The Texas Supreme Court just made a huge decision that changes how construction injuries are handled. They ruled that a general contractor is not responsible if an independent worker gets hurt by a danger that is right out in the open like a roof without safety guards. The court decided that since the danger was […]
State Farm recently agreed to a massive 8.82 million dollar settlement for drivers in Washington State. The company faced a class action lawsuit over how it paid out property damage claims for underinsured motorists. Policyholders argued that the insurance giant did not fully cover the diminished value of their vehicles after accidents. To avoid a […]
A former senior vice president at Disney is taking the entertainment giant to court over claims of age discrimination and wrongful firing. Mary Fossier spent nearly thirty years building her career as a lawyer for the company before being let go. After reporting her concerns to human resources several times she was ultimately dismissed at […]
Lyft just agreed to pay 272.5 million dollars to settle a massive wage theft case in California. State officials brought the lawsuit because they felt the company was treating its drivers like independent contractors when they should have been employees. This is a record setting deal and a huge chunk of the money will actually […]
McDonalds is dealing with a major nationwide class action lawsuit right now because of how they set their menu prices. The legal claim says the massive restaurant chain uses artificial intelligence to push up costs across thousands of its franchise locations. The company says the software only offers helpful suggestions and that local owners make […]
Atlanta just passed a brand new rule that requires special use permits for anyone wanting to build new self storage facilities. Instead of getting automatic approval based on old commercial zoning rules developers now face a longer review process with the city council. This big move puts an end to the temporary freeze that was […]
A recent ruling down in Florida has completely changed how we calculate deadlines for workers compensation petitions. The First District Court of Appeal recently decided that receiving medical care or benefit payments actually pauses the two year filing clock instead of just extending it. They applied this new logic in the Leighton v Kratos Logistics […]
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court just handed down a ruling that changes how we look at break times. They decided that workers injured during a mandatory 15 minute break can still get workers compensation. The judges figured that such a short break does not give people enough free time to really be off the clock. This […]
Latham & Watkins just secured a massive win for Novartis in a New York federal court. A judge threw out an antitrust class action lawsuit over the heart failure drug Entresto. The whole case came down to how patents get listed in the FDA Orange Book. The court sided with the defense and dismissed the […]