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Allstate’s National General Sued by DOJ Over Alleged Force-Placed Insurance ‘Scheme’

Jul 26 2024 // Allstate’s National General auto insurance brand has been sued by the U.S. Department of Justice over allegations that National General and subsidiaries “engaged in a scheme to defraud customers” by...

Florida Coach and Co-Defendants Ask Court to Drop Jaden Rashada NIL Lawsuit

Jul 25 2024 // GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Billy Napier and two co-defendants on Tuesday filed motions to dismiss quarterback Jaden Rashada’s lawsuit regarding a failed name, image and likeness deal worth nearly $14...

Lawsuits Detail Decades of Sexual Abuse at Chicago Youth Detention Center

Jul 25 2024 // CHICAGO (AP) — Temarkus Washington says the sexual abuse he experienced as a teenager at a troubled Chicago youth detention center still gives him nightmares.The 35-year-old spoke publicly about his experiences Tuesday,...

California Homeowners Sue FAIR Plan Over Smoke Damage Coverage

Jul 25 2024 // A class action lawsuit is being brought on behalf of more than 350,000 policyholders against the California FAIR Plan over smoke damage coverage.Dylan Schaffer, an attorney representing the plaintiffs, told...

Morgan & Morgan Vows to Fight Proposed Class Action on ‘Botched’ Injury Claims

Jul 24 2024 // Morgan & Morgan calls itself the nation’s largest injury law firm, with offices in most states. But perhaps the Orlando-founded firm has grown too big, too quickly, suggests a proposed class-action lawsuit that...

Jacksonville Jags Sue Financial Employee Convicted of Stealing $22M From Team

Jul 23 2024 // JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars have filed a lawsuit against a former employee who is serving prison time after pleading guilty to stealing $22 million from the NFL team’s virtual credit card...

Louisiana Marine Electronic Services Provider Sued for Sexual Harassment

Jul 23 2024 // X-Treme Tech Services, LLC, a Thibodaux, Louisiana-based business which provides marine electronic services, violated federal law when a supervisor repeatedly sexually harassed a female employee and then fired her after...

Whole Foods Settles Ex-Worker’s Lawsuit Over Black Lives Matter Masks

Jul 23 2024 // Whole Foods has reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit accusing it of illegally firing a worker who refused to remove her Black Lives Matter facemask and complained about racism at the Amazon.com-owned upscale grocery...

Maryland Civil Lawsuit Alleges Harassment, Sex for Rent Scheme by Landlord

Jul 23 2024 // Maryland’s attorney general filed a civil lawsuit on Friday against an Eastern Shore landlord and his company, alleging a pattern of gender-based housing discrimination involving sexual harassment and demands to...

Allstate, State Farm Sued Over $4 Billion Maui Fire Settlement

Jul 22 2024 // A half-dozen Maui wildfire victims sued a group of insurers, including State Farm and Allstate, accusing them of throwing a wrench into a tentative $4 billion deal to settle their claims.The lawsuit filed Friday in state...

SolarWinds Beats Most of SEC Lawsuit Over Russia-Linked Cyberattack

Jul 19 2024 // A U.S. judge dismissed most of a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit accusing software company SolarWinds of defrauding investors by concealing its security weaknesses before and after a Russia-linked cyberattack...

Squishmallows Maker Can Sue Build-A-Bear Over Alleged Plush Toy Knockoffs

Jul 17 2024 // A U.S. judge rejected Build-A-Bear Workshop’s effort to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that its Skoosherz plush toys were unauthorized knockoffs of Squishmallows, the popular plush toys made by a unit of Warren...

Fleming Files Lawsuit Against James River, Alleging Fraud During JRG Re Acquisition

Jul 17 2024 // Fleming Intermediate Holdings filed a lawsuit against James River Group Holdings Ltd., alleging it had been defrauded during its $300 million acquisition of JRG Reinsurance Co.Once the deal agreement was signed in November...

Air Canada Hit by Court Ruling After Ex-Maintenance Workers Sue

Jul 17 2024 // Air Canada may be forced to pay at least C$100 million ($73.2 million) to about 2,200 former workers after a Quebec court issued a ruling in their class-action lawsuit against the airline.The amount would cover lost wages,...

Surplus Lines Commercial Growth; Fla. Litigation Costs Reach New High in 2023

Jul 17 2024 // Two recent reports reflect trends in Florida’s property insurance market, including the continued growth of surplus lines’ business and an uptick last year in litigation costs for carriers.The Florida Surplus...

Michigan Health Care System to Pay $30K Over Racial Discrimination Suit

Jul 16 2024 // Beaumont Health (now Corewell Health), a health care system in southeast Michigan, will pay $30,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

CenterPoint Sued Over Hurricane Beryl Power Outages in Houston

Jul 16 2024 // A group of Houston restaurants that lost power for days after Hurricane Beryl sued the city’s main utility, accusing CenterPoint Energy Inc. of failing to adequately invest in infrastructure and respond to widespread...

Families of Workers Killed in Idaho Hangar Collapse Sue Construction Company

Jul 16 2024 // The families of two construction workers killed when an airport hangar in Idaho collapsed are suing several companies that were involved in the building process, alleging the businesses recklessly cut corners and used...

AIG Files Amended Suit Against Former Execs, Dellwood Insurance

Jul 16 2024 // American International Group and a group of its companies have filed a new, amended complaint against Dellwood Insurance Group, started earlier this year by a group of former AIG executives.The lawsuit filed July 10 in...

Hershey, Walgreens, Paqui Chip Maker Sued Over Teen’s Death After Online Challenge

Jul 15 2024 // A lawsuit was filed Thursday against Hershey, Walgreens and several others in the case of a Massachusetts teen who died after he participated in a spicy tortilla chip challenge that was widely promoted on social...