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Chuck Norris Suing in California over MRI Chemical He Says Poisoned Wife
Nov 3 2017 // Action star Chuck Norris took on medical device manufacturers in a lawsuit filed in California alleging a chemical used in MRI imaging scans poisoned his wife. Gadolinium that doctors injected into Gena Norris to improve...
Louisiana Attorney General Wants Control of Governor’s Opioid Lawsuit
Nov 2 2017 // Louisiana’s attorney general is trying to take control of a lawsuit filed by Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration accusing pharmaceutical companies of worsening opioid abuse in the state. The Advocate reports...
Trump Signs Order Curbing Consumer Class Actions Against Banks
Nov 2 2017 // President Donald Trump signed a Congressional resolution on Wednesday that lets banks block customers from filing class action lawsuits, partly delivering on his election campaign promise to lighten U.S. financial...
Michigan Dental Surgery Practice Sued for Age Discrimination
Nov 1 2017 // Professional Endodontics P.C., a dental surgery practice based in Southfield, Mich., with three locations, has been sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for allegedly firing an employee because...
Blue Cross Blue Shield Sued by Rural Oklahoma Hospitals
Nov 1 2017 // Several rural hospitals have filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma, alleging the insurance company plans to slash provider reimbursement rates. The lawsuit alleges that the four...
Florida City Settles Wrongful Death Suit at Zombicon Festival for $40K
Nov 1 2017 // A Florida city has agreed to pay $40,000 to settle a wrongful death lawsuit for a mass-shooting at a Zombie-themed festival. The News-Press reports that the Fort Myers City Council passed the settlement for 20-year-old...
Farmers Files Trade Secrets Suit in California Against Auto Club Michigan, Former Employees
Oct 31 2017 // Farmers Insurance has filed a lawsuit in California against a pair of former employees and the Automobile Club of Michigan alleging the theft of trade secrets. The suit alleges violations of the California Trade Secrets...
Beazley Launches Suite of Financial Lines Products in Spain
Oct 31 2017 // Specialist insurer Beazley has unveiled a comprehensive suite of financial lines products in Spain, designed for the needs of a broad range of commercial and financial organizations. Led by Lorena Segovia, Beazley’s...
U.S. Supreme Court Declines Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Lawsuit
Oct 31 2017 // The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to revive a Louisiana flood protection board’s lawsuit seeking to make oil, gas and pipeline companies pay for decades of damage to coastal wetlands. The suit drew fierce opposition...
Missouri Educator Who Settled Harassment Suit Alleges Retaliation
Oct 31 2017 // A Missouri educator awarded $500,000 over claims that she was sexually harassed by her superintendent is suing again, alleging that school board members poisoned her effort to find a new job. Jodi Heckler was principal of...
Allstate Sues Former Agent Over EA Agreement in Mass. Federal Court
Oct 31 2017 // Allstate is suing one of its former agents in United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, alleging the agent breached a one-year non-compete clause by misusing Allstate’s confidential information...
GM Settles Alleged Defects Concealment Suit with California County
Oct 31 2017 // General Motors has agreed to a $13.9 million settlement with Orange County, Calif., after prosecutors accused the auto giant of concealing serious safety defects to avoid costly recalls and part replacements. The lawsuit,...
Investors in Litigation Financing Target Commercial Auto
Oct 31 2017 // Investor-funded litigation is not new but it is expanding its reach in commercial auto cases, according to experts in the field. Panelists at the 2017 Risk Management Summit in Las Vegas, Nev., addressed the growing trend...
Ohio County Sues Drugmakers Over Opioid Surge
Oct 30 2017 // County officials in Ohio’s Cuyahoga County are suing several large prescription drug companies saying they intentionally misled the public about the dangers of opioids. The lawsuit filed by Cuyahoga County says the...
Houston Labor Union to Pay $30K to Settle Federal Race Discrimination Lawsuit
Oct 30 2017 // Houston’s Local 100 of the United Labor Unions, a multi-state service workers’ union, has agreed to pay $30,000 in lost wages and damages to settle a race discrimination suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment...
North Carolina Chemical Plant Sued by Law Firm Defending Flint Residents
Oct 30 2017 // A law firm fighting lawsuits for Flint, Michigan, residents over lead-tainted drinking water is filing the latest class-action case blaming a North Carolina chemical plant for releasing little-understood compounds into the...
Michigan Pizza Delivery Man Loses Lawsuit over Icy Fall
Oct 27 2017 // Cheese and pepperoni — but hold the lawsuit. That’s the message from the Michigan appeals court, which has reversed a decision and dismissed a lawsuit by a Domino’s Pizza delivery man. Robert Garsoff...
AIG, Insurer for Disney/ABC, Balks at Paying Part of ‘Pink Slime’ Settlement
Oct 27 2017 // American International Group Inc. on Thursday sued Walt Disney Co. to avoid having to reimburse the parent of ABC News for part of a settlement of a meat producer’s defamation lawsuit over a product that critics call...
Louisiana Sheriff Rejected Applicant Because of HIV, Lawsuit Says
Oct 26 2017 // A Louisiana man says a sheriff’s office withdrew a job offer after finding out he has HIV, according to a federal lawsuit filed Oct. 24. “It’s the equivalent of not hiring somebody because they had cancer...
Oregon Woman in $1.8M Suit: Was Misled into Mastectomy, Hysterectomy
Oct 26 2017 // A 36-year-old Oregon woman has filed a $1.8 million lawsuit against medical professionals who she says mistakenly suggested she undergo a double mastectomy and a hysterectomy. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Monday that...
