The family of a pedestrian who was struck and killed while walking in her town of Amherst, Massachusetts, is suing the driver of the school van that struck and killed her along with the town of Amherst. The town served as the driver's employer at the time of the incident. ... Read More »
Virginia’s Christian private college, Liberty University, has reached a settlement in a federal lawsuit filed in New York by 12 women who alleged the university had a pattern of mishandling sexual assault and sexual harassment cases. The women accuse the campus of fostering an unsafe environment as a result of... Read More »
The family of a Nebraska man has reached a $479,000 settlement with the state after the man was killed while serving time in a state detention center in 2017. 22-year-old Terry Berry Jr. was an inmate in Tecumseh State Correctional Institution when he was killed by his cellmate, Patrick Schroeder.... Read More »
Intuit, the company which makes TurboTax, has agreed to a $141 million settlement with all 50 states. The settlement stems from allegations that the popular self-filing tax software steered customers away from its free edition software and pushed them toward its paid services instead. Along with paying back millions of... Read More »
A $230 million settlement has been reached in a lawsuit brought forward by fishermen and property owners in Southern California against a Houston-based oil pipeline. The Plains All American Pipeline was the subject of a lawsuit after thousands of barrels of crude oil spilled onto the beaches of Southern California... Read More »
The city of Portland, Oregon, has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit that was brought forward last year by a group of individuals including some homeless residents of the city. The lawsuit was brought in May 2021 and accused the city of illegally throwing away people's personal belongings following citywide... Read More »
The state of Arkansas is suing several drug manufacturers and pharmaceutical benefits managers over accusations that the companies are violating the state's deceptive trade practice laws. The accusations detail that the plaintiffs inflated the price of insulin for diabetics by conspiring in a manner that best benefited them instead of... Read More »
In what is believed to be the largest settlement of its kind, a New Jersey man has agreed to a $10 million settlement with Camden County following a police encounter that left him paralyzed. In 2014, Xavier Ingram was left paralyzed in his arms and legs after a police encounter... Read More »
A New Mexico cardiologist has filed a lawsuit against several defendants including Holy Cross Hospital (named Taos Health Systems Inc. in the suit), the hospital's board, and several other individuals. The plaintiff, George J. Madera, M.D., is suing for damages and is accusing the defendants of defamation, breach of contract,... Read More »
The Manhunt for the accused killer, Casey White, 38, and former correction officer, Vicky White, 56, came to an end earlier this week in Evansville, Indiana. The pair who share the same last name but are unrelated had been on the run from an Alabama jail since April 29. The... Read More »
A student at Norwich University, a military college, is suing the Vermont National Guard after he was declared to be unfit for service because he tested positive for HIV. The student is identified only as John Doe in the lawsuit. He was a sophomore at the Northfield, Vermont, military college... Read More »
A new bill targeting drunk drivers is gaining momentum throughout Tennessee and across the nation. The bill aims to help tackle drunk driving by implementing a unique financial penalty, child support payments. House Bill 1834, otherwise known as Ethan's, Haley's, and Bentley's Law was the product of three children who... Read More »
Video conferencing company Zoom Video Communications has agreed to an $85 million settlement following a class action lawsuit. The tech company became a staple in American and global households during the pandemic. While the software helped connect students, workers, and families, users claim that the company violated user privacy rights... Read More »
The mother of a Virginia teen is suing the Virginia State Police Department along with two state troopers after her son was shot and killed during a police chase in January 2021. Latoya Benton, the mother of 18-year-old Xzavier Hill filed her lawsuit in early April in the U.S. District... Read More »
Colonia High School in New Jersey’s Woodbridge Township has been the center of a medical mystery after over 100 people connected with the high school have come forward with a diagnosis of a rare brain tumor. The link between the brain tumors and the high school first began to surface... Read More »
