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Suit over Kona Beer Not Being Brewed in Hawaii Allowed to Proceed
Sep 18 2017 // Calling Hawaii “a state as well as a state of mind,” a federal judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the maker of Kona craft beer of misleading consumers into believing the beer was actually made in the...
Husband’s Death Spurs Widow’s $10M Suit Against Oregon Hospital, Doctors
Sep 18 2017 // The widow of a Eugene, Ore., man who died five days before his 29th birthday seeks $10 million in a lawsuit against a hospital, doctors and physicians’ groups. The suit says Aaron Martineau died in September 2014, a...
States’ Lawsuit Climates Influence Expansion Decisions, Say Businesses
Sep 18 2017 // An all-time high 85 percent of senior business executives at major U.S. companies say a state’s lawsuit environment is likely to impact decisions about where to locate or expand their business, according to the U.S....
Google Faces Lawsuit Alleging Employment Bias Against Women
Sep 15 2017 // Three female former employees of Alphabet Inc.’s Google filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing the tech company of discriminating against women in pay and promotions. The proposed class action lawsuit, filed in...
Minnesota Construction Company to Pay $125K to Settle Race Harassment Lawsuit
Sep 13 2017 // A Hugo, Minn., construction company will pay $125,000 to settle a racial harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency reported. The EEOC’s lawsuit charged...
Texas AG Sues 3 Businesses for Price Gouging During Hurricane Harvey
Sep 13 2017 // Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed lawsuits against three Texas businesses, accusing them of unlawful price gouging while consumers were in need of fuel, shelter and other essentials as a result of Hurricane...
Drugmakers Ask for Dismissal of Ohio AG’s Opiate Lawsuit
Sep 13 2017 // Five drugmakers are asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Ohio attorney general that alleges they helped perpetrate the state’s addictions epidemic. Attorney General Mike DeWine accuses the companies of...
Ohio Supreme Court: Apology Expressing Fault Can’t Be Used in Lawsuits
Sep 13 2017 // The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that an apology by a medical provider that includes an admission of liability can’t be used in a later lawsuit against the provider. At issue in the court’s Tuesday decision was...
Former Notre Dame Linebacker Sues School over Spinal Scan Results
Sep 12 2017 // A former linebacker has filed a lawsuit against Notre Dame, claiming the university concealed the results of a spinal scan from him and that he has potentially permanent nerve damage to his neck. The Indianapolis Star...
Supreme Court Could Decide Who Can Sue Equifax for Data Breach Liability
Sep 12 2017 // Less than a day after Equifax revealed one of the biggest data breaches in U.S. corporate history, the credit reporting company has already been hit with two proposed class actions in federal court – and one of those...
South Dakota Beats Delaware as Best Legal Climate for Businesses
Sep 12 2017 // For the first time in 15 years Delaware’s court system has lost the top spot in a key business survey, ceding its place to South Dakota, according to a Monday poll conducted by an arm of the U.S. Chamber of...
Filing of Lawsuits Against Equifax Over Data Breach Is Underway
Sep 11 2017 // More than 30 lawsuits have been filed in the United States against Equifax Inc. after the credit reporting company said thieves may have stolen personal information for 143 million Americans in one of the largest hackings...
New Mexico Sues 8 Drug Manufacturers, Distributors over Opioid Epidemic
Sep 11 2017 // New Mexico has sued eight opioid manufacturers and wholesale distributors, becoming the latest state or local government to file a lawsuit seeking to hold corporations accountable for a national drug addiction...
Dad Sues Pennsylvania Eatery After Kids’ Throats Burned by Chemical
Sep 11 2017 // A Pennsylvania man has sued a Chinese buffet where he contends his two young children’s mouths and throats were burned by caustic lye in their apple juice cups. Star Buffet & Grill manager Steve Weng tells LNP...
Motel 6 Will Settle Human Trafficking Suit Involving Los Angeles Property
Sep 8 2017 // Motel 6 has agreed to pay $250,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging one of its properties in Los Angeles was a base for sex trafficking, drug dealers and gang members. City Attorney Mike Feuer told The Associated Press on...
Arkema Sued by Police, EMTs over Chemical Plant Fire after Harvey
Sep 8 2017 // Police and emergency workers filed suit on against French chemicals company Arkema SA, claiming it failed to take adequate steps to avoid a fire at its Crosby, Texas, plant after Hurricane Harvey. Seven police, fire and...
No Duty to Defend in Ohio Molestation Claim Unless ‘Scope of the Allegations’ Test Met
Sep 6 2017 // Jodee Edwards had a home and auto insurance policy issued by insurer Encompass that excluded coverage for loss “arising out of sexual molestation, corporal punishment, or physical or mental abuse.” Edwards was...
First Harvey Lawsuit Filed to Beat New Texas Tort Reform Law
Sep 6 2017 // Late in the afternoon on Aug. 31, a Dallas law firm filed a lawsuit to circumvent a new Texas law that went into effect on Friday, Sept. 1. The newly passed law, HB1774, was meant to curb hail lawsuit abuse, but after...
Suit over Kona Beer Not Being Brewed in Hawaii Allowed to Proceed
Sep 6 2017 // Calling Hawaii “a state as well as a state of mind,” a federal judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the maker of Kona craft beer of misleading consumers into believing the beer was actually made in the...
Wells Fargo’s Additional Fake Accounts Could Jeopardize $142M Settlement
Sep 6 2017 // Wells Fargo & Co.’s disclosure Thursday that employees may have opened significantly more unauthorized accounts than previously stated could jeopardize a $142 million class-action settlement with customers that...