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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...
U.S. Wants Gaylord’s Tennessee Flood Suit Against Army Corps Dismissed
Feb 14 2013 // A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments on whether to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Gaylord Entertainment Co. seeking money for property damage to its luxury hotel and convention center, the Grand Ole Opry and...
Cinemark Seeks Dismissal Of Colorado Theater Shooting Suits
Feb 14 2013 // Cinemark USA is asking a judge to dismiss lawsuits alleging the company failed to protect its customers from the July shootings at a Colorado movie theater that killed 12 and injured 70. The Denver Post reports Cinemark...
Apple CEO Cook Calls Lawsuit ‘Silly Sideshow’
Feb 13 2013 // Apple CEO Tim Cook calls a shareholder lawsuit against the company a “silly sideshow” but says he is open to looking at the shareholder’s proposals for sharing more cash with investors. Last week,...
Missouri House Panel Mulls Bill on Work Discrimination Lawsuits
Feb 13 2013 // Republicans are hoping the third time is a charm for a measure a Missouri House committee considered that would make it harder for employees to win lawsuits alleging workplace discrimination. Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon has...
Judge Denies Wells Fargo Attempt to Block Financial Crisis Suit
Feb 13 2013 // A federal judge on Tuesday denied Wells Fargo’s attempt to beat back a financial-crisis lawsuit by arguing it conflicted with an earlier settlement. District Judge Rosemary Collyer in Washington, who is supervising...
Court Rejects Appeal of Wasilla Homicide Lawsuit
Feb 12 2013 // The children of a woman killed by her husband at the home of a friend can’t collect damages from the homeowner because she engaged in a kiss and provocative dancing, Alaska Supreme Court ruled. The homeowner, who was...
Inmate Lawsuits Cost California $200M
Feb 12 2013 // Gov. Jerry Brown has begun aggressively challenging federal court oversight of California’s prison system by highlighting what he says is a costly conflict of interest: The private law firms representing inmates and...
Top 5 New Enhancements in Nonprofit Liability Coverage
Feb 11 2013 // Some people hold the misconception that directors, trustees and officers of nonprofit organizations do not have a meaningful exposure to personal liability. The reality is quite the opposite. The standards of conduct and...
Dallas-Based Prize Insurer Sues Lance Armstrong for $12M
Feb 8 2013 // A Dallas-based firm that specializes in insuring promotions and prizes has filed suit against Lance Armstrong seeking to recoup millions in prize money awarded to the former professional cyclist for winning the Tour de...
ACLU Settles Bias Lawsuit Filed By Southern California Latino Students
Feb 8 2013 // A suburban Los Angeles County school district and police department have agreed to revise policies to settle a racial profiling lawsuit filed by a group of Latino students who said they were rounded up at school and...
U.S., States Weigh Suing Moody’s Over Mortgage Ratings
Feb 8 2013 // The U.S. Justice Department and multiple states are discussing also suing Moody’s Corp. for defrauding investors, according to people familiar with the matter, but any such move will likely wait until a similar...
West Virginia Court Rules Negligent Mine Inspectors Can Be Sued
Feb 7 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 state Supreme Court ruled in handing a victory to the widows of two men...
Settlement In Hawaii School Sex Abuse Lawsuit
Feb 6 2013 // The state of Hawaii has agreed to pay $5 million to settle a sex assault lawsuit at the Hawaii Center for the Deaf and the Blind. Hawaii News Now reported the settlement means the Kapahulu school will remain open. Attorney...
Washington City, University Sued Over Student Kayaking Death
Feb 6 2013 // The mother of a Gonzaga University student who died on a kayaking trip sponsored by the city of Spokane is suing the university and the city. The lawsuit was filed by Susan Gormley, the mother of 18-year-old Christopher...
Chubb to Provide Loss Prevention Guide for Directors Dealing with M&A Litigation
Feb 6 2013 // The Chubb Group of Insurance Cos. has created a new loss prevention guide aimed at assisting directors and officers in preparing for litigation if their firm engages in a merger or acquisition. “Merger and...
