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Louisiana Construction Company Loses Harassment Case

A federal jury has awarded $451,000 in damages to a post-Katrina bridge repair worker who filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Boh Bros. Construction Co. in 2009. Kerry S. Woods, a 33-year-old ironworker represented in the suit by the U.S. …

Blind Group Sues Vegas Airport Over Ticket Kiosks

The National Federation of the Blind is suing McCarran International Airport, alleging that the Las Vegas transportation hub has refused to make its ticket kiosks accessible to the visually impaired. The lawsuit filed in Las Vegas federal court Tuesday seeks …

California Motel Sued Over Bedbug Bites

Three women are suing a Southern California motel because of bedbug bites. Nicole Eatman, Vera Domini, and Regina Martocci have filed suit in Los Angeles against the Rodeway Inn-Regalodge Motel in Glendale, as well as its franchiser Choice Hotels International …

Murder an Accident? To Insured It Is, Court Says

New York’s top court says the estate of a man run down by a homicidal driver is entitled to make insurance claims for injuries caused by an accident. The Court of Appeals says that even though Ronald Popadich pleaded guilty …

Montana Court: Man Mauled After Smoking Pot Gets Workers’ Comp

The Montana Supreme Court has upheld a Workers’ Compensation Court ruling that a man who was mauled while feeding the bears at a tourist attraction is eligible for workers’ compensation coverage. According to court documents, Brock Hopkins had smoked marijuana …