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Illinois Catholic Clergy Abuse Report Could Prompt Lawsuits, Changes to State Law
May 26 2023 // CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois’ attorney general has ended a five-year investigation into sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy in the state, releasing a nearly 700-page report that revealed the problem was far...
Allianz’ PIMCO Weighs Joining Investors Suing Over Credit Suisse AT1 Bonds
May 26 2023 // Pacific Investment Management Co. is considering joining hundreds of investors in challenging the Swiss regulator’s decision to wipe out about $17 billion of Credit Suisse Group AG bonds following the bank’s...
Rhode Island AG Sues Manufacturers of Forever Chemicals
May 26 2023 // Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha yesterday filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, for allegedly causing significant harm to the...
Judge Greenlights JPMorgan Lawsuit Blaming Ex-Executive in Jeffrey Epstein Scandal
May 26 2023 // A federal judge said Wednesday that he won’t block JPMorgan’s legal efforts to blame a former executive of hiding Jeffrey Epstein’s decades-long sex abuse to keep the financier as a client. Judge Jed...
Indiana Food Distributor Agrees to $709K Settlement Over Sex Discrimination Lawsuit
May 25 2023 // Kenneth O. Lester Company, Inc., doing business as PFG Customized Distribution – Indiana, will pay $709,971 in monetary relief and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a federal sex discrimination lawsuit...
Do Not Call: States Sue Telecom Company Over Billions of Robocalls
May 25 2023 // Attorneys general across the U.S. joined in a lawsuit against a telecommunications company accused of making more than 7.5 billion robocalls to people on the national Do Not Call Registry. The 141-page lawsuit was filed...
Citizens Financial to Pay $9 Million to Settle Consumer-Protection Lawsuit
May 25 2023 // Citizens Financial Group Inc. will pay $9 million and take other remedial measures to settle US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau allegations that the bank failed to adequately address credit-card disputes and fraud...
Judge Throws Out Shareholder Lawsuit Against Elon Musk Over Twitter Buyout
May 23 2023 // A judge dismissed a proposed class-action lawsuit against Elon Musk that claimed he cheated Twitter shareholders several times last year in the course of buying the social media company for $44 billion. In a decision on...
Widower of Bride Killed on Wedding Night Sues Driver, Carolina Bars
May 23 2023 // The alleged drunken driver who police say slammed into newlyweds riding along a South Carolina beach road now faces a wrongful death lawsuit alongside several establishments accused of overserving her on the night of the...
Alabama Lawsuit Shines a Light on Fee-Sharing Agreements for Storm Claims
May 23 2023 // Insurance defense attorneys say a pair of lawsuits filed by a law firm and a claims consulting business – against a national personal injury law firm – raises questions about the proper relationships between legal...
World’s ‘Carbon Majors’ Face Biggest Share Price Hit From Climate Litigation: Study
May 23 2023 // The world’s ‘carbon majors’ in the energy, utilities and mining sectors face the biggest share price hit when climate-related lawsuits are filed against them and need to consider it a financial risk, a...
Fired New Mexico Archaeological Official Sues Governor, Others
May 23 2023 // The former director of the New Mexico Office of Archaeological Studies is suing state officials, saying his race and gender played a role in his firing. Eric Blinman filed a lawsuit in federal court late last week against...
Lawsuit Over Trident ‘Original Flavor’ Gum Is Dismissed
May 22 2023 // A federal judge in Illinois has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Mondelez International Inc of deceiving consumers into believing its Trident “Original Flavor” gum contained real mint. U.S. District Judge Iain...
Native American Former Student Sues Ok. School for Removing Feather at Graduation
May 22 2023 // TULSA, Okla. (AP) – A Native American former student is suing an Oklahoma school district for the removal of an eagle feather from her graduation cap prior to her high school graduation ceremony. The lawsuit filed...
Ill. Supreme Ct. Clarifies Standard to Name Defendants in Malpractice Suits
May 22 2023 // More than 40 years ago, the Illinois legislature sought to reduce the number of defendants in medical malpractice actions by allowing plaintiffs to name health care providers as respondents for the purposes of discovery...
Sandy Hook Families Preparing to Sue Alex Jones’ Wife, Family to Clawback Payments
May 22 2023 // The families of Sandy Hook school shooting victims are preparing to sue Alex Jones’ wife and other family members to help satisfy $1.5 billion in judgments they won from lawsuits against the bankrupt right wing...
Fox’s Tubi Accused in Lawsuit of Paying Women Less Than Men
May 22 2023 // Fox Corp.’s streaming platform Tubi was accused in a gender-discrimination lawsuit of paying top female executives 28% less than their male counterparts and offering them fewer promotions. Sarah Ekstrom, Tubi’s...
As Lawyers Warned, Florida Courts Flooded with Suits Before Tort-Reform Bill Signed
May 22 2023 // Just as the plaintiffs’ law firm of Morgan & Morgan warned, the number of Florida lawsuits filed across the state has shattered previous records, topping 280,122 in April, the Florida Bar reported. That’s...
Chubb’s Greenberg: Start Questioning the Societal Benefits of Litigation Funding
May 22 2023 // Chubb CEO Evan Greenberg says society and the business community need to start asking questions regarding the purpose of third-party litigation funding, a major contributor to increases in frequency and severity within...
Families of Des Moines, Iowa School Shooting Victims Sue Program, Founder
May 19 2023 // DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The families of two teenagers shot to death in a Des Moines alternative high school have filed a lawsuit alleging the program and its founder were negligent in not keeping the premises...
