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Judge Allows Great Smoky Mountains Wildfire Lawsuits to Move Forward
Sep 21 2020 // U.S. park officials have failed to show enough was done to keep the public updated as a deadly wildfire spread from Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2016, a judge ruled. The decision earlier this month by U.S....
The Role Insurance Plays in Civil Rights Settlements Against Law Enforcement
Sep 21 2020 // Municipalities, their insurers and risk pools should be heeding the current public re-examination of police and prosecutorial actions taking place across the country, according to an insurance policyholder attorney who...
Ex-Director Files Whistleblower Suit Against University of New Mexico
Sep 21 2020 // The University of New Mexico retaliated against the director of Africana Studies for demanding that his program be elevated to a department and later removed him when the program got state funding for the change, according...
Agents Warned of ‘Creative’ Attorneys and COVID-19 Lawsuits
Sep 21 2020 // Agents and brokers should be on alert that plaintiffs’ attorneys in COVID-19 related business interruption claims lawsuits may be eyeing them as more cases against insurance companies begin to fail and claimants...
Private Jail Company Sued over Texas Woman’s Death
Sep 18 2020 // The family of a woman who died after being held in an East Texas jail last year has filed a lawsuit against the company that runs the facility, claiming its staff neglected her care and ignored her pleas for help as her...
Kansas City Tenants Awarded $52M in Suit Over ‘Horrendous’ Living Conditions
Sep 18 2020 // Tenants who sued over “horrendous” living conditions at a Kansas City low-income housing development have been awarded $52 million in damages. Jackson County Judge Joel Fehestock found in favor of the tenants,...
Judge OKs $440K Settlement in South Dakota Forced Catheterization Suit
Sep 18 2020 // A federal judge has approved legal settlements totaling $440,000 for people in South Dakota who were subjected to forced catheterizations to check for drug use. U.S. District Judge Roberto Lange ruled in April that police...
Family of Man Killed in 2018 Tower Collapse Sues Missouri State University
Sep 17 2020 // The family of a worker killed in 2018 when a nearly 2,000-foot tall TV tower in southwest Missouri collapsed is suing Missouri State University for wrongful death. The April 19, 2018, tower collapse happened in Fordland,...
Fitness Centers in California Suing State Over Virus Closures
Sep 17 2020 // California fitness centers have filed a lawsuit alleging Gov. Gavin Newsom’s measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus unfairly target the industry and are demanding they be allowed to reopen. The...
What Is the No. 1 Emerging Litigation Risk? ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Says Praedicat
Sep 17 2020 // The top emerging litigation risk identified for the year ahead is PFAS, the so-called “forever chemicals” used in a wide variety of products such as Teflon, Scotchgard, food containers, firefighting foam and...
Lawsuit Claims EPA Has Failed to Enforce Chesapeake Bay Pollution Caps
Sep 16 2020 // The Environmental Protection Agency has failed to ensure that Pennsylvania and New York are doing enough to reduce pollution that flows from farms and cities into the Chesapeake Bay, according to a lawsuit filed on...
Dunkin’ Donuts Parent Settles New York Cyber Attack Lawsuit, Agrees to Pay Fine
Sep 16 2020 // The parent of Dunkin’ Donuts on Tuesday agreed to upgrade its security protocols and pay $650,000 in fines and costs to settle a lawsuit by New York’s attorney general claiming it ignored cyber attacks that...
The Hanover Targets Home-Based Businesses with New Coverage Suite
Sep 16 2020 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has launched a suite of coverages designed to protect homeowners who generate income through home-based businesses or short-term rentals of their properties. The Hanover’s new...
Connecticut Sues Exxon for Allegedly Deceiving Consumers About Climate Change
Sep 15 2020 // Connecticut filed a lawsuit on Monday against oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp for misleading the public over the impacts of climate change, becoming the latest state to target the fossil fuel industry for violating state...
Coronavirus Pandemic Will Have Severe Impact on Social Inflation: Fitch’s Mazzuoli
Sep 15 2020 // Claims inflation for the commercial liability business will increase through 2020, although it was accelerating even before the coronavirus pandemic hit. This trend, known as social inflation, has led the insurance...
Charleston, South Carolina Sues Big Oil Companies Over Climate Change Costs
Sep 15 2020 // Charleston is now the first city in the American South to sue major oil companies in an attempt to hold them accountable for the “daunting” costs of climate change, city officials announced Sept. 9. The 24...
Google’s YouTube Sued for $3 Billion in UK over Use of Children’s Data
Sep 15 2020 // Alphabet Inc.’s Google faces a multibillion-dollar lawsuit in the UK over claims that YouTube routinely breaks privacy laws by tracking children online. The suit, filed on behalf of more than 5 million British...
Illinois Sues E-Cigarette Maker Juice Man
Sep 14 2020 // The Illinois attorney general files suit against e-cigarette maker Juice Man on Sept. 10, alleging deceptive marketing practices aimed at enticing youth. The move follows a similar Illinois complaint filed in December...
Ex-Director Files Whistleblower Suit Against University Of New Mexico
Sep 14 2020 // The University of New Mexico retaliated against the director of Africana Studies for demanding that his program be elevated to a department and later removed him when the program got state funding for the change, according...
Delaware Joins List of States and Localities Suing Big Oil
Sep 14 2020 // Delaware has joined the list of state and local governments that have sued the petroleum industry in an attempt to hold oil producers accountable for costs related to climate change. The attorney general’s office...
