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Insurers Disappointed as Supreme Court Backs Disparate Impact Claims
Jun 25 2015 // The U.S. Supreme Court said people who file housing-discrimination suits don’t have to show they were victims of intentional bias, in a blow to lenders and insurers and a surprise legal victory for the Obama...
New Worker Classification Needed for Sharing Economy, Uber Drivers
Jun 24 2015 // This question of whether an Uber driver is an employee doesn’t matter just to Uber. As you may have heard, the on-demand car-service juggernaut lost a case early this month before the California Labor Commissioner on...
Oregon Suit Seeks Homeowners Insurance for Disabled Owners of Pit Bulls
Jun 23 2015 // People with disabilities shouldn’t be turned down for homeowners insurance just because they have pit bulls for service dogs, a federal court lawsuit filed in Oregon says. Undercover testers who told an insurance...
‘Boyhood’ Director Linklater Loses Suit Against Insurer
Jun 22 2015 // “Boyhood” director Richard Linklater again has lost in a lawsuit against his insurance company over what he says was $500,000 in property and film memorabilia destroyed by Texas wildfires in 2011. A Texas...
$40M Jury Award in Suit Over California TGI Friday’s Killing
Jun 22 2015 // A Southern California jury awarded $40 million to the parents of a man who was stabbed to death in a TGI Friday’s restaurant. The panel found that the restaurant’s operator was 55 percent responsible for the...
U.S. Sues Wisconsin’s Spectrum Brands over Coffee Pot Handles
Jun 19 2015 // The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is suing Middleton, Wis.-based Spectrum Brands for allegedly failing to report a problem with coffee pot handles that could detach, creating a risk of burns. The lawsuit was...
Colorado Law Targets Frivolous Patent Lawsuits
Jun 19 2015 // Colorado will start prosecuting so-called patent trolls, businesses and individuals who falsely claim to have the rights to an idea or product so they can intimidate inventors and companies into doling out money to settle...
Reinsurance Suit Against Greenberg Sent to New York’s Top Court Again
Jun 19 2015 // A decade-old lawsuit in which New York accused former American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg of accounting fraud will head to the state’s highest court for a second...
Court Delays Ruling on 2013 Quebec Oil Train Crash Settlement
Jun 18 2015 // A Quebec judge reserved his decision on Wednesday on whether to grant a motion that would clear the way for a settlement between victims of the 2013 Lac-Megantic oil train disaster and dozens of companies and individuals...
Federal Government Sues Florida Ambulance Service over $28M in False Claims
Jun 18 2015 // The federal government is suing a Jacksonville ambulance service over alleged false billing and other schemes. The Florida Times-Union reports that the company is accused of submitting false claims to federally subsidized...
Oregon Man Injured by Leftover Acupuncture Needle Sues for $3M
Jun 17 2015 // A Portland, Ore. man has filed a lawsuit seeking more than $3 million from an acupuncturist he says left two needles in his skin, including one that later broke off and became embedded in his groin. The lawsuit says...
AIG Avoids Damages with Ruling in Greenberg Bailout Lawsuit
Jun 16 2015 // American International Group Inc., which opted against joining Maurice “Hank” Greenberg in a suit against the U.S., became a victor in the case after a judge ruled that the former chief executive officer...
Small Arkansas Town Sued over ‘Money Making’ Traffic Stops
Jun 15 2015 // The tiny town of Concord, Ark., is facing a federal civil-rights lawsuit from drivers who say they were pulled over as part of a money making ploy by police. suit claims that “over a period of several years,...
Report: Connecticut City’s Insurer Paid $30K to Settle Ebola Fear Lawsuit
Jun 15 2015 // The insurance carrier for a Connecticut city paid $30,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a third-grader who was barred from school for several days because of Ebola fears. School officials in Milford,...
Judge Rules for Greenberg in Suit Against AIG Bailout But Nixes Damages
Jun 15 2015 // Update: Greenberg Will Appeal AIG Bailout Case Win Over Lack of Damages The U.S. set illegal terms in demanding American International Group Inc. stock for an $85 billion bailout during the financial crisis, but that...
Oregon Woman Hit by Errant Golf Ball Sues Course
Jun 15 2015 // A California woman and her husband seek $900,000 in a lawsuit alleging she suffered serious injuries when struck by an errant golf ball while visiting the Oregon coast two summers ago. The suit filed in early June in...
Former Railway Workers File Asbestos Suit Against BNSF in Oregon
Jun 15 2015 // Three former employees have sued BNSF Railway, claiming they suffer from lung disease caused by job-related exposure to asbestos. The lawsuit filed earlier this month in Portland, Ore., says the men had to work with and...
Women Impaled by Coffee Presses Sue Companies in Oregon
Jun 15 2015 // A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of two women who say their hands were impaled while using Bodum-brand coffee presses. According to the suit, Vanessa Dittenhofer and Julie Jenkerson bought the presses in 2013 from a...
Court Revives Suit in N.H. School’s Missing Policy Case
Jun 15 2015 // The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has revived a New Hampshire school’s lawsuit seeking to prove that it is still covered by an insurance policy from almost 50 years ago even though there are no longer...
Failure of Texas Hail Claim Litigation Bill a Disappointment to Insurers
Jun 15 2015 // In the last days of the Texas legislative session an insurance industry-backed measure that proponents said would help rein in litigation related to property insurance claims died in the House of Representatives. Passed by...
