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Hanford Nuclear Contractor Settles Lawsuit For $1.1M
Apr 4 2013 // A contractor at the Hanford nuclear plant in Washington has agreed to pay $1.1 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the Justice Department claiming the company used federal money to lobby for new government customers for a...
Lawsuit Says Eli Lilly Warehouse Thieves Had Security Report
Apr 4 2013 // A federal lawsuit alleges that thieves who broke into a warehouse owned by Indianapolis, Ind.-based Eli Lilly and Co. warehouse years ago and stole more than $60 million worth of drugs obtained a copy of a report that...
The Never Ending Snoball Fight
Apr 4 2013 // Snowfall in Southern Louisiana is a rarity, but one doozy of a snowball fight has been ongoing since at least 2006 and has resulted in four separate lawsuits, now consolidated in the United States District Court for the...
Relatives Of Washington Woman Shot By Mistake File Suit
Apr 3 2013 // Relatives of a 20-year-old Tacoma, Wash., woman fatally shot by gang members in a case of mistaken identity are suing the state Corrections Department, saying it failed to supervise the felons charged in the case. The News...
‘Stranger Liability’ For California Wholesalers Settled, but Not Done
Apr 3 2013 // A few wholesalers groups are breathing a brief sigh of relief following a recent Los Angeles Superior Court decision in a lawsuit involving “stranger liability.” The issue was brought to light in Hull & Co....
Pennsylvania Borough Insurer Pays $98K in Cop-on-Cop Lawsuit
Apr 3 2013 // A Pittsburgh suburb’s insurer has paid $98,500 to settle a lawsuit filed by an Allegheny County police officer against local cops he claims roughed him up then filed false charges against him. Fifty-one-year-old...
Contractor Sued Over Joplin Tornado Waste
Apr 3 2013 // Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is suing a southwest Missouri company for allegedly dumping tornado waste from Joplin into an abandoned mine shaft. Koster on April 1 announced the suit against Bryan Weldon and...
Court Dismisses Alabama Catholic TV Station’s Suit Against Obamacare
Apr 2 2013 // An Alabama-based religious broadcasting organization is reviewing its options after a federal judge dismissed its lawsuit challenging part of the new federal health care law. U.S. District Judge Sharon Lovelace Blackburn...
Georgia Woman Wins Right to Sue ‘Girls Gone Wild’ Over Video
Apr 2 2013 // A Georgia woman whose image was used in advertisements for a “Girls Gone Wild” video without her authorization has grounds to sue the video’s producers under Georgia law, the state’s highest court...
Gulf Oil Spill Claims Czar Seeks Dismissal of BP Suit
Apr 2 2013 // The administrator of BP Plc’s settlement with thousands of people and businesses who sued over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill urged a federal judge on Monday to end the company’s lawsuit over how he...
Washington Woman Awarded $813,000 in Medical Suit
Apr 1 2013 // A Spokane jury awarded $813,000 this week to a woman whose foot was amputated following the wrong diagnosis by her physician. It was the second time a jury heard Darlene Turner’s medical malpractice suit against...
Relatives Sue Over University of Alabama Cheerleader Bus Crash
Apr 1 2013 // A family is suing over a fatal crash involving a bus that was carrying University of Alabama cheerleaders back to campus after the national championship football game in January. A statement released by the Beasley Allen...
Missouri House Passes Medical Provider Liability Limit
Apr 1 2013 // The Missouri House has approved legislation seeking to reinstate a cap on some damages in medical malpractice lawsuits that the state Supreme Court struck down last summer. Doctors say the cap helps control malpractice...
Missouri AG Files Suit over Lingering Fire at Landfill
Apr 1 2013 // Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster filed a lawsuit against the operators of a St. Louis County landfill where two years of underground smoldering is starting to emit a foul smell, alleging violations of state...
Big Banks Win Dismissal of Most LIBOR Rate Rigging Claims
Mar 31 2013 // The world’s biggest banks won a major victory on Friday when a U.S. judge dismissed a “substantial portion” of the claims in private lawsuits accusing them of rigging global benchmark interest rates. The...
Lloyd’s Sues N.H. Utility Company, Says Electrical Glitch Caused Fire
Mar 29 2013 // The insurer for a business at New Hampshire’s Hampton Beach has sued a utility, saying a February 2010 fire that destroyed a block of businesses was sparked by an electrical glitch. The suit says before the fire, an...
Hawaii Naturopathic Doctor Sued in Home Birth
Mar 29 2013 // A 28-year-old Manoa woman has filed a lawsuit against a Honolulu naturopathic doctor she says acted negligently and caused her son to suffer permanent brain injury. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Margaret Drake...
Black LAPD Officer Wins $1.2M Discrimination Suit
Mar 28 2013 // A black Los Angeles police officer was awarded $1.2 million by a Southern California jury Tuesday for his racial discrimination and harassment lawsuit against the city and department. Officer Earl Wright, a 23-year veteran...
Supreme Court Deals Another Blow to Class Actions with Comcast Decision
Mar 27 2013 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in favor of Comcast Corp. in an antitrust case over how much it charged cable TV subscribers, further curtailing the ability of people to pursue class action lawsuits. In a 5-4...
N.Y. Nassau Coliseum Workers to File Suits Over Asbestos Exposure
Mar 27 2013 // More than 100 workers are alleging that long-term exposure to asbestos at Nassau Coliseum has made them seriously ill. The plaintiffs represent current and former employees of the county-owned arena. They include...
