February 17, 2022
The family of a cinematographer shot and killed on the set of the film “Rust” is suing Alec Baldwin and the movie’s producers for wrongful death, their attorneys said Tuesday. Lawyers for the family of Halyna Hutchins announced the lawsuit …
February 15, 2022
School trustees in Las Vegas have approved a $9 million settlement in a case involving a former school bus driver who was sent to prison in 2018 for sexually assaulting special education preschoolers. The Clark County School Board accepted the …
February 14, 2022
The Texas Supreme Court recently ruled that injuries suffered in a golf cart at a school isn’t covered in an auto liability policy held by the school district. In Pharr–San Juan–Alamo Independent School District, v. Texas Political Subdivisions Property/Casualty Joint …
February 14, 2022
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the district court’s decision declining to certify a proposed damages class in an auto insurance diversity action in Washington involving Liberty Mutual. This case centers on how auto insurance companies value totaled …
February 11, 2022
A lawsuit over high health care bills filed on behalf of more than 3 million employers and people seeks as much as $1.2 billion from a large Northern California health systems in an antitrust class-action trial that got underway Thursday. …
February 10, 2022
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing has filed a lawsuit against Tesla Inc. alleging systematic racial discrimination and harassment. Tesla said on Wednesday the DFEH intended to file a lawsuit. The lawsuit appears to be focused on alleged …
February 10, 2022
A federal judge will hold a hearing on whether the Archdiocese of Santa Fe in New Mexico must disclose records on insurance coverage expected to pay much of a settlement in a case involving over 400 hundreds of victims of …
February 9, 2022
The University of California has agreed to pay $246.3 million to settle allegations that hundreds of women were sexually abused by a former UCLA gynecologist, lawyers and the university announced Tuesday. The settlement was reached with the assistance of a …
February 9, 2022
The Monroe, Washington, School District offered a $34 million settlement to students and parents exposed to toxic chemicals on a public school campus. The Seattle Times reports the district proposed the settlement in November under court seal, preventing the public …
February 7, 2022
A jury in South Carolina awarded $50 million in damages to a mayor in a defamation case against a longtime critic. The Beaufort County jury decided Thursday that Skip Hoagland has to pay Bluffton Mayor Lisa Sulka $40 million in …