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Meta’s Facebook Agrees to Settle Cambridge Analytica Suit
Meta Platforms Inc. settled a long-running lawsuit that claimed Facebook illegally shared user data with the research firm Cambridge Analytica. The preliminary settlement, disclosed in a court filing late Friday, follows the revelation last month that Meta Chief Executive Officer …
3M Bankruptcy Tactic Fails as Combat Earplug Suits Move to Trial
3M Co.’s plan to use controversial bankruptcy rules to shield itself from some 230,000 lawsuits over military earplugs looked like a relatively simple fix to a long-simmering problem that could cost it billions of dollars. Like most things that sound …
USAA Settles Mississippi Class Action Over Underpaid Auto Claims
Another national insurance company has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging it underpaid hundreds of auto insurance claims. A federal court in Mississippi this month signed off on a confidential settlement in a suit brought by Mississippi drivers against …
California Social Worker Charged with Abusing Mental Hospital Patients
A licensed clinical social worker has been charged with sexually assaulting patients while working at a Southern California psychiatric hospital, prosecutors said. The alleged abuse occurred between 2014 and 2018 at Patton State Hospital east of Los Angeles, the San …
Oil Spill Settlement Reached with California Businesses
A pipeline operator it has reached a settlement with Southern California tourism companies, fishermen and other businesses that sued after a crude oil spill off the coast last year near Huntington Beach. Amplify Energy Corp., which owns the pipeline that …
California Desert Flooding Damaged L.A. to Phoenix Highway
The main highway from Los Angeles to Phoenix was damaged by a flash flood that washed out part of the road through the Southern California desert in the latest bout of punishing monsoonal thunderstorms that have hit the region this …
TDI Orders Emergency Rule Protecting Weston Policyholders During Hurricane Season
The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) announced an emergency rule this week removing barriers for Weston Property & Casualty Insurance Company policyholders to receive wind and hail coverage through the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA). Weston’s Texas policies will be …
North Dakota Recreational Marijuana Supporters Backed by Greater Resources
The main group working to legalize recreational marijuana in North Dakota has more than a half-million dollars to press its case, far more than the mostly shoe-leather effort they relied on four years ago. Meanwhile, a major oil industry group …
Michigan Court: Changes to Auto Insurance Law Don’t Apply to Long-Term Victims
Major changes in Michigan car insurance law do not apply to people who were severely injured before summer 2019, the state appeals court said Thursday, a victory for long-term victims of motor vehicle crashes and their care providers. In a …
Michigan-Based Salvation Army Store Sued for Violating ADA
Global charitable organization The Salvation Army violated federal law at its Ann Arbor, Michigan thrift store when it fired a cashier because of his mental and physical disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed. …
Texas Barbecue Owner, Manager Indicted in $350,000 Workers’ Fraud Scheme
The owner of an East Austin, Texas restaurant and her manager have been indicted and summoned to appear in Travis County District Court for their alleged role in a $350,000 workers’ compensation fraud scheme. Allison Clem, manager of la Barbecue, …
World Insurance Acquires 2 Massachusetts Agencies: Tarpey and Rush-Kent
Insurance broker World Insurance Associates acquired two Massachusetts agencies: Tarpey Insurance Group of Wakefield, and Rush-Kent Insurance Agency Inc. of Arlington, on August 1. Tarpey is a family-owned and operated insurance agency. James J. Tarpey took ownership of the agency …