Latest Lawsuits Headlines
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S&P Loses Bid to Keep 16 States’ Lawsuits Over Ratings in Federal Court
Jun 5 2014 // Standard & Poor’s suffered a defeat on Tuesday in litigation accusing it of issuing misleading credit ratings prior to the 2008 financial crisis, as a federal judge ruled that lawsuits by 16 U.S. states and...
Farmers Withdraws Climate Change Suit Against Municipalities
Jun 4 2014 // Farmers Insurance Group, which filed nine class actions in May against nearly 200 communities in the Chicago area, is withdrawing its lawsuit. The suit accused the Illinois municipalities of failing to prepare for severe...
Miami Ex-QB Marino to Withdraw from Concussion Lawsuit Against NFL
Jun 4 2014 // Well, that was fast. Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino will withdraw his name from a concussion lawsuit against the NFL less than a day after his inclusion was reported by the Los Angeles Times. On Monday night, the...
Will Energy Firm Executives Be Sued for Ignoring Climate Change?
Jun 4 2014 // Environmental groups said executives of coal, oil, gas and other “fossil fuel” companies could be held liable and risk lawsuits if they support groups that deny climate change and resist policies to fight...
Iowa Woman Files Suit After Husband Is Blown Out of Plane
Jun 3 2014 // A woman has filed a lawsuit against an Iowa skydiving company and pilot following the death of her husband, who was pulled out of an airplane door and fell to his death. Attorneys for Cindy Kidrowski, of Brooklyn, filed...
Mass. AG Sues Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Over Foreclosure Law
Jun 3 2014 // Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is suing the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for allegedly violating the state’s 2012 foreclosure prevention...
Former Dewey Executives Use Indictment to Fend Off Aviva’s Lawsuit
Jun 3 2014 // The three former top executives at Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, indicted by the Manhattan district attorney for falsely portraying the failing law firm’s financial condition, are using the criminal proceedings to halt a...
Ex-Dolphin QB Marino One of Players Suing NFL Over Concussions
Jun 3 2014 // Former Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino is among 15 former players suing the National Football League over claims it hid the risk of concussions sustained during the game. Claims by more than 5,000 ex-NFL players that...
Bill to Derail Louisiana Levee Board’s Oil Lawsuit Heads to Governor
Jun 2 2014 // The oil and gas industry won a significant victory in the Louisiana Legislature, receiving final passage of a bill that seeks to kill a lawsuit filed by a New Orleans area levee board against nearly 100 oil and gas...
Armstrong Denied Appeal in SCA Promotions Lawsuit
Jun 2 2014 // The Texas Supreme Court on May 30 denied Lance Armstrong’s bid to block an insurance company’s efforts to recover about $12 million in bonuses it paid him during his career, setting the former cyclist on course...
JPMorgan Chase Sued by Los Angeles Over Foreclosures
Jun 2 2014 // Los Angeles is suing JPMorgan Chase for mortgage discrimination that the city says led to a wave of foreclosures that blighted neighborhoods, reduced property taxes and increased the need for costly city services. The city...
California Chicken Plant Sues Orkin Over Cockroaches
Jun 2 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. The Modesto Bee reported that Foster Farms in...
Porsche Sued in Los Angeles Over Paul Walker Crash
Jun 2 2014 // The wife of a man who was driving a Porsche sports car that crashed and killed actor Paul Walker is suing the automaker, alleging it designed a faulty vehicle. The wrongful death and negligence lawsuit was filed in mid-May...
Providence, R.I., Sues Santander Bank, Alleging Mortgage Bias
May 30 2014 // Banco Santander SA’s U.S. unit was sued by the city of Providence, Rhode Island, over claims it stopped issuing mortgages in minority neighborhoods after the housing bubble burst, the latest in a series of...
Falling Mirror Prompts Woman to Sue Oregon Yoga Studio
May 28 2014 // A Portland, Ore. woman is suing her yoga studio and a glass company after she suffered serious injuries when a mirror fell on her during class. Lindsey Eltinge said she had her eyes closed when the mirror fell in January,...
Judge Reinstates Harper Lee’s Suit Against Alabama Museum
May 28 2014 // A federal judge has reinstated a lawsuit that “To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper Lee filed against a museum in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama. U.S. District Judge William Steele signed an order...
Lawsuit Against Indianapolis Stadium Beer Vendor Revived
May 27 2014 // The family of a girl fatally struck by a drunken driver will be allowed to proceed with a lawsuit against the vendor at Indianapolis Colts games that sold beer to the driver, an Indiana appeals court ruled. The court ruled...
Insurer for Nebraska’s Douglas County Sued for Damages in Murder Case
May 27 2014 // Two men wrongfully accused in a 2006 double murder are going after Douglas County’s liability insurance carrier to recoup a multimillion-dollar judgment against the county’s former crime lab chief. Attorneys...
Wrongful Death Suit Against Allman Film Aimed at Hollywood: Victim’s Father
May 27 2014 // The father of a young woman killed by a train on the set of a movie about Gregg Allman said the family is suing the singer and filmmakers as part of a “wakeup call” to make Hollywood safer. Sarah Jones’...
West, Texas School District Suing Insurers over Fertilizer Blast Damages
May 23 2014 // The West, Texas, school district is suing its insurers, saying the two sides are $23 million apart on the costs of rebuilding buildings after last year’s devastating plant explosion. The Waco Tribune-Herald reports...
