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Former NFL Player Sues Florida City Over Bikini Bar Ban
Jan 3 2016 // A former NFL player is suing the city of Jacksonville, Fla., over a law that restricts sexually themed bars. The Florida Times-Union reports that Laveranues Coles filed the lawsuit Dec. 29 in federal court in Jacksonville....
Tennessee Files $18M Suit Against Chevron Over Oil Spill Cleanup Funds
Jan 3 2016 // The Tennessee attorney general is accusing Chevron of fraudulently siphoning more than $18 million over a period of about 30 years from a cleanup fund that people contribute to every time they fill up at the pump. The...
Vikings ‘Photo Bomb’ Sign Suit Against Wells Fargo now in Federal Court
Dec 31 2015 // The Minnesota Vikings’ “photo-bombing” lawsuit against Wells Fargo has been moved to federal court. Last week the team sued Wells Fargo in Hennepin County District Court, saying the bank is using...
Lawsuits Filed Against South Carolina Homeowner Who Killed Intruder
Dec 31 2015 // Two lawsuits have been filed by the mother of a man who was fatally shot by an Anderson, South Carolina, homeowner who said someone was trying to break into his house. The Anderson Independent-Mail reports Jo Pickens,...
Judge OKs 2 Shareholder Class Actions Against Facebook Over IPO
Dec 30 2015 // A federal judge has certified two shareholder class actions accusing Facebook Inc. of hiding concerns about its growth forecasts prior to the social media company’s May 2012 initial public offering. U.S. District...
ARCO Counter-Sues in Ongoing Legal Battle with Montana Residents
Dec 30 2015 // An oil company has counter-sued residents of the Montana communities of Opportunity and Crackerville who are seeking an environmental cleanup. The Montana Standard reported that the Atlantic Richfield Co. filed a lawsuit...
Dog Bites, Golf, and Sperm Banks: The Top Southeast Lawsuit Stories of 2015
Dec 30 2015 // It was another year of lawsuits and settlements for the insurance industry to pay and learn from. In 2015, some of the top headline makers in the Southeast included a huge uninsured motorist payout for GEICO, a $36 million...
Oklahoma Restaurant Faces Suit over Wage, Child Labor Violations
Dec 29 2015 // The U.S. Labor Department has accused a Wichita Mountains roadside restaurant of violating wage and child labor laws. A U.S. District Court complaint filed in Oklahoma City says Meers Store & Restaurant owes more than...
Oregon Woman Stuck by Car Files Suit over Designer Clothes
Dec 29 2015 // A Portland, Ore. woman struck by a drunken driver in a crosswalk has filed a lawsuit seeking $4,600 for the designer clothes she was wearing at the time, on top of the cost of her medical bills. The Oregonian reported that...
OxyContin Makers to Settle Lawsuit with Kentucky for $24 Million
Dec 29 2015 // The maker of OxyContin will pay Kentucky $24 million over the next eight years as part of the settlement of a long-running lawsuit that accused the company of misleading the public about the addictiveness of the powerful...
Minnesota Vikings Sue Wells Fargo over Rooftop Signs
Dec 28 2015 // The Minnesota Vikings say Wells Fargo is using illuminated rooftop signs on two buildings near the team’s new stadium in an effort to “photo bomb” the facility, which is named for a Wells Fargo...
Widow of Oregon Man Killed In SUV-Train Crash Files Suit Against Union Pacific
Dec 28 2015 // The wife of one of two people killed when a freight train struck an SUV at a rural crossing in Oregon seeks $2.7 million in a wrongful death lawsuit against Union Pacific and several workers. The suit alleges there were...
Judge Slows Outcome of California Uber Drivers’ Suit
Dec 28 2015 // Uber Technologies Inc. won a ruling that may put off the outcome of a bid by California drivers to be treated as employees in a lawsuit that has grown dramatically in both size and potential liability. U.S. District Judge...
Alabama Couple Sues Hoverboard Makers Over House Fire
Dec 28 2015 // An Alabama couple has filed suit blaming a popular Christmas toy for a fire that badly damaged their home near Huntsville. The lawsuit filed Dec. 22 by Judge and George Gregory claims battery-powered hoverboards caught...
Wisconsin Asbestos Lawsuit Reinstated by Appeals Court
Dec 23 2015 // A Wisconsin appeals court has reinstated a woman’s lawsuit alleging asbestos at a number of Milwaukee businesses killed her husband. Sandra Brezonick filed a lawsuit in 2012 against a number of companies alleging her...
Lac Megantic Train Crash Victims’ Fund to Begin Payments without CP Rail
Dec 23 2015 // A C$460 million (US$330.46 million) settlement fund for victims of the 2013 Lac-Megantic crude-by-rail disaster will begin disbursements this week without the participation of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd [CP], the monitor...
Distillery Drops Trademark Suit Against University of Kentucky
Dec 23 2015 // Kentucky Mist Moonshine has dropped a federal lawsuit against the University of Kentucky over trademarks. James Francis, a lawyer for the eastern Kentucky distillery, tells the Lexington Herald-Leader the two sides are...
Oklahoma Judge Won’t Toss Suit over Earthquake Damage
Dec 22 2015 // An Oklahoma judge has rejected a request from two energy companies to throw out a lawsuit by a woman who claims she was injured in an earthquake caused by the injection of wastewater. Lincoln County District Judge Cynthia...
Mother Sues Chipotle After Teenage Son Sickened at Boston Restaurant
Dec 21 2015 // The mother of a 16-year-old suburban Boston boy who got sick after eating at a Chipotle Mexican Grill has filed a negligence lawsuit against the Denver-based restaurant chain. The Boston Globe reports the suit, filed Dec....
Obama Administration Urges Supreme Court to Reject Marijuana Lawsuit
Dec 21 2015 // Despite its opposition to making marijuana use legal, the Obama administration is urging the Supreme Court to reject a lawsuit from Nebraska and Oklahoma that seeks to declare Colorado’s pot legalization...
