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Judge Rejects Imposing Attorney Fee Levy on Opioid Lawsuit Settlements

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A federal judge overseeing thousands of opioid lawsuits declined on Monday to grant a demand by plaintiffs attorneys for fees that could be worth billions of dollars, a request drug company defendants had said would jeopardize settlement talks. In February, … Source: Claims Journal

U.S. Consumers Received $9.8 Billion in Volkswagen Diesel Settlements

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U.S. buyers of polluting Volkswagen AG vehicles received more than $9.8 billion in settlements, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Monday . Volkswagen agreed to offer to buy back or repair more than 550,000 polluting diesel U.S. vehicles after … Source: Claims Journal

Alabama City’s Elections Hit By Fight Over Chemical Lawsuits

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DECATUR, Ala. — Contamination from a chemical plant in north Alabama is tainting something else — elections in the city of Decatur. Three City Council members seeking reelection tell The Decatur Daily that Mayor Tab Bowling and a lawyer are … Source: Claims Journal

Prince Harry And Meghan Sue Over Photo of Son at California Home

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LOS ANGELES — Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sued Thursday to stop the sale and publication of a photo of their son Archie that they say was shot at their Los Angeles-area home in invasion of their privacy. The royal … Source: Claims Journal

US Appeals Court Says Jury Should Decide Ex-Player’s Lawsuit

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CINCINNATI — A federal appeals court has ruled that a jury should decide on a former university softball player’s charge that her coach violated her First Amendment rights after a sexual assault on campus in Ohio. A three-judge panel of … Source: Claims Journal

California Probes Amazon Worker Treatment During Pandemic

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California’s attorney general and state and local agencies are investigating whether Amazon.com Inc has taken adequate steps to protect its workers from the coronavirus pandemic, according to a court filing on Monday. Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s office, California’s Division of … Source: Claims Journal

Texas, Hawaii Spared From Potential Widespread Hurricane Damage

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Hurricane Hanna spared insurers potential massive losses by making a landfall Saturday on a rural area of the Texas coast, in a state where residential properties receive relatively little protection from modern building codes. Hurricane Douglas similarly averted disaster in … Source: Claims Journal

Business News: Progressive, Doan Group, Verisk, Penn National and One Inc.

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Progressive Adds ‘Road Test’ to Snapshot Progressive Group of Insurance Companies has released a new smart phone app that consumers can use to learn before they purchase a policy whether they can save money by purchasing usage-based insurance. “With Snapshot … Source: Claims Journal

Twitter’s Security Woes Included Broad Access to User Accounts

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Twitter Inc. has struggled for years to police the growing number of employees and contractors who have the ability to reset users’ accounts and override their security settings, a problem that Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey and the board were … Source: Claims Journal

Hanna’s Rain Remains Biggest Threat to Virus Hot Spot Texas

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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — South Texas braced for flooding Sunday after Hanna roared ashore as a hurricane the day before, bringing winds that lashed the Gulf Coast with rain and storm surge to a part of the country trying to … Source: Claims Journal