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New Mexico Sues Manufacturers of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Amid Health Concerns

Jun 9 2023 // New Mexico’s attorney general and its Environment Department filed suit against the manufacturers of so-called “forever chemicals,” commonly referred to as PFAS, seeking monetary damages to defray the...

Black Workers at California Tesla Factory Allege Rampant Racism, Seek Class-Action Status

Jun 8 2023 // Tesla may face a class-action lawsuit after 240 Black factory workers in California described rampant racism and discrimination at the electric automaker’s San Francisco Bay Area plant, including frequent use of...

New Lawsuit Filed After Iowa Building Collapse

Jun 8 2023 // DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A woman whose leg was amputated in order to free her from the rubble of the partially collapsed building in Davenport, Iowa, filed a lawsuit with her wife Wednesday, accusing the city and the...

Gun Advocates Quick to Sue Over Connecticut’s New Gun Safety Law

Jun 8 2023 // Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Tuesday signed the most wide-ranging state gun control bill since a 2013 law passed in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, sparking an immediate lawsuit by gun rights...

Barclays Sued by UK Banker Over Mental Health Harassment Allegations

Jun 8 2023 // Barclays Plc was sued by an ex-banker alleging harassment and discrimination exacerbated her mental health issues causing panic attacks and stress, eventually pushing her to quit the bank.Khilna Morjaria, an ex-vice...

Coinbase CEO Hits Back at SEC Chair After Lawsuit, Says User Funds Are Safe

Jun 8 2023 // Coinbase Chief Executive Brian Armstrong on Wednesday hit back at U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler over the agency’s lawsuit against the crypto exchange, calling him an...

Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Limit Civil Rights Lawsuits

Jun 8 2023 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday preserved the ability of people to sue for civil rights violations under an 1871 law as it rejected a bid to prevent an Indiana nursing home resident’s family from suing over his...

Boeing Accused in Lawsuit of Stealing Trade Secrets for NASA Rocket

Jun 8 2023 // Boeing was sued on Wednesday by a Colorado company that accused the aerospace giant of stealing trade secrets for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket, and then building components with “critical” safety...

Washington Paying $3.1M to Settle Suit Over Evidence

Jun 8 2023 // Washington state is set to pay $3 million to settle a lawsuit over alleged severe neglect at an adult family home – in addition to more than $300,000 in penalties levied by a judge for wrongful withholding of...

Rhode Island AG Lawsuit Says Landlord Puts Tenants at Risk

Jun 8 2023 // A Rhode Island landlord whose tenants have long complained about lead hazards, rodent infestations and other problems with their apartments was sued Tuesday by the state attorney general, who said conditions at many...

Delaware County, Police Seek Dismissal of Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Jun 8 2023 // Attorneys for Delaware’s largest county and three police officers asked a federal judge on Tuesday to rule in their favor in a lawsuit stemming from a fatal police shooting in 2021.The family of Lymond Moses is suing...

Texas Car Dealership Sued for Age and Disability Discrimination

Jun 7 2023 // DALLAS – Pete’s Car Smart Inc., a car dealership based in Amarillo, Texas, violated federal law by firing a long-time employee based on her age and cardiovascular-related disability, the federal agency announced...

New York City Files Suit Against Hyundai, Kia Over Thefts

Jun 7 2023 // New York City has joined other municipalities in suing carmakers Hyundai and Kia for not having immobilizer anti-theft technology in some of their vehicles, which the municipalities claim has resulted in record car thefts...

Tesla’s $2.6 Billion SolarCity Buyout Ruled Fair as Dismissal of Shareholder Suit Upheld

Jun 7 2023 // esla Inc.’s $2.6 billion acquisition of SolarCity in 2016 was “entirely fair” to shareholders, Delaware’s top court ruled, upholding the dismissal of an investor lawsuit and sparing Elon Musk from a...

Appeals Court Won’t Revisit Towers Watson $80M D&O Denial for Willis Merger Lawsuits

Jun 7 2023 // A federal appeals court has denied insurance broker Towers Watson a rehearing of a May ruling that found it may not be entitled to $80 million in insurance to cover settlements of shareholder lawsuits related to the merger...

U.S. Tightens Crackdown on Crypto With Lawsuits Against Coinbase, Binance

Jun 7 2023 // The top U.S. securities regulator sued cryptocurrency platform Coinbase on Tuesday, the second lawsuit in two days against a major crypto exchange, in a dramatic escalation of a crackdown on the industry and one that could...

Oregon City to Clear Sidewalk Tents to Settle Lawsuit with People With Disabilities

Jun 7 2023 // Portland, Oregon will remove tents blocking sidewalks under a tentative settlement in a lawsuit brought by people with disabilities who said sprawling homeless encampments prevent them from navigating Oregon’s most...

Child Sexual Assault Lawsuit Bill Fails to Advance in Pennsylvania

Jun 7 2023 // Child sexual abuse survivors pressed Pennsylvania lawmakers Monday to move ahead with opening a two-year window for them to file otherwise outdated lawsuits over their claims, but a partisan fight in the Legislature kept...

Vermont School Settles 1st Amendment Suit by Coach Over Comments on Trans Athlete

Jun 7 2023 // A Vermont school district will reinstate a middle school soccer coach who was suspended for misgendering a transgender female athlete, and will delete any reference to bullying investigations from his daughter’s...

SEC Sues Crypto Exchange Coinbase, One Day After Suing Binance

Jun 7 2023 // The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday sued Coinbase, accusing the largest U.S. cryptocurrency platform of operating illegally because it failed to register as an exchange, in another blow to the crypto...