Posted on 9 Feb 2024
A federal district court judge granted final approval Thursday to a $1.2 billion settlement between water utilities affected by “forever chemicals” and DuPont de Nemours, as well as spinoff firms Chemours and Corteva. Per the terms of the settlement, the…
Posted on 11 Dec 2023
Over 3,000 civil lawsuits have been filed since the Adult Survivors Act opened a one-year window for survivors of sexual abuse to file lawsuits in New York state that would have previously fallen outside the statute of limitations. Nine of the suits…
Posted on 31 Aug 2023
CHARLESTON, S.C., August 29, 2023 --A federal district court in South Carolina granted preliminary approval today of a $12.5 billion class action settlement on behalf of public water systems nationwide over claims that major chemical manufacturer 3M contaminated water sources…
Posted on 10 Jun 2023
Country star Jimmie Allen is being sued for sexual assault by a new accuser, who claims she filed a police report after Allen secretly filmed her during sex. This is the second woman to come forward publicly with sexual assault allegations against…
Posted on 19 May 2023
On May 18, 2023, a proposed settlement of a class-action lawsuit brings benefits valued at more than $200 million to owners of Hyundai and Kia vehicles rendered vulnerable to theft following the automakers’ failure to install basic security measures, according to…
Posted on 18 May 2023
In May 2021, Grammy-nominated, multiplatinum country star Jimmie Allen visited “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” to promote his latest project, a children’s book titled, “My Voice Is a Trumpet.” Images flashed across the screen of Allen with his wife and kids, as he…
Posted on 17 Apr 2023
SAN ANTONIO – Two women filed a class-action lawsuit in Texas state court in Bexar County against the City of San Antonio, alleging that male supervisors at the City’s Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center routinely targeted female maintenance workers with…
Posted on 15 Mar 2023
Los Angeles prosecutors told a judge Tuesday that they will not retry Harvey Weinstein, who was convicted of the rape and sexual assault of one woman, on counts involving two others that left jurors deadlocked. Deputy District Attorney Paul Thompson…
Posted on 7 Mar 2023
A maintenance worker is preparing to sue the City of San Antonio over allegations of sexual harassment and assault by her supervisors. Maria Villegas was joined by her attorney, Lynn Ellenberger, as she spoke with KENS 5. “The bullying, the…
Posted on 23 Feb 2023
On Thursday, February 23, 2023, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lisa B. Lench sentenced Harvey Weinstein to 16 years in prison after a jury convicted him of rape. FeganScott's Beth Fegan, who represented Jennifer Siebel Newsom (Jane Doe 4) and…
