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Couple Held In Qatar File Suit in California Against Company
Dec 10 2014 // A Southern California couple who were held in Qatar for nearly two years before they were cleared in the death of their 8-year-old daughter have sued the engineering firm that sent them overseas. The Los Angeles Times...
Arkansas Judge: No Class-Action in Whirlpool Lawsuit
Dec 9 2014 // A federal judge in Arkansas says he won’t certify a complaint against Whirlpool Corp. as a class-action lawsuit because he is not sure whether residents of a polluted Arkansas neighborhood or the company is the...
Juror Witnesses Firsthand What the Hail Is Going on in Texas
Dec 8 2014 // Alejandro Stolarski is a United States citizen who emigrated from Mexico. Stolarski resides in Dallas County. Like hundreds of other Dallas County residents each week, Stolarski received a notice in the mail for jury duty....
Ann Arbor, Michigan, Wins Appeal in Flood Responsibility Lawsuit
Dec 8 2014 // The Michigan appeals court has ruled in favor of Ann Arbor and dismissed a lawsuit that tested the responsibility of local governments during severe flooding. The court overturned a decision by a Washtenaw County judge,...
Ammo Company in Montana Sued Over Lead Exposure
Dec 8 2014 // Eight former and current employees of a Bozeman, Mont. ammunition company fined for safety violations have filed a lawsuit saying they were exposed to dangerous levels of lead. The lawsuit was filed last week against USA...
Sweetener Maker Settles Suit in Hawaii for $6.1M
Dec 8 2014 // The maker of Truvia Natural Sweetener will pay $6.1 million to settle a class-action lawsuit initiated by a Hawaii woman. Kailua-Kona resident Denise Howerton was the first to sue Cargill, which manufactures the product...
Audit Firms Battle New Oversight Rule They Say Will Increase Litigation
Dec 8 2014 // Audit regulators are watering down a proposed rule aimed at increasing auditors’ accountability for their work after the industry said that it would open them up to private lawsuits. The Public Company Accounting...
Travelers Unit Sued Over Allegedly Manipulated Sandy Report
Dec 7 2014 // A Travelers Cos. unit was sued by two New York homeowners who accused it of using a doctored engineering report to reject much of their claim for flood damage from Hurricane Sandy, making it the third insurer to face such...
Pregnant Oregon Woman Fired For Restroom Breaks Sues for $400K
Dec 5 2014 // An Oregon woman is suing her former high-tech employer for more than $400,000, contending she was fired while pregnant with her second child after being told she took too many restroom breaks. The Oregonian reported that...
Hartford Unit Faces Racketeering Suit on Sandy Claims
Dec 4 2014 // A couple claiming damage from Hurricane Sandy filed court papers accusing a Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. unit, an engineering firm and a law firm for the insurer of engaging in racketeering by scheming to use...
Federal Judge Sends Oil Companies Suit Back to New Orleans
Dec 4 2014 // A federal judge has sent a Plaquemines Parish lawsuit against 19 oil and gas companies back to New Orleans court for trial. U.S. District Judge Jay Zainey’s ruling sets the stage for the return of 27 others suits to...
More Time For Asbestos Suits OK’d by Illinois House
Dec 4 2014 // The Illinois House has approved a bill allowing more time to file a lawsuit over asbestos-related disease. The initiative was adopted 70-43 Tuesday and moves to the Senate. Rep. Elaine Nekritz is a Northbrook Democrat. Her...
California Man Sues Nintendo Over Donkey Kong Suit Zoo Outing
Dec 4 2014 // A man who says he suffered a serious heart condition after wearing a Donkey Kong ape costume at the Los Angeles Zoo has sued Nintendo. Parker Mills’ attorney, Tyler Barnett, says Mills was hired to play the ape...
Alaska School District Settles Sexual Assault Lawsuit for $920K
Dec 4 2014 // The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District in Alaska has agreed to pay $920,000 to the family of a student who said he was sexually assaulted by a high school tutor. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported the...
Colorado Woman Sues Hair Salon Over Breastfeeding
Dec 4 2014 // A Grand Junction, Colo. woman is suing a hair salon where she worked because she says they wouldn’t give her breaks to pump breast milk. The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado says it filed a lawsuit on...
Former Student, Minnesota School Settle Sexual Abuse Lawsuit
Dec 3 2014 // A private Catholic high school in St. Paul has settled a lawsuit filed by a former student who was sexually assaulted by a weight room instructor six years ago, a newspaper has reported. The Star Tribune reported that...
County in Illinois Sues Wells Fargo For Predatory Lending
Dec 3 2014 // The Cook County state’s attorney’s office in Illinois has filed a federal Fair Housing Act lawsuit against Wells Fargo & Co. for alleged predatory and discriminatory mortgage lending. In announcing the...
Banks Get OK for Suit Against Target to Recoup Data Breach Costs
Dec 3 2014 // A federal judge on Tuesday rejected Target Corp.’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit by banks seeking to recoup money they spent reimbursing fraudulent charges and issuing new credit and debit cards because of the...
Appeal Filed by 49ers Fan Who Sued NFL And Lost
Dec 2 2014 // A San Francisco 49ers fan who sued the NFL, the Seattle Seahawks and Ticketmaster because he was barred from buying playoff tickets has appealed a judge’s order to dismiss the case. John Williams III of Las Vegas...
Illinois Suit: Wells Fargo An Unfair Lender
Dec 1 2014 // Illinois’ most populous county is accusing Wells Fargo & Co. in a lawsuit of subjecting minority and female borrowers to discriminatory and predatory lending. Cook County’s 152-page lawsuit filed last week...
