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Columbia University Sued by Jewish Student Over Campus Antisemitism
Feb 14 2024 // Columbia University was sued by a Jewish graduate student who claims the campus experienced an “explosion” of antisemitism since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel. Mackenzie Forrest, 23, claims she faced...
New York Attorney General Triples Size of Crypto Fraud Lawsuit to $3 Billion
Feb 14 2024 // New York Attorney General Letitia James on Friday expanded her lawsuit against Digital Currency Group and other cryptocurrency defendants, tripling the size of their alleged fraud scheme to more than $3 billion. James had...
Texas Nursing Care Facility Settles Sex Discrimination Lawsuit for $50K
Feb 13 2024 // Paramount Healthcare Consultants, LLC, which operates nursing care facilities across Texas and Louisiana, will pay $50,000 to settle a sex discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment...
Teacher Who Held Mock Slave Auction in 4th Grade Class Settles Lawsuit for $75K
Feb 13 2024 // A New York teacher who staged a mock slavery auction of Black students in her fourth-grade classroom will pay $75,000 to settle claims on behalf of a 10-year old boy whose mother said he was emotionally damaged by being...
HP Claims $4 Billion Losses in London Lawsuit Over Autonomy Deal
Feb 12 2024 // Hewlett-Packard lost more than $4 billion over its acquisition of British software firm Autonomy because of an elaborate fraud masterminded by its co-founder Mike Lynch to inflate the company’s value, HP’s...
Amazon Staff Allege Retaliation in Pay Gap Discrimination Suit
Feb 12 2024 // Amazon.com Inc. allegedly retaliated against three female employees — including firing one and placing another on a performance plan — after they sued the company for discrimination, the plaintiffs said in new court...
Louisiana Furniture Retailer Settles Race Discrimination Lawsuit for $105K
Feb 9 2024 // A furniture retailer and lessor based in Louisiana has agreed to pay a former employee $105,000 to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency...
Amazon Steers Consumers to Higher-Priced Items, Lawsuit Claims
Feb 9 2024 // Amazon.com was sued in a proposed U.S. class action accusing the online retailer of violating a consumer protection law by steering hundreds of millions of shoppers to higher-priced items in order to earn extra...
Florida Bills on Litigation Financing, Wind-Mit Program Moving Along
Feb 9 2024 // Two pieces of legislation that could help reduce losses and litigation costs for insurance carriers are moving in the Florida Legislature: Litigation funding restrictions and changes to the state’s home-hardening...
Daughter of Wisconsin Inmate Who Died in Solitary Sues Prison Officials
Feb 9 2024 // MILWAUKEE (AP) — The daughter of a Wisconsin inmate who killed himself in solitary confinement has filed a federal lawsuit against state prison officials, alleging they failed to provide adequate mental health care and...
Judge Tosses Suit by Estate of Employee Killed in Crash After Mandatory Wine Tasting
Feb 9 2024 // A Connecticut judge has tossed a lawsuit by the estate of a woman who was killed in a crash while driving intoxicated following a mandatory wine tasting at the restaurant that employed her. The estate brought claims of...
Lubbock, Texas to Vote on Marijuana Despite Attorney General Lawsuit
Feb 8 2024 // LUBBOCK — An effort to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana in Lubbock is moving forward, despite Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton suing five cities this week for doing the same. Lubbock Compact, the...
Supreme Court in UBS Case Makes it Easier for Whistleblowers to Win Suits
Feb 8 2024 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday made it easier for financial sector whistleblowers to win lawsuits accusing companies of unlawfully firing them as retaliation for disclosing wrongdoing, rejecting a bid by...
Markets/Coverages: Corvus Expands Tech E&O; K2 OCONUS Workers Comp for Government Contractors; Xceedance’s MGA Agility Suite
Feb 8 2024 // Corvus Insurance introduced a newly expanded Tech E&O product with an enhanced appetite backed by Travelers. Smart Tech E+O from Corvus provides creative risk solutions for technology businesses across the spectrum of...
Mother of Teen Killed at Mississippi Poultry Factory Sues Company for Negligence
Feb 8 2024 // (AP) — The mother of a 16-year-old who died in a workplace accident at a Mississippi poultry factory is suing the companies that hired and employed him, accusing them of failing to follow safety standards that could have...
NBA Sued Over Deal With Failed Crypto Exchange Voyager
Feb 8 2024 // The National Basketball Association was hit with a lawsuit over its marketing links to failed crypto exchange Voyager Digital Holdings Inc., which investors claim led to $4.2 billion in losses. The NBA was “grossly...
Fired ‘Mandalorian’ Actor Sues Disney With Funding From Elon Musk
Feb 8 2024 // Actor Gina Carano sued Walt Disney for wrongful termination from Star Wars series “The Mandalorian” in a lawsuit filed Feb 6 and backed by billionaire Elon Musk. Carano argued in the suit that she was fired in...
Johnson & Johnson Worker’s Lawsuit Alleges Company Overpaid for Drugs
Feb 8 2024 // Johnson & Johnson was sued by an employee who said the company’s health plan wasted workers’ money by paying inflated prices for prescription drugs. In one instance, the health plan agreed to pay more than...
Bank Groups Sue US Regulators to Halt Anti-Redlining Rules
Feb 6 2024 // Several industry groups sued US regulators to block recent overhauls to the Community Reinvestment Act, arguing the new rules meant to tackle redlining and boost lending to lower-income areas will actually discourage banks...
US Appeals Court Finds Bayer Not Shielded From Roundup Lawsuits
Feb 6 2024 // A U.S. appeals court on Monday refused to dismiss a Georgia doctor’s lawsuit claiming that Bayer AG’s Roundup weedkiller caused cancer, the latest setback in the German company’s efforts to fend off...
