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State Bar of Wisconsin Agrees to Change Diversity Definition in Lawsuit Settlement

Apr 8 2024 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin association representing attorneys agreed last week to change the definition of “diversity” to settle a federal lawsuit brought by a conservative law firm that argued its...

How Three European Human Rights Cases Could Shape Climate Litigation

Apr 8 2024 // Does government inaction on climate change violate human rights?That is the question the European Court of Human Rights will for the first time seek to answer in Strasbourg, France, as it rules this week on three separate...

Workers Sue to End Atlantic City Casinos’ Exemption From Smoking Ban

Apr 8 2024 // Frustrated at having unsuccessfully agitated for over three years to get lawmakers to ban smoking in Atlantic City casinos, workers on Friday tried a new tactic. They filed a lawsuit to try to overturn a law that leaves...

Worker Burned in Explosion at Wisconsin Stadium Settles Lawsuit for $22M

Apr 5 2024 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A worker burned in a 2022 explosion during renovation work on the University of Wisconsin’s Camp Randall Stadium has settled his lawsuit against the project’s general contractor for $22...

Women Lost C-Suite Seats in Corporate America, S&P Says

Apr 5 2024 // Women’s representation in senior level positions at US companies faces an “alarming turning point,” with steady growth showing signs of fatigue for the first time in two decades, according to a new...

Citigroup Urges Dismissal of New York’s ‘Misguided’ Lawsuit Over Online Scams

Apr 4 2024 // Citigroup on Tuesday urged a federal judge to dismiss New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit accusing its Citibank unit of failing to reimburse customers who fall victim to online scammers.While recognizing...

Sanofi to Settle 4,000 Zantac Cancer Lawsuits in US State Courts

Apr 4 2024 // Sanofi has reached an agreement in principle to settle 4,000 U.S. lawsuits linking the discontinued heartburn drug Zantac to cancer, the company said on Wednesday.Sanofi did not disclose the financial terms of the deal....

Illinois Hog Farm Sued for Gender Identity Discrimination

Apr 3 2024 // Sis-Bro, Inc., a hog farm in New Athens, Illinois, violated federal law when it allowed an employee to be harassed because of her sex and gender identity, forcing her to quit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...

Migrants Flown to Martha’s Vineyard by DeSantis Can Sue Charter Flight Company

Apr 3 2024 // BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers representing migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard nearly two years ago by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis can sue the charter flight company that transported them, according to a ruling Monday by a...

Public Health Groups Sue FDA Again Over Delayed Menthol Ban

Apr 3 2024 // Public health groups sued US regulators a second time for failing to follow through on a plan to ban menthol-flavored tobacco products.The lawsuit filed Tuesday in a federal court in Northern California claims that the...

AIG Sues Newly Launched Dellwood Insurance and Its Founders

Apr 3 2024 // American International Group and a group of its excess and surplus lines subsidiaries have filed suit against Dellwood Insurance Group and three former AIG executives who launched the nationwide E&S lines insurance...

How Lawsuits Over Baltimore Bridge Collapse Are Likely to Play Out

Apr 3 2024 // The owner, operator and charterer of the container ship that struck Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday are likely to face lawsuits over its collapse and the people killed or injured, but legal experts...

Survivors of Sex Abuse Ask Louisiana High Court to Open Window to Sue

Apr 2 2024 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Advocates for adult victims of childhood sexual abuse say they will ask Louisiana’s Supreme Court to reconsider a ruling that wiped out 2021 legislation giving them a renewed opportunity to file...

Google Agrees to Delete Web Browsing Data as it Settles ‘Incognito’ Lawsuit

Apr 2 2024 // Google said it would delete millions of records of users’ browsing activities as part of a settlement of a class-action lawsuit that alleged it tracked people without their knowledge.The case, filed in 2020, alleged...

Pennsylvania County Suing Oil Industry Over Climate Change

Apr 2 2024 // A large suburban Philadelphia county has joined dozens of other local governments around the country in suing the oil industry, asserting that major oil producers systematically deceived the public about their role in...

Russia’s Baltika Sues Carlsberg Subsidiaries for Over $900M in Damages

Apr 1 2024 // Russia’s Baltika Breweries has sued four Carlsberg subsidiaries for damages amounting to 6.24 billion Danish crowns ($902 million), Russian court filings showed, as the two parties fight over the future of...

Canadian School Boards Sue Social Media Giants for Over C$4B in Damages

Apr 1 2024 // Four Canadian school boards have sought more than C$4 billion ($2.96 billion) in damages from social media firms such as Meta Platforms and Snap in a lawsuit, alleging that their products harmed students.The products are...

Handcuffed Colorado Man Stunned by Taser Settles Lawsuit for $1.5M

Apr 1 2024 // A man who was stunned with a Taser while handcuffed, including on his lip, has settled a federal lawsuit with a Colorado sheriff’s department for $1.5 million, his lawyers said.Kenneth Espinoza was arrested after he...

Michigan Man Sues After Losing Eye from Ghost Gun Incident

Apr 1 2024 // A 19-year-old Michigan man who lost his right eye after being shot with a firearm made from a ghost gun kit filed a lawsuit against his former best friend who accidentally shot him and the Pennsylvania company that sold...

J&J to Pay $75 Million to Settle Mississippi’s Baby Powder Suit

Mar 28 2024 // Johnson & Johnson will pay $75 million to settle a consumer protection lawsuit filed by Mississippi over the company’s talc-based baby powder, according to people familiar with the matter, resolving litigation in...