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US Sues to Break Up Live Nation-Ticketmaster
May 23 2024 // The U.S. Justice Department and a group of 30 states and the District of Columbia Thursday sued to break up Live Nation, arguing the big concert promoter and its Ticketmaster unit illegally inflated concert ticket prices...
New Talc-Related Class Action Lawsuit Goes After J&J for Fraudulent Conveyance
May 22 2024 // With recent news that Johnson & Johnson is going forward with a third bankruptcy plan of a subsidiary to settle tens of thousand of lawsuits that its talc products cause cancer, a class-action lawsuit was filed today...
BASF to Pay $316 million to Settle PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Lawsuit
May 21 2024 // German chemical company BASF said on Tuesday it reached a $316.5 million settlement with some U.S. public water systems that claimed toxic “forever chemicals” in firefighting foam made by the company...
GSK Faces Whistleblower Suit From Lab That Found Zantac Risk
May 21 2024 // GSK Plc is facing a whistleblower lawsuit that could potentially cost it billions of dollars from the laboratory that revealed the presence of a probable carcinogen in Zantac, the heartburn medication that the UK drugmaker...
Chicago Tribune Faces Suit Over Pay Disparities Among Women and Black Journalists
May 20 2024 // CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Tribune is being sued by some of its staffers, who say they and other women and Black journalists are being paid less than their white male counterparts. The complaint filed Thursday in federal...
AI Voiceover Company Stole Voices of Actors, New York Lawsuit Claims
May 20 2024 // Two voice actors sued artificial-intelligence startup Lovo in Manhattan federal court on Thursday, accusing the company of illegally copying their voices and using them without permission in its AI voiceover...
Workers’ Compensation Bars Doctor Who Was Shot at New York Hospital From Suing
May 20 2024 // New York’s highest court has ruled that a doctor who was injured in a shooting at the hospital where he works cannot sue his employer, finding that his injuries arose out of his employment and are thus covered by...
Judge Hears Atlantic City Casino Workers’ Anti-Smoking Lawsuit
May 17 2024 // A group of Atlantic City casino workers asked a judge Monday to ban smoking in the gambling halls, citing the toxic effects of working in a “poisonous” atmosphere, while the state said ending smoking could...
Former Raiders Coach Loses Nevada High Court Ruling in NFL Emails Suit
May 17 2024 // Former NFL coach Jon Gruden lost a Nevada Supreme Court ruling in a contract interference and conspiracy lawsuit he filed against the league after he resigned from the Las Vegas Raiders in 2021, but his lawyer said he will...
Colorado City Police Beating Lawsuit Settled for $2.1 Million
May 16 2024 // Colorado Springs leaders agreed Tuesday to pay $2.1 million to settle a federal lawsuit brought by a Black man who was punched and kicked by police during a traffic stop in 2022. City councilors voted to back the agreement...
Last Wrongful Death Lawsuit From Astroworld Tragedy Set for Trial in September
May 16 2024 // HOUSTON (AP) — 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 said...
Teen Awarded $185K in Lawsuit Over Interference With Recording of Mother’s Arrest
May 14 2024 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A teenager who video-recorded his mother’s forceful arrest by Louisiana sheriff’s deputies in 2020 has been awarded $185,000 by a federal jury in a lawsuit filed over one deputy’s...
18 States Sue Over EEOC’s Policy on Transgender Workers
May 14 2024 // A group of Republican-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit seeking to block the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from enforcing broad legal protections for transgender workers. The 18 states filed the complaint in...
Tesla Settles Factory Worker’s Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
May 14 2024 // Tesla has settled a lawsuit by a former factory employee who says she was fired for complaining about severe sexual harassment, as the electric carmaker faces a series of sex and race discrimination lawsuits. U.S. District...
Lawsuit: Tesla’s Autopilot Caused Fiery Crash into Tree, Killing Colorado Man
May 14 2024 // The widow of a man who died after his Tesla veered off the road and crashed into a tree while he was using its partially automated driving system is suing the carmaker, claiming its marketing of the technology is...
Gay Employees Sue New York City for Withholding IVF Coverage
May 14 2024 // A former New York City assistant district attorney and his husband are suing the city, claiming its health plan discriminates against gay male couples by denying them coverage of in vitro fertilization benefits. The city...
Louisiana Court May Reopen Window for Suits by Adult Victims of Child Sex Abuse
May 13 2024 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s Supreme Court agreed Friday to reconsider its recent ruling that wiped out a state law giving adult victims of childhood sexual abuse a renewed opportunity to file damage...
Wisconsin Wedding Barns Sue Over State’s New Liquor Law Requiring Licensing
May 10 2024 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A pair of Wisconsin wedding barns sued the state Tuesday seeking to block enactment of a new law that requires them to get liquor licenses similar to other establishments that host events. Owners and...
Markets/Coverages: Mosaic Launches Suite of Professional Liability Products for Specialist Engineers
May 10 2024 // Mosaic Insurance, the Bermuda-based specialty insurer, has launched a suite of professional liability products for specialist engineers, offering $15 million in targeted primary coverage for unique risks. The new form...
Google Fights $17 Billion UK Lawsuit Over Ad-Tech Practices
May 10 2024 // Google parent Alphabet has urged a London tribunal to block a mass lawsuit which accuses it of abusing its dominance in the online advertising market, in the latest case to focus on the search giant’s business...
