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Memphis Grizzlies’ Ja Morant Seeks ‘Stand Your Ground’ Immunity for Punch Lawsuit

Jul 18 2023 // The future of a lawsuit accusing Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant of assaulting a teenager during a pickup basketball game hinges on whether Morant will be allowed to say that he was acting in self-defense and can receive...

Woman Seriously Injured in Roller Coaster Accident Sues Ohio Amusement Park

Jul 17 2023 // SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) – A Michigan woman struck in the head by a metal bracket that fell off a roller coaster at an Ohio amusement park has sued the park and its parent company, alleging their negligence caused the...

Warren Buffett’s PacifiCorp Sued by Oregon Wineries Over Fire Damage

Jul 17 2023 // Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s PacifiCorp was sued by Oregon wineries claiming that smoke from wildfires ignited by the utility’s equipment in 2020 destroyed their grape harvests, resulting in tens of millions of...

Swiss Investor Group Lawsuit to Seek Compensation Over UBS-Credit Suisse Deal

Jul 17 2023 // A Swiss investors’ association is planning to file a lawsuit seeking compensation for former Credit Suisse shareholders, the latest legal action triggered by the bank’s emergency takeover by its cross-town...

Disney Hopes to Toss Board’s Lawsuit Against It

Jul 17 2023 // Walt Disney Co asked a Florida judge on Friday to dismiss a lawsuit by a state oversight board as part of the entertainment giant’s effort to pursue its case against Governor Ron DeSantis, the latest development in a...

Connecticut Sues Nursing School That Closed Abruptly, Leaving Students in Lurch

Jul 17 2023 // Connecticut`s attorney general has sued a for-profit nursing school and its owner, alleging they left hundreds of students in the lurch when the school abruptly closed its three campuses in the state in February while...

‘Climate-Washing’ Litigation

Jul 17 2023 // Challenges to corporate climate commitments, claims about product attributes, overstated investments or support for climate action, and failure to disclose climate risks are on the rise and hitting some courts today,...

Massachusetts Judge Rejects Auto Insurance Class Actions Over Diminished Value

Jul 17 2023 // A judge in Massachusetts denied class certifications for claimants seeking payments from two insurers for the lost resale value of their motor vehicles that were damaged in accidents and then repaired.Suffolk County...

Wisconsin School District to Pay $450K to Settle Equal Pay Lawsuit

Jul 17 2023 // Verona Area School District in Madison, Wisconsin will pay $450,000, raise salaries, and furnish other relief to settle a pay discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the...

Buffalo Supermarket Shooting Victims Sue Facebook, Amazon, Other Tech Giants

Jul 14 2023 // Tech and social media giants like Facebook, Amazon and Google bear responsibility for radicalizing the Buffalo supermarket shooter, who was fueled by racist conspiracy theories he encountered online, the victim’s...

Twitter Owes Ex-Employees $500M in Severance, Lawsuit Claims

Jul 13 2023 // Twitter Inc on Wednesday was hit with a lawsuit accusing it of refusing to pay at least $500 million in promised severance to thousands of employees who were laid off after Elon Musk acquired the company.Courtney...

Justice Department Reversal: Trump Can Be Held Liable in Writer’s Defamation Lawsuit

Jul 13 2023 // The Justice Department on Tuesday said that Donald Trump can be held personally liable for remarks he made about a woman who accused him of rape — a reversal of its position that Trump was protected because he was...

Insurers Sue Energy Corporation Blamed for Helping Start Colorado Wildfire

Jul 12 2023 // Dozens of insurance companies are suing Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy to recoup money paid out to homes and businesses lost in Colorado`s most destructive wildfire in 2021.The lawsuit was filed Thursday, a few weeks after...

Railroad Industry Sues to Block Limit on Crew Sizes That Ohio Imposed After Derailment

Jul 12 2023 // COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The railroad industry has sued to block a new minimum crew- size requirement that Ohio imposed after a fiery train derailment in East Palestine in February.The new rule was part of a $13.5 billion...

HCA Data Leak Affects 11 Million; Class Action Says 9 Million Hit by Dental Insurer Breach

Jul 12 2023 // Nashville-based HCAHealthcare, the largest for-profit operator of hospitals and clinics in the U.S., said that patient information had been leaked to an online forum.The breach leaked data for as many as 11 million...

Appeals Court Revives Lawsuit Against Royal Caribbean Over Toddler’s Death

Jul 12 2023 // A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit against Royal Caribbean Cruises by the parents of an 18-month-old girl who died after slipping through her grandfather’s hands and falling through an open cruise...

Former VW Executives Ordered to Testify in Investor Lawsuit

Jul 11 2023 // A German court will call former Volkswagen AG executives as witnesses in a €9 billion ($9.8 billion) investor lawsuit over the diesel emissions scandal to find out what the top brass knew about the the so-called defeat...

Judge Throws Out Lawsuit Seeking Reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Jul 11 2023 // An Oklahoma judge has thrown out a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dashing an effort to obtain some measure of legal justice by survivors of the deadly racist rampage.Judge Caroline Wall on...

$40M Lawsuit by Virginia Teacher Who Was Shot: Civil Court or Workers’ Compensation?

Jul 11 2023 // Lawyers for a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia can start the process of interviewing eyewitnesses, reviewing the boy`s disciplinary files and accessing other records for a $40 million lawsuit...

SVB Financial Sues FDIC to Recover $1.9B Seized in Bank Rescue

Jul 10 2023 // Bankrupt SVB Financial Group has sued the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) to recover the $1.93 billion that the regulator seized while it took over Silicon Valley Bank in March, a filing in a bankruptcy court on...