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Family of Michigan Woman Killed by Exploding Air Bag Sues GM, Others

The family of a Michigan woman who was killed after an air bag module exploded in her SUV following a crash filed a lawsuit alleging negligence. The complaint was filed last Thursday in Houghton County Circuit Court and names Arc …

Potential Class-Action Suit Says Washington Healthcare Provider Failed to Provide Interpreters

Providence St. Joseph Health, the largest healthcare system in Washington state, failed to provide in-person American Sign Language interpreters for deaf patients, leaving them at the mercy of virtual interpreters whose work was often beset by technological difficulties, according to …

TikTok Algorithm Steers Violent Videos to More Minority Than White Users: Lawsuit

TikTok faces a claim that its algorithm steers more violent videos to minority subscribers than to White users in a lawsuit blaming the platform for the death of a 14-year-old African-American girl. The complaint, which also names Meta Platforms Inc., …

Missouri Boarding School Accused of Abuse

Five additional lawsuits have been filed accusing a southwestern Missouri boarding school of abusing students. The lawsuits alleging physical and emotional abuse at Agape Boarding School were filed last week in Vernon County. All told, 19 lawsuits have been filed …

Texas Dock Company to Pay $1 Million Over Clean Water Act Violation

United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC a Texas company, was sentenced on June 14, 2022 for violating the Clean Water Act in connection with an oil spill and ordered to pay …

Simone Biles, Other Women Seek $1 Billion-Plus From FBI Over Nassar

Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and dozens of other women who say they were sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar are seeking more than $1 billion from the FBI for failing to stop the sports doctor when the agency first received …

Washington Family Sues City Following Landslide and Home Collapse

A Bellevue, Washington, family who lost their home when it was pushed off its foundation during a January landslide filed a lawsuit this week against the city for unspecified damages. The lawsuit, filed in King County Superior Court, claims the …

TikTok Sued After 10-Year-Old Dies in ‘Blackout Challenge’

TikTok Inc. was blamed in a lawsuit for the death of a 10-year-old girl who allegedly participated in an online challenge in which people choke themselves until they black out. Nylah Anderson, an intelligent child who could speak three languages, …

Nevada Casino to Pay $8M For Serving Chemicals Instead of Beer

A jury in Las Vegas has awarded $8 million to a middle school special education teacher who sued after being permanently injured when he was served cleaning solvents instead of tap beer at a casino bar. Lon Enwright, 38, used …

Los Angeles County Sues Warehouse Owner Over Gas Stench

Los Angeles County announced it is suing tenants and property owners of a warehouse where a fire released illegally stored chemicals into a drainage channel and caused a stench that lasted for weeks. The hydrogen sulfide gas odor caused a …