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Citing Discrimination, Black Police Officers Sue Little Rock, Arkansas
Mar 15 2018 // Four black police officers are suing the city of Little Rock alleging age and racial discrimination, underscoring a growing divide between the city’s police chief and an organization for black officers. The federal...
Lawsuits Charge Automakers Knew of Takata Air Bag Problems
Mar 15 2018 // General Motors Co., Volkswagen AG, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and Daimler AG knew of problems with Takata air bag inflators and should have moved faster to recall vehicles, according to company documents cited on...
Securities Class Action Settlement Dollars Plummeted in 2017: Cornerstone
Mar 14 2018 // Total settlement dollars from securities class actions fell dramatically in 2017, even as the number of settlements remained steady. According to a new report by Cornerstone Research, Securities Class Action Settlements...
$1.5B Settlement in Syngenta Modified Corn Seed Lawsuit
Mar 14 2018 // A $1.5 billion settlement was reached in a class-action lawsuit covering tens of thousands of farmers, grain-handling facilities and ethanol plants that sued Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta over its introduction of a...
Female Firefighters In Washington Sue over Sex Harassment
Mar 14 2018 // Two women firefighters are suing Washington’s South Kitsap Fire and Rescue, alleging sexual harassment by a battalion chief who retired in January 2017 after he was notified of a proposal to fire him. The Kitsap Sun...
Judge to Decide on Evidence to Allow in Monsanto Product Liability Litigation
Mar 14 2018 // Picture Iowa farmers bathing in Roundup weed killer. That was a federal judge’s takeaway after seeing slides that “sort of seared into my brain” that the main chemical in Monsanto Co.’s Roundup is...
New York Life Sues North Carolina Woman For Insurance Fraud
Mar 14 2018 // An insurance company is suing a North Carolina woman, saying it has paid nearly $390,000 for a chronic disease, only to learn she has been traveling freely. The Charlotte Observer reported Cynthia McCullough told her...
Couple Files Suit After Ohio Hospital Loses Embryos
Mar 13 2018 // An Ohio hospital where as many as 2,000 frozen eggs and embryos were damaged by a storage tank malfunction is being sued by a couple who lost two embryos. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Amber and Elliott Ash. Lawyers...
Oklahoma Gas Rig Explosion Draws 2nd Wrongful Death Suit
Mar 13 2018 // A second wrongful death lawsuit has been filed over a natural gas rig explosion in Oklahoma that killed five workers. Betty Jo Cunningham of Seminole, Oklahoma, filed the lawsuit on March 9. Cunningham is the widow of...
Nebraska Man Sues Oklahoma Pipeline Company Over Fatal 2016 Leak
Mar 13 2018 // A Tekamah, Nebraska, man is suing an Oklahoma pipeline company, which he accused of failing to properly repair an anhydrous ammonia pipeline, causing a deadly leak in 2016. The Omaha World-Herald reports that Steven Chace...
Yahoo to Face Lawsuit Over Breach of 3 Billion Users’ Data
Mar 13 2018 // Yahoo has been ordered by a federal judge to face much of a lawsuit in the United States claiming that the personal information of all 3 billion users was compromised in a series of data breaches. In a decision on Friday...
Residents of Mississippi City Threaten to Sue Over Flooding
Mar 13 2018 // Some residents are threatening to sue a Mississippi Delta town following recent flooding, saying the town failed to maintain its drains. The Delta Democrat-Times reports that Ashley Harris, a lawyer, says she’s...
Fraud, Lawsuit Abuse Earns Florida No. 1 Spot on ‘Judicial Hellhole’ List
Mar 13 2018 // Florida’s number one Judicial Hellhole ranking for 2017 from the American Tort Reform Foundation (ATRF) is unlikely to be an achievement the state will celebrate any time soon. Quite the opposite, according to...
Missouri House Passes Bill Aimed at Limiting Asbestos Lawsuit Awards
Mar 12 2018 // The Missouri House has passed legislation to change the rules for lawsuits over asbestos exposure, an effort praised by supporters as a way to stop plaintiffs from being overcompensated but criticized by others as limiting...
Oklahoma County Settles Suit Over Killing of Unarmed Black Man for $6M
Mar 12 2018 // An Oklahoma county will pay $6 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by the family of an unarmed black man who was fatally shot by a white former sheriff’s reserve deputy, according to court...
AM General Faces Michigan Breach of Contract Suit over $3M in Unpaid Bills
Mar 12 2018 // A Michigan company is suing AM General, alleging the vehicle manufacturer owes more than $3 million for contract work at its northern Indiana plant. Michigan-based Allied Industrial Group’s original contract called...
20-Year-Old Oregon Man Sues Dick’s, Walmart Over New Gun Policies
Mar 12 2018 // A 20-year-old man from Oregon has filed lawsuits against Dick’s Sporting Goods and Walmart, alleging the two retailers discriminated against him when they refused to sell him a rifle this week because of his...
How Insurer and Benefit Manager Mergers Squeeze Out Smaller Pharmacies
Mar 12 2018 // Over 20 years, Brian Komoto built a thriving pharmacy in California’s Central Valley. Each day, his nurses would travel the vast agricultural region’s roads to help hepatitis C patients take a grueling regimen...
S. Africa Class Action Planned Against Food Producer Tiger Brands After Listeria Outbreak
Mar 12 2018 // A human rights lawyer plans to launch a class action lawsuit against South African food producer Tiger Brands on behalf of the families of people who died and those affected by the worst listeria outbreak in history. South...
Feds Sue Compass Group USA for Sex Discrimination, Retaliation at Texas Workplace
Mar 9 2018 // Federal officials say Morrison Management Specialists Inc., a division of Compass Group USA Inc., unlawfully denied a promotion a female employee to an open sous chef position because of her gender. The Equal Employment...
