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Georgia Gov Sues Atlanta Over Mask Enforcement
Jul 20 2020 // Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is suing Atlanta’s mayor and city council to block the city from enforcing its mandate to wear a mask in public and other rules related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kemp and Georgia Attorney...
Louisiana Governor Approves New Limits on Car Accident Lawsuits
Jul 20 2020 // Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed the business lobby’s main priority of the last election cycle into law, changes to Louisiana’s civil litigation rules aimed at lessening the money people can win against...
Whole Foods Sued Over Disciplining Workers Wearing Black Lives Matter Face Masks
Jul 20 2020 // Whole Foods Market was sued on Monday by employees who accused the upscale grocery chain of punishing workers who wear “Black Lives Matter” face masks on the job. The 14 plaintiffs in the proposed nationwide...
Harassment Lawsuit Against Wynn Resorts in Vegas Dismissed
Jul 20 2020 // A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by nine women who alleged they were sexually harassed by former casino mogul Steve Wynn. The women, manicurists and makeup artists in a salon at the Wynn Las Vegas, were...
Oakland Pay $32.7M to Settle Deadly Warehouse Fire Lawsuits
Jul 20 2020 // Oakland will pay $32.7 million to settle lawsuits filed over a 2016 fire at an illegally converted warehouse dubbed the Ghost Ship that killed 36 people, the city announced Thursday. The City Council authorized settlements...
Mintz Adds Five to Insurance and Reinsurance Practice in Washington D.C., New York
Jul 20 2020 // Law firm Mintz has added a group of five practitioners to its Insurance and Reinsurance Practice. Deirdre G. Johnson, Paul W. Kalish, Suman Chakraborty and Ellen MacDonald Farrell joined as members, and Elaine Panagakos...
Jargon-Filled Insurance Policies Lead to Confusion, Costly Lawsuits
Jul 20 2020 // As COVID-19 began forcing shutdowns across the nation, small-business owners looked to their insurance policies. Were they covered? Not surprisingly, the policy language caused more than a little confusion. The debate over...
California Labor Commissioner Sues Gig Car Wash for Misclassifying Workers
Jul 20 2020 // The Labor Commissioner’s Office has filed a lawsuit against a gig-economy car wash company in Southern California for violating labor laws by misclassifying employees as independent contractors. Mobile Wash Inc. of...
Colorado Files Suit Against Juul for Marketing to Minors
Jul 20 2020 // Colorado has filed a lawsuit against an e-cigarette manufacturer saying the company marketed products to children and downplayed health risks. The lawsuit filed in Denver District Court in early July says Juul Labs Inc....
Lloyd’s Underwriters Sue Indiana Archdiocese Over Liability Insurance Response
Jul 17 2020 // An insurance company is suing the Indianapolis archdiocese, alleging that it failed to disclose allegations of child sexual abuse by a Catholic priest when it applied for liability insurance. Underwriters for Lloyd’s...
Investors Sue Deutsche Bank, Executives Over Compliance Fine Linked to Epstein
Jul 17 2020 // FRANKFURT/NEW YORK— Investors are suing Deutsche Bank and its CEO Christian Sewing, alleging the bank made false and misleading statements before it agreed to pay a $150 million fine for compliance failures linked to...
Houston Firm to Pay $35K to Settle Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Jul 17 2020 // Houston-based Brock Services LLC, part of the Brock Group, will pay $35,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit, federal officials say. In its lawsuit, the U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...
West Virginia Sued Over Non-Compliance of Coal Reclamation Fund
Jul 17 2020 // Environmental groups have sued the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection over what they say is the agency’s failure to adhere to federal reporting requirements for a coal mine reclamation fund. The...
Floyd Family Sues City of Minneapolis, Officers Charged in his Death
Jul 16 2020 // George Floyd’s family filed a lawsuit on July 15 against the city of Minneapolis and the four police officers charged in his death, alleging the officers violated Floyd’s rights when they restrained him and...
Texas CBS Affiliate to Settle Female Reporter’s Age Suit for $215K
Jul 16 2020 // A CBS broadcast affiliate in Texas will pay $215,000 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by a female reporter, federal authorities say. CBS Stations Group of Texas also will furnish significant equitable relief...
Houston Rockets Becomes First NBA Team to Sue Insurer Over Denied Covid-19 Claims
Jul 16 2020 // The Houston Rockets and billionaire owner Tilman Fertitta are suing their insurer for denying the National Basketball Association team’s bid to tap its business-interruption insurance policy over revenue losses from...
Warning of ‘Trivial’ Suits, Judge Dismisses Cruise Passengers’ COVID-19 Claims
Jul 16 2020 // A federal judge dismissed lawsuits by Grand Princess cruise ship passengers who sued for emotional distress caused by their fear of exposure to COVID-19, saying that allowing their cases to proceed would “lead to a...
Molokai Homeowners Sue Maui Over Vacation Rental Permits
Jul 15 2020 // A vacation rental association and four homeowners have filed a federal lawsuit against the county of Maui claiming their rights have been violated by restrictions placed on short-term vacation rentals on the Hawaiian...
Anglo-Australian Miner BHP Faces $6.3B Lawsuit in UK over 2015 Brazil Dam Disaster
Jul 15 2020 // More than 200,000 Brazilian people and groups will next week kick off a 5 billion-pound ($6.3 billion) lawsuit against Anglo-Australian miner BHP in Britain over a 2015 dam failure that led to Brazil’s worst...
Massachusetts Sues Uber, Lyft to Classify Drivers as Employees
Jul 15 2020 // Massachusetts on Tuesday followed California in suing Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc. over allegedly misclassifying their drivers as independent contractors instead of employees entitled to extensive benefits. The...
