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Tennessee Family Files Suit Over Ferris Wheel Accident
Jul 24 2017 // A family whose daughters were injured when they fell from a Ferris wheel at a Tennessee county fair has filed lawsuits against the ride’s owners and manufacturer. News outlets report the Reynolds family and Lorena...
Ex-Iowa Seed Company Exec Files $80M Suit over Firing
Jul 20 2017 // An executive for a prominent Iowa seed company is alleging he was wrongly fired by Iowa’s richest man and deprived his right to acquire $80 million worth of corporate stock. Joseph Saluri filed a lawsuit against...
Wal-Mart Greeter Who Became Plaintiff in Historic Class Action Dies In California
Jul 19 2017 // The Wal-Mart greeter who took the retail giant all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court in the largest gender bias class-action lawsuit in U.S. history has died. A niece, Rita Roland, says Betty Dukes died July 10 at her home...
3 Coastal California Communities Sue Oil Companies over Sea-Rise
Jul 19 2017 // Three ocean-front California local governments are taking legal action against oil companies, saying oil giants have known for almost 50 years that fossil fuels are changing the climate and causing sea rise. Northern...
Titleist’s Fight Against Logo Parody: Infringement or Free Speech?
Jul 18 2017 // A golf-centric social media page had a hit on its hands when it started peddling hats mimicking the logo of Titleist, the golf equipment and apparel company. Only their stuff didn’t say Titleist—the merchandise...
Ex-Ohio St. Player Files Suit Over Use of Image in Marketing Program
Jul 17 2017 // One of Ohio State’s most famous football starshas sued the university over a marketing program he says used athletes’ images without permission and robbed them of compensation. Linebacker Chris Spielman filed...
Railroad Sued by Injured Former Employee after Arkansas Wreck
Jul 17 2017 // A railroad company is being sued by a former employee who says his injuries from a 2014 train wreck in northwest Arkansas were caused by poor and unsafe work conditions. The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that...
Top Scientists Sue Esteemed California Institute for Gender Discrimination
Jul 17 2017 // Two top scientists are suing their employer, the Salk Institute, alleging that they and other women have suffered long-term gender discrimination at the renowned California research center. Vicki Lundblad and Katherine...
Panel-Maker Arconic Sued in U.S. Over Losses Linked to London Tower Fire
Jul 14 2017 // A shareholder of Arconic Inc. on Thursday filed a lawsuit accusing the company of defrauding shareholders over its supply of cladding panels used at Grenfell Tower, the London high-rise where at least 80 people died in a...
Missouri Jail Beating Lawsuit Settled for Nearly $440K
Jul 13 2017 // A former inmate who alleged guards at a troubled jail in Kansas City, Mo., beat him so severely that he suffered nine broken ribs, fractured wrists and a collapsed lung has settled a lawsuit for $437,500. Jackson County...
Feds Sue Louisiana Candle Maker for Retaliation
Jul 12 2017 // Amy’s Country Candles L.L.C., a Harvey, La.-based manufacturer and purveyor of scented candles, violated federal law by firing an employee for complaining about sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment...
EEOC Sues Florida Strip Club for Refusing to Hire Male Bartender
Jul 12 2017 // A Florida strip club accused of hiring only women bartenders and refusing to hire a man is facing a federal lawsuit. A lawsuit filed June 28 by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says Sammy’s...
Banks Blast Rule Exposing Them to Consumer Class Actions
Jul 11 2017 // U.S. banks and credit card companies could be prevented from blocking customers from banding together to sue them under a rule released by the country’s consumer finance agency on Monday. In releasing the rule, which...
Washington Worker Files Suit Following Poisonous Gas Injury
Jul 10 2017 // A former worker at a Washington recycling facility injured after opening an unlabeled tank containing poisonous gas has filed a lawsuit. The Spokesman-Review reported in a story that Felix W. Shuck filed the lawsuit...
Long Island Rail Road Riders Turn Complaints Over Delays into Lawsuit
Jul 10 2017 // All aboard the lawsuit train. Even before this week’s start of a two-month track renovation project at New York’s Pennsylvania Station that’s expected to disrupt life for hundreds of thousands, some...
Illinois County Sues Opioid Makers
Jul 10 2017 // A southwest Illinois county is suing pharmaceutical companies, alleging the prescription painkiller epidemic is worse due to deceptive marketing. The Jersey County lawsuit was filed against the makers of opioids, including...
Mass. Court Says Arbitration Allowed in Underinsured Motorist Claim Suit
Jul 10 2017 // The Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled that Arbella Mutual Insurance Co. did not engage in unfair settlement practices by demanding arbitration in a lawsuit involving an underinsured motorist claim. In the case, Heather...
Mars’ Trademark Suit Against Wisconsin Chocolatier Dismissed
Jul 7 2017 // A federal judge on June 30 dismissed a lawsuit from candy maker Mars Inc. against a Wisconsin woman the company claimed violated a company trademark with chocolates she makes. The McLean, Virginia-based company filed the...
Failed Fyre Festival and a Lesson in Events Insurance
Jul 6 2017 // Already facing numerous lawsuits, Fyre Festival organizer Billy McFarland was arrested on federal charges last week. The government alleged he defrauded investors who bought into Fyre Media Inc., the New York-based company...
Court: Former Work Comp Commissioner Can Sue Iowa over Alleged GOP Reprisals
Jul 6 2017 // In a landmark decision making it easier for citizens to sue government officials who violate their rights, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that a Democratic appointee can seek damages for alleged political retaliation he...
