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Yale University Responds to Ex-Basketball Captain’s Lawsuit in Sex Assault Case
Sep 20 2016 // Yale University denies it was trying to make an example of former basketball captain Jack Montague when it expelled him over a sexual assault allegation. The school filed its formal response late Friday to Montague’s...
$500 Million Lawsuit Accuses NASCAR of Racial Discrimination
Sep 20 2016 // NASCAR was hit with a $500 million lawsuit accusing the auto racing body of racial discrimination for preventing black-owned teams and drivers from competing, including in the Sprint Cup Series. Terrance Cox and his...
U.S. Judge Allows Class Action Alleging State Farm Bankrolled Judge
Sep 20 2016 // Some customers of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. claim the company conspired to help elect an Illinois Supreme Court candidate so he could vote to throw out a $1 billion award against the company. Now they will...
Ohio Ex-Inmate Wins $3M after State Failed to File Answer to Lawsuit
Sep 19 2016 // A former inmate has won $3 million in a lawsuit against an Ohio prison after the state failed to file an answer for several years. John Henricks, 59, of Fulton County, had sued now-retired Dr. Ida Gonzalez and the Pickaway...
California Suit Could Put an End to Critical Reviews, Yelp Warns
Sep 19 2016 // Yelp.com is warning that a California lawsuit targeting critical posts about a law firm could lead to the removal of negative reviews and leave consumers with a skewed assessment of restaurants and other businesses. Lawyer...
First Lawsuit Over Wells Fargo Sales Practices Filed
Sep 19 2016 // Wells Fargo & Co. was sued by customers in what may be the first of many lawsuits to come after disclosures that employees created unauthorized accounts to boost the bank’s fees. Three Utah customers sued the...
U.S. Lawsuit Against Samsung Claims Injuries from Galaxy 7 Explosion
Sep 19 2016 // Samsung Electronics Co. was sued on Friday by a Florida man who said he suffered severe burns after his Galaxy Note 7 smartphone exploded in his front pants pocket. The lawsuit by Jonathan Strobel may be the first in the...
Porsche Denies Liability as Investor Lawsuits Mount Over VW Diesel Scandal
Sep 19 2016 // Porsche Holding SE was caught up in the Volkswagen AG emissions debacle as investors raced to file German lawsuits ahead of the one-year anniversary of the scandal. A group of institutional investors filed a pair of...
Court Rules Massachusetts Law Applies in Rhode Island Contamination Suit
Sep 19 2016 // The Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled that Massachusetts law should apply in deciding whether Narragansett Electric Co. (NEC), a Rhode Island-based utilities provider, is entitled to insurance coverage for...
New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Paralyzed Waterpark Visitor Can Proceed with Gross Negligence Suit
Sep 19 2016 // A New Jersey waterpark visitor who was partially paralyzed in a 2010 accident while on a ride that simulates surfing can proceed with a lawsuit, the state Supreme Court ruled. Roy Steinberg and his wife claim employees at...
Lawyer: $1.9M Settlement in Sandra Bland Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Sep 16 2016 // The family of Sandra Bland, a black Chicago-area woman who died in a Texas jail after a contentious traffic stop last summer, has reached a $1.9 million settlement in their wrongful death lawsuit, the family’s...
Louisiana Police Jury Seeks to Recover Stolen Money, Sues Insurer
Sep 16 2016 // The Rapides Parish Police Jury has hired a law firm to try to recover money they say was stolen from the District Attorney’s Office by an employee. The police jury, which is the governing authority for the parish,...
Case Before Iowa Supreme Court Pits Water Supplier Against Farmers
Sep 16 2016 // The Iowa Supreme Court heard arguments and must now decide whether to weigh in on a federal lawsuit that pits the water supplier to 500,000 central Iowa residents against upstream farmers accused of contaminating rivers...
Lawyers Readying Shareholder Suits Over Fox-Ailes Sex Harassment Claims
Sep 16 2016 // The Fox News-Roger Ailes sexual harassment scandal has created plenty of headaches for parent company 21st Century Fox. Here’s another one: potential shareholder litigation. At least three plaintiffs law firms are...
Tesla Faces Lawsuit Over Crash in China
Sep 15 2016 // Tesla Motors Inc. said it has no way of knowing whether its Autopilot system was involved in a crash in China that killed the driver because the car was too damaged to transmit data. A court in Beijing’s Chaoyang...
11 Years After Spitzer Sued, Greenberg’s Trial Over Reinsurance Begins
Sep 14 2016 // It’s a day of reckoning — or the moment of truth — for former American International Group Inc. head Maurice “Hank” Greenberg. More than 11 years after he was sued by former New York Attorney...
New Hampshire Prep School Sued Over Withdrawing Student Who Had Sex
Sep 13 2016 // A New Hampshire prep school criticized for how it has handled sexual misconduct and assault cases is facing a federal lawsuit from the parents of a 15-year-old boy, saying it was wrong to withdraw their son after he had...
Hartford Officials Refuse to Pay if Damages Awarded in Police Officer Lawsuit
Sep 13 2016 // Officials in the city of Hartford have reversed their position and now say they won’t pay damages that might be awarded against two city police officers in an upcoming trial over an illegal police search that ended...
Tennessee’s Vanguard Healthcare Sued Over Conditions at 6 Nursing Homes
Sep 13 2016 // A bankrupt Brentwood, Tenn., company is facing a federal lawsuit over conditions at six Tennessee nursing homes. WPLN-FM reports prosecutors accuse Vanguard Healthcare LLC of earning big profits while providing...
Berkshire Accused of Stealing Workers’ Comp Premiums in Manhattan Lawsuit
Sep 12 2016 // New York City-based Breakaway Courier Corp. has filed a lawsuit against Omaha, Neb.-based Berkshire Hathaway Inc. for an alleged illegal scheme to steal workers’ compensation premiums. A complaint against Berkshire...
