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Insurer Faces Class Action for Depreciating Labor in Actual Cash Value Payments
Feb 16 2023 // Two Trumbull Insurance customers who believe they were short-changed on claims payments have filed a proposed class action suit against the insurer, alleging Trumbull has been incorrectly calculating some property claim...
J&J Must Face Baby Powder Suit by 24-Year-Old Dying of Cancer
Feb 15 2023 // Johnson & Johnson can no longer use bankruptcy to block a trial in California over claims its baby powder caused the deadly cancer of a 24-year-old man, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. The ruling is the first of its...
Fox News Must Face Smartmatic’s Lawsuit Over Election-Rigging Claims
Feb 15 2023 // A New York state appeals court rejected Fox News’ bid to dismiss a multibillion-dollar defamation lawsuit accusing the network of falsely accusing an electronic voting systems company of helping rig the 2020 U.S....
Lawsuits Pile Up Two Years After Winter Storm Uri
Feb 15 2023 // HOUSTON — When Cherrilyn Nedd left her uncomfortably cold Summerwood home during the February 2021 winter storm to stay with her in-laws — who had a generator — she never expected that she would return to find the...
Families of 2018 Texas School Shooting Settle Suit With Ammo Retailer
Feb 14 2023 // HOUSTON (AP) – The families of those killed and injured in a 2018 Texas high school shooting have settled a lawsuit they had filed against a Tennessee-based online retailer accused of illegally selling ammunition to the...
Clergy Sex Abuse Suits Could Bankrupt Diocese in California
Feb 14 2023 // The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego said it may declare bankruptcy in the coming months as it faces “staggering” legal costs in dealing with some 400 lawsuits alleging priests and others sexually abused...
Ex-Dallas Cowboys Star Files Lawsuit Seeking $100M After Misconduct Claim
Feb 13 2023 // McKINNEY, Texas (AP) – Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver and Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Irvin has filed a defamation lawsuit seeking $100 million in damages, claiming he was falsely accused of misconduct by a...
Lawsuit Seeks Medical Testing After Toxic Train Derailment in Ohio
Feb 13 2023 // EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) – Residents who filed a federal lawsuit in the fiery derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals along the Ohio-Pennsylvania line are seeking to force Norfolk Southern to set up health...
Illinois Man Reaches $91M Settlement in 7-Eleven Crash Suit
Feb 13 2023 // CHICAGO (AP) – A suburban Chicago man whose legs were amputated in 2017 after a car lurched forward into a parking space, pinning him against the front of a 7-Eleven store, reached a $91 million settlement on Monday with...
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...
