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Parents of Missouri Teen Killed by Police Sue City of Ferguson
Apr 24 2015 // Ferguson, Mo., was sued by the family of an unarmed black teenager whose fatal shooting by a police officer triggered nationwide protests, while subsequent deaths at the hands of police fueled a national debate about how...
Ruling in Post-Katrina Flooding Suit Expected in Early May
Apr 24 2015 // A decade-old lawsuit seeking damages from the U.S. government over flooding from Hurricane Katrina and other storms is moving closer to resolution, and a judge’s latest filing indicates that at least some damages...
2 Former Women’s Basketball Players Sue Utah College
Apr 24 2015 // Two former Dixie State University women’s basketball players are accusing the Utah college of racial, sexual and religious discrimination in a federal lawsuit. The Spectrum newspaper in St. George reported the two...
Suit Says Southwest Failed in Medical Emergency Over California
Apr 24 2015 // A woman filed a wrongful-death lawsuit this week against Southwest Airlines, claiming crew members mistook her husband’s medical emergency for unruly behavior aboard a California flight and didn’t assist...
Louisiana State Employees File Lawsuit over Changes to Insurance Program
Apr 23 2015 // A group of state employees and retirees is asking a judge to reverse changes made to their insurance program, which cost many workers more out-of-pocket for lessened benefits. The lawsuit, announced on April 22, was filed...
Teacher Scared by Gunman in Drill Sues Oregon District for PTSD
Apr 23 2015 // A former grade school teacher in eastern Oregon says she was so scared when a man burst into her classroom and pulled the trigger on the pistol he pointed at her face that she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder...
Court Approves NFL’s Concussion Injury Settlement
Apr 23 2015 // The National Football League won final court approval of a $765 million settlement of ex-player head-injury claims, overriding criticism that the money still falls short and the deal terms are unfair. The decision ends...
Virginia’s Fairfax County Settles Police Shooting Lawsuit for $3M
Apr 23 2015 // Virginia’s Fairfax County agreed Tuesday to pay nearly $3 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit after one of its police officers shot and killed a man in the doorway of his home two years ago. Officer Adam...
Texas Home Insurers Seek Lawsuit Protection Despite Healthy Profits
Apr 22 2015 // Texas home insurers saw a third straight year of healthy profits in 2014 due to higher rates and fewer severe storms across the state. But The Dallas Morning News reports a rising tide of lawsuits filed by homeowners in...
Greenberg May Have Advantage with Judge Deciding AIG Bailout Challenge
Apr 22 2015 // Former American International Group Inc. Chairman Maurice “Hank” Greenberg claims the U.S. bailout of the company cheated shareholders out of at least $25 billion. On Wednesday, the judge presiding over his...
Willis Launches Risk Analytics Suite to Help ‘Proactively’ Manage Risks
Apr 22 2015 // Willis Group Holdings plc has unveiled a new suite of analytical tools to help firms proactively manage risks. “These proprietary models will deliver innovative analytical capabilities for diagnosing Natural...
Mississippi AG Hood Sues State Farm, Alleges Katrina Claims Fraud
Apr 21 2015 // Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood has sued State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. for allegedly shifting hundreds of millions of dollars in Hurricane Katrina wind claims to the state by mislabeling them flood claims. The...
FedEx Faces Wyoming Suits After Trucks Kill Nearby Drivers
Apr 21 2015 // Two lawsuits have been filed against FedEx Ground Package Systems claiming the shipping giant substantially contributed to the deaths of Cheyenne residents. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reported that the families of two...
Judge in California Rules Uber Must Face Suit Claiming Bias Against Blind Riders
Apr 21 2015 // Uber Technologies Inc. must defend against a lawsuit accusing the popular ride-sharing service of discriminating against blind people by refusing to transport guide dogs, a federal judge ruled. In a decision late Friday...
Parents Sue Georgia Sperm Bank, Claiming It Misrepresented Donor
Apr 20 2015 // He was good on paper: Eloquent, mature, healthy and smart to boot. That’s why Angela Collins and Margaret Elizabeth Hanson say they chose Donor 9623 to be the biological father of their child. Then last June, almost...
Pfizer Wins First of 1,000 Suits Claiming Antidepressant Zoloft Link to Birth Defects
Apr 20 2015 // Pfizer Inc.’s Zoloft antidepressant didn’t cause a boy’s birth defects, a jury concluded in the first trial of more than 1,000 lawsuits over what was once the U.S.’s most popular mood-altering...
Arkansas Plaintiffs Want Order Dismissing Exxon Oil-Spill Lawsuit Vacated
Apr 17 2015 // Plaintiffs are urging a federal judge in Little Rock, Ark., to vacate his order dismissing a class-action lawsuit against Exxon Mobil, claiming the oil giant suppressed evidence in the case. The lawsuit, filed over a 2013...
Ex-Daimler Engineer Files $2 Million Discrimination Suit in Oregon
Apr 17 2015 // An Egyptian-born engineer is the latest worker to sue Portland, Ore.-based Daimler Trucks North America. The Oregonian reported the former employee seeks $2 million, alleging his supervisor often called him “bin...
Greenberg Denied Bid to Dismiss New York AG Fraud Suit
Apr 16 2015 // A New York state appeals court rejected former American International Group Inc. Chairman Maurice “Hank” Greenberg’s bid to dismiss a decade-old lawsuit accusing him of orchestrating an accounting fraud...
San Diego State U Student Suspended for Assault Sues School
Apr 16 2015 // A San Diego State University student suspended following a sexual assault accusation has sued the school over the way it is handling the investigation. The U-T San Diego newspaper reported Tuesday that an attorney for...
