Latest Lawsuits Headlines
All the headlines from our Lawsuits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurer Fairfax Appeals SAC’s Dismissal From New Jersey Suit
Jun 4 2013 // Insurer Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. asked a New Jersey appeals court to reinstate its lawsuit against Steven A. Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors LP claiming a campaign of false negative information. The appeal, filed...
Insurers Sue Over Southern California School Abuse Settlement
Jun 3 2013 // Seven insurers have sued the Los Angeles school district to avoid paying a $30 million settlement to 58 alleged victims of child abuse at an elementary school. The insurers claim there was no relevant coverage under the...
Environmental Groups Sue Landowners Over Mountaintop Mining in West Virginia
Jun 3 2013 // Environmental activists say three reclaimed mountaintop removal mining sites are still polluting West Virginia waterways, and they’re suing the current landowners in a novel attempt to stop it. The lawsuits filed in...
Oregon City Employee Suing Over Co-Worker Scent
Jun 3 2013 // A Portland employee is suing the city, claiming she was sickened by a co-worker’s scented fragrance. The lawsuit from Bureau of Maintenance worker Julie Reynolds seeks $50,000 in damages. She has a condition called...
AIG Sues Ex-U.Va. Lax Player Over Claim
Jun 3 2013 // A former University of Virginia lacrosse player convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend was sued by American International Group over his refusal to answer questions from insurance investigators. In a May 20 court filing,...
Making the Most of Mediation, Part 1
Jun 3 2013 // Editor’s note: The following is the first of a two-part series on successful mediation practices. This segment covers preparation for mediation. More litigation is resolved by mediation than by jury trials. Because...
FLSA Suits Hit New Record High in 2013
Jun 3 2013 // Federal wage and hour lawsuits have reached a surprise record high, according to a report by law firm Seyfarth Shaw LLP. Cases filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in have continued to skyrocket in 2013, despite...
Ex-Chivas USA Employees File Discrimination Suit in California
May 31 2013 // Two former Chivas USA youth coaches have filed a discrimination lawsuit against the Major League Soccer team, claiming they were fired because they aren’t Mexican or Latino. The suit was filed Tuesday by Daniel...
Paterno Family Sues NCAA Over Penn State’s Sandusky Fine
May 31 2013 // Joe Paterno’s family has sued the National Collegiate Athletic Association over penalties levied against Pennsylvania State University and its football program for its role in the Jerry Sandusky sexual-abuse case. In...
Mississippi Homeowners Renew Lawsuit Against Exxon Over Alligators
May 31 2013 // Tom Christmas and his wife argue that they didn’t discover the 84-plus alligators on land next to their homestead until four years after they bought the property in southwest Mississippi. ExxonMobil Corp. counters...
AIG Ends a Bailout-Related Lawsuit Against N.Y. Federal Reserve
May 30 2013 // American International Group Inc. has agreed to end litigation against the Federal Reserve Bank of New York over whether the insurer retained the right after its 2008 taxpayer-funded bailout to sue over losses on...
Indiana Tech Sues Hospital She Says Denied Medical Leave
May 30 2013 // A southern Indiana woman asserts in a federal lawsuit that the hospital where she worked fired her after she requested medical leave in order to take care of her disabled son. Katherine Harner of Shoals sued Daviess...
Utility Sued Over Northern California Canal Break
May 30 2013 // Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has been hit by a pair of lawsuits over its handling of a canal failure two years ago that forced thousands of Placer County residents to ration water. The Sacramento Bee reported the suits...
Wrongful Death Suit Alleges Hazing Death at Florida University
May 30 2013 // A wrongful death lawsuit claims Bethune-Cookman University failed to stop fraternity hazing that led to the death of a Marching Wildcat band member. Marcus Thomas died in February 2012 when the car in which he was riding...
Allstate, Citigroup Settle Mortgage Securities Lawsuit
May 30 2013 // Allstate Corp. and Citigroup Inc. agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the insurer in New York state court accusing the bank of fraudulently selling hundreds of millions of dollars of mortgage-backed securities. Allstate,...
Mississippi Man Run Over by Lawnmower Sues Manufacturer
May 29 2013 // A lawsuit in Mississippi says a man was seriously injured after he was attacked by a swarm of yellow jackets, jumped off his riding lawnmower and was run over by the machine. Everardo Garfias claims a cut-off switch should...
North Carolina Town Files $10M Suit Over 2010 Dam Failure
May 29 2013 // The town of Hope Mills is suing to get $10 million to repair a dam that failed more than three years ago. It was the second dam to fail and empty the lake by the town. The first dam was breached in May 2003 when up to 8...
Greenberg Seeks Dismissal of Spitzer Reinsurance Lawsuit
May 28 2013 // New York’s highest court will hear arguments on Tuesday on whether to dismiss a lawsuit accusing Hank Greenberg of orchestrating sham transactions when he was head of insurance company American International Group...
Montana Workers File Lawsuits Against Medical Provider
May 28 2013 // Six lawsuits have been filed against Partnership Health Center in Missoula, Mont. by workers contending they were forced to work off the clock without pay, full-time workers being replaced with part-timers who don’t...
Hawaii Woman Sues Salvation Army, Claims Sex Abuse
May 28 2013 // A woman is suing the Salvation Army, claiming the organization moved a minister from Oahu to Maui after she reported he sexually abused her in the 1950s. Nancy Spencer’s lawsuit filed on Maui this week claims she was...
