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Vermont Company to Pay $34M in Chemical Contamination Lawsuit
Nov 15 2021 // A chemical company has agreed to pay $34 million to compensate residents of a Vermont town for chemical contamination in groundwater and soil. The ChemFab plant in Bennington, owned by Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics,...
Judge Dismisses Lawsuits Over Sex Abuse by Ohio State Doctor
Nov 15 2021 // A federal judge has dismissed more of the unsettled lawsuits filed by men who say Ohio State University failed to stop sexual abuse decades ago by now-deceased team doctor Richard Strauss. U.S. District Court Judge Michael...
The Pittsburgh Penguins Settle Suit Over Ex-Minors Coach Accused of Assault
Nov 12 2021 // The Pittsburgh Penguins have settled a federal lawsuit filed by a former minor league assistant and his wife, who accused the team of negligently retaining a coach who sexually assaulted and harassed her and then...
‘Rust’ Crew Member Sues Alec Baldwin, Others in California over Shooting
Nov 12 2021 // The head of lighting on the film “Rust” filed a lawsuit Wednesday over Alec Baldwin’s fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of the Western, alleging negligence that...
KPMG Sued for $600M Over Role in Insolvency of Dubai Private Equity Firm Abraaj
Nov 12 2021 // KPMG LLP was sued for at least $600 million over its role in the insolvency of Dubai private-equity firm Abraaj Group, the latest in a string of complaints of sloppy auditing made against the Big Four firm. The claimants,...
Judge Approves $625 Million Settlement in Flint, Michigan Water Litigation
Nov 12 2021 // A judge approved a $626 million deal to settle lawsuits filed by Flint residents who found their tap water contaminated by lead following disastrous decisions to switch the city’s water source and a failure to...
Federal Appeals Court Dumps Class Action Suit Over Bombay Gin Ingredient
Nov 10 2021 // Those who enjoy a cocktail may have little idea that Bombay Sapphire Gin is flavored with something known as “grains of paradise,” a peppery African spice with notes of cardamom and ginger. When a South Florida...
Ye’s Yeezy Paying $950K to Settle California Slow-Shipping Lawsuit
Nov 10 2021 // Rapper and fashion mogul Ye’s high-end clothing company Yeezy agreed to pay $950,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by four California district attorneys over slow shipping to customers. The suit brought last month by...
Parents in California Sue After Getting Another Couple’s Embryo
Nov 10 2021 // Two California couples gave birth to each others’ babies after a mix-up at a fertility clinic and spent months raising children that weren’t theirs before swapping the infants, according to a lawsuit filed in...
Google Data Privacy Suit Dismissed After Top UK Court Rules Against Class Action
Nov 10 2021 // Google won its bid to dismiss a data privacy lawsuit filed on behalf of millions of iPhone users, after the UK’s top court said the tech giant couldn’t be served with a class action suit. The case, which sought...
Minnesota Payroll Services Company to Pay $95,000 Over Disability Discrimination Suit
Nov 10 2021 // Employer Solutions Group, LLC, a payroll services company operating in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, has agreed to pay $95,000 to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
Lawsuit: Vaccination Statuses of Workers in Hawaii Disclosed
Nov 9 2021 // A lawsuit alleges that Hawaii officials unlawfully disclosed the COVID-19 vaccination statuses of nearly 300 Department of Public Safety employees. The Hawaii Government Employees Association and the United Public Workers...
US Court Rejects Israeli Firm’s Immunity From Facebook Suit Over Malware
Nov 9 2021 // A U.S. appeals court said Facebook can pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel’s NSO Group of exploiting a bug in its WhatsApp messaging app to install malware allowing the surveillance of 1,400 people, including...
Greenpeace Germany Sues Volkswagen, Demands Tougher Climate Measures
Nov 9 2021 // Environmental activist Clara Mayer and the heads of Greenpeace Germany have sued Volkswagen in German court, the NGO said on Tuesday, accusing the automaker of failing to do its part to combat climate change. The claimants...
Federal Court in Tenn. Dismisses Another COVID Coverage Suit
Nov 9 2021 // Another federal court has dismissed a COVID-19 virus-coverage lawsuit brought by a company that had its business-interruption claim denied by its insurance carrier. In Agilitas USA vs. Hartford Fire Insurance Co., the U.S....
Two Investigations Launched, Lawsuit Filed in Houston Music Festival Stampede
Nov 8 2021 // At least two investigations and one civil lawsuit were underway on Sunday into the deadly stampede during rap star Travis Scott’s Astroworld music festival that killed at least eight people and injured dozens in...
EagleView and Verisk Agree to End Litigation; EagleView’s Patents Affirmed
Nov 8 2021 // Insurance technology firms EagleView and Verisk have patched up their differences and are vowing to move ahead “enabling joint innovation.” The companies’ accord comes two years after aerial imaging firm...
Boeing Directors Reach $237.5M Settlement of Shareholders’ 737 MAX Safety Lawsuit
Nov 8 2021 // Boeing Co. current and former company directors have reached a $237.5 million proposed settlement with shareholders to settle a lawsuit over the board’s safety oversight of the 737 MAX aircraft, documents released on...
SolarWinds Investors Suit Alleges Board Knew About Cyber Risks
Nov 8 2021 // SolarWinds Corp. investors have sued the software company’s directors, alleging they knew about and failed to monitor cybersecurity risks to the company ahead of a breach that created a vulnerability in thousands of...
Insurers Deny Surfside Claims, Sue Engineering Firm; Firm Counter-sues
Nov 4 2021 // Dueling lawsuits have been added to the growing amount of litigation arising from the collapse of the Champlain Towers condominium building in Surfside, Florida, but the latest suits could have a significant impact on...
