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California Woman Slaps Chipotle With $2.2B Suit over Privacy Violation
Jan 23 2017 // A California woman has filed a lawsuit against Chipotle alleging the Denver-based company used a photo of her without her consent for commercial gain. Sacramento resident Leah Caldwell is seeking more than $2 billion in...
Utah University Wants Lawsuit Over Frat Party Assault Dismissed
Jan 20 2017 // Utah State University and a fraternity are asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a former student accusing the school and organization of failing to act on reports of sexual assault and heavy drinking at...
Century-Old Michigan Inn Can Be Sued for Girl’s Burns, Appeals Court Says
Jan 19 2017 // The Michigan appeals court says an inn near Lake Michigan can be sued for injuries suffered by a girl who burned her foot in the hidden leftovers of a beach bonfire. The court overturned a decision by a Benzie County judge...
Arkansas Judge OKs $29.1M Payout in Cigarette Lawsuit
Jan 19 2017 // More than 21,000 Marlboro Lights smokers and their attorneys will receive a portion of $29.1 million from a lawsuit settlement fund approved by an Arkansas judge. A Pulaski County Circuit judge approved the payment on Jan....
New Jersey Beach Town Fights Drowning Death Lawsuit
Jan 19 2017 // A beach town is using blunt legal arguments to resist a demand that it permanently close a section of beach where a man plunged into an inlet and drowned when the sand gave way beneath his feet. North Wildwood acknowledges...
Round 2: Mississippi AG Picks New Fight With Google Over Student Privacy
Jan 19 2017 // Mississippi’s Democratic attorney general is once again tangling with Google, alleging in a lawsuit that the company is illegally violating student privacy, even as some Republicans seek to muzzle his ability to file...
Timeliness of Securities Class Actions Under Supreme Court Scrutiny
Jan 18 2017 // The U.S. Supreme Court last Friday agreed to resolve a legal dispute over whether certain securities class action lawsuits can be barred because they were filed too late. The justices agreed to hear an appeal filed by the...
University of Oregon Student Files $3M Suit over Slow Meningitis Diagnosis
Jan 17 2017 // A University of Oregon student seeks $3 million in a lawsuit against medical providers who she says failed to properly diagnose her with meningococcal disease in 2015. The Register-Guard reported that Christina...
Supreme Court to Decide If Employee Arbitration Clauses Are Enforceable Nationwide
Jan 17 2017 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider whether companies can head off costly class action lawsuits by forcing employees to give up their right to pursue work-related legal claims in court as a group. The...
California Woman Slaps Chipotle With $2.2B Suit over Privacy Violation
Jan 13 2017 // A California woman has filed a lawsuit against Chipotle alleging the Denver-based company used a photo of her without her consent for commercial gain. The Denver Post reported that Sacramento resident Leah Caldwell is...
6 Key Trends in Workplace Litigation for 2017
Jan 13 2017 // The environment for employment litigation has more than ever been shaped by Supreme Court judges and settlements for wage and hour class actions rose in 2016 while those for other employment-related claims fell, according...
18 Female Gymnasts Sue Michigan Doctor, Alleging Sexual Abuse
Jan 11 2017 // A Michigan doctor accused of sexually abusing gymnasts has been hit with a new lawsuit by 18 women and girls who say they were molested by him, mostly at his clinic at Michigan State University. The lawsuit against Dr....
Nevada High School Football Coach Targeted in Bullying Suit
Jan 10 2017 // Three former Nevada high school football players have filed a federal lawsuit that says they had to leave the team after they challenged bullying from their coach. The lawsuit names the coach, Galena High School principal...
Ex-Professor Sues Utah University for More than $22M over Firing
Jan 10 2017 // A former theater professor at Dixie State University in Utah who was found not guilty of assaulting a student is suing university faculty and staff members for more than $22 million over his termination. The Spectrum of...
Morrison Mahoney Hires 13 Attorneys in New York
Jan 10 2017 // Morrison Mahoney has hired 13 attorneys, including 5 partners and 8 associates, to the firm’s New York office. The group will be based in New York and provide service across all of Morrison Mahoney’s 10...
West Virginia Beef-Jerky Maker Sued for Firing Worker Who Tried to Report Accident
Jan 10 2017 // The owner of a now-closed beef-jerky maker in West Virginia is being sued by the federal government for firing an employee who tried to call 911 to help a co-worker with a severed thumb. John M. Bachman, who owned the Lone...
Alabama Supreme Court: Woman Can Sue Doc for Wrongful Death After Miscarriage
Jan 10 2017 // The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that a woman can pursue a wrongful-death lawsuit against an obstetrician after a miscarriage when she was five to six weeks pregnant. Justices last month reversed a trial judge’s...
Hot Springs, Arkansas Settles Whistleblower Lawsuit for $87.5K
Jan 9 2017 // The city of Hot Springs, Ark., has settled a 2015 civil rights/whistleblower lawsuit alleging the deputy city manager fired a city employee for corroborating a female coworker’s sexual harassment claim against...
How to Help Insureds Manage Customer Privacy Risk
Jan 9 2017 // Insurance carriers and agents have come to learn that increased data can lead to greater risk for insureds, and they are increasingly advising businesses to disclose data collection practices while seeking to gain...
Jim Justice Businesses Request Dismissal of West Virginia Flood Cleanup Suit
Jan 9 2017 // Jim Justice’s businesses have responded to a lawsuit claiming the West Virginia governor-elect’s companies have not paid for $771,268 worth of flood cleanup work after the Greenbrier resort was hit by severe...
