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Former Southern California Fire Official Gets $704K in Age Discrimination Suit
Apr 19 2016 // A jury has awarded $704,000 to a former division chief for the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District who alleged in a lawsuit he was fired due to his age. The Sun newspaper reported that the 62-year-old George...
Court Upholds NFL’s $765 Million Concussion Settlement as ‘Fair’
Apr 19 2016 // The National Football League’s $765 million concussion settlement was found by a federal appeals court to be fair, if imperfect. The decision sets in motion the resolution of thousands of lawsuits covering more than...
Investor Lawsuit Against SeaWorld Dismissed
Apr 18 2016 // A judge in southern California has dismissed a securities fraud lawsuit brought by investors in SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. who claimed company officials misled them about the impact of the documentary...
Former UPS Workers Awarded $5.3M in Discrimination Lawsuit
Apr 18 2016 // Eight black men won a $5.3 million jury award April 14 in a lawsuit over claims that they endured a hostile work environment at UPS in Lexington, Kentucky, and that an effigy of a black UPS driver was hung from a...
Nevada Donor Network Sued by Family with Claims of Fraud
Apr 18 2016 // Three sisters have filed a lawsuit against the Nevada Donor Network claiming the nonprofit was misleading when a representative convinced them to allow tissue to be harvested from their mother. Kristine Fagone and her...
Court: Tribune Shareholder Suit Against Chicago Insurance Broker May Proceed
Apr 18 2016 // Finding an exclusion in a directors and officers (D&O) policy to be “ambiguous,” an Illinois appeals court has allowed to proceed a lawsuit filed against a large Chicago insurance brokerage by two former...
Former California Fire Official Wins Age Discrimination Suit, Awarded $704K
Apr 15 2016 // A jury has awarded $704,000 to a former division chief for the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District in California who alleged in a lawsuit he was fired due to his age. The Sun newspaper reported that the...
Judge: Sandy Hook Families’ Suit Against Bushmaster Can Move Forward
Apr 15 2016 // The maker of the assault rifle used in the 2012 massacre of more than two dozen students and teachers must face a lawsuit by victims’ families accusing Bushmaster Firearms International LLC of wrongfully selling the...
Connecticut Cab Companies Drop Lawsuit Against Uber
Apr 14 2016 // More than a dozen taxi and limousine companies in Connecticut have dropped their federal lawsuit accusing ride-hailing company Uber of failing to follow state laws and regulations on taxi services, their lawyer said...
Insurance Fund Reaches Settlement in North Dakota Jail Death Lawsuit
Apr 13 2016 // The insurance carrier for the sheriff’s departments in Ward and Burleigh counties has reached a settlement with the family of a jail inmate who died in October 2014. Ward Sheriff’s Maj. Bob Barnard confirmed...
Kansas Feed Yard Sued over Damaged Tracks, Derailment
Apr 12 2016 // Amtrak has filed a federal lawsuit against a southwest Kansas feed yard, accusing it of gross negligence in relation to a train derailment that injured 32 passengers in March. In the suit filed by Amtrak and BNSF, the...
Wal-Mart Settles Utah Suit Over Firing of Disarming Workers
Apr 12 2016 // A group of former Wal-Mart workers in Utah who said the company violated their right to self-defense by firing them for disarming suspected shoplifters has settled their lawsuit against the mega-chain. The workers argued...
Alabama Woman Injured by Car Crash Inside Dollar General Sues Store
Apr 12 2016 // An Alabama woman is suing Dollar General saying she was injured when a car crashed inside one of its stores. News outlets report that 53-year-old Deborah Renae Gilliam filed a civil lawsuit April 4 in Tuscaloosa County...
Catholic Church in Hartford Battles Insurer Over Priest Sex Abuse Claim Payments
Apr 11 2016 // The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford has taken its dispute with an insurance company to trial, seeking reimbursement of more than $1 million in payments made to settle sexual misconduct cases involving priests and...
Tribune Shareholder Suit Against Chicago Insurance Broker OK’d to Proceed
Apr 8 2016 // Finding an exclusion in a directors and officers (D&O) policy to be “ambiguous,” an Illinois appeals court has allowed to go forward a lawsuit filed against a large Chicago insurance brokerage by two former...
California Uber Drivers Seeking $1B Bounty Claim as Trial Draws Near
Apr 8 2016 // Uber Technologies Inc. drivers suing to be treated like employees are trying to add $1 billion in penalties under California’s unique “bounty hunter” statute as they prepare for trial in June. About...
Anheuser Busch: This Beer Drinkers’ Class Action’s For You
Apr 8 2016 // Anheuser Busch Inbev SA has been sued by a U.S. beer drinker who claimed he was duped into believing its Leffe brand beer was brewed in a Belgian abbey, rather than mass produced in an automated factory that also makes...
Montana Man Sued for Wrongful Death after Shooting Home Intruder
Apr 6 2016 // Representatives of a man shot and killed after he broke into a Helena, Mont. home have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the shooter. The Independent Record reported that the suit filed on behalf of the estate of...
Nevada Donor Network Sued by Family with Claims of Fraud
Apr 5 2016 // Three sisters have filed a lawsuit against the Nevada Donor Network claiming the nonprofit was misleading when a representative convinced them to allow tissue to be harvested from their mother. Kristine Fagone and her...
Family of Man Killed by South Carolina Officer Settles Suit for $2.15M
Apr 5 2016 // The family of a 19-year-old man who was fatally shot by a South Carolina police officer last year has settled its wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Seneca for $2.15 million. The settlement, nearly 10 times higher...
