Nov 25, 2024

$600 Million HDL Bankruptcy Trustee Lawsuit Casts a Wide Net

The net keeps getter wider as the trustee overseeing the bankruptcy liquidation of Health Diagnostic Laboratory Inc. sues the company’s insiders and top executives along with a wide range of other players. And it appears that even doctors are not going to be off the hook as the bankruptcy case of one of Richmond’s former star startups …


City of Erie, Police Want Excessive Force Lawsuit Dismissed

In a written response to the lawsuit filed by 47-year-old Tyrone Morrow Sr., lawyers representing the city denied many of Morrow’s claims, and said that “the stop and investigation of the Plaintiff were lawful and supported by probable cause and reasonable suspicion.” The lawsuit also claims that the city, and officers involved in the incident, “are entitled to the defense of qualified immunity …


Months Later, Cigna Responds to DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit

Health insurer Cigna answered the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit against the insurer and its proposed acquirer Anthem Monday, two months after the department sued the payer over antitrust concerns. In the DOJ’s lawsuit, the department claimed Indianapolis-based Anthem and …


Too Much of a Good Thing? Lawsuit Alleges Eye Drop Dispenser Is Too Big

Some lawsuits just make you want to roll your eyes. Take, for instance, two different cases over eye drops. In one case, a federal class action lawsuit that has been certified against several drug companies, claiming that the dispenser on their prescription eye drop bottles is too large, causing excessive drops to roll down the plaintiffs’ cheeks.


Lawsuit Settlement Could Mean Housing for Yakima’s Homeless

Under a settlement agreement reached this week, Yakima Neighborhood Health Services will drop its federal lawsuit against the city of Yakima and instead submit a new application for using Roy’s Market as an apartment building to house local homeless people. The revised application, which Neighborhood Health must submit within 90 days, will be for an apartment facility in which up to 40 homeless …


Settlement in WSU Lawsuit May Be Coming

A former administrator who earlier this year sued Wright State University’s research arm has submitted a filing indicating a settlement in the suit may be forthcoming. Ryan Fendley, former senior advisor to the Wright State provost, filed a motion Sept. 6 in Greene County Common Pleas Court seeking additional time to submit a final entry reflecting a settlement. Fendley sued Wright State …


Bank of America Settles ‘bros Club’ Lawsuit With Ex-Managing Director

Bank of America Corp. and a former managing director agreed to settle a lawsuit in which she accused the institution of being a “bros club” that favored male employees. Terms of the settlement weren’t disclosed in a Wednesday filing in Manhattan federal court. Megan Messina had been offered $500,000 to settle, according to an earlier filing.


ThedaCare Faces Collective-Action Lawsuit

A Milwaukee-based law firm is looking for former and current ThedaCare employees at its Appleton and Neenah hospitals to join a federal collective-action lawsuit against the health care provider for what it alleges to be illegal labor …


U.S. Judge Throws Out Madoff $3 Billion Feeder Fund Lawsuit

Jonathan Stempel| NEW YORK NEW YORK A U.S. judge has again thrown out a $3 billion lawsuit by investors in two “feeder funds” that sent money to Bernard Madoff, one of the largest lawsuits tied to his Ponzi scheme, after her original dismissal had been overturned. In a 145-page decision released on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Deborah Batts in Manhattan said the investors lacked standing to …


Cleveland Settles ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Wrongful Death Lawsuit With Black Man’s Family

Kim Palmer| CLEVELAND CLEVELAND The family of a African-American man who died in 2010 after being tasered by Cleveland police will receive a $375,000 settlement from the city, the mayor’s office said on Thursday. Rodney Brown died on New Year’s Eve after a police radio caught him telling officers “I can’t breathe.” First responders were unable to resuscitate the 40-year-old, 12 minutes after …