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School Bus Firm Agrees to Settle California Safety Suit for $11.5M
May 31 2016 // An attorney representing mechanics for a school bus company says the company has agreed to pay $11.5 million to settle a California lawsuit claiming they used unsafe buses to transport San Francisco students. The San...
NYC Plans to Issue Salt-Warning Fines as Lawsuit Continues
May 31 2016 // New York City plans to start enforcing a first-of-its-kind requirement for chain restaurants to use icons to warn patrons of salty foods after getting an appeals court’s go-ahead on May 26 to start issuing fines. But...
Supreme Court to Hear State Farm’s Appeal of Katrina False Claims Ruling
May 31 2016 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear an appeal by State Farm contesting a jury finding that the insurance company defrauded the federal government when assessing damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 along...
Flooded Homeowners Allege Negligence in Suit Against City of Houston
May 27 2016 // A citizen’s group and homeowners who have recently suffered repeat flood damage sued Houston, Texas, in federal court, alleging the city backed improvements at a commercial development they say were made without...
Judge: Plaintiffs in University of Tennessee Discrimination Suit Owed $460K in Fees
May 27 2016 // A federal judge has recommended that former Tennessee associate director of sports medicine Jenny Moshak and two ex-Lady Volunteers strength coaches should recover more than $460,000 in attorneys’ fees as part of the...
North Dakota Company Settles Racial Discrimination Suit for $250K
May 26 2016 // A Williston, N.D.-based oil field service company will pay $250,000 to a worker it fired after he complained of harassment to settle a discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
Oregon Church Sued for $5M for Alleged Unreported Abuse
May 26 2016 // A woman is suing a northwestern Oregon church over claims that its leaders kept quiet about reports from her daughter that she was being sexually abused by her father. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that the $5 million...
Johnson & Johnson Gets Sued by California over Marketing for Pelvic Mesh
May 26 2016 // California has accused Johnson & Johnson of failing to warn doctors and patients about the severity and frequency of complications associated with its pelvic mesh devices. According to the lawsuit filed by the...
Hulk Hogan Privacy Suit Enjoys Litigation Financing from Tech Billionaire Thiel
May 26 2016 // Billionaire investor Peter Thiel is helping wrestler Hulk Hogan bankroll his lawsuit against Gawker Media, according to a report in Forbes. Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, in March won a $140 million jury verdict...
South Carolina Bar Sued For Overserving Motorcyclist Who Crashed, Killed Passenger
May 26 2016 // A bar in Columbia, S.C., has been accused of serving so much alcohol to one of its underage patrons that he became extremely intoxicated and crashed his motorcycle, killing a 19-year-old woman who was riding with him. The...
Miami Artist Lawsuit Against Apple, Design Firm Dismissed
May 26 2016 // A lawsuit filed by artist Romero Britto against Apple Inc. and a design firm claiming misuse of his distinctive images and colorful style has been dismissed. Miami federal court documents show the 2015 lawsuit was dropped...
West Virginia Motorcyclist Wins $500K in Suit Against Travelers, Truck Driver
May 25 2016 // A jury has awarded more than $500,000 to a motorcyclist in South Charleston, W. Va., who was injured in a lumber spill wreck. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports jurors reached the verdict last week in Larry Keeling...
Family of MLB Star Gwynn Sues Tobacco Companies in California
May 25 2016 // The family of the late baseball star Tony Gwynn, a Hall of Famer who played with the San Diego Padres, has filed a lawsuit in California accusing makers of dipping tobacco of causing his death from cancer by getting him...
Ohio AG Suing Roofer for Taking Insurance Checks, not Finishing Work
May 24 2016 // The state attorney general is suing a Cincinnati roofing company over more than a dozen complaints that the company took insurance checks but the work was either never finished or was done improperly. Attorney General Mike...
Texas Regulators Seek Data on Residential Property Hail Litigation
May 23 2016 // The Texas Department of Insurance has issued a data call to gather information about the cost of weather-related residential property claims and the incidence of litigation of these claims. The Regulatory Policy Division...
Iowa Insurance Commissioner Sues Feds Over Failed Health Co-Op
May 23 2016 // Iowa Insurance Commissioner Nick Gerhart says federal health officials are unlawfully withholding millions of dollars owed to a failed health insurance co-op in his state. Gerhart, who is Liquidator for CoOportunity...
Ex-Texas Coach Mack Brown Testimony Sought in Discrimination Suit
May 23 2016 // A former University of Texas track coach’s sex and race discrimination lawsuit has new life, and her lawyers are still pursuing long-sought testimony from former football coach Mack Brown and prominent current and...
Wyoming Hospital Headed for Bankruptcy after Numerous Lawsuits
May 23 2016 // A Powell, Wyo. hospital has filed for bankruptcy as it faces about 20 lawsuits over surgeries performed by a former orthopedic surgeon. The Powell Tribune reported that Powell Valley Healthcare’s board of directors...
Washington Judge OKs Mobile Home Lawsuit Settlement
May 23 2016 // A Grant County judge has given preliminary approval to a settlement in a class action lawsuit filed by mobile homeowners against their landlord in central Washington. The lawsuit alleges that Royal Coachman Mobile Home...
Oregon Hospital Settles for $13M in Botched Water-Birth Suit
May 23 2016 // The parents of a newborn boy deprived of oxygen during a bungled water birth attempt have settled a lawsuit against a Portland, Ore. hospital for $13 million. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported the settlement with the...
