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Could POTUS Battle Trigger More Discrimination Suits?
Dec 5 2016 // Regardless of one’s political leaning, the 2016 presidential election offered bold dialogue. Many criticized the president-elect for brash comments and a disregard for political correctness. If recent news reports...
Alaska Jury Deadlocked in Family’s Lawsuit Against Tobacco Company
Dec 5 2016 // After more than three weeks, a Bethel Superior Court jury could not decide whether a tobacco company misled an Alaska man about the harmful effects of smoking. Jury foreman Robert Sundown said jurors deadlocked over...
Plans Underway for Super Regional P/C Insurer Conference 2017 for C-Suite Professionals
Dec 3 2016 // Insurance Journal and Demotech, Inc. announced that the inaugural Super Regional P/C Insurer Conference will be held July 16-18 2017 at the Grand Geneva Resort & Spa in Lake, Geneva, Wis. The theme of the event is...
Senate Bill Would Let Wells Fargo Customers Sue in Court, Bypass Arbitration
Dec 2 2016 // Legislation introduced by two Democratic lawmakers on Thursday would allow Wells Fargo & Co. customers to go to court, instead of private arbitration, to resolve claims about accounts opened without authorization,...
J&J Hit with $1 Billion Verdict in Hip Implant Product Liability Case
Dec 2 2016 // Johnson & Johnson was ordered by a Texas jury to pay more than $1 billion to patients who claimed the company hid flaws in its Pinnacle artificial hips that had to be surgically removed, in J&J’s second loss...
What Executives Need to Know About Managing D&O Liabilities: Allianz Report
Dec 2 2016 // Company directors and senior managers across the globe are increasingly likely to face costly regulatory investigations, criminal prosecutions or civil litigation, which not only put their company’s assets, and their...
Residents in Northern California’s Bay Area Sue over Drought Rules
Dec 1 2016 // A group of multimillionaire residents of the San Francisco Bay Area have filed a lawsuit against their town claiming drought rules and penalties intended to keep people from over-watering their lawns are illegal. The East...
Lawsuit Alleges Inaction by Kansas State Officials Led to Another Rape
Dec 1 2016 // A female student contends in a court filing that Kansas State University’s failure to investigate the rape of another woman allowed the same alleged assailant to sexually assault her. The accusations were levied in...
Nebraska School Settles Sledding Accident Lawsuit for $500K
Nov 30 2016 // The mother of a girl injured in a 2014 sledding accident at a Nebraska school will get a $500,000 lump-sum payment as part of a settlement with the school district’s insurance company. The Omaha World Herald reports...
Lawsuit Alleges ‘Boys’ Club’ at Citigroup Unfair to Women
Nov 30 2016 // A former Citigroup Inc. financial adviser on Monday filed a lawsuit accusing the bank of running a “boys’ club” that favored men over women, treating her as a “glorified secretary,” and firing...
Sirius May Settle Music Copyright Suit Brought by The Turtles for $100M
Nov 30 2016 // Sirius XM Holdings Inc. may pay close to $100 million after settling a copyright lawsuit brought by founding members of the 1960s band The Turtles over the satellite radio company’s broadcast of songs made before...
NFL Players with CTE Sue to Force Teams to Pay Workers’ Compensation Benefits
Nov 30 2016 // A group of 38 former National Football League players have sued to force the NFL to pay them workers’ compensation benefits for the chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) they say they developed as a result of head...
Wells Fargo Banks on Arbitration to Settle Fake Account Claims
Nov 29 2016 // Wells Fargo & Co. is trying to keep dozens of customers suing over bogus accounts opened by its employees out of court, saying they agreed to resolve any disputes in arbitration when they began doing business with the...
Survivor of Deadly Texas Train Wreck Sues BNSF Railway
Nov 28 2016 // The lone survivor of a head-on crash between two freight trains in the Texas Panhandle has filed a lawsuit seeking more than $1 million in damages. The Amarillo Globe-News reported that Derek Schilling filed the lawsuit...
Nebraska County to Challenge Insurers Over Coverage for $28M Lawsuit
Nov 28 2016 // Nebraska’s Gage County will challenge its insurers’ decision not to cover it for a $28.1 million judgment awarded to six people who were wrongfully convicted of murder. KWBE reports that the county board...
Lawmaker in Montana Files Wrongful Discharge Lawsuit against His Company
Nov 28 2016 // A Republican state lawmaker has filed a wrongful discharge lawsuit alleging his refusal to support certain bills during the 2015 Legislature got him fired from a sales job he’d held for more than 15 years. Rep. Randy...
Wells Fargo Facing Suit by Employees Over Retirement Funds Management
Nov 28 2016 // Wells Fargo & Co. faces a new U.S. lawsuit claiming that it funneled more than $3 billion of employee retirement savings into expensive, underperforming proprietary mutual funds to enrich itself. The proposed...
Ohio Police Officers Raid Wrong House, Couple Sues
Nov 23 2016 // An Ohio couple has sued police after officers raided their home only to say later that they had the wrong suspect. The lawsuit says officers from the Orwell police department along with county sheriff deputies illegally...
Oregon Mill Worker Sues Company for Hostile Work Environment
Nov 23 2016 // A millwright with Roseburg Forest Products in Oregon has accused his employer of creating a hostile work environment after he complained about facing anti-gay slurs and other harassment form co-workers. The Register-Guard...
Navajo Nation, Urban Outfitters Settle Suit over Trademark Infringement
Nov 22 2016 // The Navajo Nation and Urban Outfitters Inc. have reached a settlement in the tribe’s 2012 trademark infringement lawsuit against the clothing retailer. The Farmington Daily Times reported that terms of the settlement...
