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U.S. Supreme Court Rebuffs Dispute Over Nursing Home COVID Suits
Nov 22 2022 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear California nursing home operator Glenhaven Healthcare’s bid to avoid a lawsuit filed in state court over the COVID-19 death of a resident, turning away the...
NBA Champion Golden State Warriors Are Sued Over FTX Collapse
Nov 22 2022 // The Golden State Warriors were sued on Monday by an FTX customer who accused the reigning National Basketball Association champions of fraudulently promoting the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange. Elliott Lam, a...
Aircraft Lessors Sue Insurers for $6.5 Billion Over Planes Trapped in Russia
Nov 22 2022 // Aircraft leasing firms are suing dozens of insurers for around $6.5 billion in a string of lawsuits over the loss of hundreds of aircraft stuck in Russia since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. More than 400 leased...
Chicago Suburb to Pay $10M to Settle Hit-and-Run Lawsuit
Nov 21 2022 // OAK LAWN, Ill. (AP) – A Chicago suburb will pay $10 million to settle a lawsuit stemming from a 2019 hit-and-run crash in which the village’s then-manager struck and critically injured a pedestrian with his...
Louisiana Town Amends March Ordinance, Settles Suit With Protest Group
Nov 21 2022 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A southeast Louisiana town has eased its requirement that a $10,000 bond be posted by groups wanting to stage protest marches, and it settled a lawsuit with community activists who said the requirement...
Pay Gap at Nike Persisted After Changes, Lawsuit Alleges
Nov 21 2022 // Female employees at Nike Inc. who came on board before the company revamped its hiring practices were still subject to pay gaps that totaled at least $11,000 annually compared with male employees, plaintiffs in a lawsuit...
Insuring Cannabis Summit 2022: Capacity, Rates, Lawsuits and More
Nov 21 2022 // Cannabis insurance is a complex and developing space, and ample proof of that assertion was provided at a two-day event in October focused solely on the topic. Issues like capacity, rates, lines of insurance, lawsuits, and...
Lawsuit Accuses Largest U.S. Meat Producers of Wage Fixing
Nov 18 2022 // Three meat plant workers have filed a federal lawsuit accusing 11 of the United States’ largest beef and pork producers of conspiring to depress wages and benefits. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Denver on...
Coach in California Convicted of Sexual Assault of Teen Players, Lawsuit Pending
Nov 18 2022 // A Southern California water polo coach was convicted Wednesday of sexually assaulting teenage girls during underwater training sessions while he claimed to be preparing them for competition, prosecutors said. Jurors...
California Paper Plant to Pay $385K Settlement Over Race Harassment Lawsuit
Nov 18 2022 // Paper manufacturers Packaging Corporation of America Central California Corrugated, LLC. (PCA) and Schwarz Partners LP will pay $385,000 and implement preventative measures to settle a racial harassment lawsuit seeking...
Florida Judge Dismisses NFL Kicker Josh Lambo’s Lawsuit Against Jaguars, For Now
Nov 18 2022 // A judge has dismissed NFL kicker Josh Lambo’s lawsuit against the Jacksonville Jaguars in which Lambo sought back pay and damages for emotional distress caused by former head coach Urban Meyer. Judge Gilbert Feltel...
‘Wave’ of Lawsuits Over FTX Expected, but Investors Will Face Legal Hurdles
Nov 18 2022 // A lawsuit by FTX account holders in the United States is likely the first of many that will be brought over billions of dollars in losses on the cryptocurrency exchange, though the cases will face obstacles including...
Florida Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of 16 Auto-Glass AOB Suits vs. Progressive
Nov 18 2022 // A Florida appeals court has upheld the dismissal of no fewer than 16 auto glass assignment-of-benefits lawsuits against Progressive Insurance companies, perhaps putting an exclamation point on the enforceability of...
Walmart Offers to Pay $3.1B to Settle Opioid Lawsuits
Nov 17 2022 // Walmart proposed a $3.1 billion legal settlement on Tuesday over the toll of powerful prescription opioids sold at its pharmacies, becoming the latest major drug industry player to promise major support to state, local and...
Lawsuit in Idaho Settled over Antiquated Law
Nov 16 2022 // People who were convicted of having oral or anal sex under an antiquated Idaho law will be allowed to be removed from the state’s sex offender list, according to a settlement Idaho has reached to resolve a...
FTX’s Bankman-Fried, Celebrity Promoters Sued by Crypto Investors
Nov 16 2022 // U.S. crypto investors sued FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and several celebrities who promoted his exchange including comedian Larry David, alleging they engaged in deceptive practices to sell FTX yield-bearing digital...
Lawsuit: 2 Wyoming Mental Patients Dead, Procedures Ignored
Nov 16 2022 // Two Wyoming State Hospital patients died while staff at the mental health institution failed to follow procedures in a series of choking, neglect and medication error incidents over the past four months, a lawsuit...
District’s AG Sues Commanders’ Snyder, NFL, Goodell Alleging They Deceived Fans
Nov 16 2022 // Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell were sued by the District of Columbia on Thursday, accused of colluding to deceive fans by lying about an inquiry into “sexual misconduct and...
Florida Citizens Revises Ian Loss Estimate to $3.8B, Including Litigation Expenses
Nov 15 2022 // Direct losses, litigation and other expenses from Hurricane Ian will reach $3.8 billion for Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp., but that’s still below the threshold that would trigger an assessment on...
PennDOT Faces Wrongful Death Suit Over Open Ditch Hit by Motorcyclist
Nov 15 2022 // Pennsylvania’s transportation agency dug a ditch and didn’t tell anyone, and it cost a motorcyclist her life, the victim’s family says in a new civil lawsuit. Leslie Gingrich, a mother of three who was...
