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Utah Doghouse Highway Death Results in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
May 4 2016 // A northern Utah woman whose husband and 4-year-old daughter were killed when a doghouse fell out of a man’s truck and caused a highway pileup has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Alyssa Chambers filed the suit last...
Trial Underway in Montana Lawsuit over Man’s Skateboarding Death
May 4 2016 // A trial is underway in a lawsuit over whether the city of Columbia Falls in Montana is responsible for a man’s death in a skateboarding accident on a subdivision trail system. The Daily Inter Lake reported Sara Kent...
Special Report: Execs Warn of Impending Florida Market Crisis Over Water Loss Claims
May 3 2016 // Abuse of assignment of benefits (AOB) from water loss claims has become a full-blown Florida insurance crisis that will mean higher insurance rates next year and for the foreseeable future for every Florida policyholder,...
Supreme Court Denies BP Investors’ Class Action Over Losses Tied to Gulf Oil Spill
May 2 2016 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined a request from shareholders seeking to revive their class action lawsuit against BP claiming the British oil company misrepresented its safety procedures prior to the 2010 Gulf of...
Liability Insurers Win Right to Question NFL Executives, Doctors in Concussion Cases
May 2 2016 // National Football League executives may for the first time have to testify about what they knew of concussion risks after a judge cleared the way for questions from insurers who are suing to avoid paying more than $1...
Houston Bakery to Pay $1M to Settle Race, National Origin Discrimination Suit
Apr 29 2016 // A large bakery in Houston will pay $1,042,000 as part of the settlement of a class race and national origin discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency...
Florida Braces for Rate Hikes, Litigation Due to Workers’ Compensation Fee Ruling
Apr 29 2016 // The Florida Supreme Court’s ruling that the state’s current attorney fee limits are unconstitutional will have serious ramifications on the workers’ compensation market in the state, according to Florida...
Uber’s $100M Class Action Settlement Falls Short for Some Drivers
Apr 28 2016 // Uber’s proposed settlement of a high-profile class-action lawsuit last week has drawn opposition from some drivers and other concerned parties as the ride-hailing service seeks to avoid reclassifying drivers as...
Texas, Louisiana Residents Sue Toledo Bend Dam Operator Over Flooding
Apr 28 2016 // Nearly 240 Texas and Louisiana residents have sued the Sabine River Authority over March flooding that inundated hundreds of homes and closed Interstate 10. Communities in Southeast Texas and Louisiana were flooded by up...
Oregon Women Sue Kaiser Over Ex-Nurse Facing Sex Abuse Charges
Apr 27 2016 // Two Oregon women who claim they were sexually abused by a nurse at a Beaverton clinic have filed a $1 million lawsuit against Kaiser Permanente over claims of negligence. The Oregonian reported the suit filed this week...
Conn. Court: Law Doesn’t Bar Suits Against Cigarette Manufacturers
Apr 27 2016 // Cigarette manufacturers aren’t immune to lawsuits by smokers who get sick, Connecticut’s highest court ruled Monday in a decision that bolsters the case of a smoker who was stricken with laryngeal cancer and...
Michigan Manufacturer to Pay $187.5K to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
Apr 26 2016 // A paper and packaging manufacturer with a facility located in Battle Creek, Mich., will pay $187,500 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC...
Family of Atlanta Man Who Fell to Death at Braves Stadium Sues Team, MLB
Apr 25 2016 // The family of the fan who plunged to his death last year from an upper deck at Turner Field has filed a lawsuit against the Atlanta Braves and Major League Baseball. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the family...
Uber to Settle Suit for $100M, Drivers Stay Independent Contractors
Apr 22 2016 // Uber has agreed to pay up to $100 million to settle a class-action lawsuit which resolves a major challenge to its business model by allowing the ridesharing service to keep its California and Massachusetts drivers as...
Plaintiffs Suing Dating Site Ashley Madison Over Data Breach Must Identify Themselves: U.S. Judge
Apr 22 2016 // Plaintiffs leading a lawsuit against online dating website Ashley Madison over a security breach that exposed the personal data of customers must publicly identify themselves to proceed with the case, a U.S. judge has...
Uber Settlement Doesn’t Settle Gig Economy’s Independent Contractor vs. Employee Dispute
Apr 22 2016 // Uber Technologies Inc. resolved the biggest threat to its business by settling with California drivers suing to be treated more like traditional employees, a move that could have broad-ranging implications for companies...
Athlete Attorney: NCAA Also to Blame for UNC Academic Fraud Scandal
Apr 22 2016 // An attorney representing two ex-North Carolina athletes says the school and NCAA are both responsible for UNC’s long-running academic fraud scandal that he says denied athletes a quality education. Michael Hausfeld...
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Limits Upheld in Missouri
Apr 21 2016 // The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that caps on how much money someone can win in a wrongful death lawsuit do not violate the constitution. The decision says a person’s right to a jury trial in those cases is not...
Sandy Hook Families’ Lawsuit Against Bushmaster Gets Trial Date
Apr 20 2016 // The maker of the assault rifle used in the 2012 massacre of more than two dozen students and teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School was ordered to allow its executives to be questioned ahead of a trial of a lawsuit by...
Iowa State, Basketball Coach Sued by Former Star Player for Discrimination
Apr 19 2016 // Former Iowa State basketball star Nikki Moody has sued coach Bill Fennelly, the university and the state for racial discrimination and retaliation, saying she was repeatedly called a “thug” and labeled a...
