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Green Groups Sue Biden Admin Over Approval of Alaska Willow Oil Project
Mar 15 2023 // Six environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Tuesday over the Biden administration’s approval of ConocoPhillips’ Willow oil and gas project in Alaska, which they claimed could be a stepping stone to more...
Maine Lobster Industry Files Defamation Suit Over California Aquarium’s Whale Warning
Mar 15 2023 // A coalition representing the Maine lobster industry is suing an aquarium on the other side of the country for recommending that seafood customers avoid buying a variety of lobster mostly harvested in their state. Industry...
Signature Bank Hit With Investor Suit Over Failure
Mar 15 2023 // Signature Bank was hit with its first investor suit since the bank went into receivership Sunday, accused of making misleading statements about its financial health and risks. Matthew Schaeffer said he bought call options...
Ohio Sues Norfolk Southern Over Train Derailment
Mar 15 2023 // The state of Ohio sued Norfolk Southern NSC.N Tuesday over the Feb. 3 derailment of a freight train that released over a million gallons of hazardous materials and pollutants into the environment around the town of East...
Amgen Sued by Pension Fund for Failing to Disclose $10B Tax Bill on Timely Basis
Mar 14 2023 // Amgen Inc. misled investors about its financial health by failing to reveal that it may be on the hook for more than $10 billion in back taxes and penalties, a pension fund claimed in a lawsuit. The Internal Revenue...
U.S. Sues Rite Aid for Missing Opioid Red Flags
Mar 14 2023 // The U.S. government on Monday sued Rite Aid Corp., accusing the pharmacy chain of missing “red flags” as it illegally filled hundreds of thousands of prescriptions for controlled substances, including...
Silicon Valley Bank Parent SVB Financial Group Faces First Securities Class Action
Mar 14 2023 // Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) on Monday was hit with what appears to be the first federal securities class-action lawsuit against it, carrying allegations that the bank made false or misleading statements pertaining to the...
Texas Women Sued for Wrongful Death After Aiding in Abortion
Mar 13 2023 // AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Three women in Texas are being sued for wrongful death by a man who claims they helped his now-ex-wife obtain medication for an abortion. It’s another test of state-enforced bans since the...
Insurers Successfully Merge Lawsuits Brought by Lessors for Jets Confiscated in Russia
Mar 13 2023 // Insurers led by AIG succeeded in their attempt to merge several lawsuits brought by aircraft lessors over outstanding claims for jets that have been left out of reach in Russia. Judge Christopher John Butcher at...
Family of NC Meteorologist Killed in Crash Files Suit Against Helicopter Companies
Mar 13 2023 // The family of a meteorologist who was killed last fall in a helicopter crash in North Carolina is suing a maintenance facility and the companies that owned and operated the aircraft. The lawsuit was filed the same week in...
Maryland Lawmakers Advance Bill to End Time Limit on Sex Abuse Civil Suits
Mar 13 2023 // A key panel of Maryland lawmakers on Friday advanced a measure that would end the state’s statute of limitations for when civil lawsuits can be filed against public and private institutions related to child sexual...
Gun Dealer Sued by Kansas City Reaches $150K Settlement
Mar 10 2023 // KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Kansas City has reached a settlement with one of the gun dealers it accused in a lawsuit of contributing to surging violence in the region by ignoring evidence that firearms were being sold...
Arkansas Tyson Workers Sue Over Lack of COVID Precautions
Mar 10 2023 // Thirty-four Tyson Foods employees, former employees and family members filed a lawsuit against the company Monday, saying it failed to take appropriate precautions at its meat-packing plants during the early days of the...
JPMorgan Must Hand Over CEO Dimon’s Records in Jeffrey Epstein Lawsuit
Mar 10 2023 // A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered JPMorgan Chase & Co. to hand over more documents concerning Chief Executive Jamie Dimon to the U.S. Virgin Islands for the territory’s lawsuit accusing the bank of aiding in...
Court Finds Medical Malpractice Suit Partially Time-Barred, Trims Jury Award by $1.2M
Mar 10 2023 // A Pennsylvania Superior Court three-judge panel has slashed $1.2 million from a $2.7 million jury award in a medical malpractice case alleging two cancer misdiagnoses, finding that one of the claims was not brought until...
Colorado Officer Charged in Shootout Sued by Injured Bystander
Mar 10 2023 // A police officer accused of accidentally shooting five bystanders as he fired at an armed man as bars let out in downtown Denver last year is being sued. Angelica Rey, one of the bystanders, filed the lawsuit against...
Athletes File Class Action Against Ivy League Schools Over No-Scholarship Policy
Mar 10 2023 // A pair of basketball players from Brown University allege in a federal lawsuit that the Ivy League’s policy of not offering athletic scholarships amounts to a price-fixing agreement that denies athletes proper...
Connecticut Sues Firearm Companies Over Ghost Gun Sales
Mar 9 2023 // Connecticut on Tuesday sued four gun companies it accused of mailing illegal firearm parts with no serial numbers to an undercover state investigator, the latest legal filing by states and cities seeking to crack down on...
Michigan Conservative Group Will Get Reward for Suing Over COVID-19 Loans
Mar 8 2023 // MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) – A conservative economic-policy group will get a $22,500 reward for blowing the whistle on a Michigan teachers union and its insurance arm, which got $12.5 million in government-backed loans...
Univ. of Iowa Football Race Bias Suit Nears Settlement With Tax Money
Mar 7 2023 // A proposed settlement for more than $4 million has been reached in the lawsuit brought by former Iowa football players who alleged racial discrimination in coach Kirk Ferentz’s program. The office of State Auditor...
