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Litigation Insurance Reimburses Plaintiff Lawyers Losing Cases on Contingency
Aug 17 2016 // When David Brill lost a trial for a client who fell off his neighbor’s ladder, it was a rare failure for his three-member Florida law firm. It also cost him $30,000 in expenses since he’d taken the case on...
Defamation Lawsuit Against Rolling Stone Magazine Likely Set For Trial This Year
Aug 17 2016 // A federal judge says a defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone magazine over a now-debunked article about a rape at the University of Virginia likely will head to a jury trial later this year. The Washington Post reported...
New York Judge: Hedge Fund Head’s $100M Defamation Claim Better Suited for Bahamas
Aug 17 2016 // A New York state judge on Wednesday threw out billionaire hedge fund manager Louis Bacon’s $100 million defamation lawsuit against Canadian fashion designer Peter Nygard, saying the case tied to their long-running...
Trial Underway in Trump vs. Florida Golf Course Members $6M Lawsuit
Aug 17 2016 // Donald Trump says he transformed a Florida golf club that he bought from the Ritz-Carlton and that most members like the changes – despite a $6 million federal lawsuit brought by disaffected members. “I can say...
Family of Washington Man Killed by Tree Toppled in Windstorm Sues
Aug 16 2016 // The family of a Washington state man who was killed during an intense windstorm when a tree fell on his car has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the developer of the project where the tree was located. Jamie Fay was...
GM Ignition-Switch Lawsuit Dismissed by Texas Judge
Aug 16 2016 // A Texas judge has thrown out a lawsuit against General Motors from a woman who blamed a 2012 car crash on a faulty ignition switch that later prompted the company to recall 2.6 million vehicles. The Aug. 13 order from...
Ex-Employee Hits Oregon School District with $2.5M Retaliation Suit
Aug 16 2016 // The Eugene School District in Oregon has been hit with a $2.5 million lawsuit by a former administrator alleging he faced retaliation and pressure to resign after complaining of illegal practices within the district. The...
Insurer Agrees to $100K Settlement in Washington Dog Shooting Suit
Aug 16 2016 // An insurance company contesting an arbitrator’s award following the shooting death of a dog by a neighbor has agreed to settle for $100,000. The Seattle Times reported Liberty Mutual settled with the attorney...
Foul Ball Lawsuit Against Pittsburgh Pirates to Move Forward
Aug 16 2016 // A judge has ruled that a foul ball lawsuit can continue against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball and a municipal authority that owns public sports and entertainment venues in the area. An usher at PNC Park in...
Lawsuit Over ‘Creepy’ Letters Sent to New Jersey Couple Will Move Forward
Aug 15 2016 // A New Jersey couple who claim they were scared away from their home after receiving creepy letters from someone named “The Watcher” can move forward with a lawsuit against the home’s former owners, a...
Couple Sues Pokemon Claiming Neighborhood Unsafe with Gamers
Aug 15 2016 // Wahby Park in St. Clair Shores, Mich., used to be a quiet spot for a dozen or so residents to go for a stroll around sunset. Then came hundreds of smartphone-wielding, garden-stomping Pokemon players. Now a couple in the...
Hawaii Hotel Employee Sues over Ignored Assault Complaint
Aug 15 2016 // An employee of the Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort and Spa has filed a lawsuit claiming hotel officials continued to accommodate a guest who groped her. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported that the employee on Tuesday...
Trump Campaign Sued by Staffer Alleging Director Pulled Gun on Him
Aug 15 2016 // Donald Trump’s campaign was sued for allegedly doing nothing after being told that the director of its North Carolina operations pulled a gun on a staffer as they drove in a Jeep in February. The incident was...
Judge Drops NCAA from ‘Academic Sham’ Lawsuit by Ex-North Carolina Athletes
Aug 15 2016 // A federal judge has granted the NCAA’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by two former North Carolina athletes seeking to hold college sports’ governing body at least partly responsible for the school’s...
Sioux City Sued Over Pit Bull Ban
Aug 12 2016 // Two people have sued Sioux City, Iowa, over its ordinance banning pit bulls. The Sioux City Journal reports the lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Sioux City. In it, Jennifer Frost and a woman referred to as Jane...
Dead New Mexico Woman’s Family Sues Bar over Lewd Corndog Contest
Aug 12 2016 // A New Mexico family is suing the owners of a shuttered Albuquerque night club, their former landlord and a liquor license-holder after a woman choked during a corndog eating contest and suffered fatal brain damage. The...
Firms May Shirk Foreign Verdicts as a Result of Chevron’s Pollution Win
Aug 11 2016 // Chevron wasn’t the only winner in Monday’s ruling by a federal appeals court over its long-running Ecuadorian pollution litigation. The victory, in which the court affirmed that a lawyer for victims engaged in...
Suit against Seattle Law Enabling Uber Drivers to Unionize Tossed by Judge
Aug 11 2016 // A judge has dismissed the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s lawsuit against Seattle’s new ordinance that gives drivers for ridesharing companies the ability to unionize over pay and working conditions. The Seattle...
Judge Seals Conversations in South Carolina Officer’s Lawsuit with Insurer
Aug 11 2016 // A former South Carolina police officer’s conversations with an insurance carrier after he was charged in the death of an unarmed black motorist have been sealed by a federal judge. The order issued by U.S. District...
Kansas Couple Sues Over Internet Glitch that Led to Fraud Accusations
Aug 10 2016 // A couple who rented a Kansas farmhouse is suing a company over an internet glitch that brought them numerous legal problems. The glitch put the coordinates for the center of the U.S. in the front yard of James and Theresa...
