Insurance Journal » lawsuit http://www.insurancejournal.com Insurance Journal delivers the latest business news for the Property/Casualty insurance industry Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:12:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Jury Awards $55M To California Man in Gang Shooting http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/06/17/295723.htm Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:53:32 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=295723 A jury has awarded $55 million to a Southern California man who lost his legs because he claims a private security firm’s guard failed to protect him from gang members who shot him at an apartment building. Jurors awarded the …

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]]> Alaska Police Officer’s Distracted Driving Trial Begins http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/06/14/295617.htm Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:08:42 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=295617 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 …

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]]> Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Utah Police Agency http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/06/14/295610.htm Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:06:14 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=295610 The family of a young woman fatally shot by West Valley City police has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the officers involved and the former police chief. Danielle Willard’s parents filed the lawsuit Wednesday in U.S. District Court in …

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]]> Colorado County Pays $30K To Settle Jail Suicide Suit http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/06/14/295607.htm Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:03:14 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=295607 Elko County has agreed to a $30,000 settlement with the estate of a 49-year-old Colorado man who hanged himself at the county jail while being held on drug charges in June 2010. James Duhon told jail employees he was a …

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]]> San Francisco Sues Gun Companies Over High-Capacity Magazines http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/06/12/295136.htm Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:41:00 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=295136 San Francisco is suing three gun accessories companies and one gun show promoter for selling disassembled high-capacity magazines disguised as gun magazine repair kits in violation of California law. The lawsuit was announced by City Attorney Dennis Herrera in a …

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]]> Arizona Man Seeks $500,000 Over Dismissed DUI Case http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/06/12/295134.htm Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:39:22 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=295134 A man is seeking $500,000 from an Arizona city for his arrest on a drunken driving charge even though a breath-alcohol test showed he hadn’t consumed any alcohol. Jessie Thornton was cited in a Dec. 7 traffic stop in the …

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]]> CH2M Hill to Pay $2.9M to Settle Alaska Hatchery Claims http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/06/11/295035.htm Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:34:13 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=295035 The company that designed a new fish hatchery in Fairbanks has agreed to pay $2.9 million to settle the state’s claims over alleged flaws. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported that as part of the settlement reached in late May, the …

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]]> Washington Files Suit To Recoup Wildfire Costs http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/06/11/295033.htm Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:31:37 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=295033 Washington state has filed suit against two companies to try to recover firefighting costs from a blaze that destroyed 61 homes and blackened 36 square miles last year. A state investigation into the cause of the Taylor Bridge Fire in …

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]]> Broker Awarded $ 3.8M Verdict in Reputation Suit http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/06/10/294941.htm Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:52:30 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=294941 A Los Angeles Superior Court jury has awarded $3.8 million in lost profits and business reputation damages to HCF Insurance Agency. On June 3, HCF, represented by law firm Winget Spadafora & Schwartzberg LLP, got the unanimous jury award, which …

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]]> Oklahoma Lawmakers to Revive Lawsuit Limits http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2013/06/10/294903.htm Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:14:06 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=294903 Oklahoma lawmakers will again consider legislation setting limits on lawsuits and making it easier to dismiss those that don’t have merit after the state Supreme Court struck down a 2009 law on the matter. Legislative leaders were studying their options …

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]]> Sierra Club Sues BNSF Over Coal Dust From Trains in Washington http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/06/10/294889.htm Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:03:08 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=294889 The Sierra Club is suing Burlington Northern Santa Fe in federal court in Seattle over coal dust that blows off trains into Washington rivers and Puget Sound. The suit says the railway sends an average of four trains or 480 …

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]]> Washington Farmers Sue Monsanto Over GMO Wheat http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/06/10/294881.htm Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:58:06 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=294881 Two wheat growers in Washington state have filed suit against Monsanto over the unauthorized release of genetically modified wheat. The lawsuit claims the discovery of the unapproved wheat has hurt farmers’ export markets. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District …

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]]> Washington Public Employee Fired Over Fruit Pie Suing City http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/06/07/294760.htm Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:01:49 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=294760 A Bridgeport, Wash. public works employee who was fired by the mayor for shoplifting a $1.69 fruit pie is filing a wrongful termination lawsuit against the city. Mayor Marilynn Lynn told The Wenatchee World the value of the theft didn’t …

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]]> Wisconsin Court: Bar not Liable for Underage Drinker http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/06/07/294786.htm Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:31:26 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=294786 A Wisconsin court has ruled that a bar that served alcohol to an underage drinker can’t be sued for negligence because the person provided a false ID. Jennifer Serkowski was accidentally injured by a friend after they drank at a …

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]]> Kansas Farmer Sues Monsanto over GMO Wheat Discovery http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/06/06/294627.htm Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:12:38 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=294627 A Kansas farmer has sued seed giant Monsanto over the recent discovery of genetically engineered experimental wheat in an 80-acre field in Oregon, claiming the company’s gross negligence hurt U.S. growers by driving down wheat prices and causing some international …

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]]> Nebraska Sued Over Immigrant Driver’s License Policy http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/06/05/294474.htm Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:36:40 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=294474 A federal lawsuit has been filed against Nebraska over the state’s denial of driver’s licenses for young immigrants who have gotten work permits and avoided deportation under an Obama administration policy. Station KETV says the lawsuit was filed on May …

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]]> Ex-Chivas USA Employees File Discrimination Suit in California http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/05/31/293980.htm Fri, 31 May 2013 16:20:59 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=293980 Two former Chivas USA youth coaches have filed a discrimination lawsuit against the Major League Soccer team, claiming they were fired because they aren’t Mexican or Latino. The suit was filed Tuesday by Daniel Calichman and Theothoros Chronopoulos in Los …

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]]> Indiana Tech Sues Hospital She Says Denied Medical Leave http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/05/30/293811.htm Thu, 30 May 2013 16:08:03 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=293811 A southern Indiana woman asserts in a federal lawsuit that the hospital where she worked fired her after she requested medical leave in order to take care of her disabled son. Katherine Harner of Shoals sued Daviess Community Hospital Thursday …

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]]> Hawaii Woman Sues Salvation Army, Claims Sex Abuse http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/05/28/293399.htm Tue, 28 May 2013 15:59:54 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=293399 A woman is suing the Salvation Army, claiming the organization moved a minister from Oahu to Maui after she reported he sexually abused her in the 1950s. Nancy Spencer’s lawsuit filed on Maui this week claims she was 11 when …

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]]> Texas Joins Flood of States Suing BP over 2010 Gulf Spill http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2013/05/21/292635.htm Tue, 21 May 2013 05:14:36 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=292635 Texas has joined the crowd of Gulf of Mexico states to file suit against BP Plc, Halliburton Co and others for their role in one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history. The complaint, filed Friday in U.S. District …

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]]> Group Sues EPA To Force Utah To Clean Air Faster http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/05/20/292679.htm Mon, 20 May 2013 16:08:15 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=292679 An environmental group is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, claiming it hasn’t pushed Utah hard enough to clean up air pollution across urban areas of northern Utah. WildEarth Guardians says the EPA let Utah skip a December deadline to …

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]]> Boogaard Family Sues NHL for Son’s Death http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/05/17/292472.htm Fri, 17 May 2013 15:49:10 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=292472 The family of a National Hockey League player who died of an accidental overdose of pain medication and alcohol has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Illinois against the NHL, blaming it for brain damage he suffered as an enforcer …

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]]> U.S. Judge in Oregon Dismisses Movie Pirating Lawsuit http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/05/16/292236.htm Thu, 16 May 2013 15:41:19 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=292236 A federal judge has dismissed a movie company’s Internet piracy complaint against 34 Oregonians, saying the company was unfairly using the court’s subpoena power in a “reverse class-action suit” to save on legal expenses and possibly to intimidate defendants into …

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]]> Oregon City Employee Suing Over Co-Worker Scent http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/05/16/292234.htm Thu, 16 May 2013 15:37:47 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=292234 A Portland employee is suing the city, claiming she was sickened by a co-worker’s scented fragrance. The lawsuit from Bureau of Maintenance worker Julie Reynolds seeks $50,000 in damages. She has a condition called “multiple chemical sensitivity” that can be …

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]]> Jury Sides With Businessman in Vegas Sands Lawsuit http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/05/16/292229.htm Thu, 16 May 2013 15:33:41 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=292229 A jury on Tuesday awarded a Hong Kong businessman a $70 million judgment against Las Vegas Sands Corp., the casino giant run by billionaire Sheldon Adelson. Richard Suen claimed he was owed up to $328 million for helping the Las …

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]]> Livermore Lab Jury Awards $2.7 Million For Wrongful Termination http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/05/15/292003.htm Wed, 15 May 2013 16:01:53 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=292003 A jury has awarded more than $2.7 million to five former Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory workers in an ongoing wrongful-termination case. The San Francisco Chronicle reported jurors awarded the workers reimbursement for their lost wages after finding that the lab …

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]]> New Mexico Nursing Students Sue School Over Accreditation Issue http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/05/14/291841.htm Tue, 14 May 2013 16:19:08 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=291841 Dona Ana Community College is being sued by eight current and former nursing students over the school’s failure last year to maintain national accreditation. The Las Cruces Sun-News reported that the lawsuit was filed in state district court Friday. It …

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]]> Jury Begins Deliberation In Las Vegas Casino Case http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/05/14/291834.htm Tue, 14 May 2013 16:17:40 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=291834 Jurors have begun deliberations in a breach of contract case against casino giant Las Vegas Sands after hearing conflicting stories from lawyers about the role a Hong Kong businessman played in helping the company enter the lucrative Chinese gambling enclave …

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]]> Jury Awards $8.8M in Southern Calif. Police Killing http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/05/10/291574.htm Fri, 10 May 2013 15:50:05 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=291574 A jury has awarded $8.8 million to the family of a robber who was shot and killed by a police officer east of Los Angeles in Culver City. The Los Angeles Times reported a federal jury issued the verdict on …

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]]> Ohio Women’s Home Fighting Insurance Company to Stay Put http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2013/05/10/291496.htm Fri, 10 May 2013 05:53:19 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=291496 Supporters of a nonprofit home for struggling women on May 8 protested the continued efforts of a major insurance company to force them to move out of their beautiful downtown neighborhood as a pivotal court hearing on the matter was …

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