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Nike Sues New Balance, Skechers for Patent Infringement Over Sneaker Tech
Nov 7 2023 // Footwear giant Nike filed federal lawsuits on Monday against rivals New Balance and Skechers, accusing them of infringing patents related to Nike’s technology for making upper portions of sneakers. The lawsuits said...
Collab with Claims Handling is Key to Success for Insurance Defense Litigation
Nov 7 2023 // Navigating insurance defense litigation is a complex and often challenging process. Understanding the roadmap and important rules along the way ensures a smoother and more successful path. It is crucial for claims handlers...
Three Passengers Sue Alaska Airlines After Off-Duty Pilot Accused of Trying to Cut Engines
Nov 6 2023 // Three passengers sued Alaska Airlines, saying they suffered emotional distress from an incident last month in which an off-duty pilot is accused of trying to shut down the engines of a plane while catching a ride in the...
Poaching, Sexual Harassment, Sabotage? Alabama Insurance Agency Suits Air it Out
Nov 6 2023 // A dispute between two veteran west Alabama insurance agents has made it all the way to the state Supreme Court after three years of civil litigation, suggestions of criminal activity and claims of sexual harassment,...
Judge Rules Virginia Teacher Shot by Student Can Proceed with $40 Million Lawsuit
Nov 6 2023 // A teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia can press forward with her $40 million lawsuit against a school system over claims of negligence by school administrators, a judge ruled Friday. The surprise...
Louisiana Courts Still Tidying Up After Storm of McClenny Moseley Lawsuits
Nov 3 2023 // In December 2022, before much was known about how McClenny Moseley & Associates in Houston was able to set up shop in New Orleans and sign-up thousands of Louisiana clients in less than a year, US District Court Judge...
Tennessee Settles Fired Vaccine Chief’s Lawsuit for $150,000
Nov 3 2023 // NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The state of Tennessee has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a federal lawsuit by its former vaccine leader over her firing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The current and former health...
Neglect Has Hastened Patient Deaths at Montana Psychiatric Hospital, Lawsuit Says
Nov 3 2023 // Montana’s state psychiatric hospital has been so poorly run for decades that patients are unsafe and not treated with dignity and respect, which combined with a pattern of understaffing, lack of training and neglect...
Mass London Lawsuit Against Apple Over iPhone Batteries Can Proceed, Tribunal Rules
Nov 2 2023 // Apple Inc. on Wednesday lost a bid to block a mass London lawsuit worth up to $2 billion which accuses the tech giant of hiding defective batteries in millions of iPhones. The lawsuit was brought by British consumer...
Wife of Troubled Grammy Winner Killed by Nashville Police Sues City
Nov 2 2023 // NASHVILLE (AP) — The wife of Grammy-winning sound engineer Mark Capps, who was killed by police in January, filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Nashville and police Officer Ashley Coon on Monday. Three police...
Missouri Manufacturer Agrees to Settle Discrimination Suit
Nov 1 2023 // Tapco Inc, a manufacturer and molder of farm equipment in Bridgeton, Missouri, agreed to conciliate two federal discrimination charges alleging sexual harassment and constructive discharge with the U.S. Equal Employment...
Actor Robert De Niro Tells Jury That Ex-Assistant’s Lawsuit Is ‘Nonsense’
Nov 1 2023 // Robert De Niro testified Monday in New York City at a trial resulting from a former personal assistant’s lawsuit accusing the actor of being an abusive boss. De Niro, who at times appeared grouchy, restrained himself...
SEC Sues SolarWinds for Concealing Cyber Risks Before Massive Hack
Oct 31 2023 // The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday sued software company SolarWinds Corp. and its top information security executive, saying they defrauded investors by hiding cybersecurity weaknesses during a massive...
Man Accused of Drunken Driving Can Sue Michigan Police Officer Who Misread Breath Test
Oct 31 2023 // A man from Japan wrongly accused of drunken driving can sue a Michigan police officer who grossly misread a breath test and conceded during the stop that she had “no idea” what she was doing, a federal appeals...
Lighthouse Insurance Misled Hedge Funds Before it Collapsed in 2022, Lawsuit Claims
Oct 31 2023 // A Florida lawsuit brought by private equity fund Fortinbras Enterprises and three others charges that Lighthouse Property Insurance Corp. executives concealed the extent of underwriting losses after Hurricane Ida, even as...
United Wanted Young, Blue-Eyed, Blonde Women to Staff LA Dodgers Flights, Lawsuit Says
Oct 31 2023 // United Airlines UAL.O has been sued by two longtime flight attendants who say they were excluded from highly coveted assignments to work on charter flights for the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team because of their racial...
Lawsuit Alleges Minneapolis Housing Code Enforcement Targets Communities of Color
Oct 30 2023 // MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A new lawsuit accuses the city of Minneapolis of discrimination by lax housing code enforcement, especially for rental properties in a part of the city with high populations of people of color. The...
Idaho Woman Files Lawsuit Against Fertility Doctor
Oct 30 2023 // An Idaho woman is suing her one-time fertility doctor, saying he secretly used his own sperm to inseminate her 34 years ago, the latest in a string of such cases brought as at-home DNA sampling enables people to learn more...
Suit by Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Student Asks If Workers’ Compensation Is Enough
Oct 27 2023 // A heated debate has emerged about the once-unimaginable shooting of a teacher by her 6-year-old student: How should the school district take care of the teacher? Should she only get workers’ compensation for her...
Jury Awards $270,000 in Baylor University Suit Brought by Former Student
Oct 26 2023 // A federal jury found Baylor University negligent in a Title IX lawsuit and awarded $270,000 to a former student who alleged she was physically abused by a football player in 2014 during a period of wide- ranging scandal at...
