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Apple Loses Bid to Throw out UK Lawsuit Over App Store Fees

Apple on Friday lost a bid to throw out a mass lawsuit valued at just under $1 billion brought in London on behalf of more than 1,500 app developers over its App Store fees. The case, worth up to 785 …

200 Patients Sue, Alleging Sexual Abuse, Unnecessary Exams by Boston Doctor

More than a decade ago, Kristin Fritz was struggling with pain in her spine and saw a rheumatologist recommended by her doctor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. The visit with Dr. Derrick Todd started normally for the 37-year-old …

Oregon Schools Sued for $9M After Young Girl Allegedly Raped

A young girl and her guardian have sued an Oregon nonprofit organization, Portland Public Schools and Multnomah County for $9 million, alleging they were negligent when male classmates sexually abused her at school and raped her during an after-school program …

Company That Made Millions of Defective Sleep Apnea Machines Ordered to Overhaul Manufacturing

The company responsible for a global recall of sleep apnea machines will be barred from resuming production at U.S. facilities until it meets a number of safety requirements, under a long-awaited settlement announced by federal officials. Philips will be required …

Norfolk Southern to Pay $600 Million to Settle Ohio Spill Case

Norfolk Southern Corp. said it will pay $600 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit targeting the rail company over the 2023 train derailment in Ohio that spilled more than 1 million gallons of toxic chemicals and sickened residents, …

Tesla Settles Over Fatal Autopilot Crash on Eve of Trial

Tesla Inc. reached a settlement on the eve of its highest-profile trial yet over a crash blamed on Autopilot, the driver-assistance system Elon Musk has billed as crucial to his pursuit of self-driving cars, according to court filings. Terms of …

Texas Chemical Plant to Pay $6.6M Over Injuries From 2019 Fire

Intercontinental Terminals Company LLC agreed to pay more than $6.6 million to federal and state natural resource trustees to resolve claims for natural resource damages resulting from a 2019 fire at ITC’s Deer Park terminal facility near Houston that released …

Credit Suisse Unit Did ‘Incompetent Best’ for Billionaire Client, Lawyer Says

A lawyer for a Credit Suisse trust seeking to overturn the $743 million in damages the bank owes to Georgian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili said the staff responsible did their “incompetent best.” In a surprise concession to the challenge the Swiss …

Farmworker Who Survived Mass Shooting at Mushroom Farm Sues Company And Owner

A migrant farmworker who survived a mass shooting last year at a Northern California mushroom farm has filed a lawsuit against the farm and one of its owners, saying they failed to keep him safe from the colleague who authorities …

Worker Burned in Explosion at Wisconsin Stadium Settles Lawsuit for $22M

A worker burned in a 2022 explosion during renovation work on the University of Wisconsin’s Camp Randall Stadium has settled his lawsuit against the project’s general contractor for $22 million, his attorney says. The settlement in Jeremy Rose’s lawsuit against …