Nation’s 1st COVID-19 Business-Interruption Suit Headed to Trial [Update] November 12, 2020 By Jim Sams A trial will begin Monday in what is thought to be the first lawsuit to be filed against an insurer...
Cardinal Health, Amerisource See $13 Billion Opioid Deal November 6, 2020 By Jef Feeley Cardinal Health Inc. and AmerisourceBergen Corp. have each reserved about $6.6 billion to settle claims that drug distributors fueled the...
Insurer May Not ‘Contract Around’ Georgia Law on Sovereign Immunity Waivers November 5, 2020 By Jim Sams An insurer is liable for the full $5 million policy limit in a lawsuit filed against a city government whose...
Amazon N.Y. Warehouse Workers’ Covid Suit Tossed by Judge November 3, 2020 By Josh Eidelson A federal judge dismissed New York warehouse workers’ lawsuit against Amazon, ruling that their allegations about the company’s handling of...
Goldman Sachs Attempted to Cover Up Sexual Misconduct, Lawsuit Claims October 27, 2020 Goldman Sachs Group Inc attempted to cover up allegations of workplace sexual misconduct by the bank’s global head of litigation,...
Mcdonald’s Urges Dismissal of Black Former Franchisees’ Discrimination Lawsuit October 26, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel McDonald’s Corp on Friday urged a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit by dozens of Black former franchise owners who...
Monsanto Loses Final Appeal Over French Farmer’s Weedkiller Accident October 23, 2020 Bayer’s Monsanto division on Wednesday lost a final appeal in a long-running French legal battle in which the crop chemical...
N.C. Judge First to Favor Policyholders in COVID-19 Closure Lawsuit October 23, 2020 By Jim Sams A judge in Durham County, North Carolina has handed down what may be the nation’s first dispositive ruling in favor...
Photographer Sues Over Texas Mascot’s Pre-Sugar Bowl Charge October 22, 2020 AUSTIN, Texas — A photographer is suing the owners and handlers of the University of Texas’ live mascot for negligence,...
Suits Challenge Emissions by Georgia Sterilizing Company October 21, 2020 ATLANTA — Homeowners in Georgia have filed a lawsuit over emissions of a chemical used by a company that sterilizes...