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Mom Sues Monster Over Teen’s Death in California
Jun 27 2013 // The mother of a teenager who died from cardiac arrhythmia last year is blaming his death on Corona, Calif.-based Monster Beverage Corp., alleging in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that his death was caused by habitually drinking...
Greenberg’s $25B Suit Against Government Over AIG Bailout Can Proceed
Jun 27 2013 // Maurice “Hank” Greenberg can continue his $25 billion lawsuit against the U.S. over losses from the bailout of his former company, American International Group Inc., without making claims on behalf of the...
Making the Most of Mediation
Jun 27 2013 // More litigation is resolved by mediation than by jury trials. Because of this, it is very important that insurance professionals understand the mediation process and learn how to make it effective. William Moye, an...
Oregon Sued Over Foster Abuse In Salem Home
Jun 26 2013 // Lawyers for 11 young children who reportedly suffered sexual abuse at a Salem, Ore., foster home have filed nearly $23 million in lawsuits against the state’s Department of Human Services. The lawsuits represent one...
4 Men Sue Boy Scouts, LDS Church in Idaho
Jun 26 2013 // Four men are suing the Mormon church and Boy Scouts of America in federal court, saying they were sexually abused while attending scouting functions in Idaho. Attorneys Gilion Dumas, Andrew Chasan and Timothy Walton filed...
Colleges Could Face Lawsuits Following Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling
Jun 26 2013 // The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action may force universities to re-examine their admissions policies and face waves of litigation about race- based admission. In a 7-1 ruling yesterday, the justices...
EPLI in Southern California Playing ‘Hard’ to Get
Jun 25 2013 // Employment practices in California is a known and growing concern for insurers, agents and employers, and that concern has some carriers ramping up rates dramatically or quietly pulling back from the area, say those...
Ex-AIG CEO Greenberg Must Face N.Y. Suit, Appeals Court Says
Jun 25 2013 // Former American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Maurice “Hank” Greenberg must face a fraud lawsuit brought by the New York attorney general, the state’s highest court ruled. The state can...
Supreme Court Extends Ban on Suits Against Generic Drugs
Jun 25 2013 // The U.S. Supreme Court reinforced its bar on lawsuits by patients against generic-drug makers, overturning a $21 million award to a woman who suffered debilitating injuries after taking a generic painkiller. The justices,...
Texas Town Sues Plant Owner Over Fertilizer Blast
Jun 24 2013 // Officials of the small Texas town devastated by an April 17 fertilizer plant blast that killed 15 people has filed suit against the plant owner and supplier. The lawsuit filed by West officials on June 21 seeks unspecified...
Special Olympics Idaho Sued Over Alleged Rape
Jun 24 2013 // The mother and husband of a Special Olympics Idaho athlete are suing the organization, alleging it was negligent in failing to protect the athlete from being raped during a Special Olympics event in Boise in July 2011. The...
Supreme Court Rejects Pfizer Bid for Shield From Asbestos Suits
Jun 24 2013 // The U.S. Supreme Court refused to shield Pfizer Inc. from some asbestos lawsuits connected to its Quigley Co. subsidiary, a bankrupt unit that stopped most operations in 1992. The justices today rejected Pfizer’s...
Florida Court Allows Californian’s Suit Against Miami Firms Tied to Mexican Resorts
Jun 24 2013 // A divided Florida Supreme Court is letting a lawsuit go ahead against a company that runs a resort in Mexico. The court ruled last Thursday that Shahla Cortez can proceed with her lawsuit against three Miami companies...
Lawsuit Filed Against Charter Bus Company Over Kentucky Crash
Jun 24 2013 // The parents of two students who were among those injured when a bus crashed on a Kentucky interstate as the group returned from a college campus visit have sued the charter bus operator, claiming the vehicle was not...
S.C. Sheriff’s Office Settles Lawsuit; Insurance Reserve Fund to Cover Costs
Jun 21 2013 // The York County sheriff’s office in South Carolina has reached a settlement with the family of a pedestrian struck and killed by a deputy’s patrol car. The Herald of Rock Hill reported the sheriff’s...
Ex-workers Sue Over Pay on Oregon Public Projects
Jun 21 2013 // Former workers on public projects say in a federal court suit in Eugene, Ore. they were underpaid and have asked for more than $3.5 million. The Eugene Register-Guard reported the suit names four former workers as...
Southern California Man Sues Costco Over Hepatitis A Outbreak
Jun 21 2013 // A Burbank man has sued Costco, claiming he got hepatitis A from frozen berries that have been linked to illnesses in eight states. City News Service reported Greg Patterson’s lawsuit is at least the fifth filed in...
Big Business the Winner in U.S. Supreme Court Class Actions
Jun 21 2013 // In a series of rulings this year, the U.S. Supreme Court has steered a consistent course against consumers or small businesses that want to bring class action lawsuits against corporate defendants. Comcast Corp, Whirlpool...
Liberty Law School in Virginia Demands Lawsuit Coverage From Hanover
Jun 20 2013 // Liberty University’s law school wants a judge to force its insurance company to pay for its defense in a lawsuit stemming from a same-sex-marriage custody battle. Virginia Lawyer’s Weekly reports that the...
Ebix, Goldman Sachs Terminate Merger Agreement Amid Probe
Jun 20 2013 // Ebix Inc., a supplier of software and E-commerce services to the insurance industry, announced that it and an affiliate of Goldman, Sachs & Co. have agreed to terminate their previously announced merger agreement. The...
