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Colorado Court Considers Challenge to Sex Abuse Lawsuit
Apr 6 2023 // A new law passed by state lawmakers opened the door for Angelica Saupe to finally a pursue a claim against the school district where she says a high school basketball coach sexually abused her in the early 2000s. But that...
Alaska Oil Project Construction Allowed as Lawsuits Play out
Apr 5 2023 // Construction can proceed related to a major oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope after a federal judge on Monday rejected requests to halt work until challenges to the Biden administration’s...
3M’s Bid to Shield Itself From Earplug Lawsuits Faces Skeptical Judges
Apr 5 2023 // Federal appeals court judges on Tuesday appeared skeptical of 3M’s bid to use the bankruptcy of its subsidiary Aearo Technologies to shield itself from nearly 260,000 lawsuits over allegedly defective military-issue...
University Faces Class-Action by Students Over COVID Campus Lockdown
Apr 5 2023 // A lawsuit against the University of Delaware over its campus shutdown and halting of in-person classes because of coronavirus can proceed as a class action on behalf of thousands of students who were enrolled and paid...
JPMorgan May Face Expanded Lawsuit Over Jeffrey Epstein Ties
Apr 4 2023 // The U.S. Virgin Islands wants to expand its lawsuit accusing JPMorgan Chase & Co of aiding in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking in girls and young women, adding a new obstruction charge and a claim that bank...
Virginia Teacher Shot by 6-Year Old Sues School Officials for $40 Million
Apr 4 2023 // A first-grade Virginia teacher who was shot and seriously wounded by her 6-year-old student filed a lawsuit Monday seeking $40 million in damages from school officials, accusing them of gross negligence for allegedly...
Bayer Defeats Merck in Lawsuit Over Talc Liabilities
Apr 4 2023 // A Delaware judge on Monday dismissed Merck & Co’s lawsuit seeking to hold Bayer AG responsible for more talc-related liabilities stemming from its $14.2 billion purchase of Merck’s consumer care business in...
Louisiana Manufacturing Company Sued for Age Discrimination
Apr 3 2023 // A Louisiana manufacturing and distribution company was sued last week for age discrimination after it allegedly fired an employee because of her age. A lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
EEOC Civil Rights Suit Accuses New York Pizzeria of Harassing Transgender Cook
Apr 3 2023 // T C Wheelers, Inc., which operates T.C. Wheelers Bar & Pizzeria in Tonawanda, New York, violated federal law when management and employees harassed an employee because of his gender identity, the Equal Employment...
Lawsuit: Celebrity-Friendly Washington Church Required Workers to Tithe
Apr 3 2023 // A Seattle, Washington-area megachurch that counts celebrities such as Russell Wilson and Justin Bieber among its thousands of members has been accused in a lawsuit of requiring employees to donate some of their earnings...
City of Buffalo Sues Kia and Hyundai Over Auto Thefts
Apr 3 2023 // The city of Buffalo has filed suit against Kia and Hyundai seeking to hold the carmakers responsible for the rash of auto thefts caused by their alleged failure to include industry-standard anti-theft technology. Buffalo...
Australia Contractor Downer Faces Class Action Lawsuit for Misreporting on Contract
Apr 3 2023 // Australian contractor Downer said on Monday it faces a shareholder class action for allegedly making some misrepresentations and withholding certain information about a maintenance contract in its domestic utilities...
Elon Musk Seeks to End $258B Dogecoin Lawsuit
Apr 3 2023 // Elon Musk asked a U.S. judge on Friday to throw out a $258 billion racketeering lawsuit accusing him of running a pyramid scheme to support the cryptocurrency Dogecoin. In an evening filing in Manhattan federal court,...
Nebraska District Sued Over Axing of Student Paper After LGBTQ Issue
Apr 3 2023 // LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – A former high school journalist and the Nebraska High School Press Association sued Friday over a school district’s shutdown of the school newspaper after it published an LGBTQ-focused...
People Moves: Buckner in Utah Adds Bakhshyan and Kinard to C-Suite
Apr 3 2023 // Buckner has appointed two new C-suite executives. Agnesa Bakhshyan is the firm’s new chief growth officer. Bakhshyan has more than 25 years of insurance industry experience, including as a Nationwide Insurance agency...
Wichita, Kansas Settles Fatal SWAT Shooting Suit for $5M
Apr 3 2023 // The city of Wichita, Kansas approved a $5 million settlement of a lawsuit filed by the family of a man who was shot and killed by a police officer during a hoax call in 2017. The settlement will go to the two children of...
Justice Dept Sues Norfolk Southern Over Ohio Train Derailment
Mar 31 2023 // The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit late Thursday against Norfolk Southern Corp. to ensure that the company pays the full cost of cleanup and any long-term effects of the derailment in Ohio of one of its freight...
Porsche SE Wins Crucial Ruling in Stuttgart Investor Class-Action Lawsuit
Mar 31 2023 // Porsche Automobil Holding SE won a crucial ruling in a €900 million ($976 million) class-action style lawsuit from investors who claimed the company should have warned shareholders about the diesel-emission software...
Walmart Faces Second Lawsuit This Week Over Treatment of Workers
Mar 31 2023 // Walmart Inc. was sued on Thursday by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency’s second lawsuit this week accusing the largest U.S. retailer of discrimination against workers with...
California County Supervisor Hit With Sexual Assault Lawsuit
Mar 31 2023 // A lawsuit by a former transit agency employee accuses San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher of sexual harassment and sexual assault. The suit comes days after Fletcher ended his state Senate campaign to seek...
