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Trump Seeks 18 Month Delay, Rewrite of Parts of Fiduciary Rule
Aug 10 2017 // The Trump administration is moving to further delay part of an Obama-era rule to require brokers who offer retirement advice to put their customers’ interests ahead of their own. The U.S. Department of Labor said in...
Takata Files for U.S. Bankruptcy to Halt Air Bag Lawsuits
Aug 10 2017 // Japanese auto supplier Takata Corp. filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection on Wednesday in an effort to pause lawsuits against the company over faulty air bag inflators – more than a month after its U.S. unit filed for...
California Woman Who Sued Plastic Surgeon Awarded for Leaked Photo of Breasts
Aug 9 2017 // A California woman who sued her plastic surgeon after photographs of her breasts surfaced on the internet has been awarded $18,000. The Fresno Bee reported the woman was awarded the money on Monday by a Fresno County...
New Hampshire Sues Purdue Pharma Over Opioid Marketing Practices
Aug 9 2017 // New Hampshire sued OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP on Tuesday, joining several state and local governments in accusing the drugmaker of engaging in deceptive marketing practices that have helped fuel a national opioid...
Renovation at the Deli, the Return of Coverage B
Aug 9 2017 // The last time that we thought about Frank and Jimmy, Jimmy had just finished his work in Frank’s deli. You don’t remember Frank and Jimmy? You didn’t read those posts, you say? That’s no problem....
South Carolina’s Clemson University Settles Lawsuit Over Fraternity Pledge Death
Aug 9 2017 // The family of a university student in South Carolina who died falling off a bridge during a pledge run has settled its lawsuit against Clemson University and the fraternity. Court records filed Thursday show Tucker...
Instructor Files Suit Against Wisconsin College Over Tenure Matter
Aug 7 2017 // An art instructor is suing Edgewood College in Wisconsin for terminating her tenure in violation of policy after she moved to Indianapolis. Agnieszka Ligendza filed the lawsuit in Dane County Circuit Court. She alleges the...
Saudi Arabia Denies Link to 9/11 Attacks, Seeks Exit from $100B Lawsuit
Aug 7 2017 // Saudi Arabia on Tuesday asked to be dropped from a Sept. 11 lawsuit victims’ families filed, saying no evidence links it to the deadly terrorist act. Lawyers for Saudi Arabia made the request in papers filed in...
Insurers Respond to Rising Claims Abuse
Aug 7 2017 // Whenever severe weather strikes and there is property damage, insurers are among the first responders to help throughout the recovery process. However, in too many cases, some shady contractors, public adjusters and...
Court Rules for NBC in Defamation Suit by Oregon Sporting Goods Company
Aug 7 2017 // A federal appeals court has ruled that NBC News did not defame an Oregon sporting goods company by characterizing its exploding rifle targets as “bombs” in a report on the “Today” show. The 2nd U.S....
Wisconsin Brewer Files Suit Against 2 Large Brewing Companies
Aug 4 2017 // A Canadian company that owns a brewery in southern Wisconsin has filed a federal lawsuit alleging antitrust violations by two of the world’s largest brewing companies. Mountain Crest says in the suit filed this week...
Mexican Family of Man Left by Cops at Ohio Taco Bell Settles Suit for $300K
Aug 3 2017 // The family of a drunken man dropped off at a Taco Bell by Ohio sheriff’s deputies and later fatally struck by a vehicle settled a lawsuit alleging authorities endangered him while joking about his Mexican...
Lawyers Want Tennessee Bus Crash Lawsuit Docs Restricted After Info Posted on Facebook
Aug 3 2017 // Attorneys involved with a Tennessee fatal school bus crash lawsuit want to restrict access to more court documents related to the case after a victim’s mother posted two documents online. Chattanooga Times Free Press...
Lawsuits Filed Over Power Outages on N.C. Tourist Islands as Repair Work Continues
Aug 3 2017 // Power should be fully restored on all of North Carolina’s Outer Banks in less than a week, officials said late Tuesday. New power poles are now all in place and crews have started the more delicate, careful work of...
Mars Sued by Wisconsin Woman in Chocolate Trademark Matter
Aug 2 2017 // A Wisconsin woman who won the first round of a trademark lawsuit brought by Mars Inc. is suing the confectionary giant. Syovata Edari wants a federal judge to declare that her Madison-made chocolates, called CocoVaa, do...
Volkswagen Wants Judge to Reject Wyoming Lawsuit
Aug 2 2017 // Volkswagen AG, trying to put a massive emissions-cheating scandal behind it, has asked a U.S. judge to reject a lawsuit by Wyoming potentially seeking more than $1 billion in additional penalties for environment...
Family of Man Who Died In Texas Jail Lobby Sue
Aug 2 2017 // The wife and mother of a Texas man who died after a struggle with deputies in the Dallas County jail lobby filed a lawsuit alleging excessive force by four deputies and lack of training by the Dallas County Sheriff’s...
Insurer Threatens to Sue if Pennsylvania Tries to Take $200M
Aug 2 2017 // An organization created by state law to offer medical malpractice insurance is threatening to sue if Pennsylvania state government tries to take $200 million from it. The nonprofit Pennsylvania Professional Liability Joint...
Transgender Chinese Man Wins Groundbreaking Job Discrimination Lawsuit
Aug 1 2017 // A Chinese court has ruled that a transgender man was unjustly dismissed by a former employer, the plaintiff said Thursday [July 27], in the country’s first such discrimination lawsuit. The 29-year-old man, who...
Wells Fargo Faces Lawsuit Alleging Fraud Over Unwanted Car Insurance Sales
Aug 1 2017 // A new lawsuit accuses Wells Fargo & Co. of racketeering violations and fraud after the bank admitted to charging several hundred thousand borrowers for auto insurance they did not ask for or need, causing many...
