Tennessee — along with 17 other states — filed a lawsuit Monday against the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, alleging the agency’s recently released harassment guidance unlawfully expands Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Banking Groups Sue Regulators to Block CRA Revamp
Several industry groups sued US regulators to block recent overhauls to the Community Reinvestment Act, arguing the new rules meant to tackle redlining and boost lending to lower-income areas will actually discourage banks from lending.
Maui Alleges Hawaiian Electric Caused Lahaina Wildfire
Maui County filed a lawsuit Thursday against utility company Hawaiian Electric, alleging that its power lines caused recent wildfires on the island—including one that destroyed the town of Lahaina and killed at least 115 people.
Frustration Grows Over Wait on Purdue Pharma’s OxyContin Settlement
More than a year after OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a tentative settlement over the toll of opioids hat was accepted nearly universally by the groups suing the company money is still not rolling out.
Federal Judge OKs $185M Deal in Minor Leaguers’ Suit vs MLB
A $185 million settlement in a lawsuit by minor leaguers against Major League Baseball for violating federal minimum wage laws was approved Wednesday by a federal judge.
Woman Sues L’Oreal Claiming Hair-Straightening Product Caused Cancer
A Missouri woman has sued L’Oreal SA, alleging that she developed uterine cancer as a result of using the French cosmetic company’s hair-straightening products. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Chicago on Friday, just days after the National Institute of Environmental Health Safety (NIEHS) released a study that found hair-straightening products may significantly… Continue reading Woman Sues L’Oreal Claiming Hair-Straightening Product Caused Cancer
Lawsuits Filed Days After Deadly Missouri Amtrak Crash
The first lawsuits have been filed only days after an Amtrak train collision and derailment in rural Missouri that left four people dead and injured up to 150 others. In a federal lawsuit filed last Friday, surviving passenger Janet Williams of Dubuque, Iowa, named Amtrak, BNSF Railway Co. and MS Contracting LLC, the employer of… Continue reading Lawsuits Filed Days After Deadly Missouri Amtrak Crash
Zoom Faces Investor Lawsuit over Privacy and Security Flaws
Zoom has been hit with a class-action lawsuit by one of its shareholders, who alleged the company failed to disclose issues with its video conferencing platform’s privacy and security. According to reports, the suit filed by investor Michael Drieu in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California claimed that concerns over Zoom’s… Continue reading Zoom Faces Investor Lawsuit over Privacy and Security Flaws
Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Zoom for Alleged Data-Sharing with Facebook
A Zoom user has filed a class-action lawsuit against the video-conferencing company for passing on data to third parties like Facebook without properly notifying users. The suit was filed in a California court on Monday and notes that Zoom’s share price has soared in recent weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic forcing people to increasingly… Continue reading Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Zoom for Alleged Data-Sharing with Facebook
Dozens of Medical Professionals Charged with Illegally Prescribing Opioids
Federal prosecutors have charged 60 doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other medical professionals with illegally prescribing more than 32 million powerful and addictive pain pills. The indictments announced Wednesday are part of the Justice Department’s broader effort to fight the nation’s opioid abuse crisis. They include a man in Tennessee who called himself the “Rock Doc”… Continue reading Dozens of Medical Professionals Charged with Illegally Prescribing Opioids