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Suit Over Texas Woman’s Jail Death Settles for $7M
Apr 28 2023 // DALLAS (AP) – A private company that ran a Texas jail where a woman allegedly went blind following days of medical neglect before her 2019 death has agreed to a $7 million lawsuit settlement along with other...
New York’s Yellow Cab Drivers Can’t Sue City Over Uber, Lyft Impact on License Values
Apr 28 2023 // New York’s top state court on Thursday threw out claims by yellow cab operators that New York City diminished the value of their taxi licenses by failing to rein in app-based competitors like Uber Technologies Inc...
Los Angeles Paying $38M to Settle Suit Over Power Line Deaths
Apr 28 2023 // Los Angeles will pay $38 million to settle a lawsuit over the death of two people who were electrocuted by a power line that fell into their backyard. The Department of Water and Power’s Board of Commissioners last...
Virginia School: Workers’ Comp Bars $40M Suit by Teacher Shot by 6-Year Old
Apr 27 2023 // The Newport News public school board says the $40 million lawsuit filed against it by the teacher who was shot by a six-year old is barred by the state’s workers’ compensation law that is the exclusive remedy...
Jury Finds Deutsche Bank Liable for $95 Million in International Ponzi Scheme Suit
Apr 26 2023 // A south Florida jury has found Deutsche Bank liable for failing to flag a Ponzi scheme that allegedly forced several Cayman Island companies into bankruptcy and liquidation. The Germany-based global banking firm, which...
How Former Columnist’s Civil Lawsuit Alleging Sex Assault by Trump Reached Court
Apr 26 2023 // As Donald Trump ran for and served as president, over a dozen women publicly accused him of sexual assault and harassment. Most of those claims – all denied by Trump – were never taken to court. None has gone...
First Republic, KPMG Are Sued for Concealing Bank’s Risks
Apr 25 2023 // First Republic Bank has been sued by shareholders who accused the beleaguered U.S. regional bank of concealing how rising interest rates threatened its business model by prompting an exodus of deposits. The lawsuit filed...
American Bar Association Sued Over Data Breach
Apr 25 2023 // A member of the American Bar Association (ABA) has filed a class-action lawsuit against the organization related to a recent data breach. Tiffany Troy, on behalf of herself and other affected members, filed the suit in...
Pollution Lawsuit Could Curb Use of Aerial Fire Retardant
Apr 25 2023 // A legal dispute in Montana could drastically curb the government’s use of aerial fire retardant to combat wildfires after environmentalists raised concerns about waterways that are being polluted with the potentially...
New Jersey Sues 8 Pollution Sites to Force Cleanups
Apr 25 2023 // New Jersey announced eight new lawsuits and other action against what it says are companies and individuals who’ve failed to clean up pollutants at sites across the state, the attorney general and top environmental...
Florida Family Files Suit, Says Body of Man Who Died on Cruise Was Kept in Cooler
Apr 24 2023 // A widow and her family are suing Celebrity Cruises for allegedly mishandling her husband’s body after he died while they were on a ship last year, saying it was left to decompose and they suffered extreme emotional...
Tesla Cleared by Jury in Autopilot Crash Suit in Los Angeles
Apr 24 2023 // Tesla Inc. was found by a Los Angeles jury not to be at fault following a trial over a driver’s claim that the Autopilot feature in her Model S caused her to veer into the center median of a city street, according to...
Vape Companies Suing Kinsale Insurance After Battery Coverage ‘Quietly’ Excluded
Apr 24 2023 // Four companies that sell vaping devices have filed a federal lawsuit against Kinsale Insurance Co., claiming the insurer dropped coverage for batteries but failed to fully inform the policyholders before denying a...
Washington Commanders Employees Ask NFL for Protection From Snyder Lawsuits
Apr 21 2023 // Lawyers representing more than 40 former team employees are asking the NFL to make the sale of the Washington Commanders contingent on Dan Snyder not suing people who participated in various investigations. Attorneys Lisa...
Judge Halts Most Talc Lawsuits Against J&J, Stops Trials
Apr 20 2023 // A U.S. judge on Thursday halted most of the tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder and other talc products caused cancer and stopped any trials as part of a company...
Workers’ Comp Takes Bite Out of Employee Right to Sue Third Party: Pennsylvania High Court
Apr 20 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...
Tennessee Lawmakers Move to Shield Gun Makers From Lawsuits After Shooting
Apr 20 2023 // In the wake of a deadly school shooting last month, Republican lawmakers in Tennessee awarded final passage Tuesday to a proposal that would further protect gun and ammunition dealers, manufacturers and sellers against...
Veterans Suing 3M Over Earplugs Seek to Stop ‘False Alarm’ Bankruptcy
Apr 20 2023 // U.S. veterans and members of the military on Wednesday urged a judge to dismiss 3M’s bid to use the bankruptcy of its subsidiary Aearo Technologies to shield itself from nearly 260,000 lawsuits over military-issue...
Ohio Doctor Acquitted in 14 Patient Deaths Sues Health System
Apr 19 2023 // DETROIT (AP) – An Ohio doctor acquitted in the deaths of 14 patients who died after they were given painkillers has filed a lawsuit against a national Catholic health system that operates the hospital where he worked...
Snap Says It’s Wrongly Dragged Into Social Media Addiction Suits
Apr 19 2023 // nap Inc. says it can’t be sued for allegedly addicting young users and contributing to a mental-health crisis because its “ephemeral” messaging service is “fundamentally different” from other...
