By Nicholas Nehamas From Miami Herald MIAMI—Three major defendants in the Champlain Towers South collapse class-action lawsuit have agreed to settle with victims for a total of $55.55 million, all paid by their insurance firms, according to a court filing. The law firm Becker, which represented Champlain South’s condo association before the deadly June 24…
Lawsuit Settlement by Law Firm, Engineers to Pay Surfside Victims $55.55 Million
March 9, 2022
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Election Inspector Sues Delaware Over Early Voting, Permanent Absentee Voter Status
An elections inspector in Delaware on Feb. 24 sued the state’s Department of Elections seeking a declaration that its early voting option and permanent absentee voter system were unconstitutional. Michael Mennella, who has served as an elections inspector in eight polls, filed the lawsuit in the Court of Chancery of Delaware. In 2019, the Delaware…
Nigeria Sues JP Morgan for $1.7 Billion Over Oil Deal
LONDON—A London high court began to hear a lawsuit on Wednesday launched by Nigeria against U.S. bank JP Morgan Chase, claiming more than $1.7 billion for its role in a disputed 2011 oilfield deal. The civil suit filed in the English courts relates to the purchase by energy majors Shell and Eni of the offshore…
US Women Soccer Reaches $24 Million Agreement in Equal Pay Dispute
The U.S. women’s national team (USWNT) reached an agreement on Tuesday with the sport’s American governing body over allegations that women soccer players are paid less than their male counterparts, a settlement in which women are promised $24 million to match those of men. The deal stipulates that women players will have $22 million split among them—about…
Lawsuit Over Pfizer’s Disclosures Before Chantix Recall Is Dismissed
February 18, 2022
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NEW YORK—A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit by consumers who accused Pfizer Inc. of failing to disclose the presence of cancer-causing agents in Chantix before recalling the anti-smoking drug. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan found no plausible allegations that Pfizer had a duty to disclose that Chantix was…
Dutch Foundation Seeks Consumer Damages Over Apple, Google App Payments
AMSTERDAM—Apple and Google face a potential class-action lawsuit in the Netherlands over app store charges, after a foundation headed by Dutch entrepreneur Alexander Klöpping began gathering claimants. The action, which still faces legal hurdles before any court hearing, reflects growing criticism over how much the two firms charge developers for payments on their app stores,…
Democrat Group Sues to Strike Down GOP Redistricting Plan in Kansas
February 15, 2022
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Just four days after the Republican-controlled Kansas legislature approved the state’s 2022 congressional reapportionment map, Democrats are asking a county court to strike it down. The complaint was filed on Feb. 14 in Wyandotte County District Court by attorneys from the Grissom Miller Law Firm of Kansas City, Missouri, and the Elias Law Group of…
Customers Sue Bank of America for Not Refunding Overdraft Fees During Pandemic
NEW YORK—Bank of America Corp. is facing a lawsuit seeking class action status filed on Thursday by two customers who say the bank refused to honor promises to refund overdraft fees to clients who faced financial hardship during the pandemic. Anthony Ramirez, a truck driver living in California, and Masako Williams, an 85-year-old retiree living…
Court Approves $10M Settlement in Lawsuit Over Royal Winnipeg Ballet Photographer
WINNIPEG—The Royal Winnipeg Ballet is apologizing to students on the same day a court approved a $10-million settlement in a class-action lawsuit over allegations a former teacher and photographer took intimate photos and released them without consent. The dance company has posted on its website a one-page apology, which was a term of the settlement…
Meta, Chime File Lawsuit Against Alleged Phishing Scam on Facebook, Instagram
February 10, 2022
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Facebook parent Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it had filed a joint lawsuit with digital banking company Chime against two Nigeria-based individuals who engaged in phishing attacks to deceive people and gain access to their online financial accounts. The lawsuit, which is the first joint complaint between Meta and a financial services company, alleged that…
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