Latest Lawsuits Headlines
All the headlines from our Lawsuits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Idaho Hospital Faces Monopoly Lawsuit
Mar 27 2013 // A lawsuit has been filed against Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, Idaho contending the hospital prevented competition by controlling the area’s anesthesiologists and is overcharging patients. The Idaho Business...
Ex-Montana Workers Claim Hostility, Sex For Favors
Mar 26 2013 // Former Montana Disaster and Emergency Services employees claim the division’s chief of staff traded sex for favoritism with a subordinate, and that those who complained were met with hostility and ultimately forced...
SEC Approves Nasdaq Deal for Facebook IPO But Lawsuits Could Follow
Mar 26 2013 // U.S. regulators approved Nasdaq OMX Group’s $62 million compensation plan for firms that lost money in Facebook Inc.’s glitch-ridden market debut, a victory for the exchange operator that also set the stage for...
The Never Ending Snoball Fight
Mar 25 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...
PCI Slams Oregon Bad Faith Proposals
Mar 22 2013 // A handful of bills proposed in Oregon could hit consumers with nearly $200 million in cost increases and yield a rash of lawsuits, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, which is urging Oregon...
Kentucky Supreme Court Disbars ‘Godfather’ of Class Actions
Mar 22 2013 // An Ohio attorney known as the godfather of the modern class-action lawsuit was disbarred Thursday by the Kentucky Supreme Court, which cited Stanley Chesley’s actions in a $200 million settlement involving the makers...
Company Settles Oklahoma Man’s Employment Discrimination Lawsuit
Mar 21 2013 // A Nebraska-based company accused of refusing to hire an Oklahoma man because of his religious beliefs has settled a discrimination lawsuit in the case. Voss Lighting agreed to pay $82,500 to former job candidate Edward...
Goldman Avoids Class Action Over Gender Bias Claim; Court Allows Arbitration
Mar 21 2013 // Goldman Sachs Group Inc. on Thursday won a U.S. court order allowing it to send a former employee’s gender discrimination dispute to arbitration, rather than being forced to defend against her claims in a class...
Suit Filed By Parents of California University Student In Hazing Death
Mar 20 2013 // The parents of a California State University, Fresno freshman who died in 2012 of alcohol poising while pledging for a fraternity have filed a wrongful death suit against the fraternity and several of its members. Paul and...
Regulations Proposed in Texas for Lawsuit Financing
Mar 20 2013 // Texas lawmakers are seeking to rein in lenders who finance lawsuits. Under a bill considered in the Texas House Committee on the Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence, the lenders would have to abide by regulations that...
Governments Getting Into Patent Buying Business: Reuters
Mar 20 2013 // Patent competition in the United States is usually a fierce arena for private companies, but now the South Korean and French governments are suiting up. Both countries have launched patent-acquisition companies, with the...
Supreme Court Insurance Ruling a Setback for Class Action Claimants
Mar 20 2013 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a homeowner seeking to sue his insurer could not file suit in a state court considered friendly to plaintiffs. In a unanimous ruling that marks a setback for lawyers who file...
Supreme Court Nixes Bid to Bypass Federal Court on Class Actions
Mar 19 2013 // A plaintiff seeking class action status for a claim may not bypass federal court for a friendlier state court by agreeing to cap damages below the $5 million threshold for cases federal law says companies have a right to...
Suit Alleges Oregon Teen Burned During MRI
Mar 18 2013 // A teenage boy and his mother have sued a Portland hospital, alleging the boy was burned after a technician left metal discs on his body during a magnetic resonance imaging exam. The Oregonian reported that Aaron Lee and...
Court Throws Out Class Action Against JP Morgan Over Clearing Broker
Mar 18 2013 // A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday threw out a class action lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase & Co., making it easier for companies that clear trades to avoid being accountable to investors who are defrauded by their...
Iowa County Settles Lawsuits Over Strip Searches
Mar 15 2013 // Woodbury County officials in northwest Iowa have decided to pay three women a total of $385,000 to settle their lawsuits over strip searches at the county jail. Woodbury County Board Chairman Larry Clausen said the board...
