Latest Lawsuits Headlines
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N.Y. Times Must Face Defamation Lawsuit Over Professor’s Slavery Comments
Aug 17 2017 // A federal appeals court on Tuesday said the New York Times Co. must face a defamation lawsuit by a Louisiana economics professor who said it quoted him out of context by saying he described slavery as “not so...
Uber CEO Claims Venture Capital Lawsuit Against Him Should Go to Arbitration
Aug 17 2017 // Ex-Uber Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick said the lawsuit brought by venture-capital firm Benchmark seeking his ouster from the company’s board should be heard in private arbitration. In a...
More States, Star Lawyers Eye Lawsuits Against Big Pharma Over Opioids
Aug 17 2017 // Big Pharma is having a Big Tobacco moment as litigation over opioids attract star lawyers and a growing list of states and local governments seeking their own multibillion-dollar payout to deal with costs of a burgeoning...
Businesses Owned by West Virginia Gov Settle Flood Clean Up Suit for $550K
Aug 16 2017 // Three businesses owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and his family have agreed to settle for $551,420 a lawsuit that claimed they had not paid for $771,268 of cleanup work after the Greenbrier resort was hit by severe...
Police Misconduct Lawsuit Settlements Cost Dallas Millions Over 5 Years
Aug 16 2017 // Records show that Dallas, Texas, has spent almost $11 million in the past five years settling more than 20 lawsuits against police, a huge increase compared to the previous five years. KDFW-TV reports the city spent less...
Takata Bankruptcy Judge Halts Air Bag Victims’ Lawsuits for 90 Days
Aug 16 2017 // A U.S. judge overseeing the bankruptcy of Takata Corp.’s U.S. business on Wednesday halted lawsuits for 90 days against automakers brought by victims of its faulty air bag inflators. Takata requested a six-month stay...
South Carolina Sues OxyContin Maker Purdue Over Opioid Marketing
Aug 16 2017 // South Carolina sued Purdue Pharma LP on Tuesday, becoming the latest state or local government to accuse the OxyContin maker of deceptive marketing practices that have contributed to a national opioid addiction...
Ohio Parents Test School Liability in Bullying, Child Suicide Case
Aug 14 2017 // The parents of an 8-year-old Ohio boy who hanged himself from his bunk bed with a necktie want school officials held responsible, testing the issue of school liability in suicides blamed on bullying. The wrongful death...
Six Workers Sue New York’s Swanky Plaza Hotel, Allege Sexual Harassment
Aug 14 2017 // Six current or former employees have filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against The Plaza Hotel. The bartenders, servers and hospitality coordinators say they were groped, catcalled and propositioned by managers and other...
Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Over Deadly Halloween Hayride in Maine
Aug 11 2017 // The family of a teenager who died in a hayride crash has settled a lawsuit against the farm owner who operated the Halloween attraction in 2014, the family lawyer said Wednesday. Money from the settlement in the wrongful...
West Virginia Car Dealer Settles Suit With Former Employee for $2.1M
Aug 11 2017 // An attorney says a settlement has been reached in a lawsuit involving a West Virginia car dealership and a former employee. John Howard Motors Attorney Johnnie Brown told The Dominion Post that the car group and its owner...
Wisconsin Dairy Group Sues State Over Pollution Discharge Rules
Aug 10 2017 // Wisconsin environmental officials are over-regulating large livestock operations, imposing pollution requirements that are tougher than federal law and arbitrarily changing runoff standards without going through the...
Trump Seeks 18 Month Delay, Rewrite of Parts of Fiduciary Rule
Aug 10 2017 // The Trump administration is moving to further delay part of an Obama-era rule to require brokers who offer retirement advice to put their customers’ interests ahead of their own. The U.S. Department of Labor said in...
Takata Files for U.S. Bankruptcy to Halt Air Bag Lawsuits
Aug 10 2017 // Japanese auto supplier Takata Corp. filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection on Wednesday in an effort to pause lawsuits against the company over faulty air bag inflators – more than a month after its U.S. unit filed for...
California Woman Who Sued Plastic Surgeon Awarded for Leaked Photo of Breasts
Aug 9 2017 // A California woman who sued her plastic surgeon after photographs of her breasts surfaced on the internet has been awarded $18,000. The Fresno Bee reported the woman was awarded the money on Monday by a Fresno County...
New Hampshire Sues Purdue Pharma Over Opioid Marketing Practices
Aug 9 2017 // New Hampshire sued OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP on Tuesday, joining several state and local governments in accusing the drugmaker of engaging in deceptive marketing practices that have helped fuel a national opioid...
Renovation at the Deli, the Return of Coverage B
Aug 9 2017 // The last time that we thought about Frank and Jimmy, Jimmy had just finished his work in Frank’s deli. You don’t remember Frank and Jimmy? You didn’t read those posts, you say? That’s no problem....
South Carolina’s Clemson University Settles Lawsuit Over Fraternity Pledge Death
Aug 9 2017 // The family of a university student in South Carolina who died falling off a bridge during a pledge run has settled its lawsuit against Clemson University and the fraternity. Court records filed Thursday show Tucker...
Instructor Files Suit Against Wisconsin College Over Tenure Matter
Aug 7 2017 // An art instructor is suing Edgewood College in Wisconsin for terminating her tenure in violation of policy after she moved to Indianapolis. Agnieszka Ligendza filed the lawsuit in Dane County Circuit Court. She alleges the...
Saudi Arabia Denies Link to 9/11 Attacks, Seeks Exit from $100B Lawsuit
Aug 7 2017 // Saudi Arabia on Tuesday asked to be dropped from a Sept. 11 lawsuit victims’ families filed, saying no evidence links it to the deadly terrorist act. Lawyers for Saudi Arabia made the request in papers filed in...
