Latest Lawsuits Headlines
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London Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Accusing Shell Board of Climate Failures
May 15 2023 // A London judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing Shell Plc’s board members of failing to manage climate change risks. In a decision published Friday the judge threw ClientEarth’s suit out before a full hearing as...
New York AG Sues Manufacturer Over Magazine Lock Used in Buffalo Massacre
May 15 2023 // New York’s attorney general sued a gun accessory manufacturer Thursday for selling a lock that can be easily removed to attach high-capacity magazines, which are illegal in the state. The white gunman who massacred...
Greenpeace Sues Italian Energy Company ENI
May 11 2023 // Greenpeace and an environmental coalition including 12 Italian citizens are suing Italian energy company ENI, accusing it of knowingly contributing to climate change. The complaint names ENI as well as its two biggest...
Broker Sues Over Unethical ‘Raid’ of 38 Staff in UK Poaching Row
May 11 2023 // Marsh & McLennan Cos.’s reinsurance broker sued a London rival, saying it secretly planned an unethical “raid” of 38 people across Europe, in the latest lawsuit to pore over clandestine staff poaching...
Facebook Fails in Bid to Get Cambridge Analytica Lawsuit Tossed
May 11 2023 // A judge ruled Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and other former directors of the social-media company must face claims they turned a blind eye to rampant privacy violations, including allowing a firm hired by Donald...
Abuse Victims Prepared to Sue Baltimore Archdiocese Under New Law
May 11 2023 // After Maryland lawmakers recently eliminated the statute of limitations for child sex abuse lawsuits amid heightened scrutiny of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, civil rights attorney Ben Crump announced plans Tuesday to...
Hobby Lobby to Settle $50K Disability Discrimination Suit at Kansas Store
May 10 2023 // Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., a national arts and crafts retailer, will pay $50,000 to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency...
Disney Updates Lawsuit Against DeSantis to Add New Developments
May 10 2023 // Disney on Monday amended its free speech lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis to add recent developments in the tit-for-tat fight between the entertainment giant and the Florida governor, such as a new law granting the state...
Former Hawaii High School Players Settle Sex Assault Suit
May 10 2023 // Arizona quarterback Jayden de Laura and Wisconsin safety Kamo’i Latu have settled a lawsuit filed by a woman who said the two sexually assaulted her in 2018 after a football game at their Hawaii high school. A Hawaii...
Texas Dental Practice Provider to Pay $25K Over Sex-Based Retaliation Lawsuit
May 9 2023 // SAN ANTONIO, Texas –Dental Health Products, Inc. (DHP), a nationwide provider of supplies and equipment to dental practices, will pay $25,000 and furnish equitable relief to settle a federal sex-based retaliation lawsuit...
Goldman Sachs to Pay $215M to Settle Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
May 9 2023 // Goldman Sachs Group Inc agreed to pay $215 million to settle a long-running class-action lawsuit that alleged widespread bias against women in both pay and promotions, a joint statement from the company and the plaintiffs...
Byron Allen Sues McDonald’s for Allegedly Lying About Commitment to Black Media
May 9 2023 // The media entrepreneur Byron Allen has filed a second lawsuit against McDonald’s Corp over the fast-food chain’s alleged refusal to advertise with Black-owned media. In a complaint filed last week in Los...
Twitter Beats Two Lawsuits Stemming From Mass Layoffs, for Now
May 9 2023 // A California federal judge on Monday dismissed a proposed class action accusing Twitter Inc of targeting female employees for layoffs after Elon Musk acquired the company last year, but said plaintiffs would be allowed to...
California Woman Who Sued Over Subway Tuna Seeks to Quit Case; Subway Demands Sanctions
May 8 2023 // The California woman suing Subway for claiming its tuna products contain ingredients other than tuna wants to end her lawsuit because she is pregnant, prompting Subway to demand her lawyers be sanctioned for bringing a...
Louisiana Goodwill Store Fined $60K Over Disability Discrimination Suit
May 8 2023 // Goodwill Industries of Southeast Louisiana, Inc. has agreed to pay a former employee $60,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The...
Russian Carmaker GAZ Files Third Lawsuit Against Volkswagen
May 8 2023 // Russian carmaker GAZ has filed a lawsuit worth 15.6 billion roubles ($200.5 million) against Volkswagen, court records show, adding to two others filed earlier this year. The lawsuit, details of which have not been...
Colorado Man Stunned While Handcuffed Files Lawsuit
May 8 2023 // A man who says he was repeatedly stunned with a Taser while handcuffed, including once in the face, is suing a Colorado sheriff’s department, alleging excessive force by two deputies and also a failure by leaders to...
Soldier Denied New Trial to Sue Police Over Violent Stop
May 8 2023 // A U.S. Army soldier won’t get a new trial for his lawsuit against two police officers after he was pepper- sprayed, struck and handcuffed during a traffic stop in rural Virginia, a federal judge has ruled. Video of...
Maryland Ends Time Limit in Child Sex Abuse Lawsuits
May 8 2023 // Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has signed legislation to end Maryland’s statute of limitations on when child sexual abuse lawsuits can be filed against institutions. Under current law, Marylanders who say they were sexually...
Workers’ Comp Takes Bite Out of Employee Right to Sue Third Party
May 8 2023 // A Pennsylvania employer cannot be sued for blocking an employee from suing the third party responsible for her workplace injury, the state’s high court has ruled in reversing two lower courts. In a case involving an...
