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AIG Responds to Supreme Court ‘Fraud on the Market’ Ruling with D&O Endorsement
Jun 27 2014 // American International Group, Inc. (AIG) insurers have introduced a new policy endorsement that ensures primary directors and officers (D&O) policy funds are immediately available to clients named as defendants in...
$5.9M Settlement Proposed in Acadian Ambulance Lawsuit
Jun 27 2014 // A hearing on a proposed settlement in the $5.9 million class action lawsuit against Lafayette-based Acadian Ambulance company is scheduled for today in Louisiana’s Avoyelles Parish. The Advertiser reports 440...
Lawsuit: Arizona Mismanaged Deadly Wildfire
Jun 26 2014 // Dozens of property owners in central Arizona are suing the state, saying it failed miserably in its management of a wildfire that killed 19 Hotshots. The lawsuit filed in Maricopa County Superior Court seeks unspecified...
Lawsuit Blames West Virginia Airport for Role in Chemical Spill
Jun 26 2014 // A federal lawsuit blames a Charleston airport runway project for the January chemical spill that left 300,000 residents without clean water for days. The lawsuit says Yeager Airport’s completed runway extension never...
New York AG Sues Barclays Over Alleged ‘Dark Pool’ Fraud
Jun 26 2014 // The New York State’s attorney general has filed a securities fraud lawsuit against Barclays, accusing the British bank of giving an unfair edge in the United States to high-frequency trading clients even as it...
NFL Agrees to Remove Cap on Players’ Concussions Payments
Jun 26 2014 // The National Football League agreed to lift a cap on cash awards to settle concussion claims after a federal judge said she was concerned not all players could be paid from a proposed $675 million compensation fund. Under...
Indian Activist Widow Files Suit Against New Mexico Doctors
Jun 25 2014 // The widow of Native American activist Russell Means has filed a lawsuit accusing doctors in New Mexico of overlooking his esophageal cancer. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported that the lawsuit by Pearl Means in state...
Insurers Could Face Suits Over Fannie-Freddie Insurance Prices
Jun 25 2014 // The regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will consider suing insurers who charged excessive fees for hazard coverage paid by the two government-owned mortgage companies, an auditor’s report said. Fannie Mae and...
Arkansas AG Files Suit Against Chiropractic ‘Runners’
Jun 24 2014 // Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel filed a lawsuit against a Maumelle man he’s accusing of deceptively marketing chiropractic services to consumers involved in automobile accidents. McDaniel filed the suit in...
Judge Won’t Toss Colorado Skiing Death Lawsuit
Jun 24 2014 // A judge has denied Vail Resorts’ request to toss a lawsuit filed by the parents of a teenager who died in an avalanche while skiing in January 2012. The Vail Daily reported District Judge Chris Melonakis’...
Defamation Claims From Vegas Hospital Over Tuberculosis Case
Jun 23 2014 // A Las Vegas hospital is accusing a Nevada personal injury lawyer of defaming it with comments during a May news conference about a lawsuit stemming from a tuberculosis outbreak last year. Summerlin Hospital Medical Center...
Supreme Court Sides with Halliburton in Securities Class Action Certification Case
Jun 23 2014 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday imposed new curbs on securities class action lawsuits filed by investors against publicly traded companies while declining to overturn a key precedent that favors plaintiffs in such...
Pennsylvania Sues Oil Companies for MTBE Pollution
Jun 19 2014 // Pennsylvania accused oil companies of polluting the state’s groundwater with a gasoline additive, joining states including New York, Vermont and New Hampshire that have brought similar lawsuits. Two complaints filed...
Missouri Court Tosses $240M Punitive Award from Smelter Lawsuit
Jun 19 2014 // A Missouri appeals court has thrown out $240 million in punitive damages awarded to 16 eastern Missouri residents who sued over health problems from the Herculaneum lead smelter. A jury awarded the damages against former...
EEOC Sues N.Y. Health Firm for Religious Discrimination
Jun 18 2014 // A Syosset, N.Y.-based health network violated federal law when it forced employees to take part in religious activities in the workplace and fired employees who opposed such activities, the U.S. Equal Employment...
Michigan Bill Limiting Lawsuits Against Insurers Awaits Governor’s Signature
Jun 17 2014 // A bill approved by Michigan Legislature that further limits certain consumer lawsuits against insurance companies under the state’s Consumer Protection Act has been sent to Gov. Rick Snyder for his signature. The...
Mississippi AG Hood Sues Experian, Alleging Inaccurate Credit Reports
Jun 16 2014 // Experian Plc, the largest of the three credit reporting companies in the U.S., was accused by Mississippi of failing to ensure that its consumer credit reports are accurate. Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood alleged in...
Judge Sets May 2015 Date for BP Investors’ Suit Over Oil Spill
Jun 16 2014 // A U.S. judge set a May 2015 trial date on Friday for BP Plc to face claims in a lawsuit accusing the company of misleading investors about the severity of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. U.S. District Judge Keith...
West Virginia Storage Tank Rules Make Some Fear Citizen Lawsuits
Jun 16 2014 // Industry groups are jittery that if state regulators require the wrong type of permit, companies could be subject to citizen lawsuits under a new environmental law that regulates storage tanks. State regulators disagree,...
Mass. AG Sues Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Over Foreclosure Law
Jun 16 2014 // Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has sued the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for allegedly violating the state’s 2012 foreclosure prevention...
