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Vape Companies Sue Kinsale Insurance After Battery Coverage Was ‘Quietly’ Excluded
May 8 2023 // Four companies that sell vaping devices have filed a federal lawsuit against Kinsale Insurance Co., claiming the insurer dropped coverage for batteries but failed to fully inform the policyholders before denying a...
North Dakota Wind Turbine Blade Manufacturer Sued for Race Harassment
May 5 2023 // LM Wind Power Blades, Inc, a wind turbine blade manufacturer based in Grand Forks, North Dakota, violated federal law when it subjected an African American employee to a racially hostile work environment and then...
Louisiana Deputies Want Black Woman’s Excessive Force Suit Dismissed
May 5 2023 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Two white Louisiana sheriff’s deputies who forced a Black woman facedown to the ground in 2020 as they investigated an allegation that she had been riding a motorcycle without a helmet asked...
State Judge Nixes Trump Damages Suit Against New York Times
May 5 2023 // Former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against The New York Times over a 2018 investigative series into his family’s wealth and tax practices was dismissed by a state judge Wednesday. The lawsuit accused the...
Michigan Baby Formula Manufacturer Sued for Disability Discrimination
May 4 2023 // Mead Johnson & Company, a manufacturer of baby formula, violated federal law at its Zeeland, Michigan facility by failing to provide a reasonable accommodation to an employee with a disability, the U.S. Equal...
Chubb’s Greenberg: Start Questioning the Societal Benefits of Litigation Funding
May 4 2023 // Chubb CEO Evan Greenberg said society and the business community need to start asking questions regarding the purpose of third-party litigation funding, a major contributor to increases in frequency and severity within...
TotalEnergies Sues Greenpeace Over Emissions Report
May 4 2023 // French oil major TotalEnergies has sued environmental group Greenpeace France and climate consulting firm Factor-X over a report claiming the company massively underestimated its 2019 greenhouse gas emissions, Total said...
Judge Says No Class Action Against Peloton Over Fitness Class Availability
May 4 2023 // A U.S. judge has refused to let Peloton Interactive Inc customers pursue a class action accusing the bike and treadmill maker of misleading them about the “ever-growing” size of its library of on-demand fitness...
Barclays Banker Alleges He Was Pigeonholed as ‘Aggressive Black Man’ in Lawsuit
May 3 2023 // A Barclays banker, one of three men of Cameroonian background to sue the bank in a joint London claim, alleges he has felt pigeonholed as an “aggressive Black man” in a lawsuit seeking almost 15 million pounds...
Paltrow Won’t Recoup Attorney Fees in Utah Ski Crash Suit
May 3 2023 // Gwyneth Paltrow will not recoup the attorneys’ fees she paid to successfully defend herself against a lawsuit from a 76-year-old retired optometrist who claimed she was at fault for crashing into him at a posh Utah...
Louisiana Parish Sues FEMA Over Flood Rate Information
May 2 2023 // A Louisiana parish is suing FEMA for withholding flood insurance rating methodology, alleging the agency has denied residents from viewing data used to set rates under the National Flood Insurance Program’s Risk...
Coinbase Executives Sued for Dumping Stock, Saving $1 Billion
May 2 2023 // Coinbase Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Brian Armstrong, board member Marc Andreessen and other officers avoided more than $1 billion in losses by using inside information to sell stock within days of the...
Credit Suisse Bondholders Who Lost $1.7B in UBS Deal File Lawsuits
May 2 2023 // Hundreds more Credit Suisse Group AG bondholders sued Switzerland’s banking regulator after their securities valued at about $1.7 billion were wiped out during the lender’s government-brokered takeover by UBS...
Environmental Groups Sue U.S. Over SpaceX Launch License
May 2 2023 // Conservation groups sued the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday, challenging its approval of expanded rocket launch operations by Elon Musk’s SpaceX next to a national wildlife refuge in South Texas without...
Former Business Partners of McClenny Moseley File 2nd Lawsuit
May 1 2023 // A company that provided hurricane-damage estimates to embattled McClenny Moseley & Associates says in a lawsuit filed Thursday that the law firm owes it nearly $10 million. Those unpaid invoices allegedly owed to...
EEOC Sues Michigan Hospital for Religious Discrimination
May 1 2023 // Mercy Health St. Mary’s, a Grand Rapids hospital and member of the Trinity Health system, violated federal law when it failed to provide a religious accommodation to an applicant and declined to hire him because of...
Adidas Sued by Investors Over Broken Ye Partnership
May 1 2023 // Adidas AG was sued by investors who claim the German sports giant knew about risks of its partnership with the rapper known as Ye long before his anti-Semitic comments were made public. Adidas in October cut ties with Ye,...
Epstein Victim Suing JPMorgan Seeks Class-Action Status
May 1 2023 // A victim of Jeffrey Epstein asked a judge to let her represent more than 100 other women in a lawsuit alleging that JPMorgan Chase & Co. facilitated their abuse by the late financier. A second victim filed an almost...
Fed Report on SVB Collapse Could Buoy Shareholder Lawsuits
May 1 2023 // A scathing Federal Reserve report on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank released on Friday could be a boon to shareholders suing the defunct lender’s executives for allegedly hiding risks that led to its stunning...
Lawsuit Seeks to Recover $3M Invested in Louisiana Hurricane-Damage Lawsuits
Apr 28 2023 // A restoration contractor that helped finance an effort by McClenny Moseley & Associates to file thousands of hurricane-damage claims in Louisiana wants its $3 million investment back. Access Restoration Services US...
