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Connecticut Court Rules University Not Liable for Teens’ Abuse
Jan 31 2022 // Connecticut’s Appellate Court ruled Friday that Wesleyan University cannot be held responsible for the alleged abuse of boys in its basketball facilities and the dorm room of a basketball player during the early...
New Lawsuit Alleges Negligence by Michigan School in Mass Shooting
Jan 28 2022 // A new lawsuit alleging negligence by school officials and a Michigan school shooting suspect’s parents was filed Thursday over the attack at Oxford High School that killed four students and wounded six other students...
Delaware Lawmakers Advance Bill Legalizing Recreational Marijuana
Jan 28 2022 // A Democrat-led House committee voted mostly along party lines Wednesday to release a bill legalizing recreational marijuana use by adults in Delaware. A lone Republican joined Democrats on the Health and Human Development...
Appeals Court Rules Farm Bureau Must Pay in Full for Second Fire in Home
Jan 27 2022 // The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court’s ruling that Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Insurance Co. must pay the policy limit in full on the claim for the second of two...
Connecticut Court Rules Women-Only Gym Areas Violate State Law Against Gender Bias
Jan 27 2022 // Women-only exercise areas in gyms and fitness clubs violate a state law banning discrimination based on gender, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The 6-0 decision written by Chief Justice Richard Robinson...
Arizona Judge Rules Google Should Face Jury in State’s Location Privacy Lawsuit
Jan 26 2022 // Allegations that Alphabet Inc.’s Google deceived users with unclear smartphone location tracking settings should be weighed by a jury, an Arizona judge ruled on Tuesday, refusing to toss out a lawsuit brought by the...
Federal Judge Says RICO Lawsuit vs. United P&C Must be Revised
Jan 24 2022 // A federal judge in Tampa has ordered a roofing contractor to revise its lawsuit complaint, which alleges racketeering law violations against United Property & Casualty Co., after the original complaint failed to meet...
Judge Dismisses Claims Against Ocean City for Beach Umbrella Injury
Jan 24 2022 // A judge has dismissed Ocean City from a federal lawsuit over a beach umbrella getting caught in the wind and impaling a woman. The lawsuit filed in June 2021 claimed that negligence on the part of the town and the rental...
Church Victims Push Nebraska Lawmakers to Expand Lawsuit Window
Jan 24 2022 // Victims of sexual abuse at the hands of Catholic priests urged Nebraska lawmakers on Friday to pass a law that would let people who were abused decades ago file lawsuits against the church or other organizations that were...
Victims of U. of Michigan Doctor Could Sue School Under New Bill
Jan 24 2022 // More than 1,000 sexual abuse victims of a University of Michigan sports doctor would get a window in which they could sue the school for damages under new bills the Legislature will consider. It is the second time since...
Judge Tosses California Lawsuit of Man Who Was Nude Baby on Album Cover
Jan 24 2022 // A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit of a 30-year-old man who alleged that the image of him nude as a 4-month-old on the 1991 cover of Nirvana’s “Nevermind” album is child pornography. Judge Fernando...
Indiana Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Prevent Catalytic Converter Thefts
Jan 21 2022 // Indiana Rep. Jim Baird has introduced a bill to reduce catalytic converter thefts by marking identifying information on catalytic converters, addressing how the parts are purchased, and strengthening enforceability of...
Investors Cannot Sue German Regulator for Wirecard Collapse, Court Rules
Jan 20 2022 // Investors who lost money from investing in Wirecard AG shares can’t make Germany’s financial regulator Bafin compensate them, a Frankfurt court ruled. The tribunal on Wednesday threw out four suits by...
Judge Nixes Former Employees’ Suit Against Marsh & McLennan Over 2021 Data Breach
Jan 19 2022 // A federal judge in New York has dismissed a potential class action against Marsh & McLennan by two former employees who sued after the firm suffered a data breach in 2021. The plaintiffs, Florida residents Nancy Bohnak...
Judge to Rule in February on Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder Bankruptcy Strategy
Jan 18 2022 // Johnson & Johnson should know by the end of next month whether its controversial use of bankruptcy to try to resolve billions of dollars in cancer claims can proceed, or if the consumer products giant must fight...
‘Game Changer’: Florida Supreme Court Ruling Could Chill Punitive Damages Claims
Jan 13 2022 // Punitive damages, long the scourge of businesses named in lawsuits, and a tricky issue for insurers, may soon be much harder to come by in Florida after a recent opinion handed down by the state Supreme Court. “This...
Judge Denies Prince Andrew’s Bid to Avoid Sex Abuse Lawsuit Tied to Epstein
Jan 12 2022 // Prince Andrew failed to convince a judge to toss a lawsuit accusing him of sexually abusing a teenage girl decades ago. Virginia Giuffre claims the British royal was one of several powerful men to whom Jeffrey Epstein...
Judge: Lawsuit Against Flint, Michigan Water Contractor Can Proceed
Jan 12 2022 // A judge on Jan. 10 refused to dismiss a lawsuit against an engineering company, which is accused of not doing enough to stop the flow of lead-contaminated water in Flint in 2015. Four families are suing Veolia North...
Judge Gives Preliminary OK to Firm’s $34M ‘Forever Chemical’ Settlement in Vermont
Jan 12 2022 // A federal judge has given preliminary approval to a $34 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit against a chemical company over contamination of groundwater and soil in a southern Vermont community. Notices are going...
South Dakota Lawmakers Consider Recreational Marijuana Legalization
Jan 11 2022 // South Dakota lawmakers spent the last year figuring out what to do with two voter-approved measures to legalize both medical and recreational marijuana. While a medical program has been implemented, recreational pot...
