Latest Lawsuits Headlines
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Equifax, Wells Fargo May Still Face Class Actions Despite Wall Street Arbitration Win
Oct 26 2017 // Not every financial firm will be able to reap the benefit of Wall Street’s victory in dismantling the threat of class-action law suits. The U.S. Senate killed a rule late on Tuesday that allowed consumers to band...
Starbucks in Legal Battle over California’s Cancer Warning Law
Oct 25 2017 // If you happen to buy a cup of coffee in California and it comes with a cancer warning, don’t panic – it’s just the law. No scientific study says consuming java in moderation is bad for your health – and...
Suit Filed in California Against Weinstein Co. for Failing to Control Harvey
Oct 25 2017 // The Weinstein Co. faces its first lawsuit accusing the company of failing to control ousted co-founder Harvey Weinstein, in a case brought by an actress who claims he sexually assaulted her. Dominique Huett said the...
Congress Kills Obama Ban on Forced Arbitration in Battle Against Class Actions
Oct 25 2017 // Banks, credit card issuers and other financial companies will be able to block customers from banding together to sue over disputes, after the U.S. Senate on Tuesday narrowly killed a rule banning the firms from using...
Oklahoma Energy Companies Settle Suit over Earthquake Damage
Oct 24 2017 // A settlement has been reached between two Oklahoma oil and natural gas companies and a woman injured in a 2011 earthquake. Prague resident Sandra Ladra filed the lawsuit in 2014 against New Dominion LLC, Spess Oil Co. and...
Idaho Governor Urges End to Sexual Harassment Amid Lawsuits
Oct 24 2017 // Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter and First Lady Lori Otter are working to bring awareness to stop sexual assault and harassment and are encouraging Idahoans to also step up in their efforts. The governor’s tweeted...
Judge Orders Georgia Vidalia Onion Farmer to Pay $1.4M in Overtime Suit
Oct 23 2017 // One of the largest producers of Georgia’s famous Vidalia onions must pay $1.4 million in damages and unpaid overtime owed to hundreds of workers, a federal judge ruled. A U.S. District Court judge found that Bland...
Judge Wants Evidence in Las Vegas Massacre Secured for Lawsuit
Oct 23 2017 // The Las Vegas resort from which a gunman unleashed the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history has been ordered to preserve photos, surveillance video and gambling records of the shooter and notes by...
Pennsylvania Fire Company Closes Following Sexual Abuse Lawsuit
Oct 20 2017 // Authorities say a Pennsylvania volunteer fire company that was sued over sexual abuse by a firefighter and its alleged cover-up by fire officials has closed its fire station. Lancaster Emergency Management Agency director...
Fighting Drivers of Commercial Auto Frequency, Severity
Oct 20 2017 // Litigation financing, distracted driving and unexpected verdicts are just some of the factors impacting commercial auto frequency and severity, according to panelists speaking at the 2017 Risk Management Summit this week...
Maine Man Suing Over Workplace Accident That Claimed Two Fingers
Oct 19 2017 // A Machiasport, Maine, man is suing a salmon farm over a workplace injury in which he lost two fingers. Jesse Redman sued True North Salmon US Inc. and Cooke Aquaculture USA Inc. last week in U.S. District Court in Bangor,...
North Carolina Utility Sues Chemours, DuPont Over Water Contamination
Oct 19 2017 // A utility that provides water in southeastern North Carolina has sued a company it accuses of polluting the Cape Fear River, where the utility gets its water. The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority filed a complaint in...
Mass. SJC Reverses Lower Court’s Decision in Legal Malpractice Suit
Oct 18 2017 // The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has reversed a Superior Court decision in favor of a law firm in a legal malpractice suit. The plaintiff, Kiribati Seafood Company LLC, brought the legal malpractice claim against...
Vegas Risk Management Summit Tackled Commercial Auto, Workers’ Comp And More
Oct 16 2017 // One factor driving continuously dismal commercial auto insurance losses is a spate of “nuclear cases” that are plaguing the industry with multi-million lawsuits. The amount of money and resources being put into...
Detroit Free Press Hit with Pay Discrimination Lawsuit
Oct 16 2017 // Four female photo journalists have filed a pay discrimination lawsuit in federal court against the Detroit Free Press. Former and current staff members allege in the complaint that the newspaper underpaid them because...
Family of Oregon Cyclist Sues Garbage Truck Company for Death
Oct 16 2017 // The family of a Portland, Ore., woman who died after a collision with a garbage truck is suing the company for $10 million. The lawsuit was filed in court in late Steptember against Republic Services Alliance Group after...
Trump Defends Killing Off Obamacare Subsidies; 18 States Sue in Uphill Battle
Oct 15 2017 // Eighteen U.S. states sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday to stop him from scrapping a key component of Obamacare, subsidies to insurers that help millions of low-income people pay medical expenses,...
Los Angeles to Settle Suit over Man Injured in Crosswalk Accident for $15M
Oct 13 2017 // Los Angeles will pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit by a man who was struck by a car in a Hollywood crosswalk and left with permanent brain damage. The Los Angeles Times reported that the City Council voted this week to...
Alabama Settles Lawsuit Over Gulf State Park Hotel
Oct 13 2017 // Alabama has settled a lawsuit that challenged the use of BP oil spill funds to build a beachside hotel and conference center. In the settlement finalized on Thursday, Alabama agreed to commit long-standing funding for...
Connecticut Teachers’ Union, Towns Sue State to Stop Education Cuts
Oct 13 2017 // Connecticut’s largest teachers’ union and three municipalities are seeking a court order to stop Gov. Dannel P. Malloy from cutting $557 million from the majority of school districts, saying the reductions will...
