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Intellectual Property: Conan O’Brien, Doobie Brothers, ‘Happy Birthday’, Michael Jordan
Jul 31 2015 // Conan O’Brien Sued Over Jokes Comedian Conan O’Brien was sued for copyright infringement for using several jokes on his late-night talk show that he’s accused of lifting from the Internet. In a complaint...
Oregon Woman Sues University after Falling Through Window Asleep
Jul 30 2015 // An Oregon State University student is suing a Eugene property management company after she fell from a third-story window while asleep. The Register-Guard reported that Shelbi Macholz filed a lawsuit this week seeking...
Woman Sues Oregon Pharmacy after Getting Wrong Drugs
Jul 30 2015 // A woman who says she had to be taken to the emergency room after a Fred Meyer pharmacy employee gave her the wrong prescription has filed a lawsuit. The Oregonian reported that Anna Bell filed a lawsuit last week seeking...
Why Not Much Change in Securities Class Actions?
Jul 30 2015 // Plaintiffs brought 85 federal class action securities cases in the first half of this year, or seven fewer than they did last year. The 85 filings in the first six months of 2015 falls 10 percent below the semiannual...
Facebook’s Facial Recognition Software Draws Privacy Complaints, Lawsuit
Jul 30 2015 // When you are identified in a picture on Facebook, biometric software remembers your face so it can be “tagged” in other photographs. Facebook Inc. says this enhances the user experience. But privacy advocates...
Oregon Cyclist Sues 2 Drivers in Injury Accident
Jul 27 2015 // A Portland, Ore. bicyclist is suing not only the pickup driver who hit her and shattered bones across her body, but also a second driver she says gave the truck the OK to turn. The Oregonian reported that Cynthia Lewellen...
Montana Man Who Killed Student Settles Suit, Includes Insurance Money
Jul 27 2015 // A man who is serving a 70-year prison sentence for killing a German exchange student in his garage has settled a lawsuit filed by the victim’s family, in part by surrendering all his guns to the boy’s...
Jardine Lloyd Sues Rival Howden Over Mass Resignation in Singapore
Jul 24 2015 // Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc sued Howden Insurance Brokers in a bid to thwart plans by the rival to poach 17 of its Singapore staff. The broking arm of Hyperion Insurance Group, headhunter Huntington Search Partners...
North Carolina Lawmakers Approve School District Lawsuit Moratorium
Jul 24 2015 // School districts in North Carolina may soon be barred for five years from suing their counties over the amount of funding they receive under a new provision approved by the state Senate. The Senate passed on July 22 a bill...
Environmental Groups Ask North Carolina Judge to Dismiss Part of Duke Energy Suit
Jul 24 2015 // A coalition of environmental groups is supporting Duke Energy’s effort to dismiss part of long-running lawsuit over pollution leaking from the company’s coal ash dumps. The Southern Environmental Law Center...
Another Former Employee at Daimler in Oregon Files Discrimination Suit
Jul 23 2015 // Another man who used to work for Daimler Trucks North America in Portland, Ore. has filed a discrimination lawsuit against the company. The Oregonian newspaper reported 40-year-old Ricky Pang filed a $250,000 lawsuit on...
North Carolina Settles Inmate Death Lawsuit for $2.5M
Jul 23 2015 // The North Carolina Department of Public Safety says its Division of Adult Correction has reached a $2.5 million settlement with the estate of a man with mental illness who died of thirst after being held in solitary...
Tennessee High Court Upholds Dismissal of Health Care Liability Suit Without Prejudice
Jul 22 2015 // The Tennessee Supreme Court has determined that, in health care liability lawsuits, the obligation to disclose the number of violations of the certificate of good faith requirement does not compel any disclosure if there...
Boy Scouts Sue AIG Unit in Dallas Court Over Sex Abuse Settlements
Jul 22 2015 // A unit of American International Group Inc. was sued by the Boy Scouts of America over claims it refused to provide insurance coverage for settlements of child sex-abuse cases from 1975 to 1980. The scouting organization...
South Carolina Health System Settles Infection Lawsuit for $600K
Jul 22 2015 // South Carolina’s Greenville Health System has settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the family of a surgical patient who died after contracting an infection. The Greenville News reported that court documents show the...
Missouri Sues Feds over Crop Insurance Report Extension
Jul 20 2015 // Missouri officials are pushing for an extension to file paperwork needed for farmers to receive crop insurance, coverage the governor and attorney general say is necessary amid heavy rainfall and flooding. Attorney General...
$3.7M Award for California Rite Aid Manager in Robbery Injury Suit
Jul 20 2015 // A jury has awarded $3.7 million to the former manager of a Los Angeles Rite Aid store, who claimed supervisors harassed him after he hurt himself trying to stop a robbery. City News Service says the ruling came last week...
Judge in California Says Uber Must Face Taxi Suit over Safety Claims
Jul 20 2015 // Uber Technologies Inc. lost a bid to dismiss a lawsuit over its claims to being safer than taxis. U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar in San Francisco on Friday allowed the case to proceed, finding that the app-based ridesharing...
Judge Finds Injuries ‘Part of Soccer’ in Dismissing Concussion Lawsuits
Jul 20 2015 // A U.S. judge has dismissed a lawsuit by soccer players and parents seeking to force FIFA and other governing bodies to change the sport’s rules to limit the risk of concussions and other head injuries, especially for...
Nevada School District to Settle Insurance Broker Suit for $1.65M
Jul 20 2015 // The Clark County School District in Nevada says it will pay a former insurance broker $1.65 million to settle a lawsuit that claimed the public agency ended the broker’s contract prematurely. Business Benefits Inc....
