Tag: Lawsuits
What to know about what's tying up a $4B settlement for Hawaii wildfire victims
HONOLULU -- Hawaii's Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Thursday over insurance issues that are tying up a potential $4 billion settlement...
Nonprofit's lawsuit over the federal funding freeze is part of an 'avalanche' of litigation
NEW YORK -- A new coalition of nonprofits came together overnight to challenge a seemingly sweeping order from the Trump administration last week...
Lawsuit alleges first deaths from disastrous 2023 train derailment in Ohio
A lawsuit alleging for the first time that people died because of the disastrous 2023 East Palestine train derailment has been filed ahead...
McDonald's settles lawsuit over Latino scholarship program by opening door to non-Latino applicants
McDonald’s said Friday it is changing — but not eliminating — a scholarship program for Latino students after it was sued by a...
Georgia Republicans push to limit lawsuits. But would that keep insurance rates from rising?
ATLANTA -- The pitch from Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is simple: Putting limits on lawsuits will halt rising insurance costs.The reality, though, is...
Wisconsin Republicans ask liberal Supreme Court Justice to step aside in union case
MADISON, Wis. -- The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature on Tuesday asked that a liberal state Supreme Court justice step aside in a pending case...