Report Highlights Louisiana’s Tort System as Barrier to Social Mobility April 7, 2025 By Ezra Amacher A report published this week by a Washington, D.C.-based think tank ranks Louisiana as the worst state for social mobility,...
Supreme Court: Trucker Can Seek Triple Damages in Suit Over THC Content in CBD Product April 4, 2025 By Lindsay Whitehurst The Supreme Court has sided with a truck driver who wants to sue for triple damages over a CBD hemp...
US Judge Rules Several Companies Must Face Lawsuit Over Tainted Baby Food April 4, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. judge said several companies including Walmart, Beech-Nut and Gerber must face a nationwide lawsuit claiming that toxic heavy...
Deutsche Bank’s DWS Pays $27M in German Greenwashing Case April 2, 2025 By Karin Matussek and Arno Schütze Deutsche Bank AG’s investment arm DWS agreed to pay €25 million ($27 million) to end a long-running German investigation into...
Bankruptcy Judge Shoots Down $10 Billion J&J Settlement April 1, 2025 By Steven Church, Jonathan Randles, Jef Feeley and Damian Garde Johnson & Johnson shares fell the most in five years after the company’s plan to settle thousands of talc-related lawsuits...
Family of Canadian CEO Killed in Helicopter Crash Files $35 Million Lawsuit April 1, 2025 By Mathieu Dion The family of Stephane Roy, a Canadian entrepreneur killed in a helicopter accident in 2019, has filed a C$50 million...
Logistics Firm Settles Claims It Helped Chinese Companies Ship Fentanyl Chemicals March 31, 2025 By Laura Gottesdiener U.S. shipping and logistics company IMC Pro International has agreed to pay $400,000 to the U.S. government to settle allegations...
Family of Ironworker Who Died on Job Awarded $12 Million March 31, 2025 A Pennsylvania cement company has agreed to pay $12 million to the family of an ironworker who fell to his...
Novogratz’s Galaxy to Pay $200 Million in NY Luna Settlement March 28, 2025 By Emily Nicolle Michael Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital Holdings will pay $200 million in penalties over the investment firm’s role in promoting the failed...
State Farm Wins Dismissal of Homeowners’ Class Action Over Use of Xactimate Software March 28, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal judge has dismissed a proposed class action filed on behalf of Pennsylvania homeowners who believe that State Farm...