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SoftBank May Sue Wirecard Accountant EY; EU Probes Germany’s Regulator
Jun 26 2020 // The European Union is investigating Germany’s financial regulator over the collapse of payments company Wirecard in a rare move that heaps embarrassment on Berlin days before it is due to take over the EU’s...
Even With $11 Billion Settlement, Bayer Still Has 30,000 Claims to Roundup
Jun 26 2020 // While Bayer AG said it took a major step toward wrapping up litigation over its Roundup weedkiller with a settlement of almost $11 billion, the company still faces about 30,000 unresolved cancer claims that could cost...
Minnesota AG Sues Exxon, Koch and API over Climate Change ‘Deceptions’
Jun 25 2020 // The state of Minnesota has filed a lawsuit against the American Petroleum Institute, Exxon Mobil Corp. and Koch Industries for what it called a decades-long campaign to deceive the public about climate change. The lawsuit...
Jewish Sleepaway Camp Operators Sue for New York Coronavirus Closures
Jun 25 2020 // A group of Jewish summer camp operators has filed a lawsuit against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for his decision to keep overnight camps closed this summer due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Association of Jewish Camp...
Arizona Man Accused of Selling LSD Sues for Wrongful Arrest
Jun 25 2020 // A Flagstaff, Ariz. man who was wrongfully arrested on suspicion of selling LSD has filed a federal lawsuit against the city, saying police ignored evidence that showed he wasn’t a drug dealer. Tremayne Nez, who is...
Bayer to Settle 100,000 Roundup Weedkiller Cancer Claims for $10.9 Billion
Jun 24 2020 // FRANKFURT/NEW YORK- Bayer AG, after more than a year of talks, agreed to pay as much as $10.9 billion to settle close to 100,000 U.S. lawsuits claiming that its widely-used weedkiller Roundup caused cancer, resolving...
Judge to Schedule Trial in Delaware Day Care Death Lawsuit
Jun 24 2020 // A Delaware couple who filed a wrongful death lawsuit after their infant son died at a home day care center has lost a bid to have a judge rule in their favor without a trial. Carlita and Charles Laws argued that they were...
Synagogue Shooting Victims Sue Smith & Wesson for Negligence
Jun 24 2020 // Firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson Brands Inc. negligently marketed the AR-15 style semiautomatic rifle that was used in a 2019 mass shooting at a California synagogue, victims and survivors claim in a lawsuit. The...
More Than 10,000 People Join Lawsuit Against EasyJet for Massive Data Breach
Jun 24 2020 // EasyJet Plc faces a lawsuit over a data breach disclosed last month that potentially exposed private details of 9 million passengers. More than 10,000 people have joined the suit since it was filed last month, according to...
Minor League Baseball Teams Sue Insurers for Coronavirus Business Income Losses
Jun 24 2020 // Fifteen U.S. minor league baseball teams on Tuesday sued several insurers for not paying out claims for business interruption losses after the cancellation of “much or all” of the league’s season as a...
Guardrail Company Accused of Negligence, Fraud in Missouri Lawsuit
Jun 23 2020 // A Missouri commission is suing a company that makes guardrails, saying its equipment is defective. The Missouri Highways and Transportation Committee, a six-member board that governs the Missouri Department of...
New Trial Ordered in Suit Against Contractor Over Nebraska Library Sprinkler Damage
Jun 23 2020 // Wahoo city officials will get another chance to try to prove a contractor’s negligence after a sprinkler system in their local library burst and caused an estimated $160,000 in damage, the Nebraska Supreme Court...
Cannery Workers in California Forced Into Hotel Quarantine Without Pay, Lawsuit Says
Jun 23 2020 // About 150 seasonal workers hired by a salmon cannery in Alaska are being forced to quarantine without pay at a hotel in Los Angeles after three of them tested positive for the coronavirus, a lawsuit claims. The workers,...
Second Lawsuit Filed Against Oregon Ranch Over Wildfire
Jun 22 2020 // A second lawsuit has been filed against an Oregon ranch accused of causing millions of dollars in damages by negligently igniting a 2018 wildfire. The federal government filed a complaint claiming that J-Spear Ranch of...
Governor Signs Louisiana Bills Shielding Businesses from Virus Lawsuits
Jun 22 2020 // Louisiana businesses are receiving state protection from most lawsuits involving COVID-19 deaths or injuries, after Gov. John Bel Edwards signed into law a package of measures that provides the sweeping liability...
Louisiana Lawmakers Block Bill Allowing Lawsuits Against Officers
Jun 22 2020 // A Louisiana lawmaker’s effort to eliminate police officers’ wide immunity from lawsuits and allow people injured by law enforcement to sue for damages in civil court was shelved by Republicans on a state House...
Florida’s Citizens Accuses Embattled Law Firm, Others of Sham Lawsuits, Racketeering
Jun 22 2020 // Florida’s state-run Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has joined a chorus of insurance companies accusing the Strems Law Firm of lawsuit abuse. Citizens says it has lost millions of dollars due to an alleged scheme...
Southern California Edison Sued Over Oktoberfest Explosions
Jun 19 2020 // A Southern California restaurant owner who was among five injured when an underground transformer exploded during an Oktoberfest celebration last year is suing Southern California Edison. Flames shot into the sky from the...
High Court to Decide Lawsuit Seeking End to Pennsylvania Disaster Order
Jun 19 2020 // Pennsylvania’s highest court on Wednesday granted the Democratic governor’s request and took over a lawsuit by legislative Republicans that could end his pandemic shutdown order. The Supreme Court announced it...
Insurer Counters Income Loss Claims by Arguing Restaurants Operated Takeout Service
Jun 18 2020 // An insurer fighting business income claims from restaurants is arguing in part that there is no coverage because businesses were allowed to provide takeout and delivery service during lockdowns. Society Insurance, based in...
