East News Lawsuit Blames Negligence by Plant Owner, HVAC Contractors for Cannabis Worker’s Asthma Death November 29, 2023 A lawsuit has been filed over what has been identified as the cannabis industry’s first asthma workplace death. The mother... Read More
Editor's Picks West News Ore. Supreme Holds Claims for Lost Money are No Exception to Statute of Repose November 29, 2023 Oregon’s statute of repose bars any action for negligent injury filed more than 10 years after the act or omission... Read More
International News Platinum Mine Disaster Kills 11 Workers in South Africa November 28, 2023 At least 11 people died at a mine owned by Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. when an elevator transporting workers to... Read More
East News Celebrities, Politicians Face Sexual-Abuse Suits Ahead of NY Law Expiration November 28, 2023 A flurry of high-profile sexual-abuse lawsuits were filed in New York this week to beat the expiration of a state... Read More
Southeast News Florida Hospital Alleges Juror Misconduct, Wants New Trial After Verdict in Maya Case November 28, 2023 The Florida hospital at the center of the high-profile Maya Kowalski negligence case has asked for a new trial, alleging... Read More
International News US Warns of Growing Threats to Ships Sailing Through Red Sea November 28, 2023 A spate of attacks on merchant shipping near Yemen and Somalia, likely triggered by the war in Gaza, have prompted... Read More
International News Powerful Storm Pounds the Black Sea Region, Leaving More than a Half-Million People Without Power November 28, 2023 A weekend storm that pounded the Black Sea region toppled trees, tore down power lines and flooded coastal areas of... Read More
Federal Cyber Insurance Backstop Is Warranted With Focus on Catastrophic Risk November 28, 2023 Much more work and collaboration needs to be done but the U.S. Treasury has reached a “tentative conclusion” that a... Read More
3M, DuPont Defeat Massive Class Action over Forever Chemicals November 28, 2023 A federal appeals court on Monday handed 3M, Corteva Inc. subsidiary E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. and other... Read More
Texas / South Central News Houston Plaintiffs’ Attorney Sanctioned for ‘Groundless’ Lawsuit Against Insurer November 28, 2023 A Texas judge has ordered a Houston plaintiffs’ attorney to reimburse an insurer $137,000 for the legal fees it expended... Read More