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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...
High School Concussion Lawsuit Filed by Former Illinois Quarterback
Dec 1 2014 // A former high school quarterback followed in the steps of one-time pro and college players Saturday by suing a sports governing body – in this case the Illinois High School Association – saying it didn’t do...
Acadia Insurance Sues Owner of HMS Bounty
Dec 1 2014 // An insurance company is suing the owner of an 18th-century replica sailing ship that sank during Superstorm Sandy. Newsday reported on Nov. 14 that Acadia Insurance (a W.R. Berkley Co.) sued Robert Hansen earlier last...
Injured BP Oil Spill Cleanup Workers Must Sue for Payments: Judge
Nov 30 2014 // BP Plc, having pledged billions of dollars for damages caused by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, won’t have to make payouts any time soon to more than 95 percent of the workers hurt while cleaning up the mess. If...
Workplace Wellness Battle Could Jeopardize Firms’ Support for Obamacare
Nov 30 2014 // Leading U.S. CEOs, angered by the Obama administration’s challenge to certain “workplace wellness” programs, are threatening to side with anti-Obamacare forces unless the government backs off, according...
Judge Denies GM Bid to Merge California, New York Ignition Switch Suits
Nov 28 2014 // General Motors Co. lost a bid to merge a California county prosecutor’s lawsuit over faulty ignition switches with customer cases pending in New York that make similar accusations about the carmaker’s conduct...
Minnesota Archdiocese Sues Insurance Companies for Coverage
Nov 26 2014 // The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in Minnesota said it is suing some 20 insurance companies to try to force them to cover its liabilities for clergy sex abuse claims. The complaint, filed in federal court, says...
NYC Incurred Record $732M in Legal Costs Last Fiscal Year
Nov 25 2014 // New York incurred a record $732 million in legal costs in the last fiscal year, mostly from claims of police abuse, negligence and hiring discrimination, expenses that accelerated under Mayor Bill de Blasio. The amount...
First Louisiana Flood Board Oil Suit Settlement Earmarked for Coast
Nov 24 2014 // Money from the first and only settlement so far in a Louisiana flood board’s lawsuit against dozens of energy companies will be placed in a special account dedicated to coastal restoration. The Southeast Louisiana...
Family Settles Suit in Death of Georgia Worker on Allman Film
Nov 24 2014 // The family of a film worker who was killed in a train accident while shooting a movie near Savannah has reached a settlement with several defendants in a civil suit. A statement from the Harris Penn Lowry law firm last...
House Republicans Sue Obama Over Delay in Health Insurance Mandate
Nov 24 2014 // U.S. House Republicans sued President Barack Obama’s administration over implementation of the 2010 healthcare law, saying the president exceeded his authority by delaying part of the program. The complaint filed...
Insurer Seeks Pass on Liability in Missing Nebraska Student Lawsuit
Nov 21 2014 // Nebraska’s insurance company is asking a judge to declare that it has no duty to pay any award made against the Nebraska State Colleges Board of Trustees in a lawsuit over the 2010 disappearance of a Peru State...
Arizona Joins Wave of Suits in $3 Billion GM Ignition-Switch Fraud
Nov 20 2014 // Arizona became the first state to join the wave of litigation against General Motors Co. over faulty ignition switches, claiming the company misled consumers about the safety of its cars and defrauded them of $3...
Chemical Leak at DuPont Plant in Texas Spurs Wrongful Death Suit
Nov 20 2014 // The widow of one of four workers killed in a Houston-area DuPont chemical plant leak has filed a wrongful death lawsuit seeking more than $1 million. The Houston Chronicle reported that the lawsuit was filed by Michelle...
Oregon School District Named in Sexual Assault Suit
Nov 20 2014 // A federal lawsuit seeks $5 million from the Lincoln County, Ore. school district, alleging that district officials failed to protect a developmentally disabled boy from being sexually assaulted by a classmate on...
Estate of Oregon Keeper Killed By Cougar Sues Sanctuary
Nov 20 2014 // The estate of a young woman who was mauled to death by a cougar while working at a wild-cat sanctuary in suburban Portland, Ore. is suing the sanctuary and its owners. The lawsuit against WildCat Haven and owners Michael...
