Nov 26, 2024

Judge Suspends Lawsuit Against Firms Involved in 2015 Brazilian Mining Disaster

RIO DE JANEIRO—A Brazilian judge suspended a nearly $50 billion lawsuit against mining firms responsible for the 2015 Samarco disaster Thursday, as negotiations between the companies and authorities moved forward. The decision came as part of a ruling in which federal judge Mário de Paula Franco Júnior approved a road map toward a final agreement between prosecutors and mining companies Vale …



Brazil Judge Suspends $50B Dam Disaster Lawsuit

A Brazilian judge suspended a nearly $50 billion lawsuit against mining firms responsible for the 2015 Samarco disaster Thursday, as negotiations between the companies and authorities moved forward. The decision came as part of a ruling in which federal judge Mário de Paula Franco Júnior approved a road map toward a final agreement between prosecutors and mining companies Vale …


Auditor General Calls Nonprofit’s Lawsuit a ‘cover-Up Attempt’

Pennsylvania’s auditor general says a Harrisburg-based abortion alternative provider is suing his office to cover-up how it spent $906,000 in state funds. Real Alternatives filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Commonwealth Court. The nonprofit has a $30.2 million grant through a Department of Human Services program that provides pregnancy testing, counseling and other …


DOJ’s Lawsuit Against Provider Can Proceed Despite Bankruptcy Filing

DOJ’s lawsuit against provider can proceed despite bankruptcy filing A federal lawsuit claiming a Tennessee-based skilled nursing operator provided “grossly substandard care” can proceed despite the provider’s bankruptcy filing, a judge ruled on Monday. Vanguard Healthcare LLC, along with a former director of operations, were named in a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice and the …



Uber Will Seek to Move Waymo Lawsuit to Arbitration

Health and Human Services secretary Tom Price gave House Republicans a preview of the next regulatory steps he’s planning to take to ease Obamacare’s rules, which will include more steps to stabilize the individual health insurance market and a measure to soften the law’s “essential health benefit” requirements. Here’s what HHS is considering, according to a GOP source in the room: Microsoft …


Pinellas County Must Pay $163,800 in Federal Kickback Lawsuit

The government authority that oversees ambulance service in Pinellas County has agreed to pay $163,800 to settle its part of a lawsuit that claims it took kickbacks. The federal whistle-blower lawsuit alleges Pinellas County’s Emergency Medical Services Authority received improper payments from the Paramedics Plus, the parent company of Sunstar Paramedics, in return …


20 Plaintiffs Join Lawsuit vs. MSU, Sports Doctor

Twenty new plaintiffs joined a lawsuit Thursday against Michigan State University and Larry Nassar, alleging they were sexually abused by the former MSU sports doctor. The plaintiffs filed an amended complaint in federal court in Grand Rapids, bringing the total to more than 70 plaintiffs suing …


Judge Refuses to Throw Out Trump Supporters’ Lawsuit Against San Jose

A federal judge is giving Donald Trump supporters the green light to pursue their lawsuit against the city of San Jose. The plaintiffs accuse the city for not protecting them during a campaign rally last year. The Trump supporters in this case claim that San Jose police officers intentionally steered them into an angry mob of protesters, following a Trump campaign rally last …