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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Police by Mississippi Woman Hit by Stray Bullet

Jul 19 2023 // A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Mississippi woman who says she was hit by a stray police bullet while lying in bed.Latasha Smith, 49, was in bed on Dec. 11 when an officer from the state-run Capitol...

J&J Must Pay $18.8M to California Cancer Patient in Baby Powder Suit

Jul 19 2023 // Johnson & Johnson’s must pay $18.8 million to a California man who said he developed cancer from exposure to its baby powder, a jury decided on Tuesday, a setback for the company as it seeks to settle thousands...

Salvation Army to Settle $25K Over ADA Suit in Michigan

Jul 18 2023 // The Salvation Army will pay $25,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to obtain relief for a former employee of the charitable organization’s Ann Arbor, Michigan...

Texas Manufacturing Plant to Pay $175K to Settle Discrimination Discrimination Suit

Jul 18 2023 // Lion Elastomers, LLC, a manufacturing plant in Port Neches, Texas, agreed to pay $175,000 and provide other relief pursuant to a consent decree entered by a federal district court on July 7, resolving a disability...

Actor Sues, Claiming She Was Sexually Harassed by Rhode Island Resort Owner

Jul 18 2023 // An actor and model who had roles in the soap opera “Guiding Light” and movies including “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” says in a lawsuit that she was sexually harassed by the owner of a Rhode...

Tesla Sues Australia’s Cap-XX Over EV Battery Technology Patents

Jul 18 2023 // Tesla sued Australian company Cap-XX in Texas federal court on Friday, claiming its supercapacitors used for storing energy in electric-vehicle batteries infringe two U.S. patents owned by a Tesla subsidiary.Tesla CEO Elon...

Tesla Directors Pay $735M to Settle Shareholder Lawsuit Over Excess Compensation

Jul 18 2023 // Tesla Inc.’s directors will return $735 million to the company to settle claims they grossly overpaid themselves in one of the largest shareholder settlements of its kind, according to a Monday filing in a Delaware...

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...