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Judge Declines to Dismiss Emissions Suit Against ExxonMobil
May 6 2013 // A federal judge has declined to throw out a 2010 environmental lawsuit against ExxonMobil Corp. over emissions from its Baytown oil refinery. U.S. District Judge David Hittner in Houston adopted a magistrate’s April...
Kutcher’s Company Settles Reality Show Lawsuit In California
May 6 2013 // Ashton Kutcher’s production company has settled a lawsuit against the California Department of Motor Vehicles over a planned reality series focusing on the agency’s offices. Court records in Los Angeles show...
Florida Becomes 4th State to Sue BP Over Oil Spill
May 6 2013 // Florida has filed a lawsuit against British oil company BP and cement contractor Halliburton over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, becoming the fourth state to seek damages for the 2010 disaster. The suit faults BP for not...
Claims, Lawsuits Mount from Texas Fertilizer Blast
May 6 2013 // Insurance claims from the deadly April 17 Central Texas fertilizer facility explosion are expected to reach the $100 million mark excluding any insurance payments that may be triggered by lawsuits that have been filed as a...
Lawsuit Over Los Angeles Lap-Band Ads Settled
May 6 2013 // A company that promotes Lap-Band weight-loss surgery has agreed to pay $1.3 million to settle a false-advertising lawsuit in Southern California, with some of the money going to billboards warning the public about the...
Homeowners Lose Oregon Landslide Lawsuit
May 3 2013 // A jury has ruled that Benton County does not have to compensate a Colorado couple who lost their Corvallis-area home to a landslide. The suit filed by Bob and Gayna Flake claimed their more than $800,000 loss constituted...
California Lawsuit Claims Lead In Ginger, Plum Candies
May 3 2013 // California has filed a lawsuit against Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s and other food retailers, manufacturers and distributors, alleging the companies are selling lead-tainted ginger and plum candies without warning...
Opponents of Obamacare Sue Over IRS Rule on Tax Credits
May 3 2013 // A group of individuals and businesses filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration’s healthcare overhaul on Thursday, hoping to stop the law in states that have not set up new insurance exchanges. The complaint...
Parents of Deceased Tenn. State Player Sue School
May 3 2013 // The parents of a Tennessee State football player who died after collapsing during a practice last fall are suing the university for wrongful death. Wayne Jones III, a 19-year-old walk-on freshman defensive back, died Nov....
Court of Appeal Upholds California Commissioner’s Authority in Mercury Suit
May 2 2013 // The California Court of Appeal upheld a Los Angeles Superior Court ruling on Thursday by dismissing Mercury Insurance Co.’s lawsuit challenging Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones’ authority to decrease the...
Lawsuit Accuses Nevada Police Of Discrimination
May 2 2013 // An Elko, Nev. police officer claims she was forced to resign after three months on the job because of a hostile work environment. Cassandra Sabo is suing the city, three supervisors and the police chief in a lawsuit filed...
California Coffee Drinker, Safeway Settle Kona Coffee Lawsuit
May 2 2013 // Safeway Inc. and a California coffee drinker have agreed to settle a lawsuit claiming Safeway committed fraud by selling coffee labeled as a Kona blend even though it didn’t include much Kona coffee. Court documents...
New Mexico Applebee’s Sued Over Drunk Pedestrian’s Death
May 2 2013 // A Taos, N.M. restaurant is facing a lawsuit over allegations that it overserved a pedestrian who was struck and killed by a pickup. The Albuquerque Journal reported Julian Varela had a blood alcohol level four times the...
California Ranger Files Lawsuit For $1M Dorner Reward
May 1 2013 // A camp ranger whose truck was taken by Christopher Dorner filed a lawsuit Monday for the $1 million reward offered for information leading to the capture of the rogue ex-cop believed to have committed suicide after killing...
Miners’ Union Takes Unusual Legal Turn to Save Benefits in Bankruptcy
May 1 2013 // As mineworkers and retirees battle to salvage their pensions and benefits from the bankruptcy of Patriot Coal Corp., lawyers for their union are trying an unusual gambit – and one that may be a test case for...
Court Cuts Corps Back Out of New Orleans’ 17th St Canal Lawsuit
Apr 30 2013 // A federal appeals court ruling has added a new twist to a complicated legal property rights case along a canal that was breached during Hurricane Katrina, contributing to the floods over most of New Orleans. The 5th U.S....
Idaho Firm Pursues State Officials In IEN Lawsuit
Apr 30 2013 // Idaho’s former Department of Administration director and its chief technology officer are being targeted by a company that says they illegally denied it a role in a $60 million broadband deal. Syringa Networks now...
GE to Pay $40M to Settle Suit Accusing It of Misleading Investors in 2008
Apr 30 2013 // General Electric Co. agreed to pay $40 million to settle a shareholder lawsuit accusing the company of misleading investors about its health during the 2008 financial crisis, court papers show. Shareholders accused GE and...
Nevada Capitol Police Chief Sues Over Firing
Apr 29 2013 // Former Nevada Capitol Police Chief Tom Navin is suing the Nevada Department of Public Safety, claiming he was wrongfully terminated for failing a physical. Navin, in his district court suit filed this week, contends he was...
Lawsuits from Texas Fertilizer Plant Blast now Total 6
Apr 29 2013 // The deadly Central Texas fertilizer facility explosion has now spawned six lawsuits, including one from the family of a volunteer firefighter killed in the blast. Fourteen people died and more than 200 were injured by the...
