Latest Lawsuits Headlines
All the headlines from our Lawsuits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Family Of Man Shot By Police in Hawaii Files Lawsuit
Feb 27 2013 // The family of a man shot to death by Kauai police a year ago in Hawaii has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the department, Kauai County and the officer involved in the shooting. The suit was filed by the family of...
Judge Leans Toward Letting Jackson Suit in California Continue
Feb 27 2013 // A judge says she is inclined to allow a lawsuit by Michael Jackson’s mother against concert promoter AEG she claims is responsible for her son’s death to go to trial on a single claim. Superior Court Judge...
Minnesota Jury Awards $4.7 Million in Ship Lawsuit
Feb 25 2013 // A Duluth, Minn., dock company owes nearly $4.7 million for repairs and lost profits to the owner of a coal freighter that partially sunk in the Duluth-Superior Harbor. The Duluth News Tribune reports the jury made the...
California Best Buy Stores Must Pay $875K In Pricing Suit
Feb 25 2013 // A Riverside County judge has ordered Best Buy Stores to pay nearly $900,000 and to institute a special discount program to settle a lawsuit alleging the company charged more than advertised prices at some California...
South Carolina Soldier Sues Over Mortgage Insurance Rate
Feb 25 2013 // An Army sergeant based in South Carolina has filed a federal lawsuit accusing a mortgage company of not obeying a law that requires limits on interest rates for active-duty members of the military. Raymond Wray is based at...
Negligent Mine Inspectors Can Be Sued
Feb 25 2013 // Private and federal mine safety inspectors can be held liable and sued when a negligent inspection results in the wrongful death of a coal miner, the West Virginia Supreme Court ruled in handing a victory to the widows of...
Indiana Man Sues over Crash That Killed His Wife
Feb 22 2013 // The husband of a northeastern Indiana woman who died when a semi-trailer rear-ended two cars in January is suing the truck driver and the truck’s owner. The federal lawsuit seeks at least $75,000 in damages in the...
Fired Coach Sues Northern California Diocese
Feb 22 2013 // A former Catholic high school coach is suing the Diocese of Sacramento in Northern California claiming he was fired in retaliation for reporting sexual hazing by his players. Officials at Vallejo’s St. Patrick-St....
California School District Sued Over Yoga Program
Feb 22 2013 // An attorney representing a family bent out of shape over a public school yoga program in the beach city of Encinitas filed a lawsuit Wednesday to stop the district-wide classes. In the lawsuit filed in San Diego Superior...
Securities Regulator OKs Schwab Ban on Class Actions by Clients
Feb 21 2013 // Charles Schwab Corp. can ban its clients from bringing class action lawsuits, a securities industry regulatory panel ruled Thursday in a sweeping decision that is likely to influence other U.S. brokerage firms to follow...
Idaho Forest Companies Seek Lawsuit Protections
Feb 21 2013 // Idaho’s private forestry companies want to buttress their protections against federal wildfire lawsuits that they say have been costly for companies elsewhere. Idaho Forest Group lobbyist Jeremy Chou told the House...
Stricken Cruise Passengers Bring Class Action Against Carnival
Feb 21 2013 // The owner of the stricken Carnival Triumph cruise ship was hit by a lawsuit seeking class action status for stranding more than 3,000 passengers for five days on a ship without electricity or adequate sanitation. Carnival...
Former Oregon Resident Files $16M Sex-Abuse Suit Against Church
Feb 19 2013 // A 34-year-old woman who was raised near Portland, Ore. has filed a $16 million lawsuit, alleging she was the victim of sexual abuse as a teenager. The Oregonian newspaper reported that Cristie Prasnikar, who now lives out...
Parents Of Dead Soldier Sue Diet Supplement Maker in California
Feb 19 2013 // Parents of a soldier who died after taking a dietary supplement called Jack3d (pronounced `jacked’) have sued the makers and retailer for wrongful death in California. U-T San Diego reported Michael Sparling’s...
Court: Iowa Farmers Who Host Tours Can Be Liable
Feb 19 2013 // Farmers who host educational tours for the public are not shielded from personal injury lawsuits under a law meant to promote recreation on private lands, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled. The owners of a dairy farm in...
Iowa House Approves Bill to Limit Sledding Suits
Feb 19 2013 // Lawmakers in the Iowa House have approved a bill designed to limit municipal liability if someone is injured sledding on city property. The measure was approved 55-45 on Fe. 13. It was sponsored by Republican Rep. Chip...
Former BNSF Employee Awarded $1.7M in Montana lawsuit
Feb 17 2013 // A jury has awarded a former BNSF Railway Co. employee $1.7 million in damages in a civil lawsuit. The Great Falls Tribune reported jurors found BNSF negligently injured Robert Dannels’ spine by assigning him work...
Carnival Cruise Ship Passengers Have Little Cause to Sue
Feb 17 2013 // After four days on a crippled cruise ship with overflowing toilets, stifling heat and hours-long waits for food, at least one passenger from the Carnival Triumph is seeking legal revenge. But lawyers familiar with cruise...
Judicial Panel Centralizes Meningitis Litigation in Massachusetts
Feb 17 2013 // A judicial panel ruled on Feb. 12 that all suits filed against a pharmacy linked to a multi-state fungal meningitis outbreak will be heard in federal court in Massachusetts. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict...
Montana City Settles Excessive Force Lawsuit With Felon For $105K
Feb 15 2013 // The Montana city of Billings is paying a convicted felon $105,000 to settle a federal lawsuit that claimed a former police officer used excessive force when he shot the man six times as he fled the scene of a robbery in...
