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Oklahoma Housing Agency to Settle Federal Race Discrimination Lawsuit for $75K
Jan 4 2022 // The Justice Department announced that it has obtained a settlement agreement with the Housing Authority of the Town of Lone Wolf, Oklahoma, and two of its former employees to resolve allegations that they violated federal...
Global Re Must Pay Litigation Costs Beyond Policy Limits, Federal Appeals Court Holds
Jan 4 2022 // A federal appeals court has upended case law for reinsurers in New York, declaring that policy limits don’t extend to litigation costs for a property and casualty insurance carrier. In Global Reinsurance Corp. of...
Judges Send Iowa Tyson Workers’ Virus Lawsuit Back to State Court
Jan 4 2022 // A federal appeals court has ruled that Tyson Foods can’t claim it was operating under the direction of the federal government when it tried to keep its processing plants open as the coronavirus spread rapidly within...
Could New Florida Appeals Court Help on Insurance Litigation?
Jan 4 2022 // The Florida Supreme Court’s call for an additional appellate court and six – now seven – new judges in the state has met with mixed reviews, with some attorneys welcoming the idea, while others, including a few...
Investors Demand $2.5B in Possible German Class Action Over Bayer’s Monsanto Deal
Jan 3 2022 // Investors are demanding around 2.2 billion euros ($2.5 billion) from Bayer as part of a possible class action lawsuit in Germany over the takeover of U.S. seed manufacturer Monsanto, law firm Tilp said on Monday. The law...
Ohio Teen’s Suit Says Coaches Made Him Eat Pizza Despite Religion
Jan 3 2022 // An Ohio high school football player who says coaches forced him to eat a pizza covered with pepperoni grease in violation of his religious beliefs is suing his former district and the ousted coaches. The former Canton...
Louisiana Women Sue Over Fatal Salt Mine Collapse
Jan 3 2022 // Two women have sued the operator of a Louisiana salt mine where a roof collapse killed their husbands a year ago. Genee Romero and Alexandra Patin said in nearly identical lawsuits that Cargill Inc. officials and...
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...
