Judge Rules Pretrial Against Opioid Firm; Cites Delays, Lies April 9, 2021 By Jonathan Mattise NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge has made a rare move to rule against an opioid firm before a...
Seattle Nursing Home to Pay $8M in Sexual Assault Lawsuit April 9, 2021 SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle nursing home’s insurer has agreed to pay $8 million to settle a lawsuit brought on...
Exxon Sues Energy Transfer Over Charges From Pipeline Dispute April 6, 2021 By Liz Hampton Exxon Mobil Corp’s XTO Energy shale unit filed a breach of contract lawsuit against Energy Transfer LP over disputed payments...
U.S. Court Slams Brakes on Trump-Era Hog Slaughter Line Speed Rule; Union Cheers April 1, 2021 By Karl Plume CHICAGO — The largest U.S. meatpacking union celebrated a victory in federal court on Wednesday that it said invalidated a...
The Hard Work of Successful Subrogation March 31, 2021 By Gary Wickert Ancient mythology and the modern practice of subrogation would seem to be strange bedfellows. Yet one story from the past...
Justices Say Accident Victims Can Sue Ford in State Courts March 26, 2021 By Mark Sherman WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Ford Motor Co. can be sued in the state courts...
VW Doesn’t Have to Face $750 Million U.S. Suit by Supplier March 25, 2021 By Jef Feeley Volkswagen AG doesn’t have to face a $750 million U.S. lawsuit by a unit of parts supplier Prevent Group that...
Feds Want to Fix Canal, But Nevada Town Lives Off the Leaks March 22, 2021 By Scott Sonner FERNLEY, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada town founded a century ago by pioneers lured to the West by the promise...
Judge Narrows Zoom Lawsuit Over User Privacy, ‘Zoombombing’ March 16, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. judge dismissed large parts of a lawsuit accusing Zoom Video Communications Inc of violating users’ privacy rights by...
7th Circuit Finds Insurer Has No Duty to Defend Mortgage Servicer Against Robocall Lawsuit March 16, 2021 By Jim Sams A liability insurance carrier that excluded any violation of telecommunications laws from coverage had no duty to defend a loan...