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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...
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...
