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Tesla, Musk Sued by Shareholders Over Self-Driving Safety Claims

Feb 28 2023 // Tesla Inc. and its Chief Executive Elon Musk were sued on Monday by shareholders who accused them of overstating the effectiveness and safety of their electric vehicles’ Autopilot and Full Self-Driving...

Maryland Among States Mulling Ending Child Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Time Limits

Feb 28 2023 // Adults who testified they were sexually abused as children urged Maryland lawmakers last week to end the state’s statute of limitations for when civil lawsuits can be filed against institutions related to child...

TD, Other Banks Reach $1.35B Settlements to End Stanford Litigation

Feb 27 2023 // Three banks agreed to pay $1.35 billion to resolve litigation by former Allen Stanford investors who accused them of contributing to the imprisoned financier’s massive Ponzi scheme.Canada’s Toronto-Dominion...

Family of Colorado Man Killed by Deputy Files Lawsuit

Feb 27 2023 // The family of a man who was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy outside a Colorado middle school while students were being picked up alleges in a wrongful death lawsuit that deputies unnecessarily escalated a...

French Bank BNP Paribas Sued by NGOs Over Amazon Rainforest Deforestation Link

Feb 27 2023 // Environmental and human rights activist groups said on Monday they had sued BNP Paribas, the eurozone’s biggest bank, for providing financial services to companies they allege contribute to the deforestation of the...

Kentucky Senate Votes to Provide Teachers with Liability Insurance for Lawsuits

Feb 27 2023 // The Kentucky Senate voted Friday to provide teachers with liability insurance coverage as a cushion against financial losses when forced to defend themselves against work-related lawsuits.The bill would require Kentucky...

Florida’s Notice-of-Intent Trips Up Medicare Recovery Firm in Suits Versus Insurers

Feb 24 2023 // A law firm that has made a multibillion-dollar business out of suing auto and liability insurers for Medicare reimbursement payments may have met its match in Florida’s notice-of-intent-to-sue requirements.A panel of...

Pennsylvania Nears Vote on Opening Window to Child-Abuse Lawsuits

Feb 24 2023 // Pennsylvania House Democrats put their freshly minted majority status to work this week in shutting down Republican efforts to make changes to legislation designed to let victims of childhood sexual abuse file otherwise...

Former Pitching Coach Sues New York Mets for Age Discrimination

Feb 24 2023 // Phil Regan sued the New York Mets and former general manager Brodie Van Wagenen, alleging age discrimination and wrongful termination when he was moved out as pitching coach after the 2019 season.Regan, a former big league...

Update: Activists Sue BNP Over Energy Loans, TotalEnergies Over Human Rights

Feb 23 2023 // Climate and human rights activists sued two of France’s biggest corporations over fossil fuel financing and alleged human rights abuses on Thursday, as campaigners increasingly turn to lawsuits to push big companies...

Lawyer’s Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Vegas Casino

Feb 22 2023 // The family of a Florida lawyer who suffered a heart attack at a Las Vegas blackjack table last year and died months later has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a casino.The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports David...

Baton Rouge, La. to Pay $1.17M Settlement in Alton Sterling Protest Lawsuit

Feb 21 2023 // ATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – The city of Baton Rouge will pay a $1.17 million settlement to 14 people who accused local law enforcement of using excessive force and violating their First Amendment rights at a protest over...

Former Wilmington Trust Executive Reaches Civil Suit Deal With SEC Over 2008 Crisis

Feb 21 2023 // A former executive of the only financial institution to be criminally charged in connection with the federal bank bailout program in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis has reached a settlement with federal securities...

VW Faces Possible Recalls After Environmental NGO Wins Emissions Software Lawsuit

Feb 21 2023 // A German court on Monday ruled in favor of an environmental NGO’s lawsuit against the federal motor authority for releasing cars with software on exhaust gas recirculation it argues is illegal, in a judgment which...

UK’s Legal & General Launches Fresh UK Lawsuit Against Glencore After Bribery Scandal

Feb 20 2023 // Legal & General Group Plc have launched a fresh lawsuit against Glencore Plc, months after the commodities giant pleaded guilty to allegations of market manipulation and bribery.A group of Legal & General funds...

Root Sues Former CMO Over at Least $9.4M in Unauthorized Payments

Feb 20 2023 // Root Inc., the parent company of Root Insurance, has followed up its investigation into almost $10 million of unauthorized payments with a lawsuit against its former chief marketing officer.According to the suit, filed in...

Death of Handcuffed Man in Colorado Ruled Homicide, Lawsuit Expected

Feb 17 2023 // The death of a man who was handcuffed after a mental health team responded to a call of him walking out into traffic last year has been ruled a homicide, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday by lawyers for his...

Judge Upholds Maine Law Opposed by Diocese Allowing Older Sex Abuse Suits

Feb 17 2023 // AUGUSTA, Maine — A state judge on Tuesday upheld a Maine law that eliminated the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse, allowing survivors to pursue lawsuits for sex crimes that happened decades ago.An attorney...

Delaware County Settles Lawsuit Over Arrest Caught on Video for $25K

Feb 17 2023 // Delaware officials have agreed to pay $25,000 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging that police used excessive force and made an unlawful arrest in an encounter with a teenage drug suspect.A judge on Tuesday approved a...

Louisiana Suit Alleges Police Killed Fleeing Black Man

Feb 16 2023 // SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) – Family members of Alonzo Bagley, a Black man who was killed as he tried to flee police responding to a disturbance call, have filed a $10 million lawsuit against the officer who shot him.The...