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Families of 2 Killed in Louisiana Barge Crash Sue Vessel Owners
Feb 12 2020 // Families of two crew members killed in a barge collision on the Mississippi River have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the boats’ owners, saying the vessels weren’t seaworthy and the crash could have...
Lawsuit Filed in Federal Court in Delaware Against Shipping Firm for Damaged Jetty
Feb 12 2020 // Federal authorities have filed a lawsuit seeking judgment against an Italian shipping line for damage allegedly caused by one of its ships to a jetty along the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. The lawsuit filed Thursday in...
$100M Suit Filed Against 22 Florida Hotels for Allegedly Allowing Sex Trafficking
Feb 12 2020 // Two Florida women who were victims of sex trafficking have sued almost two dozen hotels where they were forced to have sex, claiming the businesses did nothing to stop the illegal activity. At the hotels around the...
Court Revives Lawsuit Over Runaway Golf Cart Injury in New Jersey
Feb 11 2020 // A state appeals court on Friday revived a lawsuit by a golfer who suffered a serious leg injury when he was hit by a cart driven by another golfer. Thomas McKeown claimed Philip Capavanni shouldn’t have let his...
Arkansas Health System Sued for Age Discrimination
Feb 10 2020 // White River Health System Inc., a provider of health care services throughout North Central Arkansas, has been sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for age discrimination. In a lawsuit filed on...
Virginia Tech Student Sues After Hazing Suspension
Feb 10 2020 // A former Virginia Tech student is suing the university after he was accused of overseeing a ceremony that violated the school’s hazing policy. Darrien Brown alleges the university denied him due process when...
California State University to Pay $240K to Settle Pro-Life Lawsuit
Feb 10 2020 // The California State University system and Cal State San Marcos agreed to pay $240,000 to settle a lawsuit challenging their refusal to use student fees to fund a pro-life speaker on campus, according to a newspaper report...
Female Firefighter in Oregon Files Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
Feb 7 2020 // A woman who fought fires for Atira Systems GST of Oregon is suing for gender discrimination, saying she was forced to share a hotel room with male colleagues, according to court documents. Michelle LaPage, who is...
Brazil Gives Tobacco Firms Deadline for Replying to Smoking Damages Lawsuit
Feb 7 2020 // The world’s largest cigarette makers, British American Tobacco Plc and Philip Morris International, will have until early March to defend themselves in a lawsuit in Brazil over compensation for tobacco-related...
Student Sues Virginia Military Institute Over Alleged Hazing
Feb 7 2020 // A former Virginia Military Institute student is suing the school, alleging he was waterboarded, assaulted and forced to wrestle another student while partially clothed. The lawsuit says the incident prompted the student to...
Arkansas Restaurant to Pay $300K to Settle Federal Sex Harassment Lawsuit
Feb 7 2020 // Pei Wei Asian Diner LLC, doing business as Pei Wei Fresh Kitchen in Little Rock, Arkansas, will pay $300,000 to former employees as part of a settlement of a sexual harassment and constructive discharge lawsuit. The U.S....
Daughter of Duck Boat Victim Slams Missouri Tort Reform Bill
Feb 7 2020 // Speaking before a Missouri legislative panel, a woman whose father was among the 17 people who died after a tourist duck boat sank in a Missouri lake condemned a bill that would limit when companies can be sued over...
Daughter of Worked Killed in Texas Oil Well Blast Sues Chesapeake Energy, Other Firms
Feb 6 2020 // Chesapeake Energy Corp. and three oilfield service firms were sued by the daughter of a worker who suffered fatal injuries when a Texas oil well exploded in flames in late January. The wrongful death suit seeks at least $1...
Father Sues Oregon Wedding Venue over Daughter’s Death
Feb 6 2020 // A man whose daughter died after she jumped or fell from a moving car is suing an Oregon wedding venue for overserving alcohol to the woman’s mother, who was driving at the time of the incident, according to a lawsuit...
Connecticut School Sued by Former Student Over Sexual Abuse
Feb 6 2020 // A former student at a private boarding school for girls in Connecticut says in a federal lawsuit that the school was negligent for allowing a former faculty member to sexually abuse her. The suit filed Tuesday alleges the...
North Carolina Woman Seeks $15M in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against NAACP
Feb 6 2020 // A woman who repeatedly told the national NAACP that her supervisor in the North Carolina conference had sexually harassed her is suing the national group and her former boss. Jazmyne Childs is seeking at least $15 million...
Montana Sues Drug Distributors Over Opioid Shipments
Feb 5 2020 // Montana has filed a lawsuit against the two leading drug distributors in the state, saying they failed to monitor and report excessive opioid shipments to Montana pharmacies, worsening the opioid epidemic. Attorney General...
Family of Man Who Died of Flu in Oregon Prison Sues for $15M
Feb 4 2020 // A $15 million lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died at the Oregon State Penitentiary accuses prison staff of failing to treat the 54-year-old inmate for flu and then covering up his flu-related death. The Statesman...
Apple, Broadcom Must Fork over $1.1B to Caltech in Patent Lawsuit
Feb 3 2020 // A federal jury has decided that Apple Inc. and Broadcom Inc. must pay $1.1 billion to the California Institute of Technology for infringing on patents. Apple was on the hook for nearly $838 million of the damages awarded...
San Antonio Hotel Sued After Glass Bottle Falls on 2-Year-Old
Jan 31 2020 // A mother who says her 2-year-old son was seriously injured when a glass ketchup bottle fell on his head from a fifth-floor balcony of a San Antonio hotel is suing the establishment for at least $1 million. Cassandra DeLa...
