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UCLA Settling Gynecologist Sex Abuse Lawsuit for $246M
Feb 9 2022 // The University of California has agreed to pay $246.3 million to settle allegations that hundreds of women were sexually abused by a former UCLA gynecologist, lawyers and the university announced Tuesday. The settlement...
Lawsuit Alleges Negligence in Ohio Jail Inmate’s Diabetes Death
Feb 9 2022 // Corrections and medical officials at an Ohio jail mishandled an inmate with diabetes and their indifference led to his death last year, according to a federal lawsuit. At issue is care received by Chavis Martinez at...
Tesla Expects California Lawsuit Alleging Racial Discrimination, Harassment at Factory
Feb 9 2022 // Tesla Inc. said on Wednesday the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) intends to file a lawsuit against the company alleging systematic racial discrimination and harassment. The lawsuit appears to be...
Judge Dismisses Fired Amazon Worker’s Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination
Feb 9 2022 // A federal judge on Monday sided with Amazon.com Inc. in dismissing a discrimination lawsuit that workplace organizer Christian Smalls had filed against his former employer. U.S. District Judge Rachel Kovner rejected...
Lawsuits by Comedians Say Pandora’s Streaming of Their Material Isn’t Funny
Feb 9 2022 // The estates of Robin Williams and George Carlin sued Sirius XM’s Pandora Media Inc. on Monday, claiming the online music service owes royalties for streaming their material millions of times. Williams and...
3 Firms to Pay $65M to Settle Upstate New York Water Pollution Class Action
Feb 8 2022 // HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A federal judge has approved a $65 million settlement in a class action lawsuit with three companies over chemical contamination of the water supply in an upstate New York village. The Times...
Group of Ohio State Sex Abuse Survivors Appeal Lawsuit Dismissal
Feb 7 2022 // The inappropriate behavior of a long-dead Ohio State team doctor went unrecognized as sexual abuse until only recently and hence a deadline for suing the university over the abuse has not passed, a group of survivors argue...
Jury Awards $50 million to South Carolina Mayor in Defamation Lawsuit
Feb 7 2022 // A jury in South Carolina awarded $50 million in damages to a mayor in a defamation case against a longtime critic. Mayor Sulka The Beaufort County jury decided Thursday that Skip Hoagland has to pay Bluffton Mayor Lisa...
NFL Vows to Improve Minority Hiring Policies, Investigate Tanking Allegations
Feb 7 2022 // National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell told teams Saturday that the league will look to bolster policies meant to encourage hiring of minorities, particularly as head coaches, and he pledged an investigation...
Google Sued by Price Comparison Provider, PriceRunner, for $2.4 Billion
Feb 7 2022 // STOCKHOLM — Swedish price comparison firm PriceRunner said on Monday it was suing Alphabet-owned Google for about 2.1 billion euros ($2.4 billion), the latest firm to take legal action alleging the search giant...
Shares in French Care Homes Company Korian Drop as It Faces Group Lawsuit
Feb 7 2022 // Shares in French care homes company Korian slid lower on Monday after a Paris lawyer said she was preparing a group lawsuit against the company. Lawyer Sarah Saldmann told FranceInfo radio over the weekend that she had...
Reuters Special Report: J&J’s Secret Plan to Limit Payouts to Cancer Claimants
Feb 7 2022 // Johnson & Johnson created a plan last year to limit the financial bleeding from billions of dollars in jury awards to plaintiffs who alleged the company’s Baby Powder and other talc products caused deadly...
Judges Tosses Maryland Family’s Suit Blaming Uber for Driver’s Killing by Passenger
Feb 7 2022 // A federal judge in Baltimore on Thursday dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc. filed by the family of a rideshare driver who was killed by a passenger in 2019. U.S. District Judge Catherine...
Texas Sues Google Over Local Radio Ads for Its Smartphones
Feb 7 2022 // Texas’ attorney general on Jan. 19 sued Google, alleging the company asked local radio DJs to record personal endorsements for smartphones that they hadn’t used or been provided. In the lawsuit filed in...
Pennsylvania Township Reported to Settle Police Shooting Lawsuit for $950K
Feb 4 2022 // ALLENTOWN, Pa. —The family of a New Jersey man shot and killed by a police officer near an eastern Pennsylvania amusement park in 2018 will reportedly receive part of a $950,000 settlement of a federal civil rights...
Geico $4.5M Insurance Fraud Suit Seeks Documents From New York City Mayoral Aide
Feb 4 2022 // New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s chief of staff, Frank Carone, was subpoenaed for documents in a $4.5 million federal civil racketeering lawsuit over alleged fraudulent insurance charges. The subpoena to Carone, who...
Illinois Supreme Court: Privacy Claims Not Barred by Workers’ Comp Act
Feb 4 2022 // The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act (IWCA) does not bar claims for statutory damages under the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), the Illinois Supreme Court unanimously ruled in a Feb. 3...
KPMG Sued for £1.3B in UK Over Allegations Carillion Audits Were Negligent
Feb 4 2022 // KPMG LLP was sued for 1.3 billion pounds ($1.8 billion) by the administrators of defunct UK contractor Carillion Plc. over allegations its audits were negligent and misleading. The UK’s Official Receiver, acting on...
Family of Unresponsive University of Missouri Student Sues Fraternity Over Hazing
Feb 4 2022 // The parents of a Minnesota man allege in a lawsuit that he has been unresponsive and requires constant medical care since being forced to drink a bottle of vodka at a fraternity at the University of Missouri. Daniel...
Chicago Blackhawks Owner Apologizes For Comments on Former Player Who Sued Team
Feb 4 2022 // Chicago Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz apologized Feb. 2 after he angrily rejected any conversation connected to the franchise’s response when a player said he was sexually assaulted by an assistant coach. Wirtz made...
