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Boston Man Hopes His Civil Rights Suit Bankrupts White Supremacist Group
Aug 15 2023 // A Black teacher and musician who says members of a white nationalist hate group punched, kicked and beat him with metal shields during a march through Boston last year has sued the organization. Charles Murrell III, of...
Arkansas Restaurant Chain Sued for Sexual Harassment
Aug 14 2023 // Simply Slims, L.L.C., and or Dixie Chicken, L.L.C. d/b/a Slim Chickens in Hot Springs, Arkansas, violated federal law when it subjected a class of teens and young adults to sexual harassment and a sexually hostile work...
Tutoring Firm Settles EEOC’s First Bias Lawsuit Involving AI Software
Aug 11 2023 // A China-based tutoring company has agreed to settle a U.S. government agency’s novel lawsuit claiming it used hiring software powered by artificial intelligence to illegally weed out older job applicants. The 2022...
Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Board Defeat Shareholders’ Jeffrey Epstein Lawsuit
Aug 11 2023 // A federal judge has dismissed a shareholder lawsuit accusing JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive Jamie Dimon and his board of directors of ignoring red flags surrounding disgraced former client Jeffrey Epstein. In a Wednesday...
WV Approves Raises for Corrections Workers as Lawsuits Filed Over Conditions
Aug 10 2023 // West Virginia`s state Legislature approved millions of dollars in raises and bonuses for corrections employees Tuesday, the same day as a lawsuit was filed against Republican Gov. Jim Justice and other state leaders over...
Judge Tosses Lawsuits Filed Over NYC’s Strict Rules on Short-Term Rentals
Aug 10 2023 // A New York judge on Tuesday dismissed lawsuits filed by Airbnb and three hosts over New York City`s rules for short-term rentals, saying the restrictions are “entirely rational.” In a 14-page ruling, Supreme...
Greensill Sues Zurich Insurance for $400 Million to Recoup Losses
Aug 9 2023 // Greensill Bank AG’s administrators are seeking more than $400 million from Zurich Insurance Plc in London lawsuits to recoup the defunct lender’s losses on controversial investments linked to Credit Suisse and...
Severn Trent Faces First UK Class Action Suit Over Sewage Pollution
Aug 9 2023 // Severn Trent Plc faces an environment class action lawsuit in London over allegations it abused its dominant position in the utilities market and underreported instances where it pumped sewage into open water. Law firm...
Google Fails to End $5B Consumer Privacy Lawsuit
Aug 8 2023 // A U.S. judge rejected Google’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it invaded the privacy of millions of people by secretly tracking their internet use. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on Monday said she...
More ESG Lawsuits on the Horizon as Investors Jump on UK Law
Aug 8 2023 // Investors are becoming more emboldened to file legal challenges against companies for their net zero claims, approaches to governance and other hot-button ESG issues, using a pair of underutilized provisions of a UK...
Vale Loses Bid to Block BHP’s London Lawsuit in Brazil Dam Case
Aug 8 2023 // Vale on Monday lost a bid to block fellow mining giant BHP Group’s bid to have it share potential liability in a 36 billion-pound ($46 billion) London lawsuit over Brazil’s worst environmental disaster. More...
South Louisiana Parish Sues to Block Port of New Orleans’ $1.8B Container Port Project
Aug 7 2023 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A south Louisiana parish is suing the Port of New Orleans to block it from building a planned $1.8 billion container facility. The St. Bernard Parish District Attorney`s Office filed the lawsuit this...
$40M Lawsuit by Virginia Teacher Who Was Shot: Civil Court or Workers’ Compensation?
Aug 7 2023 // Lawyers for a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia board, argued that discovery should wait can start the process of interviewing eyewitnesses, reviewing the boy’s disciplinary files and...
Sweden’s Ericsson Sued by 37 Shareholders for $170M: Media Report
Aug 7 2023 // Thirty-seven Ericsson shareholders are suing the Swedish telecoms company for a combined 1.8 billion Swedish crowns ($170 million), saying its CEO’s disclosure of activities in Iraq depressed the stock, business...
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Litigation Financing
Aug 7 2023 // In insurance defense attorney Dennis Kass’ world, litigation financing firms lurk behind the scenes, pushing plaintiffs to undergo as much treatment as possible so lawyers can maximize the value of claims. “In...
Drag Performers and LGBTQ+ Advocates Sue to Block Texas Law Expanding Ban on Sexual Performances
Aug 4 2023 // AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A group of drag performers and LGBTQ+ rights advocates have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block a new Texas law that expands what is considered an illegal public performance of sexual conduct,...
Florida Injury Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Players, Litigation Funders in NFL Suits
Aug 4 2023 // A Florida injury attorney, now disbarred, has pleaded guilty to swindling litigation funders and former NFL football players who had sued the league over concussion injuries. Just before his trial was set to begin in...
Lizzo Pushes Back After Her Former Dancers Claim Harassment in California Suit
Aug 4 2023 // Lizzo said that she`s “not the villain” that three of her former backup dancers falsely accuse her of being in a sexual harassment lawsuit. The civil lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court claims...
Class Action Targets Grocery Delivery Firm for Alleged Unpaid Wages
Aug 4 2023 // A delivery driver in Massachusetts has filed a proposed class action against a grocery delivery company and grocery chain for allegedly misclassifying drivers as independent contractors and not paying minimum wage,...
State Takeover of Nashville Airport Board Remains as Lawsuit Proceeds
Aug 3 2023 // A three-judge panel won`t stop Tennessee officials from taking over Nashville`s airport operations while a lawsuit challenging the recently enacted statute allowing the change moves forward. In a decision handed down...
