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Family of Man Who Died Sues Tow Truck Driver They Said Sat on the Man’s Head

Dec 7 2023 // ATLANTA (AP) — The family of a Georgia church deacon who died after struggling with a police officer following a minor car crash has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a tow truck driver they say arrived during...

Ex-Twitter Exec Claims in Lawsuit He Was Fired for Raising Security Concerns

Dec 7 2023 // A former executive at Twitter Inc, now called X Corp, has filed a lawsuit claiming he was fired after Elon Musk acquired the company for objecting to budget cuts that would prevent the company from complying with a U.S....

Colorado-Based Frontier Settles Suit Filed by Pilots Who Claimed Bias Over Pregnancy, Breastfeeding

Dec 7 2023 // Frontier Airlines has settled a lawsuit filed by female pilots who accused the airline of discriminating against pregnant or breastfeeding employees.In the agreement Frontier will let pilots pump breast milk in the cockpit...

Supreme Court Ducks Hotel’s Challenge to Disability Access Tester’s Right to Sue

Dec 7 2023 // The U.S. Supreme Court has passed on deciding whether private citizen “testers” who search online for and then sue companies that appear to not be in compliance with federal disability regulations have standing...

University of Penn Sued by Students Claiming Antisemitism on Campus

Dec 6 2023 // The University of Pennsylvania was sued by a pair of students who claim the campus was a hotbed of antisemitism even before Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7.Penn became the third major US college, after New York University...

Families Sue Fla. Dollar General, Landlord Over Lax Security After Shooting That Killed 3

Dec 6 2023 // JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Family members of three Black people fatally shot at a Dollar General store in north Florida by a racist gunman have sued the store’s landlord, operator and security contractor for...

Here Are Details of Trafigura’s Suit Against Businessman Gupta in Alleged Nickel Fraud

Dec 6 2023 // Indian businessman Prateek Gupta asked a London judge on Tuesday to lift an order freezing his personal and business assets, alleging that commodity trader Trafigura failed to disclose full information when it sought the...

Catholic Nuns Sue Smith & Wesson to Halt its Assault-Style Weapons Sales

Dec 6 2023 // A group of Catholic nuns have sued the board of Smith & Wesson to try to force the gunmaker to abandon the manufacture, marketing and sales of assault-style rifles that have been used in U.S. mass shootings.The nuns,...

Father of Palestinian American Boy Slain in Chicago Suburb Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Dec 5 2023 // CHICAGO (AP) – The father of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy fatally stabbed in what authorities allege was a hate crime has filed a wrongful death lawsuit.Oday Al-Fayoume filed the lawsuit last month against the...

Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Alleging Environmental Discrimination in Louisiana Parish

Dec 4 2023 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit that accused a south Louisiana parish of using land use policies to guide industries that pollute into communities with majority-Black populations.U.S. District...

Spanish Media Association Files $598M Lawsuit Against Facebook Owner Meta

Dec 4 2023 // A group representing 83 Spanish media outlets has filed a 550 million euro ($600 million) lawsuit against Facebook owner Meta Platforms, citing unfair competition in the advertising market in a case that could be...

Lawsuit Alleges Negligence by CSX in Kentucky Train Derailment

Dec 4 2023 // LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court alleges negligence by CSX Transportation caused a train derailment and ensuing chemical fire that forced residents of a small Kentucky town out of...

California Commercial Fishing Groups Sue Tire Makers Over Rubber Preservative

Dec 4 2023 // The 13 largest U.S. tire manufacturers are facing a lawsuit from a pair of California commercial fishing organizations that could force the companies to stop using a chemical added to almost every tire because it kills...

$40M Lawsuit by Virginia Teacher Shot by Student Can Proceed

Dec 4 2023 // A teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia can press forward with her $40 million lawsuit against a school system over claims of negligence by school administrators, a judge has ruled.The surprise...

Ohio Business Owner Sues Norfolk Southern for $500 Million

Dec 4 2023 // A business owner with companies near where a Norfolk Southern train derailed and caught fire in February has sued the railroad for $500 million, saying most of his eastern Ohio companies have remained closed and he...

Lawsuit Claims Victims of Sexual Abuse and Rape at Shuttered Arkansas Facility

Dec 4 2023 // Eight former residents of a youth treatment center that was run by an Arkansas man whose bribery conviction was commuted by former President Donald Trump have filed a lawsuit claiming they were victims of “systematic...

Ohio Settles Lawsuit With Chemical Companies For $110 Million Over PFAS Contamination

Dec 1 2023 // DOVER, Del. (AP) – The DuPont Co. and two spin-off firms will pay $110 million to the state of Ohio to settle a lawsuit over environmental threats from toxic chemicals used at a former DuPont facility in neighboring West...

Black Employees File Federal Lawsuit Against Chicago Utility, Alleging Discrimination and Unsafe Working Conditions

Dec 1 2023 // CHICAGO (AP) – A group of current and former employees at a Chicago utility have filed a federal lawsuit alleging the company discriminated against them because they`re Black.The 11 plaintiffs filed the action Tuesday...

Minneapolis Stores Sue City Over Neglect and Decreased Business in George Floyd Square

Dec 1 2023 // MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Several stores at the location where George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police in 2020 have sued the city, accusing it of neglecting the area and hurting business.The lawsuit, filed in mid-November...

Texas Attorney General Sues Pfizer Over COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy

Dec 1 2023 // Pfizer has been sued by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who on Thursday accused the drugmaker of misrepresenting the efficacy of its widely-used COVID-19 vaccine.In a complaint filed in a Lubbock County state court,...