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Lawsuit Alleges Ohio Firefighters Harassed Female Co-Worker
Dec 18 2015 // A female firefighter was subjected to equipment tampering, clothing destruction and gender-related slurs at a central Ohio fire department, according to a federal discrimination lawsuit alleging a pattern of sexual...
Judge Bars Uber from Imposing New Contract on Drivers in Pay Suit
Dec 18 2015 // Uber Technologies Inc. was barred from imposing a new contract on drivers who are suing the company to be treated like employees after a federal judge said the reworded agreement is confusing. U.S. District Judge Edward...
Vermont Court Lets Home Insurer Off the Hook in Pesticide Lawsuit
Dec 17 2015 // A Vermont family who said their home was made unlivable by an exterminator who used a banned pesticide has had their lawsuit against an insurance company overturned. Neil and Patricia Whitney said a foster child brought...
Buyers of Expiring Patents See Profit in Infringement Claims
Dec 17 2015 // The 1990s may be over but patents from that era live on. U.S. courts are seeing a rash of lawsuits involving old and sometimes expired patents as companies try to squeeze the last bit of profits from their 20-year-old...
Delaware City Pays $15K Deductible in Settling Police Kick Lawsuit
Dec 15 2015 // Officials say a Delaware city has paid its $15,000 insurance deductible in settling a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union after a white police officer kicked a black suspect in the head and broke his...
After Seeing Truck in Jihadist Photo Texas Plumber Sues Dealer
Dec 15 2015 // A Texas plumber is suing a truck dealer after a vehicle emblazoned with his company’s name and phone number — and carrying gun-toting fighters — appeared in a photo circulated by purported Islamic...
Michigan Bill Takes Aim at ‘Bad Sidewalk’ Suits Against Cities
Dec 14 2015 // Legislation advancing in Michigan’s Legislature is aimed at further shielding municipalities from lawsuits filed by people who trip and fall on sidewalks. The legislation, approved 55-51 by the House last week, lets...
Wisconsin Gun Shop to Pay Officers $1M in Lawsuit Settlement
Dec 14 2015 // A Wisconsin gun shop will pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit in which a jury found it negligently sold a gun used to injure two Milwaukee police officers, the store’s attorney said. The settlement eliminates what was...
Widow of Former Toledo Mayor Sues for Workers’ Comp Benefits
Dec 14 2015 // The widow of a former Toledo, Ohio, mayor has filed a workers’ compensation suit saying he suffered an injury while working. Former Mayor D. Michael Collins suffered cardiac arrest while driving home from a press...
VW Owners Nominate Feinberg to Manage Potential Emissions Settlement
Dec 14 2015 // Consumer lawyers suing Volkswagen AG over economic losses tied to vehicles rigged to cheat emissions tests have nominated Kenneth Feinberg as a special settlement master. Feinberg handled General Motors Co.’ ignition...
Louisiana Shipyard Settles ‘False Claims’ Suit for $8.5M
Dec 10 2015 // A Louisiana ship-building company will pay $8.5 million to settle a 2011 lawsuit arising from modifications made to ships for the Coast Guard, the U.S. Justice Department said. The lawsuit alleged that Bollinger Shipyards...
Judge in California Grants Class Action Status in Farmers Female Attorneys Suit
Dec 10 2015 // A U.S. District judge in California has granted class action status to a suit brought by female attorneys against Farmers Insurance for discriminatory practices. The initial suit was filed on behalf of Lynne Coates, who...
Suit Over Skier Death in Montana Headed to Trial
Dec 10 2015 // A federal judge has ruled that a jury will hear arguments in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of a German exchange student who fell into a tree well while skiing at Whitefish Mountain Resort. The family of...
Energy Companies Want Oklahoma Judge to Toss Earthquake Suit
Dec 10 2015 // Two energy companies asked a judge on Dec. 9 to throw out a lawsuit by an Oklahoma woman who claims she was injured in an earthquake caused by the injection of wastewater deep into the ground — a long-used method to...
California Judge Breyer Expected to Combine, Expedite VW Diesel Claims
Dec 9 2015 // A San Francisco judge who is the brother of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will oversee more than 500 consumer lawsuits against Volkswagen AG over claims of economic losses connected to rigged emissions-testing...
Judge Suspends Lawsuit Against U. of Oklahoma over Stolen Nazi Art
Dec 8 2015 // A federal judge has suspended activity in a lawsuit that challenges the ownership of a painting that hangs at a University of Oklahoma art gallery as negotiations continue with a French woman who claims the artwork was...
Widow of Wyoming Man Killed by Sleeping Trucker Files Suit
Dec 8 2015 // The widow of a man who died after a truck driver fell asleep at the wheel and struck him in southern Wyoming is suing for wrongful death. The Rock Springs Rocket-Miner reported that Katsiaryna Krauchanka has filed a...
Ex-Contractor Wins $20M in Bribery Suit against Louisiana DOTD
Dec 7 2015 // A former contractor has won a $20 million suit he filed against the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) over a 2007 incident he says cost him his business because he refused to pay a bribe to a...
Utah Judge Tosses Suit Against School in Teacher Sex Case
Dec 7 2015 // A Utah judge tossed out a lawsuit claiming a school district didn’t do enough to protect students from a female teacher who sexually abused three male students. Judge John Morris said he was ruling in line with a...
$1.3M Settlement in Suit Against Tulsa Appraisal Firm Approved
Dec 7 2015 // Former residents of the old mining town of Picher, Okla., have reached a settlement with a Tulsa-based appraisal firm they say intentionally undervalued their property for a federal buyout. The Joplin Globe reports that a...
