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New Jersey Domestic Violence Victim Suing Prosecutor Over Being Named
Aug 19 2021 // A New Jersey woman who killed her abusive ex-fiance can proceed with a lawsuit that claims her rights as a domestic violence victim were violated when a county prosecutor publicly identified her, an appeals court ruled...
Workers at Massachusetts Veterans’ Home at Center of COVID-19 Outbreak Sue
Aug 19 2021 // Employees of the Massachusetts veterans’ home at the center of a devastating COVID-19 outbreak in the spring of 2020 have sued several members of the facility’s former leadership team, alleging they were forced...
UK Court Approves $14 Billion-Plus Class Action Against Mastercard
Aug 19 2021 // A London court on Wednesday approved a 10 billion pound-plus ($14 billion-plus) class action against global payments processor Mastercard that claimants said could entitle 46 million British adults to roughly 300 pounds...
Family of Man Killed During Kenosha, Wisconsin, Protests Sues Police
Aug 19 2021 // The family of one of the two men fatally shot during a demonstration against police violence in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has filed a federal civil lawsuit against local law enforcement, accusing officers of facilitating Kyle...
EEOC Sues Florida Applebee’s Franchise for Race and Sexual Orientation Discrimination
Aug 18 2021 // Neighborhood Restaurant Partners Florida, LLC, doing business as Applebee’s, violated federal law by subjecting an employee to race and sexual orientation discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
Judge Allows Discrimination Lawsuit to Proceed Against University of Idaho
Aug 18 2021 // A federal judge says a discrimination lawsuit filed against the University of Idaho by a UI College of Law professor can move forward. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill rejected a request from the University of Idaho to...
California Judge Tosses School Board Member’s $87M Suit
Aug 18 2021 // A federal judge has thrown out an $87 million lawsuit that a San Francisco school board member filed against the district and her colleagues after they voted to strip her of senior board positions because of tweets that...
New York Let Childhood Sex Abuse Victims Sue; 9,000 Went to Court
Aug 18 2021 // For two years, New York temporarily set aside its usual time limit on civil lawsuits in order to allow victims of childhood sexual abuse to sue churches, hospitals, schools, camps, scout groups and other institutions and...
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Settle Police Dog Attack Suit for $50K
Aug 17 2021 // The Cedar Rapids, Iowa, City Council approved a $50,000 payment to settle a lawsuit brought by a man who said he was unjustly attacked by a city police dog last year. The lawsuit was filed by Howard Cones, who said he was...
NFL Owner Kraft Sued Over South Carolina Paper Mill’s Harmful Pollution
Aug 17 2021 // A South Carolina paper mill, whose foul smell has triggered more than 30,000 complaints, has become one of the dirtiest polluters in the United States since being acquired by an investment group led by Robert Kraft, the...
County in Washington to Settle Suit Over Harassment by Deputy for $72K
Aug 17 2021 // Clark County, Washington, has agreed to pay $72,000 to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed by a man who said an argument with a deputy led to deputies harassing and arresting him over several months. Steven Klug, a...
Court Revives 6,000 Lawsuits Against 3M Over Surgical Device
Aug 17 2021 // A federal appeals court on Monday revived nearly 6,000 lawsuits alleging that a widely used device produced by 3M Co. to keep surgical patients warm caused them to develop infections. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
Seton Hall University Files to Dismiss Player’s Suit Over Knee Injury
Aug 16 2021 // Seton Hall University has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by former star basketball player Myles Powell over a knee injury Powell claims was misdiagnosed by team staff and led to his not being drafted by any...
Takeaways from Our Conversation about Cannabis Product Liability Suits Worth Watching
Aug 16 2021 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv If you ask just about any insurance pro or risk manager to list the top exposures for a company, being sued is likely to be right up there. And if you boiled that down into another list,...
McDonald’s Franchise Settles Workers’ COVID-19 Lawsuit
Aug 13 2021 // A McDonald’s Corp. franchise in Oakland, California, has agreed to take steps to protect workers from COVID-19 to settle a 2020 lawsuit claiming managers gave employees dog diapers and coffee filters to use as face...
Appeals Court Revives Suit Challenging Arkansas ‘Ag-Gag’ Law
Aug 11 2021 // A federal appeals court revived a legal challenge to an Arkansas law that farm organizations have used to shield themselves from undercover investigations by animal rights groups. A three-judge panel of the St. Louis-based...
Texas Auto Recycler Settles Disability Discrimination Suit for $90K
Aug 11 2021 // A Texas-based auto recycler will pay $90,000 to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit, officials said. In addition, K&L Auto Crushers in Tyler will furnish other relief to settle a disability...
Deputies Shot in Ambush File Lawsuit in California Against ‘Ghost Gun’ Kit Maker
Aug 11 2021 // Two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies badly wounded in an ambush shooting last year sued a Nevada company for making the parts for a “ghost gun” used in the attack. The lawsuit alleges Polymer80 Inc....
Family of Man Killed in California by Police Putting Knee to His Neck Sues
Aug 11 2021 // Family members of a Navy veteran who died after a Northern California police officer pressed a knee to his neck for nearly five minutes during a mental health crisis filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Antioch, its...
Suit Accuses Brown University of Failing to Protect Women From Sexual Misconduct
Aug 11 2021 // Brown University has systematically and repeatedly failed to protect women from rape and other sexual misconduct, according to a federal class action lawsuit filed recently by four current and former female students. The...
