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Duck Boat Operators Fight Back, Call Missouri AG’s Lawsuit ‘Irresponsible’
Sep 12 2018 // The operators of a Missouri duck boat that sank in July, killing 17 people, say in a court filing that a lawsuit from Missouri’s attorney general is “irresponsible” and “littered with factual...
$6.95M Settlement Proposed in Lawsuit Against Oklahoma’s Chesapeake Energy
Sep 12 2018 // A proposed $6.95 million settlement has been filed to end a class-action lawsuit alleging Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy co-founders Aubrey McClendon and Tom Ward conspired to rig bids on leases for land to explore...
Suit: Uber Saved $500M a Year by Misclassifying California Drivers as Independent Contractors
Sep 12 2018 // Uber Technologies Inc. may be saving more than $500 million a year by misclassifying its California drivers as independent contractors, according to a lawsuit that claims the ride-hailing company is flouting a ruling by...
Massachusetts Woman Sues Utility, Town After Child Hurt by Falling Branch
Sep 12 2018 // A Massachusetts woman whose 2-year-old child was injured when a tree branch fell on her SUV has filed a lawsuit alleging utility Eversource and the town of Southampton, Mass., knew of dangerous tree limbs yet didn’t...
Missouri Worker Awarded $8.5M in Racial Discrimination Suit
Sep 11 2018 // A St. Joseph, Missouri, woman has been awarded $8.5 million in a racial discrimination lawsuit she brought against Missouri gas utility Spire. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a St. Louis jury awarded $1.3 million...
Family of Boy Who Drowned in Ocean off Oregon Sues City
Sep 11 2018 // The family of an Oklahoma teenager who drowned in the ocean while visiting the Oregon coast has filed a $3.6 million lawsuit against the city of Seaside. The Daily Astorian reported that 14-year-old Conner Miguel Wu Moore,...
Lawsuit Says Maine Wholesale Owner Embezzled $1.5M in Lobsters
Sep 11 2018 // A Maine lobster wholesaler is suing one of its owners, claiming he embezzled nearly $1.5 million worth of lobsters. Sea Salt, which is a Saco-based restaurant and wholesale lobster company, alleges Matthew Bellerose...
New Hampshire Hotel Sued Over Legionnaire’s Disease Outbreak
Sep 11 2018 // Two Massachusetts women are suing a New Hampshire hotel at the center of a Legionnaire’s disease outbreak. WMUR-TV reports that Louise Pare, of Gardner, Mass., and Celeste Billington, of Templeton, Mass., were...
Basketball Star Garnett Sues Accountant Over Loss of $77M to Wealth Manager
Sep 10 2018 // Kevin Garnett is suing an accountant and his firm, alleging they helped a wealth manager steal $77 million from the retired Minnesota Timberwolves and Boston Celtics star. The federal malpractice lawsuit alleges...
Father of Man Hurt in GOP Train Crash in Virginia Sues Over Crossing
Sep 10 2018 // The father of a man injured when a trash truck he was riding in was struck by a train full of Republican lawmakers is suing over the crossing where the collision happened. Charlottesville TV stations WCAV and WVIR report...
Texas Tort Reform Group Says Post-Cat Lawsuits Have Dropped
Sep 7 2018 // In the year following the enactment of a Texas law aimed at reducing the volume of lawsuits filed by property owners against insurance companies following natural catastrophes, the number of those types of disputes has...
Lawsuit: Owners of Wisconsin Oil Refinery Negligent in Blast, Fire
Sep 7 2018 // A lawsuit alleges that negligence by the owners of Wisconsin’s only oil refinery caused an explosion and fire that injured 36 people and caused a mandatory evacuation in the city of Superior. The class action lawsuit...
Woman Sues University of Oregon for $215K over Concert Injuries
Sep 7 2018 // A woman has filed a lawsuit against the University of Oregon over injuries she claims to have sustained while at a rock concert in 2016. The Register-Guard reporte Anne Holder filed the law suit last week in Lane County...
Vermont Sues Opioid Drugmaker Over Marketing Practices
Sep 7 2018 // Vermont on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against drugmaker Purdue over what it called deceptive marketing of OxyContin and other prescription opioid painkillers that the attorney general says helped lead to the drug crisis in...
As NFL Season Kicks Off, Court Reopens Ex-Players’ Painkiller Abuse Suit
Sep 7 2018 // Former National Football League players who claim they suffered permanent damage, addiction or other harm from being routinely given opioids and painkillers to keep them on the field had their lawsuit against league...
Mississippi Woman Awarded $2M in Lawsuit Against OB-GYN Over Ruptured Uterus
Sep 7 2018 // A Mississippi woman whose uterus ruptured during childbirth has been awarded more than $2 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit against an OB-GYN. The Columbus Dispatch reports a jury awarded Talanda Blevins the funds...
Family of Man Shot at Texas Warehouse Files $25M Suit Against Employer
Sep 6 2018 // The family of a man who was killed in August in a shooting at a Houston-area food warehouse has filed a lawsuit asking for $25 million in damages from his employer. The lawsuit was filed in state civil court in Houston by...
Republican States’ Court Fight to End Obamacare Begins as Midterm Politics Heat Up
Sep 6 2018 // A Republican-led lawsuit seeking to nullify Obamacare will be spotlighted in court in the final months of congressional election campaigns, giving Democrats political fodder and sending GOP candidates in competitive races...
Roy Moore Files $95M Defamation Suit Against CBS, Comedian Cohen
Sep 6 2018 // Roy Moore, the former U.S. Senate candidate from Alabama, on Wednesday filed a $95 million defamation lawsuit against Sacha Baron Cohen, claiming he was duped into appearing on the British comedian’s Showtime series...
Couple Sues Utility Over Fatal Nebraska Blast That Destroyed Houses
Sep 5 2018 // A couple whose Omaha, Nebraska, house was destroyed by an explosion next door are suing the Metropolitan Utilities District. The Omaha World-Herald reports that the lawsuit by John and Jamie Myers says the district should...
