After Deadly Houston Concert, Fight Over Who’s to Blame Begins November 9, 2021 By Erik Larson Live Nation Entertainment Inc. is being targeted by more than a dozen lawsuits over the deadly crush of concertgoers at...
Unvaccinated Pilots Costing It Millions in Paid Leave, United Airlines Tells Judge October 27, 2021 By Erik Larson United Airlines Inc. told a federal judge the company is spending millions on paid leave for unvaccinated pilots because their...
Judge Allows Suits Over New York Police Handling of 2020 Racial Protests July 12, 2021 By Erik Larson A federal judge rejected a request by New York City to dismiss lawsuits claiming police violated the constitutional rights of...
Key States Agree to Purdue Pharma’s Opioid Deal With Sacklers Paying More July 8, 2021 By Erik Larson and Jeremy Hill Purdue Pharma LP won the support of more than a dozen states that had opposed its $4.5 billion bankruptcy plan...
Judge Wants NRA to Name Insurance Witnesses in Claims Against New York April 30, 2021 By Erik Larson A judge ordered the National Rifle Association to provide the names Lloyd’s of London agents or employees who the gun...
Exxon Argues Massachusetts Climate Fraud Lawsuit Punishes It for Opinion December 17, 2020 By Erik Larson Exxon Mobil Corp. told a judge that a fraud lawsuit filed by Massachusetts last year amounts to illegal punishment for...
Exxon Argues Massachusetts AG’s Climate Lawsuit Amounts to Improper Retaliation August 6, 2020 By Erik Larson Exxon Mobil Corp. will argue that a consumer and investor fraud lawsuit filed by the Massachusetts attorney general amounts to...
Businesses Fear Lawsuits from Sick Employees, Patrons After Reopening April 20, 2020 By Erik Larson, Edvard Pettersson and Christopher Yasiejko Whenever U.S. stores, restaurants and theaters reopen from coronavirus shutdowns, they may face an unexpected problem: lawsuits from sick patrons...
Life-or-Death Decisions by Hospitals, Doctors Come With Threat of Lawsuits April 2, 2020 By Erik Larson Doctors and hospitals overwhelmed in the pandemic will have to make their excruciating life-or-death decisions meticulously or they risk being...
Exxon Loses Jurisdiction Fight in Massachusetts Climate Suit March 20, 2020 By Erik Larson Exxon Mobil Corp. suffered a setback in a climate change case when a federal judge ruled that a consumer protection...