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Chamber of Commerce Vows to Sue Over Retirement Advisor Rule
Mar 15 2016 // The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said on Monday it is prepared to sue the federal government if it finds a proposed rule on financial advisers meant to protect retirees is unworkable. The rule would create a “fiduciary...
Abuse Lawsuit Filed against Colorado Halfway House
Mar 15 2016 // Two women say they faced unwanted sexual advances while living at a Colorado Springs, Colo. halfway house. The Colorado Springs Gazette reported that according to a federal lawsuit filed against Community Alternatives of...
Utah Job Corps Wrongful Death Suit Draws Support, Criticism
Mar 15 2016 // A wrongful death lawsuit against Clearfield Job Corps Center in Utah has drawn support and criticism from former students. The Standard-Examiner reported 17-year-old Isela Huerta Carranza left the center and went without...
Court Rules ‘Bond King’ Gross Can Pursue $200M Lawsuit Against Allianz’ PIMCO
Mar 15 2016 // Bond manager Bill Gross will be able to pursue his lawsuit to recoup at least $200 million he claims that Pacific Investment Management Co. owes him in the wake of his 2014 ouster from the firm he co-founded. California...
278 Volkswagen Institutional Investors File €3.3 Billion Suit in Germany
Mar 15 2016 // Almost 300 institutional investors in Volkswagen have filed a multi-billion euro suit against the carmaker for what they see as breaches of its capital markets duty in the emissions scandal, the law firm representing them...
Minnesota Company to Pay over $1M to Resolve Discrimination Lawsuit
Mar 14 2016 // A Chanhassen, Minn.-based medical device and equipment manufacturer will pay $1,020,000 and furnish other relief to settle an age and sex discrimination lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),...
California School District And Administrators Ignored Sex Abuse, Lawsuit Charges
Mar 14 2016 // Twenty Los Angeles, Calif.-area boys who say a Torrance High School wrestling coach sexually abused them are suing the school district and administrators, claiming they failed to protect the teens and ignored past...
N.D. Aviation Business Operator Sues Airport Director for Discrimination
Mar 11 2016 // A woman who operates an aviation business at the Minot, N.D., airport has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the airport director who quit last week after spearheading construction of a new terminal. Eva Lucke,...
Washington Suit Filed over E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Dairy Festival
Mar 11 2016 // A school district is among the targets of a lawsuit over an E. coli outbreak linked to sickened kids who attended a dairy festival field trip in Washington. The Seattle Times reported families of six kids sickened after...
Federal Judge Rules BP Absolved from U.S. Lawsuits Over Drilling Ban
Mar 11 2016 // BP Plc does not have to face U.S. lawsuits by energy and drilling companies over losses they suffered from an offshore drilling ban imposed soon after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a federal judge ruled. U.S. District...
Lawsuit Filed against Colorado Hospital in Stolen Painkillers Case
Mar 10 2016 // A lawsuit has been filed against Swedish Medical Center, alleging the Denver, Colo.-area hospital was negligent in hiring a surgery technician who put thousands of patients at risk of being exposed to HIV and...
Suit by Aon Founder Ryan Claims IT Startup Swindled Him Out of Millions
Mar 10 2016 // Aon Corp. founder Patrick G. Ryan claims he was cheated out of hundreds of millions of dollars when Mu Sigma Inc. downplayed its own growth prospects in a ruse to buy back his investment company’s early stake in the...
XL Catlin Expands Crisis Management Product Suite in UK, Asia Pacific, Germany
Mar 10 2016 // XL Catlin has introduced “Active Assailant” coverage to its crisis management product suite to respond to the threat of physical attack faced by businesses and public service providers. “Active Assailant...
Pop Warner Football Settles Wisconsin Head Injury Lawsuit
Mar 9 2016 // The youth football organization, Pennsylvania-based Pop Warner, has settled a lawsuit filed in Wisconsin by the mother of a man who committed suicide, allegedly as a result of suffering numerous head injuries as child...
Texas Hail and Wind Claims: We’re No. 1!
Mar 9 2016 // Texans like to brag that “everything’s bigger in Texas,” but sometimes that’s not something to be proud of. According to data recently released by State Farm, Texas led the nation in hail and wind...
Missouri House Approves Bill Expanding Food Producers’ Ability to Sue
Mar 9 2016 // The Missouri House has passed a bill that would make it easier for food producers to sue people for spreading false information about their products. Lawmakers voted 131-23 to send the bill to the Senate. The proposal...
North Dakota Hospital Sued over Hepatitis C Outbreak
Mar 9 2016 // Victims of the largest hepatitis C outbreak in recent U.S. history dropped their claims against a Minot, N.D., nursing home, which joined them in suing a hospital, which they both say is really at fault. Twenty-one...
Home Depot Settles Data Breach Lawsuit for $19.5M
Mar 9 2016 // Home Depot Inc. agreed to pay at least $19.5 million to compensate U.S. consumers harmed by a 2014 data breach affecting more than 50 million cardholders. The home improvement retailer will set up a $13 million fund to...
Allianz Plans to Sue VW over Share Drop Caused by Emissions Scandal: Source
Mar 9 2016 // German insurer Allianz plans to sue Volkswagen over the sharp drop in its shares as a result of the carmaker’s diesel emissions scandal, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters. If successful, the lawsuit...
Erin Andrews Awarded $55M in Illegal Video Civil Suit
Mar 9 2016 // A jury awarded Erin Andrews $55 million on Monday in her lawsuit against a stalker who bought a hotel room next to her and secretly recorded a nude video, finding that the hotel companies and the stalker shared in the...
