April 16, 2024
Hip-hop artist Drake has been dismissed from a lawsuit over the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival in Houston in which 10 people were killed, a judge has ruled. Drake was a special guest of rap superstar Travis Scott, who had headlined …
April 16, 2024
The lawyers who negotiated a $600 million settlement with Norfolk Southern over that railroad’s disastrous 2023 derailment in Ohio want residents to talk with them before deciding the historic deal isn’t enough. They said Wednesday that the settlement for everyone …
April 15, 2024
The US has opened a criminal investigation into what occurred on a cargo ship before it crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge and caused it to collapse last month, according to a person familiar with the probe. Federal Bureau …
April 15, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday paved the way for more truck drivers and other transportation workers to file employment-related lawsuits in court rather than private arbitration, ruling that an exemption from arbitration extends to workers outside of the transportation …
April 15, 2024
The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee said it would hold a hearing next week with members of an expert panel that released a report in February criticizing Boeing’s safety culture and calling for significant improvements. The hearing next Wednesday comes as …
April 15, 2024
Dutch-headquartered chipmaker Nexperia was victim of a hacking attack by cyber criminals last month, the Chinese-owned company said on Friday, and was investigating the incident with the help of outside specialists. “Nexperia has become aware that an unauthorized third party …
April 15, 2024
Johnson Controls said on Friday its subsidiary had agreed to a $750 million settlement with some U.S. public water organizations that had detected “forever chemicals” allegedly associated with the use of certain products made by the company. The settlement does …
April 15, 2024
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 …
April 12, 2024
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 …
April 12, 2024
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 …