Latest Lawsuits Headlines
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Reuters: How Court Lets Merck Hide Baldness Drug Propecia’s Risks
Sep 12 2019 // By the time Kelly Pfaff got home from driving her son to school that morning, it was too late. Her husband, John, was supposed to be taking their 4-year-old daughter to school. But the girl and the nanny were still at the...
Dallas Electric Utility to Pay $50K to Settle Federal Disability Discrimination Suit
Sep 11 2019 // A Dallas-based electric utility company will pay $50,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit, federal officials said. A consent decree in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
Judge: Facebook ‘Could Not Be More Wrong’ in Cambridge Analytica Defense
Sep 11 2019 // Facebook Inc. users suing over the social network’s worst-ever privacy scandal gained leverage to pry into its internal records to back up their claims that it failed to safeguard their personal data, exposing the...
Conservative TV Channel Sues MSNBC’s Maddow for Calling It ‘Paid Propaganda’
Sep 11 2019 // A conservative television network has sued MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow for more than $10 million for calling it “paid Russian propaganda.” One America News filed the federal defamation suit in San Diego. The...
Delaware Attorney General Targets Sackler Family in Opioid Lawsuit
Sep 11 2019 // Delaware’s attorney general is suing members of the family that controls OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, accusing them of consumer fraud, negligence and creating a public nuisance. Monday’s court filing follows...
Federal Lawsuit Accuses KU Medical Center of Age Discrimination, Retaliation
Sep 10 2019 // A federal lawsuit filed Sept. 6 accuses the University of Kansas Medical Center of discharging an employee who reported age discrimination practices by a department head. The lawsuit against the Kansas City, Kansas-based...
Oregon Pot Racketeering Lawsuit Allowed to Proceed
Sep 10 2019 // A judge has ruled that a racketeering lawsuit brought by a vineyard against a neighboring marijuana operation can go forward despite attempts to have it dismissed – a ruling that could increase the odds for vineyards and...
Louisiana Supreme Court Says ‘No’ to ‘Nola No-Call’ Suit Against NFL
Sep 10 2019 // A New Orleans Saints fan’s lawsuit against the NFL and game officials over the failure to call a crucial penalty against the Los Angeles Rams in a January playoff game was dismissed Sept. 6 by the Louisiana Supreme...
Judge Permits Nationwide Privacy Lawsuit Against Facebook to Proceed
Sep 10 2019 // A federal judge on Monday ordered Facebook Inc. to face most of a nationwide lawsuit seeking damages for letting third parties such as Cambridge Analytica access users’ private data, calling the social media...
Generic Drugmaker Mallinckrodt Settles Opioid Lawsuits with 2 Ohio Counties
Sep 9 2019 // One of the largest makers of generic opioids has settled a lawsuit with two Ohio counties, removing the company from the first federal trial over the toll of the opioid crisis. United Kingdom-based Mallinckrodt announced...
Oregon Teen who Lost His Leg in DUI Accident Sues Driver, Brewery
Sep 9 2019 // An Oregon teen who lost his leg in a car wreck is suing the driver who crashed into him – along with the Salem brewery accused of over-serving the driver– for $3.5 million. The Statesman Journal reported James Holland...
Kentucky Hospitals Sue Opioid Makers
Sep 9 2019 // A group of Kentucky hospitals is suing dozens of opioid makers and distributors saying the companies misrepresented the benefits and dangers of the painkiller. The complaint filed in Warren County Circuit Court in...
Starr Insurance Sues to Rescind Coverage for Plane Used by Lawyer Avenatti
Sep 8 2019 // An insurance unit of Starr International Company Inc. on Friday sued Michael Avenatti, the combative lawyer known for his battles with U.S. President Donald Trump, to rescind coverage of an airplane that Avenatti used,...
Dive Boat Owners Seek to Head off Lawsuits After 34 Die in Fire off California Coast
Sep 6 2019 // The owners of the dive boat where 34 people perished in a fire off Southern California filed a lawsuit Thursday to head off potentially costly litigation, a move condemned by some observers as disrespectful to the families...
Judge Tosses Ex-NFL Player’s Lawsuit Alleging Insufficient Benefits Disclosure
Sep 6 2019 // Hours before the kickoff of the pro football season, a judge moved to toss out a lawsuit by a former National Football League player who claims the league sends ex-players seeking disability benefits for head injuries...
Walmart Sued by Couple Wounded in El Paso Mass Shooting
Sep 5 2019 // A couple wounded in the Aug. 3 mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, has sued the retailer, claiming the store lacked proper security, in what their lawyers called the first lawsuit over the attack. Guillermo and...
Ohio Doctor Facing Murder Charge Sues Over Coverage for Legal Costs
Sep 4 2019 // The Ohio doctor charged with murder in the deaths of 25 hospital patients is suing his former employer’s parent company for not covering his criminal defense costs, as it has in dozens of related civil cases. William...
U.S. Court Rules Airport Screeners Can Be Sued
Sep 3 2019 // A federal appeals court on Friday handed a victory to travelers who object to invasive screenings at U.S. airport security checkpoints, saying screeners are not absolutely immune from lawsuits accusing them of abusive...
In Suit, Indiana Family Says Juul E-Cigarettes Are Deliberately Highly Addictive
Sep 3 2019 // An Indiana family is suing Juul Labs Inc., accusing it of making electronic cigarettes that contain excessively high levels of nicotine without warning that they’re addictive. The McCullough family of Carmel filed...
Government Fails to Block Liability Lawsuit Over Failed Background Check on Shooter
Sep 3 2019 // A lawsuit over a faulty background check that allowed a South Carolina man to buy the gun he used to kill nine people in a racist attack at a Charleston church was reinstated Friday by a federal appeals court. A...
