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Google Ad Tech Class Action Gets Go Ahead From London Judges
Jun 5 2024 // London judges ruled a class action lawsuit to proceed against Google potentially seeking billions of pounds in damages over allegations it abused its dominance in digital advertising. The UK’s Competition Appeal...
EEOC Sues 15 Employers in 10 States for Not Filing Workforce Demographics Data
Jun 4 2024 // Last week the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) took what is being called an unprecedented step by filing lawsuits against 15 employers for allegedly failing to comply with mandatory reporting...
Judge Lets More Than 70,000 Zantac Lawsuits Go Forward
Jun 4 2024 // A Delaware judge has allowed more than 70,000 lawsuits over discontinued heartburn drug Zantac to go forward, ruling that expert witnesses can testify in court that the drug may cause cancer. The ruling on Friday by Judge...
Oregon Utility Regulator Rejects PacifiCorp Request to Limit Liability in Wildfire Suits
Jun 4 2024 // Oregon utility regulators have rejected a request from PacifiCorp that sought to limit its liability in wildfire lawsuits. Under the proposal, PacifiCorp would only have been responsible for paying out actual economic...
American Airlines Sued for Removing Black Passengers From Flight
Jun 3 2024 // American Airlines was accused in a lawsuit on May 29 of race discrimination for temporarily removing three Black men from a flight from Phoenix, Arizona, to New York City. In a complaint filed in federal court in Brooklyn,...
Musk Accused of $7.5 Billion of Insider Trades in Investor Suit
Jun 3 2024 // Elon Musk had inside knowledge of a miss on production and delivery numbers that Tesla Inc. was facing when he sold more than $7.5 billion in stock in 2022, a shareholder in the electric vehicle maker claimed in a...
Last Wrongful Death Suit From Astroworld Tragedy Set for Trial in September
Jun 3 2024 // The one remaining wrongful death lawsuit filed after 10 people were killed during a deadly crowd crush at the 2021 Astroworld music festival has been set for trial in civil court in September, a judge ruled. State District...
Clinic Sued for Allegedly Firing Employee for Not Disclosing Disability in Job Interview
May 31 2024 // The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is pursuing a case against an employer the agency says fired a new employee for not disclosing her low vision disability in her job interview. The Americans with...
Climate Lawsuits Build as Latin American Court Hears Largest Case Ever
May 30 2024 // Latin America’s human rights court holds a final hearing in Brazil on Wednesday in a case that’s part of a global wave of climate litigation, as several international courts prepare first-time opinions on what...
Chicago Man Convicted of Murder Based on Blind Witness’ Testimony Sues City, Police
May 29 2024 // CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago man convicted of murder based in part on testimony from a legally blind eyewitness is suing the city and the police department. A judge convicted Darien Harris in 2014 in connection with a fatal...
Indiana-Based RV Manufacturer to Pay $95K in EEOC Disability Suit
May 29 2024 // Goshen, Indiana-based Keystone RV Company, a leading manufacturer of towable RVs, will pay $95,460 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
Bayer Fights for Survival as Roundup Lawsuits Burn Cash
May 29 2024 // Bayer AG Chief Executive Officer Bill Anderson said the wave of lawsuits over its Roundup weedkiller is an “existential” threat to the company and farmers, ratcheting up the stakes as it considers a...
Tesla Settles Fatal Crash Suit as Another Jury Trial Loomed
May 29 2024 // Tesla Inc. has reached a deal to resolve a lawsuit over the death of a Model S passenger in a fiery 2016 crash, marking the second time in two months the electric-vehicle maker has avoided a jury trial in California over a...
Families of Marines Killed in California Osprey Crash Sue Boeing, Bell, Rolls Royce
May 28 2024 // Families of four of the five Marines killed when their Osprey crashed in California in June of 2022 filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the aircraft’s manufacturers failed to address known mechanical failures that...
Suit by Estate of Dancer Who Died From Peanut Allergy Blames Mislabeled Cookie
May 28 2024 // WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — The estate of a young dancer who died after eating a mislabeled cookie containing peanuts has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, claiming the failure to properly label the package was grossly...
Highlighting Exxon Suit, Investors Urge Firms to Keep Shareholder Spats Out of Court
May 28 2024 // A group of around 40 large European and American institutional investors on Tuesday urged companies to refrain from taking shareholders to court over disagreements relating to their proposals. The group, which represents...
Live Nation Ticket Buyers Sue in Wake of US Justice Department Case
May 28 2024 // Live Nation and its Ticketmaster unit have been hit with the first in a likely wave of new consumer antitrust lawsuits after the U.S. government and states sued to break up the two companies on Thursday. The first consumer...
Uvalde Families Sue Meta and Call of Duty Maker
May 28 2024 // AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Families in Uvalde took more legal action Friday on the second anniversary of the Robb Elementary School attack, suing Meta Platforms, which owns Instagram, and the maker of the video game Call of...
Bayer Plans Renewed Push for Legal Shield Against Cancer-Related Lawsuits
May 24 2024 // After failing in several U.S. states this year, global chemical manufacturer Bayer said Tuesday that it plans to amplify efforts to create a legal shield against a proliferation of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn that...
Arkansas Steakhouse Cleared in Lawsuit Over Social-Distancing Brawl
May 24 2024 // LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A jury has ruled against a Black couple who sued a Little Rock steakhouse over a fight the couple had with white customers who weren’t wearing masks and stood too close during the COVID-19...
