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Oregon Judge Lops Big Chunk off $18.6M Jury Award

An Oregon woman who won nearly $19 million in a lawsuit against Equifax over credit reporting mistakes saw the jury award cut to less than $2 million last week by a federal judge in Portland. Judge Anna J. Brown reduced …

Ogden Hospital Loses Lawsuit Over Racism Complaint

A federal jury has found Ogden Regional Medical Center guilty of retaliating against an employee who was fired following a racism complaint. Records show that a U.S. District Court jury in Salt Lake City decided Aug. 2 that Raymond Zisumbo …

Alaska Police Officer’s Distracted Driving Trial Begins

An Iraq veteran is suing the municipality of Anchorage for damages suffered when a police officer ran a red light and crashed into his pickup. The Anchorage Daily News reported the trial in Melvin Rush’s lawsuit began Wednesday. Rush testified …

Jury: HMO Liable For $24M In Vegas Hep C Outbreak

A Nevada jury says the state’s largest health management organization is liable for $24 million in compensatory damages to three plaintiffs in a negligence lawsuit stemming from a hepatitis C outbreak that became public in 2008. A plaintiffs’ lawyer asked …

Halliburton Wins Ruling vs. BP Over Some Gulf Oil Spill Claims

A federal judge on Tuesday said Halliburton Co. is not liable for some pollution claims arising from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, setting back BP Plc’s effort to hold other companies responsible for part of the $42 billion …

BP Must Cover Some Transocean Gulf Oil Spill Damages

A federal judge on Thursday said BP Plc must indemnify Transocean Ltd. for some compensatory damage claims over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier, who oversees multistate litigation over the spill, agreed with Transocean …

Philadelphia Jury Awards Three Women $72M Over Prempro Therapy Drug

A Philadelphia jury has awarded three women $72.6 million in compensatory damages over their use of the hormone therapy drug Prempro and more could be coming when punitive damages are determined. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports the Common Pleas Court jury …

Mississippi College Football Player Sues Nightclub Over Shooting

A University of Southern Mississippi football player shot outside Remington’s Hunt Club has sued the business and its owner for $87 million in damages. Martez Smith was one of three football players wounded in a Nov. 14 shooting at the …