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Court in California Rules Novartis Can Be Sued Over Generic Drug Injuries
Dec 22 2017 // California’s top court has opened the door for consumers to sue Novartis AG and other makers of brand-name pharmaceutical products over injuries blamed on generic versions of the drugs manufactured by other...
Insurance Companies Sue Kodiak Electric in Alaska Over Fire Damage
Dec 22 2017 // Two insurance companies filed a lawsuit against the Kodiak Electric Association in Alaska claiming it was responsible for a fire that caused damage to clients’ property. Lexington Insurance Co. and Alaska Municipal...
‘Deadliest Catch’ Fisherman Sued in Oregon
Dec 21 2017 // A former seaman has sued a fisherman who starred in Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove” show, alleging the man was negligent and caused severe injury. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported...
Shell Sued by Workers over Gulf of Mexico Platform Fire
Dec 19 2017 // Three offshore oil workers filed a lawsuit against units of Royal Dutch Shell and Enbridge, seeking $1 million in damages for injuries they allegedly received during a Nov. 8 fire on a U.S. Gulf of Mexico production...
Settlement Reached in Partisan Lawsuit Over Obamacare Subsidies
Dec 18 2017 // A long-running lawsuit between the Trump administration, House Republicans and Democratic attorneys general over billions of dollars of Obamacare subsidies has been settled, according to an agreement filed in federal court...
N.Y. Supreme Court Says Coverage Applies in World Trade Center Asbestos Injury Suit
Dec 18 2017 // The Supreme Court of the State of New York has ruled that American Home Assurance Co. must defend contractors and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey against asbestos claims from construction workers who became...
Idaho Suit Accuses Home Depot of Discriminating Against Mom with Newborn
Dec 18 2017 // A former Home Depot assistant supervisor in Idaho has filed a lawsuit against the company alleging sex and pregnancy discrimination. The lawsuit alleges the company violated federal law by refusing to allow the woman...
Insurer Settles Federal Suit With Defunct Tennessee Plant Over Unpaid Bills
Dec 15 2017 // A settlement has been reached in a federal lawsuit over $750,000 in unpaid utility bills at a shuttered Tennessee glass plant. The Kingsport Times News reports insurer North American Specialty sued Heritage Glass and its...
Wells Fargo Sued by Navajo Nation for Alleged Predatory Tactics
Dec 14 2017 // The Navajo Nation announced that it’s suing Wells Fargo for allegedly engaging in predatory and unlawful banking practices that targeted and harmed tribal members. In a statement, Navajo Nation President Russell...
Female Workers in Massachusetts Sue McCormick & Schmick’s
Dec 14 2017 // Female kitchen workers at the McCormick & Schmick’s seafood restaurant in downtown Boston were subjected to constant groping and lewd comments from male supervisors and co-workers, and their complaints to the...
Investor Sues Uber Directors Over $680M Acquisition of Autonomous Car Firm
Dec 14 2017 // Uber Technologies Inc. directors were accused of failing to properly review the ride-sharing company’s $680 million acquisition of a self-driving technology firm that wound up being accused of stealing trade secrets...
Greenbrier Hotel Corp Sued by Tennessee Rental Co Over $623K Insurance Payout
Dec 14 2017 // A Tennessee company has filed a lawsuit against The Greenbrier Hotel Corporation in West Virginia and two affiliated companies, citing The Greenbrier resort’s failure to pay out on damaged rental equipment. The...
Florida Professor Fired for Saying Sandy Hook a Hoax in Blog Loses Lawsuit
Dec 14 2017 // A Florida college professor fired after publicly saying the Sandy Hook school shooting in Connecticut was a hoax has lost a lawsuit claiming he was wrongfully terminated. Local news outlets report that a federal jury on...
Woman Wounded in Las Vegas Shooting Drops ‘Bump Stock’ Maker from Suit
Dec 12 2017 // The maker of a rapid-fire gun accessory that police say was used in the Oct. 1 mass shooting that killed 58 people and left hundreds injured at an open-air concert on the Las Vegas Strip has been removed from a wounded...
Ex-Tennessee Lawmaker Sues Trucking Company for $1.5M Over Accident Injuries
Dec 12 2017 // A former Tennessee lawmaker is suing an Illinois trucking company for injuries he received in a vehicle accident. The Kingsport Times News reports that former state Rep. Jason Mumpower, who is currently the Tennessee...
Drug Industry Files Suit to Halt California’s Drug Price Law
Dec 11 2017 // The trade group representing U.S. drugmakers said it has a filed a lawsuit to stop California from implementing a law aimed at reining in prescription drug prices. The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America,...
McKesson Board Minutes Indicate Little Oversight by Directors of Opioid Operations, Lawsuit Says
Dec 11 2017 // McKesson Corp.’s board failed to audit the company’s system to spot suspicious shipments of opioid-based painkillers even after agreeing to do so as part of a settlement, according to a summary of board minutes...
Uber to Settle U.S. Lawsuit by Indian Woman Raped by Driver
Dec 11 2017 // Uber Technologies Inc. and a woman who accused top executives of improperly obtaining her medical records after a company driver raped her in India have agreed to settle a civil lawsuit the woman filed against Uber in...
Kobe Steel Hit with Lawsuits Over Data Tampering Scandal
Dec 8 2017 // Kobe Steel Ltd. said on Friday it has been hit with lawsuits over its data tampering scandal and has had two more badges of industrial quality removed, the latest setbacks for the Japanese steelmaker as it seeks to restore...
Michigan Nonprofit Must Pay $25K in Suit over Recess Injury
Dec 8 2017 // A Michigan nonprofit has settled a lawsuit over an incident in which a group of students injured a boy during recess at a public charter school it operates. The North Flint Reinvestment Corporation was ordered to pay...
