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Utah Family Drops Disability Discrimination Suit Against Boy Scouts
Apr 12 2018 // A Utah family who sued the Boy Scouts of America for policies they claimed discriminated against their son with Down syndrome has withdrawn the lawsuit after the organization said it would help the boy earn his Eagle Scout...
Judge Sets Schedule for Opioid Lawsuits Against Drug Companies
Apr 12 2018 // A federal judge pushing for a settlement in lawsuits seeking to hold drug companies responsible for their roles in the U.S. opioid epidemic on Wednesday set an aggressive schedule that would have the first trial take place...
Lawsuit Filed Against Mine Safety Agency Over 2010 West Virginia Mine Blast
Apr 10 2018 // A lawsuit filed by a West Virginia miner’s widow says the Mine Safety and Health Administration didn’t do enough to stop the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports Carolyn Diana...
Judge Dismisses State Farm Car Crash Suit Against Mississippi U.S. Senate Appointee
Apr 10 2018 // A lawsuit against U.S. Senate appointee Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi has been permanently dismissed. The Daily Leader reports Mississippi Circuit Judge David Strong dismissed the case with prejudice April 3. That means...
Iowa Riverboat Casino Settles Revenue-Sharing Lawsuit for $1.5M
Apr 9 2018 // The owners of a former Sioux City, Iowa, riverboat casino have agreed to pay $1.5 million to a nonprofit group that had filed a lawsuit over unpaid revenue-sharing funds. The Community Action Agency of Siouxland and the...
Houston-Area Residents Sue Engineering Firm Over Harvey Flooding
Apr 9 2018 // Hundreds of residents in Fort Bend County, Texas, have sued an engineering company alleging that it was negligent in the design of a stormwater management system for a community that flooded during Hurricane Harvey. The...
Former Animal Shelter Director in Connecticut Settles Dog Attack Lawsuit
Apr 9 2018 // The former director of a Connecticut animal shelter has settled a lawsuit with a volunteer who was attacked by her pet dog. The Record-Journal reports that former Meriden Humane Society Director Marlena DiBianco reached a...
Owners Settle with Louisiana Sheriff, Deputy Over Killing of Dog
Apr 6 2018 // The owners of a dog that was shot and killed by a Louisiana sheriff’s deputy will receive $75,000 in a settlement of their lawsuit against a sheriff who has had legal troubles. The settlement isn’t an...
Utah Construction Firms Agree to Settle Whistleblower Lawsuit for $1.2M
Apr 6 2018 // Two Utah construction companies have agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle a whistleblower’s lawsuit alleging abuse of a federal program that helps small businesses. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says the Salt Lake...
Uber Seeks to Have California Suit by Woman Hit on Freeway Thrown out
Apr 6 2018 // Uber Technologies Inc. is trying to fend off a lawsuit by a woman who claims she was seriously injured after her driver ordered her out of the car in the middle of a California freeway. The ridesharing company is asking a...
Scott Sued by Florida Cities Over 2011 Gun Regulations Law
Apr 6 2018 // A Florida law prohibiting local governments from enacting their own gun regulations is invalid and unconstitutional, according to elected officials from 10 cities suing the state’s governor in the aftermath of a mass...
Jury Awards Ex-Ford Employee Nearly $17M in Discrimination Suit
Apr 5 2018 // A jury has awarded nearly $17 million to a former Ford engineer who sued the automaker for discrimination because he says two supervisors repeatedly berated and criticized him for his Arab background and accent. On March...
Missouri Prison Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Costs State $600K
Apr 5 2018 // The state of Missouri has paid out nearly $600,000 to a female corrections officer to settle another sexual harassment lawsuit. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Monday cited a report issued by the Missouri attorney...
Massachusetts Can Sue Equifax Over Data Breach, Judge Rules
Apr 5 2018 // Massachusetts can move forward with a lawsuit accusing credit reporting firm Equifax Inc. of failing to safeguard its databases or provide prompt notice of a breach that exposed the personal data of 147 million people, a...
Lawsuits Against Facebook Pile Up Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Apr 5 2018 // Facebook Inc. finds itself in the eye of a rapidly building legal storm over the disclosure of user data to political research firm Cambridge Analytica. Lawsuits are piling up from users and investors. U.S. lawmakers are...
Florida AOB Reform Efforts Fail Again as Parkland Tragedy Derails Legislative Session
Apr 5 2018 // With over 900 items on the Florida legislative docket and only 60 days to consider them, it’s not surprising that many bills simply die in committee or are never seriously considered. Add to that a tragic event right...
Texas Bar to Pay $24K to Settle ‘Hot Pants’ Pregnancy Discrimination Suit
Apr 4 2018 // A sports bar in Rowlett, Texas will pay a $24,000 penalty for not allowing a pregnant bartender to wear capri pants and a long top instead of hot pants and tight shirt, federal officials say. In addition to the fine, Off...
Terror Attack Victims Lose Appeal to Supreme Court in Suit Against PLO
Apr 4 2018 // The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from American victims of terrorist attacks in the Middle East more than a decade ago. The justices did comment Monday in ending a lawsuit against the PLO and Palestinian Authority...
EEOC Sues California Hospitality Company for Asthma Disability Discrimination
Apr 3 2018 // A large Southern California hospitality company is being sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for allegedly violating federal law by denying a reasonable accommodation to an employee with asthma. The...
Lawsuits over Arkema Chemical Disaster in Texas Add Up
Apr 3 2018 // Note: This story originally ran in The Texas Tribune. Most of the houses along Crosby Eastgate Road in Southeast Texas and its neighboring streets are one-story outfits on sprawling green lots. In their driveways are spare...
