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Las Vegas Shooting Victim’s Parents Sue Gunmakers Over Guns Altered by Bump-Stocks
Jul 8 2019 // The parents of one of the 58 people slain in a 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting sued the makers and sellers of the assault-style rifles used in the attack, saying they knew the weapons could be jury-rigged to work similarly to...
Boeing Offers $100 Million, Beyond Lawsuits, to 737 Max Crash Victims
Jul 7 2019 // JULY 3, 2019 — Boeing Co. is offering $100 million to support the families of victims and others affected by two crashes of its 737 Max jetliner, which killed 346 people and have led to scores of lawsuits. The money will...
West Virginia Fraternity Sued Over Brain Damage to Student
Jul 3 2019 // A lawsuit says a former West Virginia University student has permanent brain damage because his fraternity brothers didn’t help him after he fell down the stairs at a party, instead ridiculing his unconscious body...
Michigan Hospital to Pay $74.4K to Settle Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
Jul 2 2019 // A hospital in Michigan will pay more than $74,000 to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by federal officials. Memorial Healthcare, which operates a hospital in Owosso, Mich., will pay $74,418 and furnish other...
HP Enterprise Gender Pay Gap Lawsuit in California Making Headway
Jul 2 2019 // Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. isn’t poised to win a quick escape from a class-action lawsuit accusing it of paying female employees less than their male counterparts. A California state court judge said in a...
Paying Gig Workers Emerges as ‘Getaround’ Tactic to Defeat Employee Lawsuits
Jul 2 2019 // The perennial issue in the gig economy is whether workers should be classified as employees. Uber Technologies Inc., Lyft Inc. and other companies that rely on contract work have dealt with this question in a number of...
Motel 6 Settles Another Class Action Over Giving Guest Lists to Immigration Agents
Jul 1 2019 // Motel 6 has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over claims the budget chain routinely provided guest lists from properties in Arizona to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, court...
Vermont Sues DuPont, 3M, Others Over Chemical Pollutants
Jul 1 2019 // Vermont announced Thursday that it’s filed lawsuits against DuPont, 3M and other chemical companies for damages it says was caused to groundwater, drinking water and other natural resources by the contamination of a...
Chemours Suit Claims DuPont’s Clean-Up Liability Estimates ‘Spectacularly Wrong’
Jul 1 2019 // Chemours Co. claims its former parent DuPont Inc.’s estimates on liabilities the spun-off company should cover were “spectacularly wrong” and wants a judge to block the chemical maker’s requests for...
Suit Alleges Dangerous Conditions Caused Death at Atlanta Braves Stadium
Jul 1 2019 // The widow of a beer tap inventor who died inside a walk-in cooler at the Atlanta Braves’ stadium is blaming a faulty door mechanism and lethal carbon dioxide leaks. Angela Keeling made the allegations in a wrongful...
Idaho Crop Insurance Company Will Pay $3.48M in Lawsuit
Jul 1 2019 // A crop insurance company has agreed to pay a southwestern Idaho farming family $3.48 million following a lawsuit. The Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company of Idaho agreed to pay Nate and Kristin Pancheri for damage to...
Suit Filed Against Wyoming Developer in Deadly Trench Collapse
Jul 1 2019 // A wrongful death lawsuit claims dangerous work conditions and a Wyoming developer’s negligence caused the deaths of two men when a trench collapsed last year. The lawsuit was filed in mid-June on behalf of...
Bayer Shareholders React Positively About Plan to Resolve Glyphosate Lawsuits
Jun 28 2019 // Bayer shares jumped on Thursday after it revealed plans aimed at resolving multi-billion dollar lawsuits linked to glyphosate, a move welcomed by activist shareholder Elliott, which has taken a sizable stake in the...
How Insys Bankruptcy Case Could Alter Fate of Thousands of Opioid Lawsuits
Jun 28 2019 // The fate of thousands of lawsuits seeking to hold drugmakers responsible for fueling the U.S. opioid epidemic hinges in part on a thorny legal question: Can a company can use a bankruptcy to stop lawsuits from cities and...
Lawsuit: Workers at Iowa Pork Processor Fired for Work Conditions Complaints
Jun 27 2019 // Three workers have sued an Iowa pork processor they said fired them in retaliation for filing complaints about working conditions and talking with state health officials. Luis Aceves, Jose Moreno and Jose Magana filed...
Couple Suing Maryland Town for Negligence Over Tram Accident
Jun 27 2019 // A Maryland woman who says a tram dragged her along the Ocean City boardwalk is suing the popular vacation town for negligence. Mona and Gregory Jones are seeking $75,000 in response to the September 2017 accident. Court...
U.S. High Court to Rule on Scope of Copyright for Legal Codes in Georgia Suit
Jun 26 2019 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a bid by Georgia lawmakers to win federal copyright protection for an annotated version of the state’s legal code and to decide whether state and local governments can...
Michigan City to Pay $1.25M in Sewage-Flooded Basements Suit
Jun 26 2019 // Most of a $1.25 million settlement will go to residents of a mid-Michigan city who sued after sewage flooded their basements six years ago. The Lansing State Journal reported that the Lansing City Council agreed to the...
Washington State Utility Caused Fatal Fire, Lawsuit Contends
Jun 26 2019 // The family of a Washington man who died in a house fire has filed a lawsuit against a public utility. The Everett Herald reported that the family of 93-year-old Glen Allen filed the wrongful death lawsuit against the...
Purdue’s Sackler Family Must Face Opioid Suits in New York
Jun 26 2019 // The billionaire owners of Purdue Pharma LP must face a New York lawsuit claiming they triggered the U.S. opioid epidemic, a judge ruled, handing an early victory to states and local governments seeking to recoup billions...
