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Former Montana Deputy Sues Over Lack of PTSD Treatment
Mar 5 2014 // A former Gallatin County, Mont. sheriff’s deputy who faces trial in May on charges that he mistreated a prisoner three years ago is suing the county claiming he did not receive adequate treatment for job-related...
Conn. Man Sues NYC Bike-Share Operator for $15M After Crash
Mar 3 2014 // A Connecticut man who says he was injured on New York City’s Citi Bike has filed a $15 million lawsuit against the bike-share operator. Ronald Corwin, of Westport, Conn., says he flipped over the bike after his front...
Appeals Court Sides with Paralyzed Texas Cheerleader in Suit Against Insurer
Mar 2 2014 // A federal appeals court has upheld judgment in favor of a former Texas cheerleader paralyzed in a tumbling accident who sued Nebraska-based insurance company Mutual of Omaha for refusing to pay his claim. The lawsuit...
Kansas Senate Passes Bill Raising Limits on Lawsuit Damages
Feb 28 2014 // Kansas Senate has approved a bill that increases the state’s limits on some damages in lawsuits but makes other changes in evidence rules. The Senate’s 32-8 vote sends the measure to the House. The bill is...
Minority Bar Owners in Racine, Wisconsin Say City Leaders Discriminated
Feb 28 2014 // Eight former bar owners in Racine, Wis., filed a lawsuit accusing the mayor and other city officials of racially discriminating against them and forcing their businesses to close. The federal lawsuit filed against Mayor...
Idaho Principal Who Got Axed Files Notice Of Lawsuit
Feb 28 2014 // A fired northern Idaho high school principal who says she was discriminated against because of her race has filed a notice of her intentions to bring a lawsuit against the Kamiah School District. The Lewiston Tribune...
Halliburton Supreme Court Case Could Curb Securities Fraud Class Actions
Feb 28 2014 // A quarter-century after the U.S. Supreme Court opened the era of class action shareholder litigation, the justices may be poised to shut it down. The court will hear arguments March 5 on a Halliburton Co. appeal targeting...
‘Patent Troll’ Issue Reaches Supreme Court
Feb 28 2014 // A dispute between two fitness equipment makers landed at the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, giving justices a chance to consider how to deal with so-called patent trolls, companies that acquire patents to sue for...
Supreme Court Nixes Suit Against Officer Brought in Another State
Feb 28 2014 // The Supreme Court ruled this week that a Georgia police officer could not be sued in Nevada over the seizure of money from two travelers at an Atlanta airport. In a unanimous decision, the justices said a lawsuit against...
Sprint Corp. Sued Over Nude Photo Posting in California
Feb 27 2014 // A couple is suing Sprint Corp., claiming an employee posted their nude photos online. City News Service says Tuesday’s lawsuit in Los Angeles alleges invasion of privacy and identity theft. According to the suit, the...
Supreme Court Allows Stanford Fraud Suits by Investors; Willis Among Defendants
Feb 27 2014 // Victims of R. Allen Stanford’s $7 billion Ponzi scheme can sue outside companies, including insurance broker Willis and law firms, alleged to have played a role in the fraud, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, dealing a...
Court to Hear Iowa Workers’ Comp Commissioner’s Defamation Lawsuit
Feb 26 2014 // The Iowa Supreme Court has set a date to hear arguments in a lawsuit filed by the state’s workers’ compensation commissioner against Gov. Terry Branstad. Justices say they’ll hear attorney arguments at 7...
N.J. Court Seeking Ways to Expedite Sandy Flood Litigation Process
Feb 26 2014 // A New Jersey federal court is seeking ways to expedite the litigation process for hundreds of flood insurance coverage-related cases that have been filed in wake of Superstorm Sandy. The U.S. District Court for the...
Supreme Court Allows Class Action in Closely-Watched Moldy Washer Cases
Feb 25 2014 // The U.S. Supreme Court let consumers press ahead with class action lawsuits claiming that washing machines made by Whirlpool Corp. developed a smelly buildup of mold. The justices today turned away appeals from Whirlpool...
Mass. AG Voices Support for Federal Legislation to Address Patent Trolls
Feb 25 2014 // Alleging that patent trolls stifle innovation and harm the economy, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley joined 41 other states Monday in submitting a letter to two Senate committees voicing support for federal...
Louisiana Group Sues to Force Insurers to Take Federal AIDS Money
Feb 24 2014 // An advocacy group has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force insurance companies in Louisiana to take payments from a federal program that helps HIV and AIDS patients. Lambda Legal filed the suit in a Baton Rouge federal...
Woman Sues Oregon Hospital For $600K In Slip-And-Fall Case
Feb 24 2014 // A woman seeks $600,000 in a slip-and-fall lawsuit filed against a Bend, Ore. hospital. The Bend Bulletin reported the lawsuit filed on behalf of Diana Jones alleges the hospital failed to warn of a slippery tile floor as...
SCA Promotions, Armstrong Back in Court over Insured Bonuses
Feb 24 2014 // Attorneys for Lance Armstrong argued on Feb. 21 that he shouldn’t have to return to arbitration with a Texas insurer over million-dollar bonuses he received for winning races even if it was revealed years later that...
Arkansas Earthquakes Spawn Lawsuit
Feb 24 2014 // Fourteen families in central Arkansas have filed a lawsuit in connection with a series of earthquakes in Faulkner County that prompted the state in 2011 to ban the use of four natural-gas drilling disposal wells in a large...
Building Contaminants Suit Now a Class Action
Feb 24 2014 // A state district court judge granted class-action status to a lawsuit that claims contaminants sickened workers when the Louisiana Department of Revenue was housed for more than 20 years at a former Sears building in Baton...
