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Update: Woman Sues NFL Star Tyreek Hill, Says He Broke Her Leg in Backyard Football Drills
Feb 29 2024 // Miami Dolphins superstar Tyreek Hill has been named in a lawsuit by a model and social media influencer, who claims that Hill broke her leg after she knocked him backwards in an impromptu football instruction last...
Ohio Pizza Hut to Pay $13K in Damages for Discrimination Lawsuit
Feb 28 2024 // DT Pizza, a restaurant in Zanesville, Ohio doing business as Pizza Hut, will pay $13,083 in damages and $1,916 in back pay to resolve disability discrimination and harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment...
Voyant Beauty Agrees to $75K Settlement Over Disability Discrimination Suit
Feb 28 2024 // Voyant Beauty, LLC will pay $75,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. The EEOC charged in...
OpenAI Says New York Times ‘Hacked’ ChatGPT to Build Copyright Lawsuit
Feb 28 2024 // OpenAI has asked a federal judge to dismiss parts of the New York Times’ copyright lawsuit against it, arguing that the newspaper “hacked” its chatbot ChatGPT and other artificial-intelligence systems to...
Boston Property Manager Sued For Revoking Job Offer for Woman With Breast Cancer
Feb 28 2024 // The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is suing a Boston property management firm for allegedly violating federal law by failing to provide a reasonable accommodation to a new hire with a disability and...
FTC Sues to Block Kroger’s $24.6 Billion Albertsons Deal
Feb 27 2024 // The US Federal Trade Commission, eight states and Washington DC sued to block Kroger Co.’s $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons Cos. Monday, arguing the tie-up would lead to lower wages for workers and higher...
State Farm Sues Norfolk Southern Over Ohio Train Derailment Damages
Feb 26 2024 // State Farm Insurance brought forth a subrogation lawsuit last week against Norfolk Southern over damages to a pair of East Palestine, Ohio homes allegedly caused by the railroad company’s February 2023 train...
New Orleans Bakery Sued for Pregnancy Discrimination
Feb 26 2024 // Gracious, LLC, a company based in New Orleans and doing business as Gracious Bakery + Café, violated federal law when it fired an employee because of a medical condition related to her pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment...
Universities Settle Financial-Aid Antitrust Lawsuit for $166M
Feb 26 2024 // Dartmouth, Northwestern, Rice and Vanderbilt universities have agreed to pay a combined $166 million to resolve claims that they favored wealthy student applicants, pushing total settlements in a federal antitrust lawsuit...
‘Ghost Gun’ Sellers Must Face New York Lawsuit Seeking to Ban Them
Feb 26 2024 // Nine companies that sell unfinished guns without serial numbers, used to make untraceable “ghost guns,” must face a lawsuit by New York’s Democratic attorney general seeking to halt their business in the...
Florida Litigation Funding Bill Founders; Plan to Bar Policy Cancellations Gets Changes
Feb 23 2024 // Florida bills that target litigation financing, which seemed to be on their way to quick approval a week ago, have all but foundered in the state Capitol. House Bill 1179, by Rep. Toby Overdorf, and its companion, Senate...
Iowa School District to Pay $20K to Settle Gender Policy Lawsuit
Feb 23 2024 // MARION, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa school board has reached an agreement resolving a lawsuit over a now-rescinded district policy that allowed students to request a gender support plan to begin socially transitioning at school,...
American Airlines Must Face Lawsuit Over ESG Retirement Investing
Feb 23 2024 // American Airlines must face a lawsuit claiming it failed to prudently oversee employee retirement funds because it used asset managers that pursued sustainable investment strategies, a federal judge in Fort Worth, Texas...
Sotheby’s, Russians, Theft: Insurer Must Defend in High-End Miami Realty Suit
Feb 23 2024 // In the glittering world of high-end south Florida real estate, One Sotheby’s International Realty is known as one of the biggest players in the market. This month, the firm is handling the rental of NBA superstar...
Bumble Faces Penalty for Failing to Disclose If Its Dating App Suitors Include Criminals
Feb 23 2024 // Texas-based internet dating service provider Bumble, Inc. will pay $315,000 and change its business practices to settle allegations it violated New Jersey’s consumer protection and internet dating safety laws by...
City of Chicago Sues Oil and Gas Corporations for Climate Change Deception
Feb 22 2024 // The City of Chicago is suing six oil and gas corporations and their largest trade association for deceiving Chicago consumers about the climate change dangers associated with their products, mayor Brandon Johnson announced...
Lawsuit Accuses U. of Nebraska of Failing to Address Coach-Student Relationship
Feb 21 2024 // OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A former Nebraska women’s basketball player alleges coach Amy Williams and athletic director Trev Alberts did not take appropriate action when her sexual relationship with an assistant coach...
Woman Drops Lawsuit Alleging Billionaire Financier Raped Her
Feb 21 2024 // A woman who accused billionaire Leon Black of raping her two decades ago at the Manhattan mansion of disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has ended her lawsuit against the Apollo Global Management...
FuboTV Files Antitrust Lawsuit to Block Disney, Fox, Warner Sports Streaming Deal
Feb 21 2024 // Sports-focused streaming service FuboTV said on Tuesday it has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Walt Disney, Fox and Warner Bros Discovery over a planned sports streaming platform by the companies. Fubo alleges in a...
New Jersey School District Settles Sex Abuse Lawsuit Involving Teacher for $6 Million
Feb 21 2024 // A southern New Jersey school district will pay $6 million to settle a lawsuit brought by two students who claim they were sexually assaulted for years by a former high school teacher. The male students had filed separate...
