Latest Lawsuits Headlines
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New Limits on Lawsuits a Goal for Louisiana Republicans
Dec 27 2019 // After an election season in which conservative Republicans made Louisiana’s high car insurance rates a campaign issue, GOP lawmakers expect efforts to try to limit damages awarded in car wreck lawsuits to be front...
California Man Choked Unconscious Can Sue Police, Court Rules
Dec 27 2019 // A California man can proceed to trial with a lawsuit against a police officer who choked him unconscious at a Las Vegas nightclub, a federal appeals court ruled this week. “It has long been clear that a police...
Former Oregon Officer Sues Officials Claiming Retaliation
Dec 27 2019 // A former Oregon police officer filed a lawsuit saying he faced retaliation within the department for reporting a former police chief struck him with his arm while holding a metal sign, court records said. Joseph Patnode is...
Danske Bank Sued by International Investors over Money Laundering Scandal
Dec 27 2019 // A group of international investors who manage trillions of dollars in assets has filed what it says is the first in a series of lawsuits against Danske Bank in connection with the money laundering scandal engulfing...
Connecticut City to Pay $5M to Settle Lawsuit Over Fatal School Stabbing
Dec 27 2019 // A Connecticut city will pay $5 million to the family of a teenage girl stabbed to death at her high school to settle a lawsuit alleging the district did not properly respond to threats posed by the killer, attorneys for...
Family of California University Student Sues Fraternity, Saying Hazing Led to Death
Dec 24 2019 // The family of a university student who died in 2018 after what they say was a hazing incident has sued a fraternity they claim is responsible for his death. KABC TV reported. The family of Tyler Hilliard said that the...
Must Gift Cards Be Available in Braille to Comply with ADA?
Dec 24 2019 // In this season of giving, nothing says I-waited-until-the-last-minute-and-didn’t-have-time-to-think-seriously-about-what-to-get like a gift card. In both their solid and virtual forms, the cards have become a...
It’s Not Easy Getting Insurers to Defend in Sexual Harassment Cases
Dec 24 2019 // While Harvey Weinstein’s insurers have reportedly agreed to pay $47 million to settle civil suits against the movie producer, most policyholders should prepare for an epic legal battle just to get their insurers to...
United Airlines Settles Sexual Harassment Suit Filed in Texas for $321K
Dec 23 2019 // United Airlines Inc., a Chicago-headquartered international airline operating in over 300 airports across five continents, has agreed to pay $321,000, plus attorney’s fees, to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed...
Missouri Lawsuit: Bank Mismanaged Estate, Lost Artwork by Thomas Hart Benton
Dec 23 2019 // More than 100 pieces of art by the late Kansas City artist Thomas Hart Benton have been lost from an estate mismanaged by UMB Bank, according to a lawsuit filed in probate court by his family. The lawsuit claims UMB Bank...
Cyclist in Oregon Who Sued Over Unsafe Bike Lane Gets $350K Settlement
Dec 23 2019 // A bicyclist hit by a speeding driver near a Portland, Ore. bike lane crossing in front of a freeway on-ramp will receive a $350,000 settlement from the city, state and the motorist. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Bobbi...
Health System in California Pays $575M to Settle Anti-Trust Lawsuit
Dec 23 2019 // One of Northern California’s largest health systems will pay $575 million to settle claims that it used anti-competitive practices to bump up costs for patients, the state’s attorney general said last week,...
Bipartisan Internet Privacy Proposal Calls for User OK to Share Data But Is Mum on Suits
Dec 23 2019 // A top House panel unveiled long-awaited draft privacy legislation that calls for limits on sharing consumers’ information and would allow users to correct their personal data. The draft, which also calls for the...
U.S. Law Firms ‘Hounded’ Relatives of Ethiopian Airlines’ Crash Victims
Dec 23 2019 // Days after the March 10 crash of a Kenya-bound Ethiopian Airlines’ Boeing jet that killed all 157 people on board, strangers began calling or visiting bereaved families, saying they represented U.S. law firms. They...
DuPont Asks Delaware Judge to Toss Chemours Environmental Liabilities Suit
Dec 23 2019 // The DuPont Co. is asking a Delaware judge to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that it massively downplayed the cost of environmental liabilities that Chemours would be saddled with when DuPont spun off its former performance...
Transgender Woman in Oregon Sues Miss United States of America Pageant
Dec 20 2019 // An Oregon transgender woman is suing Miss United States of America pageants, saying its rule that limits competition to “natural born female” is a form of gender discrimination. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports...
Cedar Rapids Proposes $3M Settlement in Suit Over Traffic Camera Ticket Fines
Dec 20 2019 // Thousands of people whose state income tax refunds were withheld to pay Cedar Rapids, Iowa, traffic camera tickets would get refunds under a proposed $3 million lawsuit settlement. The City Council learned on Dec. 17 that...
Reuters Report: Why Big Business Can Count on Courts to Keep Deadly Secrets
Dec 20 2019 // In the dreary archives of a Newark, New Jersey, courthouse, Ronald Motley found a treasure map. It was an evidence log, a detailed inventory of documents and other exhibits that had been used in an injured worker’s...
Independent Insurance Agent Group Rep Calling Attention to Climate Change Dangers
Dec 19 2019 // A representative for an independent insurance agent group in one state has penned an opinion column calling attention to the dangers posed by climate change. “Going forward, our state remains vulnerable to the...
Opioid Distributors Sued by Michigan AG Under Drug Dealer Law
Dec 19 2019 // Michigan on Dec. 17 sued four companies over the deadly painkiller epidemic, becoming what state Attorney General Dana Nessel said is the first state to sue major opioid distributors under a liability law that is typically...
