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Proposed Class Action Alleges Liberty Mutual Website Violates Pennsylvania Law

Dec 12 2022 // Liberty Mutual Insurance is the target of a proposed class action alleging that the company uses spyware on its website that violates Pennsylvania’s electronic surveillance law.The suit claims the company uses...

New Jersey Sues Town That Defied Ban on Repairing Eroded Beach

Dec 12 2022 // NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — A sand storm at the Jersey shore is escalating.New Jersey is suing a coastal town that repaired beach erosion from a fall storm in defiance of a state order not to do so. And the town, North...

Latest Twitter Lawsuit Says Company Targeted Women for Layoffs

Dec 8 2022 // Twitter Inc has been hit with another lawsuit stemming from the recent purging of half its workforce, this one accusing the social media company of disproportionately targeting female employees for layoffs.The proposed...

Credit Suisse Clears 1st Hurdle Toward $440M Greensill Lawsuit Against SoftBank

Dec 8 2022 // Credit Suisse Group AG cleared the first hurdle toward kick-starting a long-awaited $440 million lawsuit against SoftBank Group Corp. stemming from the spectacular collapse of finance firm Greensill Capital.A London judge...

Cosby, NBC, Studio Face New Sex Abuse Lawsuit Under New York’s Filing Extension

Dec 8 2022 // Five women who have long accused Bill Cosby of sexually assaulting them early in their careers have filed the latest lawsuit against the 85-year-old comedian — and this one calls NBCUniversal, a studio and a production...

Class Action Lawsuit Against California Cannabis Companies Alleges Lower Than Advertised THC Content

Dec 8 2022 // A class action lawsuit against two California companies on Tuesday alleges they sold products in which the THC content was misrepresented as being higher than it actually is.Law firm Dovel & Luner announced it filed a...

Mall of America Settles Lawsuit Over Boy Thrown From Balcony

Dec 7 2022 // MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Mall of America in suburban Minneapolis said Monday that it will toughen its trespassing policies as part of a settlement with the family of a boy who was severely injured when a man with a history...

Apple Sued By Women Who Say AirTag Lets Stalkers Track Victims

Dec 6 2022 // Apple Inc. has been sued by two women who said its AirTag devices have made it easier for their former partners and other stalkers to track down victims.In a proposed class action filed on Monday in San Francisco federal...

Parents of Gunman in Deadly Pennsylvania State Trooper Shooting Settle Suit

Dec 6 2022 // The parents of a gunman who killed a Pennsylvania state trooper and permanently disabled another eight years ago in an ambush of a police barracks have settled a lawsuit that accused them of partial responsibility for the...

Uvalde Shooting Victims Seek $27B, Class Action in Lawsuit

Dec 5 2022 // Victims of the Uvalde school shooting that left 21 people dead have filed a lawsuit against local and state police, the city and other school and law enforcement officials seeking $27 billion due to delays in confronting...

Gunmaker Sig Sauer Faces Suit by Police, Veterans, Others Vowing Gun Goes Off by Itself

Dec 5 2022 // Police and federal law enforcement officers are among 20 people from multiple states saying they were wounded by a popular type of Sig Sauer pistol, the latest lawsuit alleging that the gun is susceptible to going off...

New Mexico Sues Tobacco Companies over Settlement Payments

Dec 2 2022 // New Mexico is suing more than a dozen tobacco companies, accusing them of conspiracy and breach of contract.Attorney General Hector Balderas announced the legal challenge this week, claiming that the companies have been...

Vet’s California Lawsuit Blaming Antimalarial Drug For Psychosis Tossed

Dec 1 2022 // – A federal judge threw out a lawsuit against the maker of an anti-malarial drug blamed for causing psychotic behavior and neurological damage to U.S. servicemembers, ruling that the case had no right to be filed in...

Google Sued in UK by 130,000 Alleged Victims of Its Online Advertising Dominance

Dec 1 2022 // Google and its parent Alphabet Inc. were sued in a UK court over alleged antitrust abuses in a group claim by 130,000 businesses that argues the tech giant’s approach to advertising that may have cost companies...

Yale Discriminates Against Students With Mental Health Issues, Lawsuit Claims

Dec 1 2022 // Yale University was sued for allegedly violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by unfairly penalizing students who are dealing with mental-health issues.For decades, Yale has “treated unequally and failed to...

Delaware Judge Blocks Dr. J Lawsuit Against Branding Firm, Passes Case to Arbitration

Dec 1 2022 // A Delaware judge on Monday halted a lawsuit filed by basketball legend Julius Erving against a brand-development and marketing company, ruling that the dispute must go to arbitration.The lawsuit by the Hall of Fame player...

Lawyer Calls Fatal Car Crash Into Apple Store ‘100% Preventable’ in Announcing Suit

Nov 30 2022 // The recent crash into an Apple storefront in Massachusetts that killed one person and injured 19 was “100% preventable,” according to the attorney for two of those injured in the accident.Boston attorney...

Aircraft Lessors’ Lawsuits Against Their Insurers Rise to $8B for Seized Russian Planes

Nov 30 2022 // Aircraft leasing firms are suing dozens of insurers for around $8 billion in a string of lawsuits over the loss of hundreds of aircraft stuck in Russia since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.More than 400 leased planes...

Walmart Sued by Employee Over Deadly Shooting

Nov 30 2022 // An employee at the Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, where a supervisor fatally shot six people last week, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the company, claiming she and others had warned management about the...

SMBC Joins List of Aviation Lessors Suing Insurers Over Jets Stuck in Russia

Nov 29 2022 // SMBC Aviation Capital has joined most of the world’s largest aircraft lessors in pursuing insurance claims through the courts over jets it owns that are stuck in Russia, an Irish High Court filing...