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California Chicken Plant Sues Orkin over Cockroaches
Jun 16 2014 // A Central California chicken-processing plant has filed a lawsuit against a pest-control company over a cockroach infestation that caused the plant to close for two weeks. Foster Farms in Livingston filed a lawsuit last...
Judge Allows Lawsuit Against LinkedIn Over Use of Email Addresses
Jun 15 2014 // A federal judge said LinkedIn Corp. must face a lawsuit by customers who claimed it violated their privacy by accessing their external email accounts, downloading their contacts’ email addresses and soliciting...
Oregon Electrician Loses $27M Lawsuit Against Nike
Jun 13 2014 // An Oregon electrician who claimed he was fired by Nike because he complained about safety violations at the Beaverton campus has lost a $27 million lawsuit against the company. A Multnomah County Circuit Court jury ruled...
UPS in Kentucky Faces Racial Bias Claims by 8 Employees
Jun 13 2014 // A group of eight current and former employees of United Parcel Service in Kentucky have sued the company saying they faced racial discrimination, poor treatment based on race and retaliation after they complained. The men...
On the Road: Are America’s Guardrails Dangerous?
Jun 13 2014 // Before dawn on Feb. 23, Darius Williams ran his Nissan Sentra off a North Carolina interstate at 80 miles per hour. A length of guardrail pierced his door, according to the police report, driving the 24-year-old’s...
Judge Allows Coal Ash Suit Against Duke Energy in North Carolina
Jun 12 2014 // A federal judge says a lawsuit accusing Duke Energy coal ash pits of polluting a lake near Wilmington can move forward. The Southern Environmental Law Center filed a lawsuit last year on behalf of environmental groups,...
Atlanta Braves Cite ‘Baseball Rule’ in Injury Suit Defense
Jun 11 2014 // The Atlanta Braves baseball team has asked an appeals court to uphold a special rule and find the team not liable for the serious injuries suffered by a 6-year-old girl who was struck by a ball. Lawyers for the team want...
Patent Risk, Insurance Firm RPX Eyes Supplier of Patent Owner Data
Jun 11 2014 // Patent risk management company RPX Corp. is in advanced talks to acquire litigation data provider PatentFreedom, three sources familiar with the deal said, a move that highlights the growing importance of services for...
Businesses Lobby Delaware to Keep ‘Loser Pays’ Option in Shareholder Suits
Jun 11 2014 // Big business is lobbying Delaware lawmakers for corporate bylaws to shift legal fees to shareholders who sue and lose, which legal experts say could curtail a booming type of investor class actions. An affiliate of the...
GM Looks to Settle Ignition Lawsuits, Avoid Punitive Damages
Jun 10 2014 // General Motors Co.’s lawyers have said the carmaker will face punitive damages over ignition switch defects if its customers go to trial, creating an urgent need to settle lawsuits. The automaker, which has said it...
Michigan House Vote Would Allow Fewer Lawsuits Against Insurers
Jun 9 2014 // The Michigan House has passed legislation blocking certain insurance lawsuits under the Michigan Consumer Protection Act. Consumers were prevented from suing insurance companies for fraud under the act starting in 2001....
Alabama Supreme Court Says Town Immune from Body Parts Suit
Jun 9 2014 // The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that a family can’t sue a Dallas County town where firefighters are accused of leaving the remains of a fire victim inside a burned home. The court ruled last Friday that the town...
Colorado Edible Pot Company Sued by Hershey
Jun 9 2014 // The Hershey Co. has sued a Colorado marijuana edibles company, claiming it makes four pot-infused candies that too closely resemble iconic products of the chocolate maker. The trademark infringement lawsuit was filed in...
GM Report Helps Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Build Negligence Case
Jun 9 2014 // Plaintiffs’ lawyers scouring General Motors Co.’s report on its handling of faulty ignition switches that have been tied to 13 deaths say they are finding details that could bolster their negligence cases. Last...
250 More Former Players Join Drug Abuse Lawsuit Against NFL
Jun 6 2014 // Former NFL star Marcellus Wiley added his name to a lawsuit accusing America’s most popular pro sports league of illegally dispensing powerful narcotics and other drugs to keep players on the field without regard for...
Vermont AG Sues 2 Dozen U.S. Refiners Over Pollution
Jun 6 2014 // BP Plc, Chevron Corp. and Exxon Mobil Corp. are among two dozen U.S. refiners sued by Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell and accused of polluting the state’s groundwater with a gasoline additive. Sorrell filed...
Former Charleston Bank Officers, Directors Sued Over Losses
Jun 6 2014 // The U.S. government is suing some of the former leaders of the now-closed Atlantic Bank & Trust in Charleston. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. wants to recover more...
Louisiana AG: Governor Should Veto Bill Killing Oil Lawsuit
Jun 5 2014 // Louisiana’s top attorney has recommended that Gov. Bobby Jindal veto a bill aimed at killing a lawsuit filed by a southeast Louisiana levee board against 97 oil and gas companies over damage to the state’s...
Oakland Raiders Facing Another Lawsuit From Cheerleaders
Jun 5 2014 // Two Oakland Raiders cheerleaders have sued the team and the NFL claiming they were subjected to poor working conditions while being paid less than minimum wage. The complaint was filed Tuesday in Alameda Superior Court by...
Ex-LSU Star Moving Concussion Lawsuit to State Court
Jun 5 2014 // A lawyer for former LSU star linebacker Mike Anderson says Anderson has dismissed a concussion-related lawsuit filed in federal court against the NCAA and an equipment maker but will refile the suit in state...
