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Chicago Sues Glock Over Proliferation of Illegal Machine Guns on City Streets
Mar 21 2024 // CHICAGO (AP) — The city of Chicago sued Glock Inc. on Tuesday, alleging the handgun manufacturer is facilitating the proliferation of illegal machine guns that can fire as many as 1,200 rounds per minute on the streets...
Washington Lawsuit Says Seat Belt Saved Passenger’s Life on Alaska Air Flight
Mar 20 2024 // More passengers who were aboard an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 jet when part of its fuselage blew out in January are suing — including one who says his life was saved by a seat belt. The latest lawsuit, representing seven...
Internet Firms Must Face Defective Product Liability Suit Over Buffalo Mass Shooting
Mar 20 2024 // A New York state judge has allowed a case seeking to hold social media companies liable in the tragic mass killing at a Buffalo supermarket in 2022 to go forward on grounds of product liability. Erie County Supreme Court...
Georgia Lawmakers Approve End to Direct-Action Suits Against Trucking Insurers
Mar 19 2024 // A bill that would end direct-action lawsuits against trucking insurers is rolling toward the governor’s desk after it was approved by the full House of Representatives on Monday. Senate Bill 426, heralded as a way to...
Ferrari Sued for Failing to Fix ‘Life-Threatening’ Brake Defect
Mar 19 2024 // Ferrari NV was accused in a US lawsuit of failing to fix a “dangerous safety defect” with the brakes in some of its luxury sports cars despite issuing multiple recalls. The recalls were no more than “an...
Realtor Group Strikes $418 Million Deal to End Suits Over Commissions
Mar 19 2024 // The National Association of Realtors agreed to settle litigation over commission rules for US real estate agents, clearing the way for possible changes in how Americans buy and sell homes. For homeowners and buyers, the...
Apple Must Face Suit Claiming AirTags Are Weapon of Stalkers
Mar 18 2024 // Apple Inc. lost a bid to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that its AirTag devices help stalkers track their victims. US District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco ruled Friday that three plaintiffs in the class-action suit...
State Farm Sues Norfolk Southern Over Ohio Train Derailment
Mar 18 2024 // State Farm Insurance brought forth a subrogation lawsuit against Norfolk Southern over damages to a pair of East Palestine, Ohio homes allegedly caused by the railroad company’s February 2023 train derailment. State...
Michigan Man Who Was Accidently Shot in Face With Ghost Gun Sues Manufacturer
Mar 15 2024 // A 19-year-old Michigan man who lost his right eye after being shot with a firearm made from a ghost gun kit filed a lawsuit against his former best friend who accidentally shot him and the Pennsylvania company that sold...
Suit Says OnStar, LexisNexis Shared Driving Data With Insurers, Spiking Rates
Mar 15 2024 // Do motorist-assistance systems like GM’s OnStar feed data to auto insurers, resulting in higher premiums for some drivers? A south Florida man says indeed, they do, and has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit...
Sierra Club Sues SEC for Weakening Climate Risk Disclosure Rules
Mar 15 2024 // A major environmental group has sued to challenge new rules issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requiring public companies to report climate-related risks, arguing they do not go far enough to protect...
Eggland’s Best Is Sued Over Saturated Fat Claims for Its Eggs
Mar 14 2024 // Eggland’s Best, one of the largest U.S. egg producers, has been sued for falsely claiming that its eggs contain less saturated fat than other eggs. The proposed class action filed on Tuesday in federal court in...
Class Action Lawsuits Pile Up Over UnitedHealth Data Breach
Mar 14 2024 // UnitedHealth Group has already been hit with at least six class action lawsuits accusing it of failing to protect millions of people’s personal data from last month’s hack of Change Healthcare, its payment...
Lawsuit Accuses Oregon Officer of Excessive Force in Shooting of Unarmed Black Man
Mar 14 2024 // A police officer in Portland, Oregon, has been accused in a federal lawsuit of excessive force over a 2022 fatal shooting of an unarmed Black man. The officer shot Immanueal “Manny” Clark in the back as he ran...
Would-Be Everton Owner 777 Partners Faces Lawsuit Over Asset Transfers
Mar 13 2024 // The investment manager trying to buy Everton FC is being sued by a creditor who wants to stop the firm from transferring two subsidiaries, claiming that the transaction was designed to “shield” the assets. Obra...
Nord Stream Sues Insurers in London Over 2022 Pipeline Blasts
Mar 12 2024 // Nord Stream is seeking more than 400 million euros ($436 million) from its insurers over explosions in 2022 which ruptured pipelines designed to transport Russian gas to Germany, court filings show. Nord Stream AG names...
Meta Sues Former Employee Over Alleged Stolen Documents
Mar 12 2024 // Meta Platforms Inc. sued one of its former vice presidents for what it called a “stunning” betrayal in his defection to a “stealth” AI cloud computing startup. Dipinder Singh Khurana, also known as...
Nvidia Is Sued by Authors Over AI Use of Copyrighted Works
Mar 12 2024 // Nvidia, whose chips power artificial intelligence, has been sued by three authors who said it used their copyrighted books without permission to train its NeMo AI platform. Brian Keene, Abdi Nazemian and Stewart...
Update: James River Files Suit Against Fleming for Failing to Close Purchase of JRG Re
Mar 11 2024 // James River Group Holdings Ltd. announced it has filed a lawsuit against Fleming Intermediate Holdings for its failure to complete the $277 million acquisition of its casualty reinsurance subsidiary, JRG Reinsurance Co....
Lawsuit Accuses MIT of Allowing Antisemitism on Campus
Mar 11 2024 // Two Jewish students filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology accusing the university of allowing antisemitism on campus that has resulted in them being intimidated, harassed and...
