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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...
Suit Over Texas Woman’s Jail Death Settles for $7M
Apr 28 2023 // DALLAS (AP) – A private company that ran a Texas jail where a woman allegedly went blind following days of medical neglect before her 2019 death has agreed to a $7 million lawsuit settlement along with other...
New York’s Yellow Cab Drivers Can’t Sue City Over Uber, Lyft Impact on License Values
Apr 28 2023 // New York’s top state court on Thursday threw out claims by yellow cab operators that New York City diminished the value of their taxi licenses by failing to rein in app-based competitors like Uber Technologies Inc...
Los Angeles Paying $38M to Settle Suit Over Power Line Deaths
Apr 28 2023 // Los Angeles will pay $38 million to settle a lawsuit over the death of two people who were electrocuted by a power line that fell into their backyard. The Department of Water and Power’s Board of Commissioners last...
Virginia School: Workers’ Comp Bars $40M Suit by Teacher Shot by 6-Year Old
Apr 27 2023 // The Newport News public school board says the $40 million lawsuit filed against it by the teacher who was shot by a six-year old is barred by the state’s workers’ compensation law that is the exclusive remedy...
Jury Finds Deutsche Bank Liable for $95 Million in International Ponzi Scheme Suit
Apr 26 2023 // A south Florida jury has found Deutsche Bank liable for failing to flag a Ponzi scheme that allegedly forced several Cayman Island companies into bankruptcy and liquidation. The Germany-based global banking firm, which...
How Former Columnist’s Civil Lawsuit Alleging Sex Assault by Trump Reached Court
Apr 26 2023 // As Donald Trump ran for and served as president, over a dozen women publicly accused him of sexual assault and harassment. Most of those claims – all denied by Trump – were never taken to court. None has gone...
First Republic, KPMG Are Sued for Concealing Bank’s Risks
Apr 25 2023 // First Republic Bank has been sued by shareholders who accused the beleaguered U.S. regional bank of concealing how rising interest rates threatened its business model by prompting an exodus of deposits. The lawsuit filed...
American Bar Association Sued Over Data Breach
Apr 25 2023 // A member of the American Bar Association (ABA) has filed a class-action lawsuit against the organization related to a recent data breach. Tiffany Troy, on behalf of herself and other affected members, filed the suit in...
Pollution Lawsuit Could Curb Use of Aerial Fire Retardant
Apr 25 2023 // A legal dispute in Montana could drastically curb the government’s use of aerial fire retardant to combat wildfires after environmentalists raised concerns about waterways that are being polluted with the potentially...
New Jersey Sues 8 Pollution Sites to Force Cleanups
Apr 25 2023 // New Jersey announced eight new lawsuits and other action against what it says are companies and individuals who’ve failed to clean up pollutants at sites across the state, the attorney general and top environmental...
Florida Family Files Suit, Says Body of Man Who Died on Cruise Was Kept in Cooler
Apr 24 2023 // A widow and her family are suing Celebrity Cruises for allegedly mishandling her husband’s body after he died while they were on a ship last year, saying it was left to decompose and they suffered extreme emotional...
Tesla Cleared by Jury in Autopilot Crash Suit in Los Angeles
Apr 24 2023 // Tesla Inc. was found by a Los Angeles jury not to be at fault following a trial over a driver’s claim that the Autopilot feature in her Model S caused her to veer into the center median of a city street, according to...
Vape Companies Suing Kinsale Insurance After Battery Coverage ‘Quietly’ Excluded
Apr 24 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...
Washington Commanders Employees Ask NFL for Protection From Snyder Lawsuits
Apr 21 2023 // Lawyers representing more than 40 former team employees are asking the NFL to make the sale of the Washington Commanders contingent on Dan Snyder not suing people who participated in various investigations. Attorneys Lisa...
