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West Virginia Appeals Court Reverses $7M Jury Award in Ford Fatality Lawsuit
Dec 11 2023 // An appeals court in West Virginia on Friday reversed a $7 million award in a product liability lawsuit against the Ford Motor Co. to the family of a woman who died when her Ford Mustang was involved in a fiery crash. The...
Amazon Asks Judge to Dismiss FTC Lawsuit, Says No Consumer Harm Shown
Dec 11 2023 // Amazon.com asked a federal court on Friday to dismiss a U.S. government antitrust lawsuit which accuses the company of using illegal strategies to boost profits at its online retail empire, including an algorithm that...
With Differing Court Rulings on Pre-Suit Notice of Intent, Florida Insurers Left Guessing
Dec 11 2023 // On October 27, 2023, Florida’s 5th District Court of Appeal ruled that a personal injury protection pre-suit demand letter needs to include only a billing ledger and does not need to state the exact amount that the...
New York College Faces Students’ Lawsuit Over Abuse by Ex-Con Who Lived on Campus
Dec 11 2023 // Two former students are suing Sarah Lawrence College, arguing the New York school failed to protect them from Lawrence “Larry” Ray as the ex- convict moved into his daughter’s housing on campus and began...
5th Circuit Largely Sides With Louisiana Sheriff`s Deputies Accused in Lawsuit of Using Excessive Force
Dec 8 2023 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A federal appeals court has largely sided with two white Louisiana sheriff`s deputies in a lawsuit filed by a Black woman, rejecting her claims that they used excessive force against her as they...
Judge Gives Early Nod to GEICO’s $5M Settlement in Georgia Class Action
Dec 8 2023 // GEICO Indemnity Co. has agreed and a federal court in Georgia has given approval to a preliminary settlement of $5.1 million in a class-action lawsuit in which plaintiffs said the insurer had shorted them on ad valorem...
New Mexico Sues Meta, CEO Zuckerberg Over Child Protection Failures
Dec 7 2023 // New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez on Wednesday said the state sued Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms META.O and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, saying the social media company had failed to protect children from...
Florida Family Sues Panera Bread Over Caffeinated Lemonade After Man’s Death
Dec 7 2023 // FLEMING ISLAND, Fla. (AP) –The family of a 46-year-old Florida man has filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against one of the biggest fast-casual restaurant chains in the U.S., claiming Panera Bread...
Family of Man Who Died Sues Tow Truck Driver They Said Sat on the Man’s Head
Dec 7 2023 // ATLANTA (AP) — The family of a Georgia church deacon who died after struggling with a police officer following a minor car crash has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a tow truck driver they say arrived during...
Ex-Twitter Exec Claims in Lawsuit He Was Fired for Raising Security Concerns
Dec 7 2023 // A former executive at Twitter Inc, now called X Corp, has filed a lawsuit claiming he was fired after Elon Musk acquired the company for objecting to budget cuts that would prevent the company from complying with a U.S....
Colorado-Based Frontier Settles Suit Filed by Pilots Who Claimed Bias Over Pregnancy, Breastfeeding
Dec 7 2023 // Frontier Airlines has settled a lawsuit filed by female pilots who accused the airline of discriminating against pregnant or breastfeeding employees. In the agreement Frontier will let pilots pump breast milk in the...
Supreme Court Ducks Hotel’s Challenge to Disability Access Tester’s Right to Sue
Dec 7 2023 // The U.S. Supreme Court has passed on deciding whether private citizen “testers” who search online for and then sue companies that appear to not be in compliance with federal disability regulations have standing...
University of Penn Sued by Students Claiming Antisemitism on Campus
Dec 6 2023 // The University of Pennsylvania was sued by a pair of students who claim the campus was a hotbed of antisemitism even before Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7. Penn became the third major US college, after New York University...
Families Sue Fla. Dollar General, Landlord Over Lax Security After Shooting That Killed 3
Dec 6 2023 // JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Family members of three Black people fatally shot at a Dollar General store in north Florida by a racist gunman have sued the store’s landlord, operator and security contractor for...
Here Are Details of Trafigura’s Suit Against Businessman Gupta in Alleged Nickel Fraud
Dec 6 2023 // Indian businessman Prateek Gupta asked a London judge on Tuesday to lift an order freezing his personal and business assets, alleging that commodity trader Trafigura failed to disclose full information when it sought the...
Catholic Nuns Sue Smith & Wesson to Halt its Assault-Style Weapons Sales
Dec 6 2023 // A group of Catholic nuns have sued the board of Smith & Wesson to try to force the gunmaker to abandon the manufacture, marketing and sales of assault-style rifles that have been used in U.S. mass shootings. The nuns,...
Father of Palestinian American Boy Slain in Chicago Suburb Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Dec 5 2023 // CHICAGO (AP) – The father of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy fatally stabbed in what authorities allege was a hate crime has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Oday Al-Fayoume filed the lawsuit last month against the...
Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Alleging Environmental Discrimination in Louisiana Parish
Dec 4 2023 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit that accused a south Louisiana parish of using land use policies to guide industries that pollute into communities with majority-Black populations. U.S....
Spanish Media Association Files $598M Lawsuit Against Facebook Owner Meta
Dec 4 2023 // A group representing 83 Spanish media outlets has filed a 550 million euro ($600 million) lawsuit against Facebook owner Meta Platforms, citing unfair competition in the advertising market in a case that could be...
Lawsuit Alleges Negligence by CSX in Kentucky Train Derailment
Dec 4 2023 // LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court alleges negligence by CSX Transportation caused a train derailment and ensuing chemical fire that forced residents of a small Kentucky town out of...
