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EEOC Sues UPS, Alleging Discrimination Against Deaf Drivers
Sep 25 2023 // The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on Friday said it sued United Parcel Service for disability discrimination, alleging the delivery firm refused to hire deaf or hearing-impaired individuals as...
FTX Sues Sam Bankman-Fried’s Parents to Claw Back Funds
Sep 22 2023 // The managers of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX sued the parents of co-founder and former Chief Executive Officer Sam Bankman-Fried to “recover millions of dollars in fraudulently transferred and misappropriated...
NC Family Sues Google After Man Drove off Collapsed Bridge Following Map Directions
Sep 22 2023 // RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The family of a North Carolina man who died after driving his car off a collapsed bridge while following Google Maps directions is suing the technology giant for negligence, claiming it had been...
Family Files Suit in New Mexico over Man Fatally Shot by Police at Wrong Address
Sep 22 2023 // The family of a man shot and killed by police in New Mexico after they responded to the wrong address is suing the city and three officers. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court alleges Robert Dotson and his family were...
Texas Manufactured Homes Company Faces Lawsuit for Alleged Racial Harassment in the Workplace
Sep 21 2023 // A Texas manufactured homes company was sued for subjecting an employee to a hostile work environment after learning learning of his multiracial family, according to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
Chicago Files Lawsuit Against Monsanto and Univar for Polluting Water, Air, and Soil with Harmful Chemicals
Sep 21 2023 // Chicago is suing Bayer AG’s Monsanto and Univar Solutions Inc. for polluting the city’s water, air and soil with chemicals the companies knew were harmful to humans. The complaint, filed in Cook County Circuit...
John Grisham, Other Top Authors Sue OpenAI Over Copyrights
Sep 21 2023 // A trade group for U.S. authors has sued OpenAI in Manhattan federal court on behalf of prominent writers including John Grisham, Jonathan Franzen, George Saunders, Jodi Picoult and “Game of Thrones” novelist...
Ohio Trucking Company Faces Lawsuit for Harassing and Terminating Gay Mechanics, EEOC Alleges
Sep 20 2023 // An Ohio trucking company violated federal law by subjecting two gay mechanics to harassment and termination because of their sexual orientation and retaliated against them for opposing or complaining about the harassment,...
Eli Lilly Sues Businesses Selling Knockoff Versions of Mounjaro
Sep 20 2023 // Eli Lilly & Co. is suing medical spas, wellness centers and compounding pharmacies in various US states that sell unapproved versions of its blockbuster diabetes drug Mounjaro, which is frequently used off-label for...
Indiana Attorney General Sues State’s Largest Hospital System Over Privacy of Ohio Girl Who Traveled for Abortion
Sep 19 2023 // NDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Indiana`s attorney general has sued the state`s largest hospital system, claiming it violated patient privacy laws when a doctor publicly shared the story of an Ohio girl who traveled to Indiana for an...
Sandy Hook Families Who Won Suit Against Alex Jones Have Not Seen a Dime
Sep 19 2023 // Alex Jones` personal spending is frustrating families who are trying to collect on the $1.5 billion in judgments against him for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school shooting a hoax. The conspiracy theorist and...
Louisiana Prisoner Suit Claims They’re Forced to Endure Dangerous Conditions at Prison Farm
Sep 18 2023 // BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Men incarcerated at Louisiana State Penitentiary filed a class-action lawsuit Saturday, contending they have been forced to work in the prison’s fields for little or no pay, even when...
California Suit Says Oil Giants Deceived Public on Climate, Seeks Funds for Storm Damage
Sep 18 2023 // The state of California filed a lawsuit against some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies, claiming they deceived the public about the risks of fossil fuels now faulted for climate change-related storms and...
U. of Minnesota Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Negligence Ain Data Breach Incident
Sep 18 2023 // A lawsuit filed on behalf of a former student and former employee at the University of Minnesota accuses the university of not doing enough to protect personal information from a recent data breach. Attorneys for the two...
Michigan Natural Foods Company to Pay $182K Over Sex Discrimination Suit
Sep 18 2023 // Eden Foods, Inc, a natural foods company based in Clinton, Michigan, will pay more than $182,500 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to obtain relief for...
Trial Begins in Lawsuit vs. Florida Hospital in Case Made Famous by Netflix ‘Maya’ Doc
Sep 15 2023 // The trial in a liability lawsuit against a Florida hospital, a story featured in a Netflix documentary, began this week, bringing new attention to health care providers’ responsibilities in complex cases involving...
EEOC Files Lawsuit Against Walmart for Alleged Discrimination of Disabled Employees
Sep 15 2023 // Walmart, Inc. and Walmart Stores Arkansas, LLC, a multinational retailer, violated federal law when it subjected a nationwide class of employees with disabilities to unlawful testing, the U.S. Equal Employment...
J&J, P&G Sued After FDA Panel Ruling on Cold Medicine Decongestant
Sep 15 2023 // A new lawsuit accuses Johnson & Johnson and Procter & Gamble of having deceived consumers about decongestant cold medicines containing an ingredient that a unanimous U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel...
Missouri Jury Awards $745M in Lawsuit Over Fatal Accident Involving Use of Nitrous Oxide
Sep 14 2023 // CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri jury has awarded $745 million to the parents of a young woman killed on a sidewalk outside an urgent care center by a driver who huffed nitrous oxide canisters right before the...
Airlines Face Growing Number of Lawsuits Over Their Climate Claims
Sep 14 2023 // When Dutch airline KLM launched adverts urging customers to “fly responsibly” and think about the environmental impact before booking a flight, it said it was showing its commitment to a sustainable future. But...
