish, according to a lawsuit. Luke Diventi is suing Volvo Group North...

Tort Reformers Proclaim Top 10 ‘Judicial Hellholes’ for 2020

Jan 21 2020 // It’s out: the annual report by tort reform advocates of what they say are the nation’s worst local courts and states that are abusing the civil justice system. The report also warns of state courts that did not...

Sonoma County Looking to Sue PG&E for Damages From Wildfire

Jan 21 2020 // A county in Northern California wine country is exploring plans to sue a utility over a massive wildfire last fall that combined with rolling power shutoffs caused losses of $725 million. The Sonoma County Board of...