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CrowdStrike Is Sued by Shareholders Over Huge Software Outage
Aug 1 2024 // CrowdStrike has been sued by shareholders who said the cybersecurity company defrauded them by concealing how its inadequate software testing could cause the July 19 global outage that crashed more than 8 million...
Meta Platforms to Pay $1.4B to Settle Texas Lawsuit Over Facial Recognition Data
Jul 30 2024 // Meta Platforms has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to Texas to resolve the state’s lawsuit accusing the Facebook parent of illegally using facial-recognition technology to collect biometric data of millions of Texans...
Wells Fargo Must Face Lawsuit Over Sham Job Interviews
Jul 30 2024 // A U.S. judge ordered Wells Fargo to face a lawsuit alleging it defrauded shareholders by proclaiming its commitment to hiring diversity, even as it conducted sham job interviews of non-white and female applicants it had no...
Tyco, TIG Insurance Agree to Settle ‘Forever Chemicals’ Fire Foam Litigation
Jul 29 2024 // Three months after Tyco Fire Products agreed to pay $750 million to communities with groundwater affected by so-called “forever chemicals” found in fire-stopping foam, Tyco has reached a tentative settlement...
Dozens of Catholic Priests and Nuns Accused of Child Abuse in Missouri Lawsuits
Jul 29 2024 // ST. LOUIS (AP) — Sixty people allege in new lawsuits filed in Missouri that they were abused as children by dozens of Catholic priests, nuns and others, and the man who now leads the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska, is...
Bayer’s Monsanto to Pay $160M to Resolve Seattle’s PCB Contamination Lawsuit
Jul 29 2024 // Monsanto will pay $160 million to settle a lawsuit by the city of Seattle that accused the unit of Germany’s Bayer of polluting the city’s drainage system and the local Lower Duwamish River with toxic chemicals...
Allstate’s National General Sued by DOJ Over Alleged Force-Placed Insurance ‘Scheme’
Jul 26 2024 // Allstate’s National General auto insurance brand has been sued by the U.S. Department of Justice over allegations that National General and subsidiaries “engaged in a scheme to defraud customers” by...
Florida Coach and Co-Defendants Ask Court to Drop Jaden Rashada NIL Lawsuit
Jul 25 2024 // GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Billy Napier and two co-defendants on Tuesday filed motions to dismiss quarterback Jaden Rashada’s lawsuit regarding a failed name, image and likeness deal worth nearly $14...
Lawsuits Detail Decades of Sexual Abuse at Chicago Youth Detention Center
Jul 25 2024 // CHICAGO (AP) — Temarkus Washington says the sexual abuse he experienced as a teenager at a troubled Chicago youth detention center still gives him nightmares. The 35-year-old spoke publicly about his experiences Tuesday,...
California Homeowners Sue FAIR Plan Over Smoke Damage Coverage
Jul 25 2024 // A class action lawsuit is being brought on behalf of more than 350,000 policyholders against the California FAIR Plan over smoke damage coverage. Dylan Schaffer, an attorney representing the plaintiffs, told...
Morgan & Morgan Vows to Fight Proposed Class Action on ‘Botched’ Injury Claims
Jul 24 2024 // Morgan & Morgan calls itself the nation’s largest injury law firm, with offices in most states. But perhaps the Orlando-founded firm has grown too big, too quickly, suggests a proposed class-action lawsuit that...
Jacksonville Jags Sue Financial Employee Convicted of Stealing $22M From Team
Jul 23 2024 // JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars have filed a lawsuit against a former employee who is serving prison time after pleading guilty to stealing $22 million from the NFL team’s virtual credit card...
Louisiana Marine Electronic Services Provider Sued for Sexual Harassment
Jul 23 2024 // X-Treme Tech Services, LLC, a Thibodaux, Louisiana-based business which provides marine electronic services, violated federal law when a supervisor repeatedly sexually harassed a female employee and then fired her after...
Whole Foods Settles Ex-Worker’s Lawsuit Over Black Lives Matter Masks
Jul 23 2024 // Whole Foods has reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit accusing it of illegally firing a worker who refused to remove her Black Lives Matter facemask and complained about racism at the Amazon.com-owned upscale grocery...
Maryland Civil Lawsuit Alleges Harassment, Sex for Rent Scheme by Landlord
Jul 23 2024 // Maryland’s attorney general filed a civil lawsuit on Friday against an Eastern Shore landlord and his company, alleging a pattern of gender-based housing discrimination involving sexual harassment and demands to...
Allstate, State Farm Sued Over $4 Billion Maui Fire Settlement
Jul 22 2024 // A half-dozen Maui wildfire victims sued a group of insurers, including State Farm and Allstate, accusing them of throwing a wrench into a tentative $4 billion deal to settle their claims. The lawsuit filed Friday in state...
SolarWinds Beats Most of SEC Lawsuit Over Russia-Linked Cyberattack
Jul 19 2024 // A U.S. judge dismissed most of a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit accusing software company SolarWinds of defrauding investors by concealing its security weaknesses before and after a Russia-linked cyberattack...
Squishmallows Maker Can Sue Build-A-Bear Over Alleged Plush Toy Knockoffs
Jul 17 2024 // A U.S. judge rejected Build-A-Bear Workshop’s effort to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that its Skoosherz plush toys were unauthorized knockoffs of Squishmallows, the popular plush toys made by a unit of Warren...
Fleming Files Lawsuit Against James River, Alleging Fraud During JRG Re Acquisition
Jul 17 2024 // Fleming Intermediate Holdings filed a lawsuit against James River Group Holdings Ltd., alleging it had been defrauded during its $300 million acquisition of JRG Reinsurance Co. Once the deal agreement was signed in...
Air Canada Hit by Court Ruling After Ex-Maintenance Workers Sue
Jul 17 2024 // Air Canada may be forced to pay at least C$100 million ($73.2 million) to about 2,200 former workers after a Quebec court issued a ruling in their class-action lawsuit against the airline. The amount would cover lost...
