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Volkswagen Accused of ‘Company-Wide’ Age Discrimination in Tennessee Suit
Jul 3 2018 // A Tennessee employee of Volkswagen AG sued the automaker and alleged that it has been systematically discriminating against older workers in wake of a massive emissions scandal that tarnished the company’s...
California Restaurant Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Suit for $82K
Jul 2 2018 // LA Louisanne Inc., a Los Angeles restaurant and jazz night club, will pay $82,500 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the...
Sisters Reach $1M Settlement in Suit Against Missouri Bar, Bouncers
Jul 2 2018 // Two sisters have reached a $1 million settlement in a lawsuit that alleged they were handcuffed to the wall of a Kansas City bar and battered because bouncers wrongly thought they had used a counterfeit $50 bill. The...
Texas Prosecutors Clear Karolyis in Sex Assault Suit; Nassar, Trainer Charged
Jul 2 2018 // Texas prosecutors on June 29 filed sexual assault charges against Larry Nassar and a trainer who worked at his side, expanding the worst abuse scandal in U.S. sports history beyond Michigan while also clearing...
NRA Sued by Artist for Using Chicago ‘Bean’ Sculpture in Video
Jul 2 2018 // The artist behind Chicago’s famous bean-shaped sculpture has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the National Rifle Association of copyright infringement by using an image of his work in a video advertisement last...
S.C. Supreme Court: Defense Counsel Can Be Sued for Malpractice by Insurer
Jul 2 2018 // The South Carolina Supreme Court recently opined that an insurer can sue an attorney it hired to defend its policyholder for malpractice. The high court in the case of Sentry Select Insurance Company v. Maybank Law Firm,...
Mississippi Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Crash Suit by Helicopter Pilot
Jul 2 2018 // The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed over a 2009 helicopter accident that left its pilot partially paralyzed. Justices ruled 6-2 that a proper complaint was not filed by Rob Hammons of...
New York Attorney General Leads Suit Against U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Jul 2 2018 // New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood, joined by Attorneys General Xavier Becerra of California and Brian Frosh of Maryland, has led a lawsuit against the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for...
University of Washington to Pay $123K to Settle Free-Speech Lawsuit
Jul 2 2018 // The University of Washington will pay $122,500 to settle a lawsuit filed after the college billed a Republican club security fees for a rally. The UW College Republicans sued, saying the bill for $17,000 to cover security...
Iowa Court: Contract Workers May Sue for Wrongful Discharge
Jul 2 2018 // Two former Iowa Workforce Development judges may sue the agency for wrongful discharge after the Iowa Supreme Court made significant rulings in their cases on June 15 that could have broad implications for other state...
Jury Awards $383M in Wrongful Death Suits Against Colorado Dialysis Provider
Jun 29 2018 // A federal jury in Denver, Colo. awarded $383.5 million to the families of three patients who died of cardiac arrest after treatments at clinics run by dialysis provider DaVita Inc. Attorneys for the families said the...
Family of Indiana Couple Settle Wrongful Death Lawsuit with Seattle for $13M
Jun 29 2018 // The family of a central Indiana couple who died after a repeat drunk driver struck them in Seattle has settled a wrongful death lawsuit against the West Coast city for $13 million. The family of Dennis and Judy Schulte...
Dallas Federal Court Cuts $500M Verdict in Facebook VR Lawsuit in Half
Jun 28 2018 // A federal court in Dallas on June 27 halved the $500 million verdict that a jury ordered Facebook Inc., its virtual reality unit Oculus, and others to pay ZeniMax Media Inc., a video game publisher that alleged Oculus...
Missouri Brewing Company Wins Trademark Lawsuit Brought by Maine Brewer
Jun 28 2018 // A judge has ruled in favor of a Missouri-based brewery in a lawsuit alleging the company copied the name and can design of a Maine-based brewery’s signature export ale. U.S. District Judge Nanette Laughrey ruled in...
Jury Awards Woman $31M in California Age Discrimination Lawsuit
Jun 28 2018 // A 58-year-old Southern California woman has been awarded $31 million in an age discrimination case against her former employer. Codie Rael of Ontario sued Washington-based Danaher Corp. and two subsidiaries, claiming that...
Families of Pilots File Wrongful Death Suit in 2016 Arizona Helicopter Crash
Jun 27 2018 // The families of two pilots who died in a 2016 helicopter crash in western Arizona have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the California-based manufacturer of the aircraft. The suit filed last Friday in Los Angeles...
Soros Sees Mighty Big Gains in Investment Portfolios Made Out of Lawsuits
Jun 27 2018 // The billionaire George Soros has found a new way to make money from personal-injury lawsuits. Soros Fund Management is pushing into a branch of litigation finance that few hedge funds have entered. His family office is...
Chicago Staffing Firm to Pay $30K to Settle Sex Harassment, Retaliation Suit
Jun 26 2018 // Anchor Staffing Inc., a Chicago-based staffing agency, will pay $30,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC’s lawsuit...
Washington County Settles Sexual Harassment Suit for $350K
Jun 26 2018 // A Washington county agreed to pay $350,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by two women who accused a male supervisor at the human services department of unwanted hugging, kissing and comments. The Daily...
Court Nixes Cities’ Climate Change Public Nuisance Lawsuit Against Oil Firms
Jun 26 2018 // BP Plc, Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. escaped blame for the public costs of global warming when a U.S. judge ruled that lawsuits by cities against oil companies aren’t the answer to climate change. “The...
