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Man Dies 2 Days After $2.6M Verdict in Montana Mine Lawsuit
Nov 9 2018 // A man who fought for more than a decade to maintain his rights to a mining claim in northwestern Montana died two days after a jury awarded him nearly $2.6 million. A Lincoln County jury awarded the money to Arnold Bakie...
Oregon Man Files Class Action Against PeaceHealth over Billing
Nov 9 2018 // An Oregon man has filed what may be a first of its kind Medicare lawsuit against PeaceHealth, claiming the organization didn’t follow federal Medicare guidelines specific to Oregon and overbilled him for...
Injured Elevator Technician Settles Suit Against New Jersey Building Owner for $2M
Nov 8 2018 // An elevator technician who was injured while working on a six-story building in New Jersey has settled his lawsuit against the building’s owner for more than $2 million. Lawyers for Brett Riccio tell NJ.com the...
Lawsuit Settled Over 2016 Ferris Wheel Accident at Tennessee Fair
Nov 8 2018 // A lawsuit involving a Ferris wheel accident in which three girls fell to the ground at a Tennessee fair has been settled. The Kingsport Times-News reports that a notice filed in federal court Oct. 17 indicated mediation...
Columbus, Ohio, to Pay Family $410K in Wrongful Death Suit
Nov 7 2018 // The City Council in Ohio’s capital city has approved paying the family of an 86-year-old woman killed in a firetruck accident $410,000 to settle a wrongful death lawsuit. The Columbus Dispatch reports Columbus City...
Girls to Face Boys in a Federal Trademark Suit Over ‘Scout’ Term
Nov 7 2018 // A year after the Boy Scouts of America announced it would admit girls, the Girl Scouts of the United States of America punched back Tuesday with a federal trademark lawsuit seeking to block the boys group from rebranding...
Lawsuit Says Wells Fargo Executives Knew About Insurance Overcharges
Nov 7 2018 // Wells Fargo & Co. executives were warned that an auto insurance plan could be overcharging customers four years before the bank scrapped the program, according to a complaint released by a judge this week. Several...
Motel 6 Pays $7.6M to Settle Class Action Over Giving Guest Lists to Immigration Agents
Nov 6 2018 // Motel 6 will pay up to $7.6 million to Hispanic guests to settle a proposed class-action lawsuit claiming that it violated their privacy by regularly providing guest lists to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...
$12.8M Suit Filed by Estate of Oregon Man Killed in WWII Tank Blast
Nov 6 2018 // The family of an Oregon man killed when a cannon shell exploded in his World War II-era tank has filed a $12.8 million lawsuit. Steve Preston’s family is suing Chuck Hegele, the contractor who supplied powder for the...
Lego Wins New Intellectual Property Lawsuit in China
Nov 6 2018 // Lego A/S has won a new intellectual property lawsuit in China after a court agreed with the Danish toy manufacturer that local companies had copied its building blocks and miniature figures under the LEPIN brand. The...
Lawsuit: Superheated Steam Killed 2 Men at Kansas Plant
Nov 5 2018 // The family of one of two Kansas men killed at an energy plant says in a lawsuit that the men died when the elevator they were in filled with superheated steam because of a faulty safety valve. The federal lawsuit was filed...
$900K Lawsuit Charges Oregon Paraeducators Assaulted by Students
Nov 5 2018 // Two employees who were assigned to assist special needs students in the classroom have filed a $900,000 lawsuit against Portland Public Schools, claiming the district ignored pleas for help as violent students repeatedly...
Montana School District Will Pay $350K in Harassment Suit
Nov 5 2018 // A western Montana school district has agreed to pay $350,000 to settle a lawsuit that claimed school officials did not adequately protect a student from being harassed and groped by a music teacher. KTMF-TV reported the...
South Carolina Residents Sue Company Over Toxins Flooded Into Homes by Florence
Nov 5 2018 // Residents of a South Carolina town are suing one of the area’s major employers alleging it allowed toxins to flood onto their property and into their home during Hurricane Florence. The State reports Cheraw residents...
Utility, Insurer Sued Over Damage to Voting Machines in Mississippi County
Nov 5 2018 // A southwest Mississippi county is suing an electrical utility and its own insurer, seeking more than $500,000 for damage to voting machines caused by a 2016 power outage. The Enterprise-Journal reports Pike County in Sept....
7 Critical Areas Directors and Officers Should Watch in 2019
Nov 5 2018 // Risk management involves looking around the corner to spot future threats. When it comes to director and officer liability, the question is this: What’s on the horizon for directors and officers in 2019? Here are...
U.S. Lawsuit Accuses Walmart of Bias Against Pregnant Employees
Nov 5 2018 // Walmart is again being accused of violating federal law by failing to accommodate workers’ pregnancy-related medical restrictions. According to a lawsuit that was brought by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity...
Supreme Court Looks to Favor Business Arbitration with Individuals Over Courts
Nov 5 2018 // U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled late last month that they may issue more pro-business rulings giving companies wide latitude to use arbitration to resolve disputes with employees, customers or other businesses rather...
5 Lawsuits Against Ex-West Virginia State Trooper Settled for $780K
Nov 2 2018 // Documents show five lawsuits against a former West Virginia state trooper have been settled for $780,000, with half of that sum involving a woman who accused him of sexual assault. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the...
Utah University Settles Suit Alleging Retaliation
Nov 2 2018 // The former head of Utah Valley University’s anti-discrimination office has reached a settlement with the college after the woman filed a lawsuit accusing the school of unfairly firing her after she raised concerns...
