Brought

Judge Refuses to Toss Lawsuit by Man Who Spent Decades in Prison

A federal judge Wednesday refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought against the city by a man who spent 22 years in prison as a result of a wrongful conviction for the slaying of a 6-year-old boy. Mark Maxson was convicted of the 1992 killing of Lindsey Murdock on the South Side. He was freed in 2016 after DNA linked Osborne Wade to the killing.


What Makes Mylan’s Newest EpiPen Lawsuit Different?

Mylan N.V. (NASDAQ: MYL), which has faced a plethora of lawsuits in the past over its EpiPen, is now being saddled with another lawsuit, although this time around the parties involved go beyond the company and the plaintiffs. EpiPen And Its Legal Tussle EpiPen, or an epinephrine auto injector is a medical device which is used to inject a measured dose of epinephrine through autoinjector …




SDI Settles Class Action Lawsuit

Steel Dynamics Inc., a steel producer headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana, has entered into an agreement to settle the direct purchaser class action litigation, Standard Iron Works v. Arcelor Mittal, et al, for $4.6 million. The lawsuit was brought in Chicago federal court in 2008 by a class of direct steel purchasers, alleging that the company, among other steel producers, had participated in …


Cook County Lawsuit Alleges Car Dealer Failed to Inform Now-Deceased Man Car Was Leaking Carbon Monoxide

A Cook County lawsuit alleges a Countryside car dealership failed to inform a customer, who later died in his car, that his vehicle was leaking carbon monoxide when he brought it in for repairs. An administrator of the deceased man’s estate filed a wrongful death claim against Fishacar Ltd. , which operates as Autobarn Volkswagen of Countryside, the Cook County Recorder reported Friday. The …


Virginia Community Reacts to Lawsuit Against the Virginia School District

Several students and parents from Virginia High School are suing the district over transgender locker room policies. According to court documents, several families calling themselves Privacy Matters is suing for what they call inappropriate behavior by a transgender student in the girls locker room. The lawsuit that has been brought forward against the Virginia school district …


Mastercard Sued for $19 Billion in Britain’s Biggest Damages Claim

Andrew MacAskill| LONDON LONDON Some 46 million people in Britain could potentially benefit from a legal case brought against Mastercard (MA.N) demanding 14 billion pounds ($19 billion) in damages for allegedly charging excessive fees, according to court documents filed in London. The case brought by a former chief financial services ombudsman alleges the payments company charged unlawfully …


Truth and Justice for Haiti

Victims of Haiti’s raging cholera epidemic got a glimmer of good news recently when a class-action lawsuit seeking recompense from the United Nations for its role in spreading the disease finally got a hearing in a New York courtroom. The three judges on the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit panel asked tough questions of both sides — the US government is representing the United …


Flowers Foods Sued by Drivers Over Employee Status

The Wall Street JournalCANCEL Flowers Foods Inc.,FLO 2.80 % the bakery that owns Wonder Bread, Nature’s Own and Tastykake brands, is being sued in more than a dozen states by truck drivers who claim they were improperly classified as independent contractors. The lawsuits allege the company violated the federal Fair Labor Standards Act by classifying drivers on its delivery routes as …