Latest Lawsuits Headlines
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Family of Indiana Couple Settle Wrongful Death Lawsuit with Seattle for $13M
Jun 29 2018 // The family of a central Indiana couple who died after a repeat drunk driver struck them in Seattle has settled a wrongful death lawsuit against the West Coast city for $13 million. The family of Dennis and Judy Schulte...
Dallas Federal Court Cuts $500M Verdict in Facebook VR Lawsuit in Half
Jun 28 2018 // A federal court in Dallas on June 27 halved the $500 million verdict that a jury ordered Facebook Inc., its virtual reality unit Oculus, and others to pay ZeniMax Media Inc., a video game publisher that alleged Oculus...
Missouri Brewing Company Wins Trademark Lawsuit Brought by Maine Brewer
Jun 28 2018 // A judge has ruled in favor of a Missouri-based brewery in a lawsuit alleging the company copied the name and can design of a Maine-based brewery’s signature export ale. U.S. District Judge Nanette Laughrey ruled in...
Jury Awards Woman $31M in California Age Discrimination Lawsuit
Jun 28 2018 // A 58-year-old Southern California woman has been awarded $31 million in an age discrimination case against her former employer. Codie Rael of Ontario sued Washington-based Danaher Corp. and two subsidiaries, claiming that...
Families of Pilots File Wrongful Death Suit in 2016 Arizona Helicopter Crash
Jun 27 2018 // The families of two pilots who died in a 2016 helicopter crash in western Arizona have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the California-based manufacturer of the aircraft. The suit filed last Friday in Los Angeles...
Soros Sees Mighty Big Gains in Investment Portfolios Made Out of Lawsuits
Jun 27 2018 // The billionaire George Soros has found a new way to make money from personal-injury lawsuits. Soros Fund Management is pushing into a branch of litigation finance that few hedge funds have entered. His family office is...
Chicago Staffing Firm to Pay $30K to Settle Sex Harassment, Retaliation Suit
Jun 26 2018 // Anchor Staffing Inc., a Chicago-based staffing agency, will pay $30,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC’s lawsuit...
Washington County Settles Sexual Harassment Suit for $350K
Jun 26 2018 // A Washington county agreed to pay $350,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by two women who accused a male supervisor at the human services department of unwanted hugging, kissing and comments. The Daily...
Court Nixes Cities’ Climate Change Public Nuisance Lawsuit Against Oil Firms
Jun 26 2018 // BP Plc, Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. escaped blame for the public costs of global warming when a U.S. judge ruled that lawsuits by cities against oil companies aren’t the answer to climate change. “The...
Opinion: Is Florida’s Flood Insurance Industry Really Prepared?
Jun 26 2018 // The clock is ticking: The National Flood Insurance Program expires on July 31, 2018; so what happens next? It is well documented that the NFIP is broken and has been in disarray for a long time. The NFIP’s primary...
Several Lawsuits Allege Racial Profiling in Oregon Businesses
Jun 25 2018 // Several African Americans are suing big-box stores and restaurants in Oregon, claiming employees at those places wrongly accused them of stealing because they were “shopping while black.” A Portland law firm...
8 Passengers Sue Southwest Airlines, Manufacturers Over Engine Blowout
Jun 22 2018 // Eight passengers have sued Southwest Airlines Co. over a catastrophic engine blowout in April that killed a passenger and injured several others. The plaintiffs, eight passengers from Flight 1380 on April 17 and one...
Artist Sues NRA for Using Chicago’s ‘Bean’ Sculpture in video
Jun 21 2018 // The artist behind Chicago’s famous bean-shaped sculpture has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the National Rifle Association of copyright infringement by using an image of his work in a video advertisement last...
University of Texas to Settle Ex-Coach’s Discrimination Lawsuit
Jun 21 2018 // The University of Texas has agreed to settle a race and sexual discrimination lawsuit filed by former women’s track coach Bev Kearney. Kearney attorney Jody Mask on Wednesday told The Associated Press that the case...
Florida’s Citizens Delays Decision on Proposed 2019 Rate Increases
Jun 21 2018 // Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will wait until December to determine its 2019 insurance rates and whether it will approve a proposed 7.9 percent statewide increase for homeowners policies. The decision...
University of Washington to Pay $123K to Settle Free-Speech Lawsuit
Jun 20 2018 // The University of Washington will pay $122,500 to settle a lawsuit filed after the college billed a Republican club security fees for a rally. The UW College Republicans sued, saying the bill for $17,000 to cover security...
Wife Files Wrongful Death Suit Against Colorado Rafting Company
Jun 20 2018 // The wife of a Maryland man who died during a rafting trip down the Roaring Fork River filed a lawsuit accusing a Colorado rafting company of negligence and fraud. The Aspen Times reports Allison Parker filed a lawsuit...
Boston to Sue Drug Companies Over Opioids Epidemic
Jun 20 2018 // Boston is retaining a law firm to sue pharmaceutical companies for damages from the deadly opioid epidemic. Democratic Mayor Marty Walsh announced Tuesday he’s tapped Motley Rice and expects the South Carolina law...
Opioid Makers Endure Setback as Judge Lets New York Lawsuit Proceed
Jun 20 2018 // Purdue Pharma LP, Johnson & Johnson and other opioid makers faced one of the first extensive reviews of their legal defenses to claims they violated consumer-protection laws and created a public nuisance with the sale...
Chubb Insists No Insurance for Weinstein, Who Wants Jury to Settle Coverage Issues
Jun 19 2018 // Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is asking that a jury decide whether his insurer must defend him against 14 lawsuits accusing him of sexually harassing and assaulting women over several decades. Weinstein contends...
