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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...
West Virginia Woman Suing Lumber Liquidators Over Chinese-Made Flooring
Jun 2 2015 // A West Virginia woman who purchased flooring from Lumber Liquidators is suing the company, citing reports its Chinese-made laminate flooring contains high levels of the carcinogen formaldehyde. Genevieve Baldwin filed suit...
California Man Who Lost Eye to Taser Sues Police For $25M
Jun 1 2015 // A 31-year-old man has filed a $25 million lawsuit against a California police department, saying he lost his left eye after Fairfield police used a Taser gun on him. Jerome Hill stated in his complaint that police hit him...
Son of Alabama Lawmaker Sues College Over Fraternity Hazing
Jun 1 2015 // A former Birmingham-Southern College football recruit who said he was hazed and injured while he was trying to join a fraternity has filed a lawsuit against the college and the organization. Jonathan Ford, son of Alabama...
Migrant Workers File Lawsuits Against Kentucky Tobacco Farms
Jun 1 2015 // Lawsuits filed against five Kentucky tobacco farms claim they exploited migrant workers by paying substandard wages, providing squalid housing and threatening some with jail or deportation if they complained. The...
Suit Filed Over Oregon Worker Who Died After Using Bucket as Toilet
Jun 1 2015 // Relatives of an Oregon worker who died from carbon monoxide poisoning while defecating in the back of a company truck seek $4 million in a lawsuit filed against the man’s former employer and four other companies. The...
Top 10 Challenges Directors & Officers Face in 2015
Jun 1 2015 // Whether addressing a complex securities claim, a parallel government investigation or a lawsuit related to a cyberattack or merger, directors and officers continue to face complex challenges in today’s environment....
Family Sues Southern California Gym Over Dad’s Heart Attack
Jun 1 2015 // A Los Angeles gym is facing a lawsuit from the three kids of a man who had a heart attack and died while working out. Marc Palotay’s son and two daughters filed the lawsuit in May seeking automatic defibrillator...
West Virginia Supreme Court Rules Addicts Can Sue Pharmacies, Doctors
Jun 1 2015 // Pharmacies and doctors who negligently prescribe pain medication can be sued for enabling people’s addictions, the West Virginia Supreme Court ruled. The ruling last month involved 29 people who were patients of...
Washington Hospital Joins ‘Superbug’ Suit Against Scope Maker
Jun 1 2015 // A Seattle, Wash., hospital has joined a lawsuit against the manufacturer of endoscopy medical scopes linked to a “superbug” outbreak at the medical center, claiming the company, Olympus America Inc., put...
Hail Claim Litigation Bill Dies in Texas House
May 28 2015 // With the legislative session winding down in Texas, a measure sought by the insurance industry that its proponents say would help rein in litigation related to property insurance claims has died in the House of...
Sirius XM to Face Class Action in Turtles Copyright Suit
May 28 2015 // A U.S. judge in California allowed a class action lawsuit to proceed on Wednesday against satellite-radio company Sirius XM Holdings Inc over the payment of royalties for songs produced before 1972, in a case that is being...
Rental Company Sues Kentucky County for Unpaid Bills from 2012 Tornado Recovery
May 28 2015 // An eastern Kentucky county ravaged by a 2012 tornado is being sued for nearly $1 million by a Lexington company that provided rented trailers, generators, all-terrain vehicles and other equipment after the deadly twister...
Wal-Mart Settles With Tracy Morgan Over Turnpike Crash Suit
May 27 2015 // Tracy Morgan and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. settled the actor-comedian’s lawsuit over a New Jersey Turnpike crash that had left him in a coma for days and killed another comedian. Morgan was riding in a van that was struck...
