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Car Crashes into New Hampshire Restaurant, Injures Dozens, Pins Man in Bathroom
LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — A car crashed into a busy New Hampshire restaurant and injured more than a dozen patrons inside, authorities said. The vehicle struck the Looney Bin Bar & Grill a little after 12:40 p.m. Sunday and came … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAnalytics Company Says Sponsored Google Search Returns Driving Litigation Surge
National law firms are investing $10 million to $12 million annually each to direct Google searches to websites that they control in an effort to find new clients to file lawsuits against insurance companies, according to 4Warn, a New Hampshire-based … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJ&J Fights to Save Legal Tactic That Would End Cancer Suits
Johnson & Johnson wrapped up a trial today to determine if the health care giant is misusing the bankruptcy system for the second time in less than two years in a bid to force an end to about 40,000 cancer … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBNSF Railway Wins New Trial over $228 Million Jury Award in Biometric Data Case
A U.S. judge on Friday ordered a new trial on damages against BNSF Railway in a privacy class action, in a ruling that wiped out an award of $228 million to truck drivers who accused the freight railway giant of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHeat Waves Like the One that’s Killed 14 in the Southern US are Becoming More Frequent
PHOENIX (AP) – Heat waves like the one that engulfed parts of parts of the South and Midwest and killed more than a dozen people are becoming more common, and experts say the extreme weather events, which claim more lives … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJudge Awards Black Church $1 Million After BLM Banner Burned by Proud Boys During Protest
WASHINGTON (AP) – A judge on Friday awarded more than $1 million to a Black church in downtown Washington, D.C. that sued the far-right Proud Boys for tearing down and burning a Black Lives Matter banner during a 2020 protest. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSetting Range for Emotional Damage Awards Is Not Its Job, Says Connecticut High Court
It is up to the Connecticut legislature, not courts, to set any minimum or maximum controls on damages for emotional stress claims, the Connecticut Supreme Court held in a ruling in which it refused to second-guess a $15,000 award in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreInjured Workers Pharmacy to Pay $10M for Improper Handling of ‘Red Flag’ Prescriptions
Andover, Massachusetts-based Injured Workers Pharmacy (IWP) has agreed to pay $10 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Controlled Substances Act by improperly filling prescriptions for controlled substances, including opioids, and submitting false claims for payment to the Department … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAtlanta Police Motorcycles Burned in Fire Started by ‘Incendiary Devices,’ Officials Say
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Police Department motorcycles were damaged in an intentional fire caused by devices set inside a training facility early Saturday, officials said. The Atlanta Fire and Rescue Department responded to reports of a multi-vehicle fire around 2:20 … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFear Created by Data Breach Suffices for Class-Action Suit to Proceed, 1st Circuit Rules
Former customers of Injured Workers Pharmacy whose personal information was stolen by hackers and allegedly used to file a fake tax return may pursue a class-action lawsuit against the company, a panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal ruled … Source: Claims Journal
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