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Lawsuits Target Virginia School Board Sex-Assault Response

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A pair of lawsuits that for years has plagued Virginia’s largest school system with allegations that it ignored students’ accusations of sex assaults are back in front of federal judges. One of the lawsuits includes …

EEOC: 2 Fired for not Joining Company Christian Prayer

Two employees with a North Carolina company say they were fired after refusing to participate in the firm’s daily Christian prayer meetings, which they said went against their respective religious beliefs, according to a lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment …

Plaintiff Given 2nd Chance at $12M Award After Insurer Ignores $10K Settlement Offer

A Florida accident victim gets a second chance to compel an auto insurer to pay a $12.7 million judgment as a consequence of failing to respond to a $10,000 settlement offer, under a decision Tuesday by a federal appellate court. …

Opinion from Out-of-State Disability Rating Experts Inadmissible in Kentucky

Dr. Christopher Brigham website is not making an overstatement when it describes him as “one of the nation’s leading authorities on impairment and disability evaluation and management.” Brigham is the senior contributing editor for the sixth edition of the American …

Judge Approves $1B+ Deal in Deadly Florida Condo Collapse

MIAMI (AP) — A judge gave final approval Thursday to a settlement topping $1 billion for victims of the collapse of a Florida beachfront condominium building that killed 98 people, one of the deadliest building failures in U.S. history. The …

Georgia Plaintiff Who Fired Attorney Still Bound by Settlement Agreement

A motor-vehicle accident victim who fired his lawyer and asked for more money must still accept the $17,500 settlement that his counsel agreed to before she was dismissed, the Georgia Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday. An appellate panel reversed a …

N.C. Supreme Court Restores Jury Award to Elderly Couple for Home Invasion

An elderly couple who survived a home invasion robbery plotted by an employee of a home health care business that they’d hired to care for them is entitled to the $750,000 that a jury awarded to them because of the …

Attorneys Offer Tips on Defending Cast-Iron Pipe Claims

A decade ago, it was questionable sinkhole damages that proliferated in Florida property insurance claims. More recently, “free roof” solicitations, roof claims and thousands of lawsuits have rattled the industry. Now comes cast iron drainpipes, common in homes built before …

Florida Building Collapse Probe to Begin Structural Testing

The federal investigation into the deadly collapse of a Florida beachfront condominium building is entering a new phase that involves cutting and drilling into concrete and steel to determine what role they played in the disaster, officials said Wednesday. The …

Florida Faces $1.2 Million Verdict for Killing Citrus Trees

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The owner of a commercial nursery has won a $1.2 million judgment against the Florida Department of Agriculture in the latest verdict against the state agency for destroying citrus trees in the 2000s during an attempt …

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