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Lawsuits, Insurance at Heart of New Mexico Archdiocese’s Bankruptcy Case
Dec 30 2021 // The Archdiocese of Santa Fe’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy efforts have plodded along for three years with no end visible in the case involving more than 400 clergy abuse victims. Lawyers say three years is a comparatively...
Purdue Bankruptcy Judge Extends Sacklers’ Lawsuit Shield Until February
Dec 30 2021 // A bankruptcy judge has extended temporary protections against opioid-related litigation for the Sackler family members who own Purdue Pharma until Feb. 1 after another judge overturned the OxyContin maker’s...
$525K to Settle Las Vegas Suit over Man Who Was Shot While Running Away
Dec 29 2021 // A man who dropped a gun and ran naked from police before being shot by an officer outside a church in 2017 has accepted a $525,000 settlement to end a federal lawsuit against the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department...
Lawsuit Dismissed Against Chicago Blackhawks in Case Involving Former Coach
Dec 29 2021 // A lawsuit filed against the Chicago Blackhawks by a former Michigan high school student who said he was sexually assaulted by ex-assistant coach Brad Aldrich has been dismissed. Susan Loggans, who represents the former...
Family Sues Oil Company After Fatal Louisiana Tank Explosion
Dec 28 2021 // Relatives of a 14-year-old girl who died when an oil storage tank exploded in February have sued the company that operated the tank. The suit against Urban Oil & Gas Group and its insurer was filed in federal court in...
Nebraska Food Company, Insurer Sue for $423K over Spoiled Bacon Shipment
Dec 28 2021 // A Nebraska food company and its insurer want a warehouse company to pay them more then $400,000 because a shipment of bacon was destroyed inside one of its warehouses in Lincoln last year. Omaha food manufacturer Westin...
Neighbors Sue Exxon Over Homes Damaged by Texas Refinery Fire
Dec 28 2021 // Exxon Mobil Corp. said on Monday its Baytown, Texas, refinery continued to operate at reduced rates following a fire on Dec. 23, and the unit involved remained shut down. The company has not yet determined the cause of the...
$100K for Protest Lawsuit Settlement in Oregon Approved
Dec 27 2021 // The City Council in Portland, Oregon, unanimously approved of paying $100,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed against police by a man who said he was pepper sprayed, thrown to the ground and unlawfully arrested during a...
Berkshire’s Candymaker Must Face Worker’s Suit Over Husband’s COVID Death: California Court
Dec 22 2021 // A California candymaker must face a lawsuit by an employee who says she caught COVID-19 at work and gave it to her husband, resulting in his death, a state appeals court held on Tuesday, upholding what appeared to be the...
Indiana Bank Settles Housing Loan Discrimination Suit
Dec 21 2021 // An Indiana-based bank has agreed to direct more housing loans to majority-Black neighborhoods in settling a federal discrimination lawsuit filed by a fair housing organization. Evansville-based Old National Bank faced...
Ohio Car Dealership to Pay $390K over Age Discrimination Suit
Dec 21 2021 // Davis Automotive Group, Inc., doing business as BMW Cleveland, an automobile dealership located in Solon, Ohio, will pay $390,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by...
California Attorney Suing Walmart for Illegal Disposal of Hazardous Waste
Dec 21 2021 // California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a statewide lawsuit against Walmart for the illegal disposal of hazardous waste. Bonta was joined by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control and 12 district...
McDonald’s to Pay Black Store Owner $33.5 Million in Bias Suit
Dec 20 2021 // McDonald’s will pay $33.5 million to a former baseball player who owns multiple franchises to end a lawsuit he brought against the company accusing it of racial discrimination. Herb Washington, who is Black, owned...
Lawsuit Filed in April Custody Death of Northern California Man
Dec 20 2021 // The family of an Oakland man who died after police held him down filed a wrongful death lawsuit Friday, contending officers asphyxiated him during a confrontation that drew protests and comparisons to the death of George...
Two Ex-Maryland Players Reach Settlement to Football Lawsuit
Dec 20 2021 // Two former Maryland football players have each reached $200,000 settlements in lawsuits accusing former coach DJ Durkin of running a program that subjected athletes to an abusive environment. The Maryland Attorney...
Arthur J. Gallagher to Pay $40K to Settle Colorado Religious Discrimination Suit
Dec 20 2021 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. will pay $40,000 to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEOC charged that Arthur J. Gallagher violated federal...
Chicago Blackhawks Settle Lawsuit with Former Player
Dec 17 2021 // The Chicago Blackhawks and a former player who said he was sexually assaulted by an assistant coach have settled a lawsuit that eviscerated the franchise’s once-sterling reputation and shook up the NHL, bringing...
Settlement in Oregon Suit Alleging Deputy Pinned Black Child
Dec 17 2021 // Clackamas County, Oregon has paid $45,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a mother who said one of several sheriff’s deputies held her 12-year-old son to the ground with a knee on his neck. The boy is Black and the...
Judge Rules Dominion Defamation Suit Against Fox News Can Move Forward
Dec 17 2021 // Fox News probably had enough information after the 2020 presidential election to know a conspiracy theory claiming Dominion Voting Systems Inc. rigged the contest was false, a judge said in denying the network’s...
Bayer Faces Billion-Dollar Class Action Suit in Germany Over Monsanto Takeover
Dec 17 2021 // BERLIN – Bayer faces a billion-dollar investor class action lawsuit in Germany over the takeover of U.S. seed manufacturer Monsanto, specialist law firm Tilp Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft said on Wednesday. Tilp said it was...
