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Missouri Lawsuit Filed Against Natural Gas Company Over Fatal Home Explosion

May 14 2025 // Missouri’s attorney general sued a natural gas company Monday over the explosion of a home in a small town that killed a 5-year-old boy, accusing the utility of violating a state safety law.Attorney General Andrew...

Michigan County Settles Lawsuit Over Official Flashing Rifle During Zoom Meeting

May 14 2025 // A Michigan county has settled a lawsuit over an elected official who flashed a rifle during a COVID-19-era public meeting on Zoom.Patricia MacIntosh accused Ron Clous of trying to silence her right to free speech when he...

Toyota Settlement, Walmart Lawsuit Scrapped by CFPB

May 14 2025 // The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has canceled a 2023 settlement with the financing arm of Toyota over allegations the auto giant illegally steered thousands of consumers into costly and unwanted product...

USDA Restores Some Climate-Related Webpages After Farmer Lawsuit

May 14 2025 // The U.S. Department of Agriculture restored on May 13 some climate change-related webpages that the agency had deleted since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, after being sued by farm and environmental groups,...

South Africa’s Tiger Brands Offers Settlement to Plaintiffs in Listeriosis Class Action

May 14 2025 // Tiger Brands, South Africa’s biggest food producer, on Monday [May 12] offered to compensate listeriosis victims, marking a major step toward resolving class action after a 2017 outbreak that killed about 200 people...

Appeals Court: Florida Deputy Used Excessive Force and Is Not Immune From Suit

May 13 2025 // A Sarasota County sheriff’s deputy used excessive force on a handicapped, 100-pound driver in 2020 and is not entitled to immunity from lawsuits, a federal appeals court ruled in a case that could affect...

Labor Department Suing USPS Over Fired Texas Worker Who Reported Injury

May 13 2025 // The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service for what it says is the wrongful termination of an employee who fell while delivering mail and reported the work-related injury. An...

Space War: Marsh Sues Willis Over Aviation Insurance Hires Soliciting Clients

May 12 2025 // Insurance broker Marsh USA is asking a New York court to stop several former employees and rival Willis Towers Watson from preparing to steal its aviation and space insurance clients using confidential information.In a...

Drug Companies Paying Hawaii $700 Million to Settle Plavix Blood Thinner Suit

May 12 2025 // Pharmaceutical companies have agreed to pay Hawaii $700 million to settle its lawsuit over the efficacy and safety of the blood thinner Plavix, the state attorney general’s office announced.A court ruling last year...

Google Settles $1.4B Lawsuit With Texas Over Data Privacy Violations

May 12 2025 // Google will pay $1.4 billion to Texas to settle claims the company collected users’ data without permission, the state’s attorney general announced Friday.Attorney General Ken Paxton described the settlement as...

Minnesota YMCA to Pay $140K to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

May 9 2025 // The St. Cloud Area Family YMCA will pay $140,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced this week.The...

FTX Lawsuit Against Tom Brady, Stephen Curry, Others Is Narrowed

May 9 2025 // A federal judge narrowed but stopped short of dismissing a lawsuit by investors seeking to hold celebrities like sports stars Tom Brady, Stephen Curry and Shohei Ohtani liable for promoting the collapsed cryptocurrency...

Shedeur Sanders Fan Sues NFL for $100M Over Quarterback’s Draft Slide

May 9 2025 // When quarterback Shedeur Sanders slid to the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, many football fans were left shocked that the much-hyped University of Colorado product was passed over time and again.Now one fan is suing...

EU Plan to Water Down ESG Rules Risks Wave of Litigation, Legal Scholars Warn

May 9 2025 // The European Union’s plan to slash the scope of new ESG regulations opens the door to a wave of litigation, as companies would no longer be required to act in a way that lives up to the bloc’s climate law.The...

Family Sues Over Florida Deputy’s Shooting of Airman at Apartment

May 8 2025 // The family of a U.S. airman who was shot by a Florida sheriff’s deputy inside his own home sued the deputy, the sheriff and the owner of the airman’s apartment complex on Tuesday, saying they want to ensure...

UnitedHealth Sued by Shareholders Over Reaction to Backlash From Executive’s Killing

May 8 2025 // UnitedHealth Group was sued on Wednesday for allegedly concealing how backlash from the killing of a top executive was damaging its business, causing its stock to nosedive after the insurer lowered its 2025 outlook.In a...

New York School District Sues Two Insurers Over Coverage for Child Victim Claims

May 8 2025 // A Long Island school district is accusing two insurers of ducking their responsibilities to defend and indemnify it against lawsuits by former students claiming they were sexually abused by an elementary school teacher...

American Airlines Sues Chicago Over O’Hare Gates for United

May 7 2025 // American Airlines Group Inc. sued the city of Chicago in a fight with rival United Airlines Holding Inc. over valuable gate space at O’Hare International Airport.The airport is a hub for both airlines, making it the...

Delta Must Face Passenger Lawsuit Over Massive CrowdStrike Computer Outage

May 7 2025 // Delta Air Lines must face a proposed class action by passengers who said it refused to offer full refunds after delaying or canceling their flights following a massive computer outage last July, a federal judge ruled on...

Burger King Must Face Lawsuit Over Whopper Ads

May 6 2025 // Burger King must face a lawsuit claiming it misleads customers with advertisements that make its Whopper sandwich and other products appear larger than they are.In a decision on Monday, U.S. District Judge Roy Altman in...