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Sierra Club Sues BNSF Over Coal Dust From Trains in Washington
Jun 10 2013 // The Sierra Club is suing Burlington Northern Santa Fe in federal court in Seattle over coal dust that blows off trains into Washington rivers and Puget Sound. The suit says the railway sends an average of four trains or...
Washington Farmers Sue Monsanto Over GMO Wheat
Jun 10 2013 // Two wheat growers in Washington state have filed suit against Monsanto over the unauthorized release of genetically modified wheat. The lawsuit claims the discovery of the unapproved wheat has hurt farmers’ export...
Fracking Companies Silence Water Complaints With Sealed Settlements
Jun 10 2013 // Chris and Stephanie Hallowich were sure drilling for natural gas near their Pennsylvania home was to blame for the headaches, burning eyes and sore throats they suffered after the work began. The companies insisted...
Washington Public Employee Fired Over Fruit Pie Suing City
Jun 7 2013 // A Bridgeport, Wash. public works employee who was fired by the mayor for shoplifting a $1.69 fruit pie is filing a wrongful termination lawsuit against the city. Mayor Marilynn Lynn told The Wenatchee World the value of...
Farmers, Safety Group Sue Monsanto Over Biotech Wheat
Jun 7 2013 // American wheat farmers and a food safety advocacy group filed a lawsuit Thursday against biotech seed developer Monsanto Co., accusing the company of failing to protect the U.S. wheat market from contamination by its...
S&P Wins Transfer of Ratings Lawsuits by States to Federal Court in New York
Jun 7 2013 // Standard & Poor’s and its parent company McGraw Hill Financial Inc. on Thursday won a ruling that moves 15 lawsuits in which they were accused of fraudulently inflating credit ratings to a single federal...
Oklahoma Supreme Court Invalidates Civil Justice Law
Jun 7 2013 // A civil justice reform measure hailed in 2009 as the most comprehensive bill to ever affect Oklahoma’s legal system has been declared unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court. In a 7-2 decision, the...
Kansas Farmer Sues Monsanto over GMO Wheat Discovery
Jun 6 2013 // A Kansas farmer has sued seed giant Monsanto over the recent discovery of genetically engineered experimental wheat in an 80-acre field in Oregon, claiming the company’s gross negligence hurt U.S. growers by driving...
Court Dismisses State’s Suit Against NCAA Over Penn State Sandusky Fines
Jun 6 2013 // The National Collegiate Athletic Association won the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging sanctions against Pennsylvania State University for its role in the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse scandal. The lawsuit brought by Governor...
West Virginia Woman Sues Sheriff Over Alleged Facebook Firing
Jun 6 2013 // A secretary who says she was fired over a Facebook posting made from her home computer and on her own time is suing a West Virginia sheriff’s department for federal civil rights violations. Sonya Olako said she was...
Nebraska Sued Over Immigrant Driver’s License Policy
Jun 5 2013 // A federal lawsuit has been filed against Nebraska over the state’s denial of driver’s licenses for young immigrants who have gotten work permits and avoided deportation under an Obama administration...
Helicopter Maker Fights Suit by Tennessee Soldiers’ Families Over Deadly Crash
Jun 5 2013 // A federal judge will rule in coming weeks whether the families of two Tennessee National Guard members can sue the makers of a helicopter in which the soldiers died. According to the Knoxville News Sentinel, the case...
President Obama Issues Executive Orders to Curb ‘Patent Trolling’
Jun 4 2013 // President Barack Obama took steps on Tuesday intended to limit frivolous patent lawsuits, a practice referred to as “patent trolling.” Lawsuits brought by companies that do not make or sell anything but merely...
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...
