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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...
Injured Kentucky Candle Factory Workers File Suit Against Company
Dec 17 2021 // Workers who were injured at a candle factory that was demolished by a tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky, have filed suit against the manufacturer, alleging that managers had threatened to fire employees who wanted to leave...
Firms Sue to Overturn New York Law Allowing Lawsuits Against Gun Industry
Dec 17 2021 // A group of gun manufacturers, distributors and retailers on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a New York law that allows the state and people affected by gun violence to sue the industry. The...
Michigan School District Faces Two $100 Million Suits After Shootings
Dec 16 2021 // The parents of a 17-year-old girl who was shot in the neck at Oxford High School during a mass shooting that left four students dead filed a pair of lawsuits seeking $100 million each against a Michigan school district,...
Family of Woman Who Died in Las Vegas Fire Suing Alarm Maintenance Companies
Dec 16 2021 // The family of a woman who died in a Las Vegas fire two years ago has filed a lawsuit against the companies that maintained the building’s fire alarm system. Six people died in the December 2019 blaze at the Alpine...
Texas Jury Awards $301B Settlement in Suit Against Bar
Dec 15 2021 // A Texas jury has awarded a largely symbolic settlement of more than $301 billion in a lawsuit against a Corpus Christi bar brought by the family of a woman and her 16-year-old granddaughter who were killed in a car crash...
Firefighter in Utah Suspended for Medical Cannabis Suing
Dec 15 2021 // A Utah firefighter who uses medical marijuana for chronic back pain has sued the city of Ogden, saying he was unlawfully suspended from duty for refusing to surrender his prescription card. Levi Coleman said in a November...
Suit Filed Over Inmate Death in Vermont Alleges Racism and Negligence
Dec 15 2021 // The estate of a Black man who died in custody at a Vermont prison is suing, alleging racism and negligence. The lawsuit, reported by VTDigger, was filed this week in Washington County Superior Court, alleging that the...
Regulators to Investigate Claims Against Central Maine Power Parent in Suit
Dec 15 2021 // Maine utility regulators will investigate allegations raised in a lawsuit against the parent company of Central Maine Power. The investigation by the Maine Public Utilities Commission will focus on whether Avangrid’s...
Lawsuit Says Elevator That Killed Teen in Atlanta High-Rise Wasn’t Properly Inspected
Dec 15 2021 // The mother of a young football player who became trapped in the elevator of an Atlanta high-rise and was crushed to death is suing several property and elevator companies. In a lawsuit filed Thursday, Jessica Moore says...
Ex-Deputy, Sheriff in South Carolina Face Second Lawsuit Over Excessive Force
Dec 15 2021 // A sheriff and a fired deputy in South Carolina are facing a second lawsuit over the officer’s conduct during an arrest. The lawsuit said ex-Kershaw County deputy Johnathan Goldsmith threw the man against a car and...
High Court Won’t Hear Mississippi Lawsuit Over Talcum Powder
Dec 15 2021 // The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a request by Johnson & Johnson to halt a Mississippi lawsuit over its talcum powder products. As is typical, the high court did not say anything in turning away the case, which...
Supreme Court Turns Away J&J’s Bid to Avoid State’s Talc Warning Lawsuit
Dec 13 2021 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by Johnson & Johnson to throw out a lawsuit brought by the state of Mississippi over allegations that the company failed to inform residents that its talc-based...
In Big Florida Ponzi Scheme Fallout, Security National Sues Firm’s Lawyers
Dec 13 2021 // Finger-pointing in one of the largest Ponzi schemes to hit Florida has spilled over into the legal and insurance industries. Security National Insurance Co. has filed suit against a Miami law firm, alleging the lawyers...
