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Former Uber Engineer Files Suit for Harassment, Retaliation
Jun 4 2018 // A former software engineer at Uber Technologies Inc. has filed a lawsuit against the ridesharing service, claiming she was subjected to sexual harassment and subjected to retaliation for complaining about it. The lawsuit...
Minnesota Sues Opioid Maker Insys Over Improper Drug Marketing
Jun 1 2018 // Minnesota on May 30 became the latest state to sue Insys Therapeutics Inc., accusing the drugmaker of illegally marketing a powerful fentanyl-based pain medicine, while a former employee pleaded guilty in New Jersey over...
Workers Sue Valero Over April Texas Refinery Explosion
Jun 1 2018 // More than 20 workers filed a lawsuit in Houston on Thursday against Valero Energy Corp. seeking damages for injuries sustained in an April 19 explosion at the company’s Texas City, Texas, refinery, the Houston...
City Sues Oregon Company for Cutting Down Christmas Tree
Jun 1 2018 // A city in central Oregon seeks $62,000 from a tree removal company that accidentally cut down a big spruce that was slated to become the city’s Christmas tree. In a lawsuit filed last week, Redmond officials allege...
North Carolina Sued for Revoking Licenses Over Traffic Fines
Jun 1 2018 // Because he can’t pay $228 in traffic fines, Seti Johnson faces revocation of his North Carolina’s driver’s license, which means he won’t be able to drive to the job he hopes to get soon. For Sharee...
Runner Who Broke Arm on NYC Bridge Sues Port Authority
May 31 2018 // A New York man who broke his arm running on the George Washington Bridge is suing the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, alleging there’s not enough space for cyclists and pedestrians. Dennis O’Donnell...
New York Attorney General Leads Suit Against U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
May 31 2018 // New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood, joined by Attorneys General Xavier Becerra of California and Brian Frosh of Maryland, has led a lawsuit against the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for...
ABC Sued by Michael Jackson’s Estate for Music Copyright Infringement
May 31 2018 // Michael Jackson’s estate sued ABC on Wednesday, arguing that a special the network aired last week about the pop singer’s final days used his songs and music videos without permission. The copyright...
Survivors of Deadly Tennessee Wildfires Seek $14.8M from Feds in Lawsuit
May 30 2018 // Two survivors of deadly Tennessee wildfires that began in Great Smoky Mountains National Park have sued the federal government, claiming they lost loved ones and a home because of the negligence of park workers. The...
Johnson & Johnson Jury Fails to Reach Verdict in South Carolina Cancer Suit
May 30 2018 // A South Carolina judge declared a mistrial in a case against Johnson & Johnson alleging that exposure to asbestos in its Johnson’s Baby Powder caused a woman’s fatal cancer. Jurors in Darlington County...
California Jury Delivers $25M Decision in Johnson & Johnson Suit
May 29 2018 // A California jury delivered a $25.7 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit brought by a woman who claimed she developed cancer by using the company’s talc-based baby powder. Jurors in Los Angeles...
Class Action Alleges Facebook’s Ad Tools Discriminate Against Older Job Seekers
May 29 2018 // A proposed class action lawsuit alleging Facebook’s ad placement tools facilitate discrimination against older job-seekers has been expanded to identify additional companies, further widening the latest front in...
Beyond Wedding Cakes: LGBT Lawsuits Challenge Employee, Business, Religious Rights
May 29 2018 // A flood of lawsuits over LGBT rights is making its way through courts and will continue, no matter the outcome in the Supreme Court’s highly anticipated decision in the case of a Colorado baker who would not create a...
Tesla Settles Class Action Over ‘Inoperable’ Autopilot Features
May 29 2018 // Tesla Inc. on Thursday reached an agreement to settle a class action lawsuit with buyers of its Model S and Model X cars who alleged that the company’s assisted-driving Autopilot system was “essentially...
Offshore Worker Alleges Bias in Louisiana Lawsuit
May 25 2018 // An African-American offshore oil worker has filed a federal lawsuit saying he was intimidated on the job by a supervisor who drew a picture of him dangling from a high rig structure while surrounded by co-workers in Ku...
Fired Oregon Dispatcher Settles Suit for $75,000
May 25 2018 // The city of Springfield, Ore. has agreed to pay $75,000 to settle a 2014 lawsuit by a dispatcher who said she was wrongly fired after accusing officers of inappropriate conduct. The Register-Guard reported that a joint...
Georgia Jury Hands Down $1B Verdict Against Security Company in Rape Suit
May 25 2018 // A Georgia jury has awarded an eye-popping $1 billion verdict against a security company after an apartment complex guard was convicted of raping a 14-year-old girl. Hope Cheston was outside by some picnic tables with her...
Family of Woman Who Died at California Music Festival Sues Promoter
May 24 2018 // The family of a 20-year-old woman who died after attending a California music festival last year is suing the event promoter. City News Service is reporting the lawsuit alleges Baylee Gatlin didn’t receive proper...
Bond Insurer Assured Guaranty Sues Puerto Rico Again Over Turnaround Plan
May 23 2018 // Bond insurer Assured Guaranty sued Puerto Rico and its federally-appointed oversight board on Wednesday, saying their plan to resuscitate the storm-ravaged, bankrupt U.S. territory violates the U.S. Constitution by...
Pennsylvania Telecom Tower Climber Gets $30M Settlement in Fall Suit
May 23 2018 // A telecommunications tower climber who suffered severe injuries when a ladder rung dislodged and sent him hurtling 50 feet to the ground has reached a settlement with AT&T and others for $30 million. The June 2013 fall...
