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$700 Million Lawsuit In Oregon Bus Crash
Dec 27 2013 // A British Columbia lawyer representing 12 victims from the 2012 charter bus crash on Interstate 84 near Pendleton filed a lawsuit Monday at the Umatilla County Courthouse seeking $700 million. The East Oregonian reported...
Montana Judge Rejects Residents’ Lawsuit Against ARCO
Dec 27 2013 // A lawsuit against Atlantic Richfield Co. by nearly 100 residents of Opportunity seeking to have the company clean hazardous materials from their property has been rejected. District Judge Brad Newman ruled on Monday that...
Allstate Settles Lawsuit Against Deutsche Bank Over Mortgage Securities
Dec 27 2013 // Deutsche Bank AG and Allstate Corp. settled a suit the insurer brought that accused the bank of misrepresentations and omissions in connection with loans backing $185 million in mortgage securities. Allstate sued the...
Oregon Gay Bullying Lawsuit Settled for $5,000
Dec 24 2013 // The Eugene School District has paid $5,000 to settle an Oregon lawsuit that accused it of failing to stop students at a middle school from bullying and harassing a boy they perceived as gay. The Eugene Register-Guard...
Utah Couple Sue Over Firm’s Negative-Review Charge
Dec 24 2013 // A Utah couple have sued an online retailer over a $3,500 charge the company assessed after one of them wrote a negative review concerning its customer service. John and Jennifer Palmer of Layton filed the lawsuit Wednesday...
What EEOC Reports It Accomplished in FY 2013
Dec 24 2013 // The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported it obtained a record $372.1 million in monetary relief for victims of private sector workplace discrimination in FY 2013. This is $6.7 million more than was...
West Virginia Lawsuit Pushes Mandatory Safety Devices in Coal Mines
Dec 24 2013 // Two West Virginia agencies should force coal operators to install detectors that automatically shut down mobile machinery in mines when people get too close, according to a lawsuit. Mountain State Justice lawyers filed an...
California Mom Agrees To Settle Suit Over Child Autopsy Photo
Dec 23 2013 // A woman who sued San Diego County over the release of an autopsy photo of her 2-year-old son has settled the privacy case for $125,000. A lawyer for Brenda Marsh tells U-T San Diego that she settled the case before state...
Louisville Residents Sue Utility Over Coal Plant Ash
Dec 23 2013 // A group of Louisville residents who say coal ash from a nearby power plant drifts into their lungs and homes have sued the utility company. The neighbors are seeking class-action status against LG&E and its Allentown,...
Insurance Questions, Lawsuits Arise in Wake of Target’s Data Breach
Dec 22 2013 // U.S. retail giant Target Corp. is busy dealing with the aftermath of the massive data breach that exposed account details of some 40 million credit and debit cards. Already, at least two lawsuits seeking class-action...
‘Three Cups’ Insurer Lawsuit In Montana Dismissed
Dec 20 2013 // A judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the charity co-founded by “Three Cups of Tea” author Greg Mortenson against an insurance company. U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen dismissed the lawsuit Thursday, more...
Hearing: Which Court Should Hear Louisiana Coastal Lawsuit ?
Dec 20 2013 // A legal tug-of-war continues in a Louisiana state levee board’s lawsuit against 97 oil, gas and pipeline companies over the erosion of wetlands. The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East wants U.S....
Farmers Sues Radiological Corporations for $3 Million
Dec 19 2013 // Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance Exchange filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of California against two radiological corporations and their owners for allegedly submitting false documentation to get paid for services...
California’s $1.1B Paint Ruling Could Prompt More Suits
Dec 19 2013 // Paint makers could face a surge of lawsuits after a California state court judge ordered three companies to pay $1.1 billion to help government agencies get rid of lead from an estimated 5 million homes in the state. The...
Judge Allows Investors’ Class Action Against Facebook, Underwriters Over IPO
Dec 19 2013 // Facebook Inc. and the underwriters of its May 2012 initial public offering must face a class-action lawsuit by investors claiming the company misled them about its financial condition, a judge ruled. U.S. District Judge...
Lawsuit Alleges Mississippi Health Center Negligent in Sexual Abuse
Dec 18 2013 // A woman has filed a federal lawsuit claiming a central Mississippi mental health facility failed to protect her 11-year-old son from being sexually abused by a nurse while he was a patient. The lawsuit says Brentwood...
California Tops ‘Judicial Hellhole’ List
Dec 17 2013 // California isn’t just a warm place to live, which is often the case even in winter, but it turns out the state is considered a “judicial hellhole.” The American Tort Reform Foundation issued its annual...
Missouri Lawmakers to Try Again for Award Limits in Medical Liability Suits
Dec 17 2013 // Missouri lawmakers plan to try again to limit how much money people can receive in medical malpractice lawsuits. Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones says the liability limits are a priority for the 2014 session. And Rep. Eric...
PG&E Worker In California Wins $1 Million In Lawsuit
Dec 17 2013 // A former power line worker for Pacific Gas & Electric has been awarded more than $1 million in a wrongful termination suit that claimed he was fired after making safety complaints. The Santa Cruz Sentinel reported...
North Carolina Man Sues Hookup Website for Marriage Breakup
Dec 17 2013 // A Charlotte man is suing his ex-wife’s lover as well as a website which he says led to the breakup of his marriage. The Charlotte Observer reported that Robert Schindler is suing the woman’s alleged partner in...
