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Suburban Chicago School District Settles Hazing Lawsuit for $1M
Nov 10 2016 // Five former students of a suburban Chicago high school will receive $1 million to settle a lawsuit filed in connection with hazing allegations. Officials of Maine Township High School District 207 say they and...
Pennsylvania Files Consumer Protection Lawsuit Against Nursing Home Company
Nov 9 2016 // A company with 11 skilled nursing homes in Pennsylvania doesn’t have enough staff to provide basic patient care – and faked it when state Department of Health inspectors were around, the state attorney general...
Chubb Launches Liability Coverage Suite to Protect Family Offices in Canada
Nov 9 2016 // Chubb has launched a new suite of insurance coverages to help family offices* manage their liability exposures. Called the “Family Office Amplifier,” Chubb said the product addresses “the wide spectrum of...
What Happens to Civil Lawsuits Filed Against President-Elect Trump?
Nov 9 2016 // If Donald Trump is elected, before he’s sworn in as President on Jan. 20 he’ll face a different kind of swearing in that few Commanders in Chief have experienced: that of a trial witness in one of the many open...
Supreme Court Considers Fair Housing Suits by Cities Against Banks
Nov 8 2016 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated it could allow Miami to pursue lawsuits accusing major banks of predatory mortgage lending to black and Hispanic home buyers resulting in loan defaults that drove down city tax...
Wyoming Transit Department Can’t be Sued in Pedestrian Death, Judge Rules
Nov 8 2016 // A state judge has ruled that the Wyoming Department of Transportation cannot be held legally responsible for the death of a 7-year-old girl who was struck and killed by an elderly driver last year in Riverton. The parents...
Takata Suitors Weigh GM Bankruptcy Liability Ruling
Nov 8 2016 // As auto supplier Takata Corp. prepares for a possible U.S. bankruptcy filing, potential bidders are poring over a recent U.S. court ruling that could expose a buyer to liability for the company’s defective air bags,...
Guilty Plea in Post-Katrina Shooting Cover Up Opens Way for Civil Suits Against Police
Nov 7 2016 // A former police sergeant has admitted that he helped cover up the fatal police shootings of two people in the chaotic days following Hurricane Katrina, ending a criminal case that roiled the New Orleans Police Department...
Judge Refuses to Dismiss Nuclear Plant Lawsuit in Washington
Nov 7 2016 // A federal judge has rejected the U.S. Department of Energy’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Washington state over worker safety issues at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Rice...
New Jersey Woman Sues UMass Over Son’s Fatal Drug Overdose
Nov 7 2016 // The mother of a University of Massachusetts Amherst student who died of a heroin overdose has filed a $6 million lawsuit against the school and another student charged with selling her son the drugs. Francesca...
Mississippi Man Drops Lawsuit over Choking on Popeyes Chicken
Nov 7 2016 // A Mississippi attorney has dropped his lawsuit against Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen after he says he choked on a piece of chicken when the fast-food restaurant failed to provide him a knife in the drive-thru. Paul Newton Jr....
Family Sues Amazon Over Hoverboard that Burned $1M Nashville Home
Nov 7 2016 // A family is suing Amazon for selling a hoverboard blamed for starting a fire that burned their $1 million home in Nashville. The Tennessean reports that the Fox family’s lawsuit says Amazon had information about the...
Repeat Plaintiffs, Non-Profits Target Businesses for ADA Compliance
Nov 7 2016 // Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title III lawsuits are up 63 percent over 2015, according to law firm Seyfarth Shaw. ADA Title III prohibits businesses open to the public from discriminating on the basis of...
Court Rules in Favor of Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund in Workers’ Comp Suit
Nov 4 2016 // The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts in Boston, Mass., has ruled that the Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund is authorized to recover certain amounts paid by the fund in workers’ compensation benefits on...
Amazon Drivers Deliver ‘Joint Employer’ Claims Against E-commerce Giant
Nov 4 2016 // Amazon.com was sued by Illinois delivery drivers who say the company failed to pay them overtime for hauling its goods. Among the questions the judge will have to answer? Whether they actually worked for...
Bookkeeper for Oregon Nonprofit Files $375K Whistleblower Suit
Nov 3 2016 // A former bookkeeper for a Portland nonprofit that worked to help Oregon’s foster children is suing the organization, alleging she was fired after reporting misspending by her employer. The Oregonian reported that...
Suit against Washington Shoemaker over Use of Marathoner’s Name Dismissed
Nov 3 2016 // The maker of a popular line of minimalist running shoes doesn’t have to pay damages for naming some of its models after Abebe Bikila, the legendary Ethiopian runner who won the 1960 Olympics marathon barefoot, a...
National Labor Board Urges Court to Block Uber Arbitration Agreement
Nov 3 2016 // The U.S. labor-protection watchdog is taking sides with Uber Technologies Inc. drivers in their fight to be treated better than independent contractors. As part of a broader review of how gig-economy companies treat...
Texas Woman Claims Injuries Caused by Takata Airbag, Sues Honda
Nov 2 2016 // A Texas woman has sued American Honda Motor Co Inc. and the U.S. subsidiary of airbag maker Takata Corporation for at least $1 million, claiming that she was badly injured in a low-speed car accident because the propellant...
Judge Allows Washington City’s Pollution Suit against Monsanto to Proceed
Nov 2 2016 // A federal judge says Spokane’s lawsuit against the agrochemical giant Monsanto regarding pollution in Washington’s Spokane River can move forward. The city sued Monsanto last year, alleging the company knew for...
