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Southern California Edison Sued by City for Damaging Wildfire
Feb 13 2023 // A city claims in a lawsuit that Southern California Edison equipment ignited a damaging wildfire last fall. The lawsuit filed on behalf of the city of Hemet claims that the utility did not manage its electrical power lines...
Maersk Sues Evergreen in Danish Court Over 2021’s Suez Canal Blockage
Feb 13 2023 // Shipping group Maersk said on Monday it had filed a lawsuit against the owner and operator of container ship Ever Given, which blocked the Suez Canal for six days in 2021, claiming compensation for delays caused by the...
Cinematographer’s Ukrainian Relatives Sue Baldwin over New Mexico Set Shooting
Feb 10 2023 // The Ukraine-based relatives of a slain cinematographer are seeking damages in her death from actor Alec Baldwin in connection with a fatal shooting on the set of a Western movie, under a civil lawsuit filed Thursday in Los...
Nevada Lawsuit with Ex-ACLU Observer Settled for $250K
Feb 10 2023 // The Reno City Council approved a $250,000 settlement Wednesday with a former American Civil Liberties Union official who was shot by police with rubber bullets while serving as a legal observer at a 2020 civil rights...
Facebook Hit With $1 Million Fine Tied to User-Privacy Lawsuit
Feb 10 2023 // Facebook and its outside law firm were ordered to pay almost $1 million in sanctions for deceitfully denying that it shared users’ private information with third parties without permission. The fine is “loose...
Illinois Truck Parts Company to Settle $200K Sexual Harassment Suit
Feb 10 2023 // CHICAGO – Monro, Inc., owner and operator of more than 1,000 auto care locations across the country, will pay $200,000 and provide other relief to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment...
NFL Is Sued for ‘Systematic Bias’ in Denying Former Players’ Disability Claims
Feb 10 2023 // Three days before the Super Bowl, the National Football League faces a proposed class action lawsuit by former players who claim its disability plan prevents them from getting the treatment they need. Ten former pros...
Family Sues Fraternity for $28M Over Pledge’s Hazing Death
Feb 10 2023 // The family of a Virginia Commonwealth University fraternity pledge who died from alcohol poisoning in a 2021 hazing is suing the fraternity for $28 million. A police investigation found that Adam Oakes, a 19-year-old who...
Parents in Virginia Where 6-Year-Old Shot Teacher Plan to Sue School System
Feb 9 2023 // The families of two students at a Newport News, Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old shot and wounded his teacher have filed notices of potential legal action against the school system over trauma they say the...
Father of Wisconsin 12-Year-Old Sues Over Officer’s Neck Restraint
Feb 9 2023 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) – An Illinois man has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that an off-duty police officer improperly restrained his 12-year-old daughter during a fight in a Wisconsin middle school last year by placing...
NFL Must Face Class Action Lawsuit Over ‘Sunday Ticket’ Prices
Feb 9 2023 // The National Football League (NFL) must face a $6 billion class action alleging it unlawfully limited televised games and drove up the cost of its “Sunday Ticket” package, a U.S. judge ruled on Tuesday. Sunday...
Group of Institutional Investors Back Lawsuit Against Shell’s Board Over Climate Risk
Feb 9 2023 // A group of European institutional investors is backing a novel London lawsuit against energy giant Shell’s board over alleged climate mismanagement in a case that could have far-reaching implications for how...
ACLU Settles Pair of Lawsuits of Police Abuse Cases in Louisiana
Feb 8 2023 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A civil rights group in New Orleans is pointing to two federal lawsuit settlements as examples of how civil litigation can hold police accountable for violent tactics in the wake of Tyre Nichols’...
Nearly 60 Hair Relaxer Lawsuits Against L’Oreal, Others Consolidated in Federal Court
Feb 8 2023 // Nearly 60 lawsuits claiming hair relaxer products sold by L’Oreal USA Inc and other companies cause cancer and other health problems will be consolidated in Chicago federal court, according to a Monday order from the...
Samsung Chip Plant Sues Insurer Over $400 Million in Storm Damage Claims
Feb 8 2023 // A Samsung Electronics Co. semiconductor plant in Texas sued its insurer over $400 million in damage claims tied to a power blackout during a deadly winter storm in 2021. The federal lawsuit filed Monday against Factory...
Wells Fargo to Pay $300M to Settle Suit Over Auto Insurance Disclosures
Feb 8 2023 // Wells Fargo & Co. agreed to pay $300 million to settle a shareholder lawsuit claiming the bank hid that it had pushed unnecessary insurance on auto loan customers, according to documents filed in U.S. court on...
Brown & Brown Won’t Get Change of Venue in Coverage Gap Lawsuit by Property Firm
Feb 8 2023 // Daytona Beach-based Brown & Brown Insurance, often called one of the largest and fastest-growing insurance brokerages in the United States, has lost a round in its legal battle with one of its largest clients, a...
Family of Minneapolis Man Killed in No-Knock Search Warrant Sues City
Feb 7 2023 // MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The parents of Amir Locke, who was shot to death by a Minneapolis police officer when a SWAT team executed a no-knock search warrant one year ago, sued the city and the officer Friday, alleging he was...
24 Models Sue 3 Insurers to Collect on $2M Deals With Strip Clubs Over Use of Photos
Feb 7 2023 // A group of 24 models is suing three insurers to collect more than $2 million in settlements stemming from the unauthorized use of their images by several strip clubs in the Northeast. The models, including Tara Leigh...
Nearly 60 L’Oreal Hair Relaxer Lawsuits Consolidated in Illinois Federal Court
Feb 7 2023 // Nearly 60 lawsuits claiming hair relaxer products sold by L’Oreal USA Inc and other companies cause cancer and other health problems will be consolidated in Chicago federal court, according to a Monday order from the...
