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Generic Drugmaker Mallinckrodt Settles Opioid Lawsuits with 2 Ohio Counties
Sep 9 2019 // One of the largest makers of generic opioids has settled a lawsuit with two Ohio counties, removing the company from the first federal trial over the toll of the opioid crisis. United Kingdom-based Mallinckrodt announced...
Oregon Teen who Lost His Leg in DUI Accident Sues Driver, Brewery
Sep 9 2019 // An Oregon teen who lost his leg in a car wreck is suing the driver who crashed into him – along with the Salem brewery accused of over-serving the driver– for $3.5 million. The Statesman Journal reported James Holland...
Kentucky Hospitals Sue Opioid Makers
Sep 9 2019 // A group of Kentucky hospitals is suing dozens of opioid makers and distributors saying the companies misrepresented the benefits and dangers of the painkiller. The complaint filed in Warren County Circuit Court in...
Starr Insurance Sues to Rescind Coverage for Plane Used by Lawyer Avenatti
Sep 8 2019 // An insurance unit of Starr International Company Inc. on Friday sued Michael Avenatti, the combative lawyer known for his battles with U.S. President Donald Trump, to rescind coverage of an airplane that Avenatti used,...
Dive Boat Owners Seek to Head off Lawsuits After 34 Die in Fire off California Coast
Sep 6 2019 // The owners of the dive boat where 34 people perished in a fire off Southern California filed a lawsuit Thursday to head off potentially costly litigation, a move condemned by some observers as disrespectful to the families...
Judge Tosses Ex-NFL Player’s Lawsuit Alleging Insufficient Benefits Disclosure
Sep 6 2019 // Hours before the kickoff of the pro football season, a judge moved to toss out a lawsuit by a former National Football League player who claims the league sends ex-players seeking disability benefits for head injuries...
Walmart Sued by Couple Wounded in El Paso Mass Shooting
Sep 5 2019 // A couple wounded in the Aug. 3 mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, has sued the retailer, claiming the store lacked proper security, in what their lawyers called the first lawsuit over the attack. Guillermo and...
Ohio Doctor Facing Murder Charge Sues Over Coverage for Legal Costs
Sep 4 2019 // The Ohio doctor charged with murder in the deaths of 25 hospital patients is suing his former employer’s parent company for not covering his criminal defense costs, as it has in dozens of related civil cases. William...
U.S. Court Rules Airport Screeners Can Be Sued
Sep 3 2019 // A federal appeals court on Friday handed a victory to travelers who object to invasive screenings at U.S. airport security checkpoints, saying screeners are not absolutely immune from lawsuits accusing them of abusive...
In Suit, Indiana Family Says Juul E-Cigarettes Are Deliberately Highly Addictive
Sep 3 2019 // An Indiana family is suing Juul Labs Inc., accusing it of making electronic cigarettes that contain excessively high levels of nicotine without warning that they’re addictive. The McCullough family of Carmel filed...
Government Fails to Block Liability Lawsuit Over Failed Background Check on Shooter
Sep 3 2019 // A lawsuit over a faulty background check that allowed a South Carolina man to buy the gun he used to kill nine people in a racist attack at a Charleston church was reinstated Friday by a federal appeals court. A...
AJG Not Liable for Late Notice that Cost Illinois Firm $1.34M
Sep 2 2019 // An Illinois construction company that waited six years to inform its excess insurer it had been sued cannot expect coverage from that carrier, and it can’t go after the insurance brokerage that sold it the policy, a...
Texas Hospital Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Suit for $40K
Aug 30 2019 // San Antonio, Texas-based Nix Hospitals System LLC, doing business as Nix Healthcare System, has agreed to pay $40,000 to settle a federal pregnancy discrimination lawsuit. The lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment...
GE Investors Handed Setback in Investor Lawsuit Over Insurance Liabilities
Aug 30 2019 // A federal judge in Manhattan on Thursday partially dismissed a lawsuit by investors in General Electric Co. that accused the company of concealing $24 billion in insurance liabilities and using fraudulent accounting to...
Wife Files Lawsuit for Using Dead Man’s Body For Training
Aug 29 2019 // The wife of a deceased man whose body was used for emergency intubation training has filed a lawsuit against an Oregon city. The Bellingham Herald reported that Jai Ginn filed a federal lawsuit Aug. 1 against the city of...
Lawsuit in Vermont PFOA Contamination Case Now Class Action
Aug 29 2019 // A lawsuit filed by Vermont residents seeking damages for chemical contamination in groundwater in their Bennington neighborhood can proceed as a class action, a federal judge has ruled. The ruling by U.S. District Judge...
More Tesla Solar Panel Claims Emerge; 2 Home Insurers Allege Negligence
Aug 29 2019 // One evening last year, David Burek noticed charred wood and a burning smell in his attic, near his young sons’ bedroom. He climbed a ladder and saw a melted connector wire from the solar panels installed on the roof...
Ohio Hospital Settles More Lawsuits Related to Doctor Accused in Opioid Deaths
Aug 28 2019 // The Ohio hospital that employed a doctor charged with 25 counts of murder for giving often fatal doses of opioid painkillers to dozens of sick patients said on Aug. 27 it has settled two wrongful death lawsuits for a total...
Purdue Pharma Floats $10-$12 Billion Opioid Settlement: Reuters
Aug 28 2019 // OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and its owners, the Sackler family, are in discussion to settle more than 2,000 opioid lawsuits against the company for $10 billion to $12 billion, two people familiar with the matter said...
Biometrics and Financial Firms, Ransomware Variant Among Latest Cyber Trends: Chubb
Aug 28 2019 // State biometrics laws, a new ransomware threat and the targeting of financial institutions are among the recent trends in cyber risks, according to insurer Chubb in a new report. The insurer cites a recent surge in...
