Employers Navigate Virus Pandemic Without Firm Guidelines March 17, 2020 By Alexandra Olson NEW YORK — It started with extra hand sanitizer and wipes for keyboards and headphones. Then came the directive for... Read More
West News District Settles For $475K After Teacher Punched Boy, 9 March 17, 2020 ESPANOLA, N.M. — A New Mexico school district has agreed to pay $475,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the... Read More
Texas / South Central News Tugboat’s Collision With I-310 Bridge May Have Been 2nd Crash This Year March 17, 2020 LULING, La. — A tugboat leading a train of barges of grain crashed into a Louisiana bridge, causing two of... Read More
West News Circus Circus Faces Lawsuit Over 2019 Beating Death March 17, 2020 RENO, Nev. — The husband of a California woman who was found beaten to death at a Nevada casino is... Read More
Texas / South Central News Restaurant Asks Court to Declare Coronavirus Shutdown Covered By Insurance Policy March 17, 2020 By Jim Sams A restaurant in the heart of the New Orleans tourism district filed a lawsuit on Monday asking a state judge... Read More
Tornado-Hit Tenn. Historic Buildings Face Difficult Choice March 16, 2020 By Samantha Max NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Property owners affected by the tornadoes earlier this month now face two options: rebuild or bulldoze. The... Read More
U.S. Health Agency Suffers Cyber-Attack During Covid-19 Outbreak March 16, 2020 By Shira Stein and Jennifer Jacobs The U.S. Health and Human Services Department suffered a cyber-attack on its computer system Sunday night during the nation’s response... Read More
Billionaire Sacklers Don’t Deserve Bankruptcy Shield, States Say March 16, 2020 By Erik Larson Two dozen U.S. states urged a bankruptcy judge to let them revive their stalled lawsuits against the billionaire owners of... Read More
Toys ‘R’ Us Creditors Sue Directors and Private-Equity Owners March 16, 2020 By Lauren Coleman-Lochner Toys “R” Us Inc. creditors filed a lawsuit accusing the defunct retailer’s executives and private-equity owners of fraud and breach... Read More
Want to Sue Because of a Coronavirus Quarantine? Good Luck March 16, 2020 By Chris Dolmetsch and Malathi Nayak Unprecedented government restrictions being placed on public gatherings and personal behavior in the face of the coronavirus outbreak could eventually... Read More