All the headlines from our Lawsuits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 28 2021 // The family of a 17-year-old Nebraska boy who died in a car wreck after he bought liquor cannot recover damages from the Kwik Shop where the alcohol was illegally sold, a Douglas County District Judge has ruled.Judge...
Jan 28 2021 // The mother of a Portland, Ore., teen who died by suicide shortly after medical staff allegedly evaluated and released him from the Unity Center for Behavioral Health has filed a $13 million lawsuit.Leila Mesch’s...
Jan 28 2021 // A Delaware judge on Wednesday said former CBS shareholders may pursue a lawsuit accusing Shari Redstone, the daughter of late media magnate Sumner Redstone, of pressuring the company into entering an unfair merger that...
Jan 27 2021 // Florida businesses would be protected from coronavirus lawsuits if they made a good effort to follow state-issued guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19 under a proposal approved Monday at its first Senate committee...
Jan 27 2021 // AstraZeneca PLC was sued by a pension fund on behalf of investors who it says suffered losses because of flaws in the company’s testing of its coronavirus vaccine.For much of last year, the Cambridge, England-based...
Jan 27 2021 // The parents of an autistic Maryland teenager who died in class after choking on a glove have filed a lawsuit against school officials, saying negligence led to their son’s death.Bryan and Tanya Levy, the parents of...
Jan 26 2021 // Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he is pushing state lawmakers to protect individuals and companies that opened businesses during the pandemic against coronavirus-related lawsuits.While the governor did not provide specifics...
Jan 25 2021 // The Nebraska Supreme Court is allowing a lawsuit to continue against an Omaha natural gas utility for a 2016 fire that destroyed part of the downtown Omaha’s Old Market.The ruling affirms the finding of a lower court...
Jan 25 2021 // The son of a couple killed in a Pittsburgh synagogue attack that killed 11 worshippers is suing the National Rifle Association, arguing the group’s inflammatory rhetoric led to the violence.Marc Simon, the son of...
Jan 25 2021 // Eight women who were taught by a former USA Gymnastics coach now facing lewdness and sexual assault charges are suing the Las Vegas gym where he trained them from 2009 to 2015.A civil negligence and liability lawsuit filed...
Jan 25 2021 // Louisiana motorists filing car accident lawsuits will encounter tougher rules to win damage awards, under a new law championed by the state’s business lobby that took effect Jan. 1, a law that backers hope will lower...
Jan 25 2021 // Aerial drone manufacturer, Insitu, in Bingen, Washington, will pay $25 million to settle allegations that its military drones were outfitted with used components instead of new ones.U.S. attorney Brian Moran said cases...
Jan 22 2021 // Two law firms are suing Bayer for damages on behalf of shareholders, claiming the German group’s management should have warned of the risk of lawsuits over the Roundup weedkiller when Bayer acquired Roundup maker...
Jan 21 2021 // A federal judge has approved a consent decree between the Maryland city of Annapolis and dozens of public housing residents.The Capital Gazette reported Tuesday that the decree will mandate that the city pay a $900,000...
Jan 21 2021 // Insurance agents and brokers should prepare for a big agency errors and omissions (E&O) litigation wave to crash their shores in 2021.Agency E&O claims are a lagging indicator, meaning plaintiffs typically only go...
Jan 20 2021 // Florida’s property insurance market is “spiraling towards collapse” and requires immediate attention if there is any chance of protecting the market, consumers, and ultimately, the state’s economy,...
Jan 20 2021 // A woman who has Tourette’s syndrome may proceed with her lawsuit against a surgeon who declined to repair her injured shoulder because of her disability, the state Supreme Court ruled.The doctor performed surgery on...
Jan 20 2021 // Guardians of a Rhode Island moped driver who was sent into a coma with a head injury after he crashed while being followed closely by a Providence police cruiser filed a federal lawsuit on his behalf alleging brutality and...
Jan 15 2021 // Two West Virginia school bus drivers who were suspended for attending a rally for President Donald Trump in the nation’s capital have been cleared of wrongdoing following hearings, an attorney said Wednesday.Attorney...
Jan 15 2021 // Aerial drone manufacturer Insitu in the Columbia River Gorge, Ore., will pay $25 million to settle allegations that its military drones were outfitted with used components instead of new ones.U.S. attorney Brian Moran said...