Disney is no longer asking a Florida court to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit on the grounds that the victim’s family had signed up for its streaming service Disney+. The company filed a notice in Orange County court on Tuesday …
Does signing up for Disney’s popular streaming service mean you have agreed to never sue the entertainment giant over anything forever? That is what Disney argues in a wrongful death lawsuit involving a 42-year-old New York doctor whose family claims …
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The families of nine people killed last year by a co-worker at a California rail yard will receive $8 million to settle damage claims filed last November, officials said. The agreement was reached with the …
The operator of a gas well that exploded in southeastern Oklahoma used a cheaper and quicker drilling plan than experts advised, the latest court filings in two lawsuits allege. Amendments filed earlier this month to the wrongful death lawsuits filed …
A man who illegally rented out space in an Oakland, California, warehouse that caught fire and killed 36 people has been arrested and will be charged with involuntary manslaughter along with an organizer of a party at the site, a …
General Motors Co.’s potential liability over flawed ignition switches isn’t over yet, and billions of dollars remain at stake. GM agreed Thursday to pay $575 million to end a shareholder suit tied to the defect and more than 1,380 civil …
Amtrak said it will concede that it’s liable for most damages caused by the May 12 train derailment in Philadelphia that killed eight passengers and injured dozens. The railroad acknowledged Friday in responses to two lawsuits that it won’t contest …
Families of two of the 20 children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre are suing the town of Newtown, Conn., and its school board. The wrongful death lawsuit served on the town on Friday alleges security measures …
The first wave of victim lawsuits since four people died at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas, accused organizers of safety lapses after a driver smashed through a barricade and into a crowd of concertgoers. The suits …
Trinity Industries Inc. faces a potential liability of $1 billion after a jury found the company defrauded the U.S. by deliberately withholding information about cost-saving changes to its highway guardrail system that potentially made it more dangerous. Jurors in Marshall, …