Latest Lawsuits Headlines
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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...
Michigan Priest Accused of $5M Embezzlement Sued by Diocese Insurer
Apr 3 2018 // A Michigan priest accused of embezzling more than $5 million now faces a civil lawsuit filed by the insurance company for the Catholic Diocese of Lansing. Rev. Jonathan Wehrle is charged with six counts of embezzling...
U.S. AG Sessions Seeks Role in Talks to Settle State, Local Opioid Lawsuits
Apr 3 2018 // The U.S. Justice Department on Monday sought court permission to participate in settlement negotiations aimed at resolving lawsuits by state and local governments against opioid manufacturers and distributors. The Justice...
Correction: EEOC Sues Arby’s Franchisee Over Alleged Sexual Harassment at Alabama Restaurant
Apr 3 2018 // Fast food chain Arby’s and its franchisee Beavers’ Inc. are facing a federal lawsuit after several teenaged female employees were allegedly sexually harassed at an Arby’s in Atmore, Alabama. The Equal...
Late Broker’s Estate Sues JPMorgan Claiming Wrongful Death
Apr 2 2018 // The estate of a deceased broker filed a wrongful death lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase & Co., saying he took his life after becoming despondent because he was forced to retire. Michael A. Lorig suffered from depression...
Arkansas AG Files Suit Against Opioid Manufacturers for Roles in Epidemic
Apr 2 2018 // Arkansas’ attorney general has joined the widening mass of litigation against opioid manufacturers, accusing three drugmakers of promoting addictive painkillers in ways that falsely denied or trivialized their...
Louisiana Bill Raises Civil Penalties in Hazing Death Lawsuits
Apr 2 2018 // People who file civil lawsuits in Louisiana when someone dies from hazing could be in line for higher penalty payments, under a bill that won easy passage from the state Senate. Senators voted 28-3 for Senate Bill 91 by...
Class Action Suit Filed Against S. Africa’s Tiger Brands After Deadly Listeria Outbreak
Apr 2 2018 // A class action lawsuit was filed on Thursday [March 29] against South Africa’s Tiger Brands, after one of the company’s food factories was linked to a listeria outbreak that has killed 180 people since early...
New Defendants Added to NYC Helicopter Crash Lawsuit
Apr 2 2018 // The family of one of the victims of a deadly New York City helicopter crash has added several new defendants to its lawsuit following the National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report. The amended...
Ukraine’s Largest Bank, PrivatBank, Files $3B Lawsuit Against PwC Subsidiaries
Apr 2 2018 // Ukraine’s largest bank, PrivatBank, said on Monday [April 1] it had filed a $3 billion lawsuit against the Ukrainian and Cypriot subsidiaries of international accounting firm PwC for alleged breaches during audits of...
Judge Certifies Class Action Accusing Goldman Sachs of Gender Discrimination
Apr 2 2018 // A federal judge ruled that women accusing Goldman Sachs Group Inc. of discriminating against them in pay, promotions and performance reviews may pursue their claims as a group in a class-action lawsuit. The decision late...
New Lawsuit Filed Over Florida Pedestrian Bridge Collapse
Apr 2 2018 // Another lawsuit has been filed in the aftermath of a pedestrian bridge collapse near a Florida university campus. The Miami Herald reports that a 19-year-old who was a passenger in an SUV crushed by a slab of concrete...
Utah Subway Shop Suit Over Wrongly Accused Worker Dismissed
Apr 2 2018 // A judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by owners of a Utah Subway shop where a worker was wrongly accused of drugging a police officer’s drink. U.S. District Judge Dee Benson ruled that police in Layton did...
Agency E&O: To Win a Lawsuit or Prevent One?
Apr 2 2018 // Insurance agents and brokers have long been targets of error and omission lawsuits. It’s also true that most of them have sought advice of counsel as to how to win a lawsuit. They will often be told that the duty of...
