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Hyundai, Kia Must Face Insurers’ Lawsuits Over Vehicle Thefts
Nov 17 2023 // A U.S. judge rejected bids by Hyundai and Kia to dismiss litigation by several hundred insurers seeking to recoup more than $1 billion they claim to owe drivers whose vehicles were stolen or damaged in a social...
Marijuana Dispensary Sues Over Mississippi Regs that Bar Advertising
Nov 16 2023 // JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The owner of a Mississippi medical marijuana dispensary filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging state regulations that he says censor business owners by preventing them from...
Ohio Business Owner Sues Norfolk Southern for $500 Million
Nov 16 2023 // A business owner with companies near where a Norfolk Southern train derailed and caught fire in February has sued the railroad for $500 million, saying most of his eastern Ohio companies have remained closed and he...
Root Inc. Files for Default in Litigation Against Jailed Former CMO
Nov 16 2023 // The nearly year-long saga involving Root Inc. and its former chief marketing officer continues – with him in county jail. Brinson Caleb “BC” Silver, Root’s CMO from November 8, 2021 to November 9, 2022,...
State Lawsuit Blames PepsiCo’s Plastic Packaging for Public Nuisance in Buffalo Area
Nov 16 2023 // The state of New York has filed a lawsuit against PepsiCo Inc. for allegedly harming the public and the environment with its single-use plastic bottles, caps and wrappers. The suit, brought by the office of Attorney...
Manhattan Real Estate Brokerages Sued for Inflating Commissions
Nov 16 2023 // A lawsuit filed on Monday accuses the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) and more than two dozen brokerages and companies of conspiring to artificially inflate commissions paid to agents who help sell residential real...
Virginia School System Says Former Student’s Sex Assault Lawsuit Is a Fraud
Nov 15 2023 // Allegations that a northern Virginia seventh-grader was repeatedly raped and sexually assaulted at her school more than a decade ago were totally fabricated, lawyers for the school system contend in a court filing seeking...
Fraternity and Bar Sued Over 2021 Death of University of New Hampshire Student
Nov 14 2023 // The mother of a University of New Hampshire student who died in an icy swamp two years ago filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday against the Durham bar and fraternity her son visited that night. Vincenzo Lirosi, 22, was...
Judge Upholds $24M Award in Suit by Employee With Social Anxiety Disorder
Nov 14 2023 // A federal district court judge in Massachusetts has upheld a $24 million jury award for a woman who sued her employer for retaliation and discrimination because of her social anxiety disorder. The employer, PPD...
Business Groups Sue Labor Board to Block Contract, Franchise Worker Rule
Nov 13 2023 // Several major U.S. business groups sued a federal labor board on Nov. 9, seeking to strike down a rule treating many companies as employers of contract and franchise workers and requiring them to bargain with their...
Maine’s Ending Limits on Child Sex Abuse Suits Is Unconstitutional, Church Tells Court
Nov 13 2023 // A lawyer for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland told supreme court justices Thursday that Maine’s elimination of time limits on child sex abuse lawsuits is unconstitutional and imposes new liabilities, a...
California Commercial Fishing Groups Sue Tire Makers Over Rubber Preservative
Nov 13 2023 // The 13 largest U.S. tire manufacturers are facing a lawsuit from a pair of California commercial fishing organizations that could force the companies to stop using a chemical added to almost every tire because it kills...
Jury Awards $1.2 Million to De Niro’s Former Assistant in Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
Nov 13 2023 // A jury said Robert De Niro’s company should pay more than $1.2 million to his former personal assistant after finding his production company engaged in gender discrimination and retaliation. While the jury found De...
Florida’s HCI Group Rebounds: Q3 Profit, Fewer Policies, Lower Litigation Costs
Nov 9 2023 // Tampa-based HCI Group, the holding company for Homeowners Choice and TypTap property insurance companies, reported a $15.7 million net income in the third quarter, a strong improvement over Q3 last year, when the group saw...
Lawsuit on West Virginia Jail Conditions Has Been Settled
Nov 9 2023 // CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A lawsuit filed by inmates who described conditions at a southern West Virginia jail as inhumane has been settled, a federal judge said Tuesday, a week after a magistrate judge said some...
Shell Sues Greenpeace for $2.1 Million After Activists Boarded Oil Production Vessel
Nov 9 2023 // Shell is suing Greenpeace for $2.1 million in damages after the environmental group’s activists boarded the company’s oil production vessel in transit at sea this year, according to Greenpeace and a document...
Lawsuit Claims Victims of Sexual Abuse and Rape at Shuttered Arkansas Facility
Nov 9 2023 // LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Eight former residents of a youth treatment center that was run by an Arkansas man whose bribery conviction was commuted by former President Donald Trump have filed a lawsuit claiming they were...
Fed Judges Ask Florida Supreme Court to Decide if Insurers Can Sue Auto-Glass Shops
Nov 9 2023 // The Florida Legislature earlier this year struck a mighty blow for auto insurers in their years-long fight against windshield repair shops, ending assignment-of-benefits and the practice of offering gifts to insureds. Now,...
Judge Trims U.S. Lawsuit Accusing Drug Distributor of Fueling Opioid Epidemic
Nov 9 2023 // A federal judge on Monday pared back a U.S. government lawsuit accusing drug distributor Cencora, formerly called AmerisourceBergen, of fueling the nation’s deadly opioid epidemic by failing to report hundreds of...
Nevada High Court Postpones NFL Appeal in Gruden Emails Lawsuit Until January
Nov 8 2023 // The Nevada Supreme Court has pushed back to Jan. 10 the date for oral arguments in a contract interference and conspiracy lawsuit filed against the NFL by former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden. Postponement of the...
