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New Mexico Archdiocese Sues Insurers Over Sexual Abuse Coverage
Feb 28 2022 // One of the oldest Roman Catholic dioceses in the U.S. is suing four insurance companies over claims that they haven’t fulfilled contracts to provide liability coverage for sexual abuse complaints. The Archdiocese of...
Ohio Supreme Court Hears Lawsuit Over Company’s COVID Losses
Feb 28 2022 // An Ohio business says its insurance company must compensate it for financial losses suffered during a pandemic-related shutdown. The insurance company refused to pay, saying its policy didn’t cover such losses. The...
Palin Wants New Trial With Different Judge in New York Times Defamation Lawsuit
Feb 25 2022 // A Manhattan judge said Wednesday that lawyers for Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin are seeking a new trial on her defamation claims against The New York Times, along with his removal from the case. U.S. District Judge Jed S....
Judge: Depositions Can Begin Against Houston Texans Quarterback Facing Assault Suits
Feb 25 2022 // A judge has declined efforts by attorneys for Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson to delay all his depositions in connection with lawsuits filed by 22 women who have accused him of sexual assault and...
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed in Kentucky Fatal Police Shooting
Feb 25 2022 // A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against a northern Kentucky police department after two officers fatally shot an armed man during a traffic stop. The family of Randall Lockaby, 57, of Manchester filed suit last...
Dallas Firefighters File $100M Suit For Apartment Gas Explosion Injuries
Feb 24 2022 // Three Dallas firefighters severely injured from an apartment natural gas explosion are suing the apartment complex owner and the building’s gas supplier for $100,000,000. According to a lawsuit filed in Dallas County...
Wisconsin Assembly Passes Bill Protecting Gun Makers From Lawsuits
Feb 24 2022 // The Wisconsin Assembly passed a Republican-authored bill that would limit gun and ammunition manufacturers’ legal liability, a move that could protect them from big payouts following a mass shooting. Under the bill,...
Tesla’s Many Dockets of Litigation Keep Lawyers and Judges Busy
Feb 24 2022 // Elon Musk generates a near-constant barrage of news headlines because of his tweets. It’s a lot to keep up with. Last week, he posted a Hitler meme, only to delete it hours later. On Wednesday, Musk claimed...
Eye Care Network Settles $67K Disability Discrimination Suit
Feb 24 2022 // Blue Sky Vision, L.L.C., a management services organization that provides support to eye care providers, will pay $67,590 and provide other relief to settle a federal disability-discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S....
Accuser Seeks Trump’s DNA, Not Deposition, in Defamation Suit
Feb 24 2022 // A lawyer for a woman who accused former President Donald Trump of raping her in the mid-1990s and then filed a defamation lawsuit against him said o Tuesday that she will not seek to depose Trump prior to trial because it...
Couple’s Family Sues Over Fatal Montana Amtrak Derailment
Feb 23 2022 // The family of a couple who were on a trip celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary when they died in an Amtrak train derailment in Montana has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Amtrak and BSNF Railway, which owns...
ESG Litigation Over Social Issues Is Poised to Rise
Feb 23 2022 // Climate-related lawsuits like those filed against energy companies Exxon Mobil Corp., Shell Plc and PG&E Corp. have dominated ESG litigation in recent years. But there are signs an increase in cases extending beyond...
Virginia Lawsuit Blames Amazon Demands on Delivery Drivers for Crash
Feb 23 2022 // A North Carolina motorcyclist who lost a leg after a collision with an Amazon delivery truck has filed a lawsuit arguing that unrealistic expectations for the tech giant’s delivery drivers have led to...
U.S. Soccer to Pay $24 Million to End Women’s Equal-Pay Suit
Feb 22 2022 // U.S. Soccer has reached a $24 million agreement with the women’s national team to settle allegations that females were paid less than their male counterparts. The deal, announced Tuesday in a joint statement, would...
Lawsuit: Faulty Equipment Killed California Firefighters
Feb 22 2022 // The families of two California firefighters killed in a 2020 blaze are suing several makers of life-saving equipment for negligence, alleging the devices were defective and caused their loved ones’ deaths, the...
Meta’s Facebook to Pay $90 Million to Settle Privacy Lawsuit Over User Tracking
Feb 22 2022 // Facebook agreed to pay $90 million to settle a decade-old privacy lawsuit accusing it of tracking users’ internet activity even after they logged out of the social media website. A proposed preliminary settlement was...
Jury Sides With Dubuque, Iowa Firefighter in Harassment Lawsuit
Feb 22 2022 // A Dubuque firefighter who sued the city for sexual harassment and gender discrimination has been awarded $575,000 in damages. Jami Boss sued the city of Dubuque and Fire Chief Rick Steines in September 2020. She contended...
Massachusetts Firefighters With Cancer Sue Companies Over ‘Forever Chemicals’
Feb 18 2022 // Fifteen retired and active-duty firefighters from Massachusetts say in a federal lawsuit filed against two dozen companies that so-called forever chemicals in their gear and in firefighting foam manufactured by the...
Family of Oregon Man Whose Car Crashed off Bridge into River Sues
Feb 18 2022 // The family of a Portland, Oregon, man whose car slid off the Glenn Jackson Bridge and plunged into the Columbia River during a winter storm is suing the Oregon Department of Transportation for $12 million. A crash...
Tesla Sued Over Suspension System in Fatal Florida Crash
Feb 18 2022 // Tesla Inc. has been sued over an alleged suspension failure in a crash that killed the driver and a passenger in Florida last year and sparked a federal probe. The 2021 Model 3 vehicle had a “defective and...
