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Germany’s Commerzbank Sues EY for Losses Incurred in Wirecard Collapse
Jan 23 2023 // The German lender Commerzbank is suing accounting firm EY over the 200 million euros ($216.12 million) in losses that it incurred in the collapse of Wirecard, a bank spokesperson said on Thursday. Wirecard’s downfall...
Juul Settlement to End Youth-Vaping Lawsuits Gets Initial Approval
Jan 23 2023 // Juul Labs Inc. won preliminary approval of a settlement aimed at resolving thousands of lawsuits targeting the e-cigarette maker as a major cause of a US youth-vaping epidemic. U.S. District Judge William Orrick said on...
Bayer Sued for Barring Non-U.S. Citizen from Roundup Settlement
Jan 23 2023 // A new U.S. lawsuit on Thursday accused Germany’s Bayer AG of illegally excluding a Virginia farmworker from a settlement over claims its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, because she is not a U.S. citizen. The...
Cameraman Hurt on New Mexico Film Set Gets $66M in Lawsuit
Jan 23 2023 // A Los Angeles cameraman who suffered a spinal cord injury while on a New Mexico movie set has been awarded more than $66 million in a lawsuit, among the largest settlements in the state’s history, a news outlet...
Washington AG Sues Plastic Surgery Provider for Fake Reviews
Jan 23 2023 // By Claire Rush Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a lawsuit against a plastic surgery provider in the Seattle area over claims it misled patients and the public “through a multitude of unlawful,...
Suit Alleges Agency Liable in Accidental Child Shooting
Jan 23 2023 // The parents of a Maine three-year old boy who accidentally shot himself with a loaded pistol filed a negligence suit against the owner of a Vermont home where the boy found the gun while on a visit. The boy’s family...
Google Paying Indiana $20M to Resolve Privacy Suit
Jan 23 2023 // Google will pay Indiana $20 million to resolve the state’s lawsuit against the technology giant over allegedly deceptive location tracking practices, state Attorney General Todd Rokita announced. Rokitas filed a...
Minnesota Art Professor Sues After Firing Over Prophet Muhammad Images
Jan 20 2023 // ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Attorneys for an adjunct art professor said Tuesday she is suing the Minnesota university that dismissed her after a Muslim student objected to depictions of the Prophet Muhammad in a global art...
Deaf Student’s Lawsuit at Center of Supreme Court Case
Jan 19 2023 // The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a case that could make it more difficult for students with disabilities to resolve problems quickly when they’re not getting needed assistance in public schools. The question...
Detroit Museum Seeks Dismissal of Lawsuit Over van Gogh Painting
Jan 19 2023 // DETROIT (AP) – A Detroit museum displaying a 1888 painting by Vincent van Gogh as part of a showing of 80 of his works said it shouldn’t be pulled into a dispute over ownership of the multimillion-dollar...
Jury Mostly Backs Virginia Police Sued by Army Officer Over Traffic Stop
Jan 19 2023 // A federal jury in Virginia on Tuesday found mostly in favor of two police officers who were sued by a U.S. Army lieutenant after he was pepper sprayed, struck and handcuffed during a traffic stop. Video of the 2020...
California Lawsuit Filed over Oil And Gas Drilling Ban
Jan 18 2023 // An oil company sued the city of Los Angeles over its recent law to ban the drilling of new oil and gas wells and to phase out existing ones within city limits over the next two decades. Warren Resources filed the lawsuit...
Costco Must Face Lawsuit Over ‘Dolphin Safe’ Tuna Claim
Jan 18 2023 // A U.S. judge on Tuesday said Costco Wholesale Corp. must face a lawsuit claiming it falsely advertises and labels its canned tuna as “dolphin safe” despite using fishing methods that harm and kill...
Duane Morris: 2022 Was a Banner Year for Billion-Dollar Class Action Settlements
Jan 18 2023 // Drugmakers and distributors that settled misconduct allegations related to the national opioid epidemic led to a banner year for class-action plaintiffs in 2022, with 15 settlement agreements that totaled $1 billion or...
Alabama Landfill Still Burning, Triggering Health Concerns, Class Action vs. Owners
Jan 18 2023 // An underground fire at an Alabama landfill has continued to pollute the air in eastern parts of the Birmingham region more than 50 days after a fire began underground, according to air quality monitors. The monitors...
Lawsuit Filed Over Arkansas Inmate’s Malnutrition Death
Jan 18 2023 // LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The family of a man who died from dehydration and malnutrition while being held in a west Arkansas jail filed a federal lawsuit Friday claiming jail staff ignored his medical and mental health...
Insurers Do Not Have to Defend in Opioid Litigation, Federal Appeals Court Finds
Jan 18 2023 // Two insurance carriers have no duty to defend or to indemnify Quest Pharmaceuticals in lawsuits brought over the drug distributor’s role in the opioid crisis, a federal appeals court decided last week. The opinion...
Banker’s Heirs Sue Japanese Insurer Over Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’
Jan 18 2023 // Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers painting should be returned to the family of its former owner by Sompo Holdings Inc., the Japanese insurer that bought the famous artwork despite its tainted Nazi-era past, according to...
Louisiana Guaranty Fund Extends Deadline to File Suit Against FedNat, Maison
Jan 17 2023 // The Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association (LIGA) has granted a voluntary extension to March 31, 2023, of the deadline by which former FedNat Insurance Company and Maison Insurance Company policyholders are required to...
La. Nursing Home Owner Faces New Lawsuit in Ida Storm Evacuation
Jan 17 2023 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ A nursing home owner who faces criminal and civil complaints over evacuating residents to a squalid warehouse to ride out Hurricane Ida in 2021 is now being sued by federal authorities who say he...
