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McCormick Sued by Rival over Amount of Pepper in Tins
Jun 12 2015 // A dust-up over pepper has landed in federal court in Minneapolis. A small Minnesota producer, Watkins Inc., filed a lawsuit against giant spice maker McCormick & Co., claiming it has misled consumers by secretly...
South Dakota Lt. Governor a Defendant in Medical Lawsuit
Jun 12 2015 // The family of a woman who died after a series of surgeries has named Lt. Gov. Matt Michels in his role as an attorney for Avera Health as a defendant in a federal lawsuit. Michels tells the Argus Leader that...
Family of Man Killed at Kentucky ‘Racing Experience’ Speedway Files Lawsuit
Jun 12 2015 // The family of a 30-year-old amateur driver killed in a crash at Kentucky Speedway last year filed a lawsuit, alleging that the racecar’s steering wheel broke off in his hands as he roared around the track at more...
House Committee Advances Patent Reform Bill
Jun 11 2015 // A U.S. congressional panel on Thursday approved a bill aimed at deterring frivolous patent lawsuits, but which some critics say undermines the ability to protect new innovations. The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary...
Wyoming Refinery Owner Sues Blaming $135M Fire on Faulty Valve
Jun 11 2015 // A lawsuit filed by the owner of a Wyoming refinery alleges six companies played roles in the installation of a valve that failed, causing a fire and $135 million in damage to the plant. Nobody was hurt in the fire on Sept....
Supreme Court to Hear Tyson Challenge to Damages in Worker Pay Class Action
Jun 10 2015 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up Tyson Foods Inc.’s challenge to an almost $5.8 million judgment awarded against the company over worker pay at an Iowa meat-processing facility in a case that gives...
2 Minnesotans Sue White Castle for Age Discrimination
Jun 9 2015 // Two long-time White Castle employees from Minnesota are suing the fast food chain claiming they were forced from management positions because they’re too old. Fifty-eight-year-old Terry Fransen, of St. Paul, says he...
Student Sues Montana University Over ‘Negligent’ Sex Offender Hire
Jun 9 2015 // A former student is suing Montana State University for hiring a convicted sex offender as a music professor, saying the school’s negligence allowed Shuichi Komiyama to manipulate and rape her. The Bozeman Daily...
Former Tennessee College Police Chief Files Discrimination Suit
Jun 9 2015 // The former Chattanooga State Community College director of police services has filed lawsuit claiming she was discriminated against by one of her former bosses and eventually fired on trumped up charges. The lawsuit says...
Missouri Man Sues State Over Commercial Vehicle Search Law
Jun 8 2015 // A Missouri rancher and political activist is suing the state for the second time, alleging that a law allowing troopers and other officers to pull over and inspect commercial vehicles without cause is unconstitutional. Ron...
Federal Suit Filed on Behalf of Minnesota Transgender Employee
Jun 8 2015 // A lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges a Minnesota company subjected a transgender employee to sex discrimination. The lawsuit was filed against Shoreview-based Deluxe Financial Services...
Women Impaled by Coffee Presses Sue Companies in Oregon
Jun 8 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 while...
Oregon Woman Hit by Errant Golf Ball Sues Course
Jun 8 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 last week in Portland...
Former Railway Workers File Asbestos Suit Against BNSF in Oregon
Jun 5 2015 // Three former employees have sued BNSF Railway, claiming they suffer from lung disease caused by job-related exposure to asbestos. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Portland, Ore. says the men had to work with and around items...
Widow of Man Run Over by Suge Knight Files Suit in California
Jun 5 2015 // The widow of a man who died when he was run over by a pickup truck driven by Marion “Suge” Knight has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the former rap music mogul and key figures involved in the upcoming...
Oregon Husband of Pregnant Woman Killed in Crash Sues For $18M
Jun 4 2015 // The husband and the son of a pregnant woman who died in a rollover crash seek up to $18 million in a wrongful death lawsuit filed against three businesses, including the maker of a tire that blew during an Oregon...
EXOR Files Suit to Get PartnerRe’s Shareholder List; Takeover Battle Heats Up
Jun 4 2015 // EXOR, the Turin, Italy-based investment company and a suitor in the ongoing takeover battle of PartnerRe, filed a lawsuit on June 1 in the Supreme Court of Bermuda, seeking to obtain PartnerRe’s list of shareholders...
AIG CEO Hancock Assesses Risk from Greenberg Bailout Lawsuit
Jun 3 2015 // American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock said that it’s difficult to quantify the financial risk to the company from former CEO Maurice “Hank” Greenberg’s suit over...
Woman Who Lost Silicon Valley Sex Suit Appealing Verdict
Jun 3 2015 // A woman at the center of a high-profile gender bias lawsuit against an elite Silicon Valley venture capital firm filed an appeal of a jury verdict against her. Alan Exelrod, an attorney for plaintiff Ellen Pao, filed the...
U.S. Appeals Court Revives Suit in N.H. School’s Missing Policy Case
Jun 2 2015 // The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has revived a New Hampshire private 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...
