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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...
Oklahoma AG Sues Prescription Opioid Drug Manufacturers
Jul 6 2017 // Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter has joined the ranks of state attorneys general who have sued manufacturers of opioid pain medication, alleging that deceptive marketing campaigns by the drug makers have fueled the...
Connecticut Insurers: Homes Must Fall Down to be Eligible for Coverage
Jul 5 2017 // Connecticut residents whose home foundations are crumbling are facing a perplexing problem with their insurance policies: The damage won’t be covered unless their homes collapse. More than two dozen insurance...
Australian Women File Class Action Suit Against J&J over Pelvic Mesh Implants
Jul 5 2017 // Australian women have brought a class-action case against Johnson & Johnson over complications arising from vaginal mesh implants – a lawsuit that follows many others in the United States, Canada and Europe. The...
Facebook Escapes U.S. Privacy Lawsuit Over User Tracking
Jul 5 2017 // A U.S. judge has dismissed nationwide litigation accusing Facebook Inc. of tracking users’ internet activity even after they logged out of the social media website. In a decision late on Friday, U.S. District Judge...
Tennis Star Venus Williams Sued by Family of Florida Man Over Fatal Car Accident
Jul 5 2017 // Tennis star Venus Williams is being sued by the estate of a Florida man who died after a car crash police say she caused. An attorney representing the family of Jerome Barson, 78, filed the lawsuit Friday in Palm Beach...
Family of New Jersey Train Crash Victim Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Jun 30 2017 // The family of a woman killed when a New Jersey Transit commuter train slammed into a station last year filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Tuesday against the agency. Fabiola Bittar de Kroon’s family is seeking...
Wife of Orlando Nightclub Shooter Dropped from Victim Civil Suit
Jun 30 2017 // The wife of the gunman in the Orlando nightclub shooting has been dropped from a civil lawsuit brought by survivors of the massacre and victims’ families. An amended complaint filed last week in state court in South...
State Sues Flint, Michigan, over Water Deal Refusal
Jun 29 2017 // The state of Michigan has sued Flint, alleging that the city council’s delay in approving a broadly backed recommendation to buy water long term from a Detroit-area system is endangering public health in the wake of...
California Continues to Move Toward Letting Customers Sue Banks
Jun 28 2017 // California has taken another step on toward allowing state residents to sue financial institutions for fraud, rather than letting banks force customers to settle disputes in arbitration, as a bill inspired by last...
West Virginia City Sues Liberty Mutual for $20M Over Claim Denial
Jun 28 2017 // A West Virginia city has filed a federal lawsuit seeking a $20 million insurance claim to cover damages at its hydroelectric plant. The Intelligencer reports that the lawsuit was filed this month in U.S. District Court in...
Former Kentucky Teacher Receives $500K Settlement in Retaliation Lawsuit
Jun 27 2017 // A former teacher and volleyball coach is receiving a $500,000 settlement in a lawsuit against a Kentucky school district where she said she became the victim of a retaliation campaign for advocating for equal treatment of...
Texas Ex-Track Coach’s Discrimination Suit to Proceed
Jun 26 2017 // The Texas Supreme Court has refused to block a sex and race discrimination lawsuit filed against the University of Texas by former women’s track coach Bev Kearney, who was forced out after the school learned of a...
Oklahoma’s Tulsa County to Pay Ex-Deputy $138K in Wrongful Termination Suit
Jun 26 2017 // Tulsa County has agreed to pay nearly $138,000 to a former sheriff’s deputy to settle a wrongful termination lawsuit that claimed he and others were ousted in fallout from the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man...
Missouri Judge OKs $1.5M Settlement in Brown Family Wrongful Death Suit
Jun 26 2017 // A federal judge in St. Louis on June 20 approved a $1.5 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Michael Brown Sr. and Lezley McSpadden. Their 18-year-old son was unarmed on Aug. 9, 2014, when he was fatally...
General Motors Agrees to Settle Hundreds of Ignition Lawsuits
Jun 26 2017 // General Motors Co. has agreed to settle federal lawsuits by as many as 203 plaintiffs over defective ignition switches in its vehicles, a Friday court filing shows. Settlement terms are confidential, but the accord could...
