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Settlement OK’d Over Louisiana Citizens Katrina, Rita Claims
Feb 1 2013 // Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has finalized a $20 million settlement related to claims handled after hurricanes Katrina and Rita, wrapping up one of two remaining storm-related settlements that have weighed...
Kentucky Coal Company Sues Worker Who Filed Safety Complaints
Feb 1 2013 // The federal agency that oversees mine safety claims a western Kentucky coal company broke the law by filing a lawsuit against a former worker who complained about unsafe working conditions. Using a federal law designed to...
Next Battle in Patent Wars: Smartphone Cases
Jan 31 2013 // The smartphone patent wars have lit up courtrooms around the world. Next up: the smartphone case wars. The makers of protective cases that shield cell phones from coffee spills and sticky-fingered toddlers are entangled in...
Southern California School Leaders Sued Over Teacher Sex Abuse
Jan 31 2013 // The current Los Angeles schools superintendent and five of his predecessors in Southern California have been sued on grounds that they systematically covered up complaints about teacher sex abuse of students over the past...
Court to Des Moines, Iowa: Stop Franchise Fee Lawsuit Opt Out Letters
Jan 30 2013 // The city of Des Moines, Iowa, has been ordered by a judge to stop asking individuals and businesses to opt out of a lawsuit in which the city was found to have collected illegal fees from gas and electric customers. The...
Nebraska Bicyclist Sues Homeowners over Crash on Trail
Jan 30 2013 // The past and current owners of a south Lincoln, Neb., home are being sued by a man who was hurt when he crashed his bike on a trail near the house in 2011. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that Christopher Hepburn of...
Florida Marks I-75 Crash Anniversary; Tragedy Triggers Safety Measures, Lawsuits
Jan 29 2013 // The pre-dawn traffic moved fast on Interstate 75 through Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park outside Gainesville. The highway had been closed for hours after thick fog combined with smoke from a nearby wildfire reduced...
Trial Under Way In Southern California Hip Joint Replacement Suit
Jan 29 2013 // A lawsuit that accuses Johnson & Johnson of knowingly marketing a faulty hip implant that lawyers say left thousands of people with crippling problems or in need of replacement surgeries is underway. The fraud and...
Ex-Police Chief in Oregon Sues for Wrongful Termination
Jan 29 2013 // A federal judge in Oregon has partially dismissed a lawsuit alleging wrongful termination by former Sunriver police chief Michael Kennedy. But Kennedy’s attorney told the Bulletin that aspects of the case that were...
SEC Immune from Investors’ Suit Over Madoff, Says Appeals Court
Jan 29 2013 // Investors who said they lost money in Bernard Madoff’s fraud may not pursue a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for missing the swindler’s Ponzi scheme, a federal appeals court said on...
The Hanover Enhances Technology Product Suite
Jan 28 2013 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. is enhancing its technology product suite to build on the company’s suite of specialized products for small to mid-sized technology companies, with a focus on its errors and...
Mistrial Declared in Cincinnati Bengal Cheerleader Libel Suit
Jan 28 2013 // Jurors in a courtroom in Covington, Ky., couldn’t decide whether two lewd posts about a former Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader were substantially true or not, leading a federal judge to declare a mistrial Friday in...
Lawsuits Against Birth Control Benefit Appear Supreme Court Bound
Jan 28 2013 // The legal challenges over religious freedom and the birth control coverage requirement in President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul appear to be moving toward the U.S. Supreme Court. Faith-affiliated charities,...
Court Considers Travelers Case Limiting Class Actions
Jan 28 2013 // The U.S. Supreme this month weighed whether to impose new limits on class-action lawsuits, as it reviewed whether a homeowner’s lawsuit against his insurer belonged in a state court considered friendly to...
California Wholesalers Fret Over Upcoming Legal Decision
Jan 28 2013 // A pending legal battle that could expose wholesalers in California to more lawsuits was the centerpiece of talk at the California Insurance Wholesalers Association conference in San Diego in mid-January. During the...
Former Idaho Probation Employee Alleges Gender Bias In Lawsuit
Jan 25 2013 // A former Idaho probation and parole employee is accusing her administrators of gender discrimination and creating a hostile work environment and emotional distress after her brief relationship with a co-worker turned...
Wife Files Lawsuit In Hawaii Police Restraint Death
Jan 25 2013 // A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in the case of a Hawaii man who died while being restrained by police. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Michele Y.M.H. Torres, the wife of 37-year-old Aaron Torres, is suing the...
California AG Sues Apparel Makers in China and India over Pirated Software
Jan 24 2013 // California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris filed lawsuits on Thursday against two international apparel manufacturers for gaining an unfair advantage over American companies by using pirated software in the production of...
Father Sues Central California County Over Death Of Son
Jan 23 2013 // A father suing Fresno County claims social workers in the central California region didn’t protect his 10-year-old son who was killed by his mother’s boyfriend. Trial begins Tuesday in Joseph Hudson’s...
Match.Com Calls Vegas Woman’s Lawsuit ‘Absurd’
Jan 23 2013 // An online dating service says a Las Vegas woman has no legal basis for her lawsuit seeking $10 million after she was matched with a man who hid in her garage and brutally attacked her. Mary Kay Beckman filed suit in U.S....
