Latest Lawsuits Headlines
All the headlines from our Lawsuits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Jersey Court: Pet Sitter Can Sue Dog’s Owners Over Bite
Dec 27 2012 // A New Jersey appellate court says a woman injured by a dog she was being paid to watch can sue the animal’s owners. The Star-Ledger reports the Bergen County woman agreed to care for her neighbor’s golden...
Judge Approves $7.8 Billion Settlement in BP Class Action Suit
Dec 26 2012 // A U.S. judge last Friday gave final approval to BP Plc’s settlement with individuals and businesses who lost money and property in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The order only addressed the settlement of...
Toyota to Settle Acceleration Cases for More Than $1 Billion
Dec 26 2012 // Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to spend $1.1 billion to settle sweeping U.S. class-action litigation over claims that millions of its vehicles accelerate unintentionally, as the Japanese automaker seeks to move past the...
W.Va. Jury Finds Doctor, 2 Lawyers Filed False Asbestos Claims
Dec 26 2012 // A West Virginia radiologist and two Pennsylvania attorneys who were involved in thousands of asbestos lawsuits have been found guilty of civil racketeering for conspiring to fabricate claims against CSX Transportation. The...
Instagram Furor Triggers First Class Action Lawsuit
Dec 26 2012 // Facebook’s Instagram photo sharing service has been hit with what appears to be the first civil lawsuit to result from changed service terms that prompted howls of protest last week. In a proposed class action...
Lawsuit Focuses on Flood Insurance Claims, Classification of Basement
Dec 21 2012 // A recently filed class action lawsuit in New Jersey is alleging “improper handling” of certain flood insurance claims arising out of Hurricane Irene in 2011 and Superstorm Sandy in 2012. The lawsuit focuses on...
Fired Nurse Sues Oregon Hospital For $250K
Dec 21 2012 // A registered nurse who worked for three months at a Bend, Ore., hospital has sued for $250,000, contending she was fired for reporting the misdeeds of co-workers. The Bend Bulletin reported that according to the Circuit...
Attorneys Discuss Liability Insurance Coverage for Sandy Litigation
Dec 21 2012 // Homeowners, businesses, and municipalities in the tri-state area continue to rebuild and rebound from Superstorm Sandy. Often, large-scale devastation and destruction are followed by lawsuits against individuals and...
Lawsuits Cast Darker Shadow Over Banks Than Libor Fines
Dec 21 2012 // While banks appear to be brushing off record fines for rigging interbank interest rates, investors are starting to worry about a rising tide of civil lawsuits from disgruntled customers. UBS shares touched 18 month highs...
Young Michigan Immigrants Sue to Get Right To Drive
Dec 20 2012 // Three young people are suing the Michigan secretary of state over her refusal to grant driver’s licenses to applicants who can stay in the U.S. under a new federal immigration policy. The lawsuit, filed by the...
Family of Slain Arizona Border Patrol Agent Sues Officials
Dec 18 2012 // The family of a slain Arizona Border Patrol agent has sued federal officials over the botched “Fast and Furious” gun operation, claiming they should have known it created a risk to law enforcement...
Suit Alleges Excessive Force By New Mexico Police
Dec 18 2012 // A mentally disabled man who was shot by an Albuquerque, N.M. police officer has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city. The Albuquerque Journal reported that the lawsuit filed last week by Russell Tenorio alleges,...
Dozens Sue Pharmacy but Compensation Uncertain, Tenn. Attorney Says
Dec 17 2012 // Dennis O’Brien rubs his head as he details ailments triggered by the fungal meningitis he developed after a series of steroid shots in his neck: nausea, vomiting, dizziness, drowsiness, blurred vision, exhaustion and...
Wife Of Marine Shot By New Mexico State Police Sues
Dec 17 2012 // The wife of a troubled Marine veteran who killed himself after being shot by a New Mexico state police officer near Santa Fe two years ago is suing and disputing the police version of the events. An officer stopped...
Lawsuit Filed Over Ex-Utah Trooper’s DUI Arrests
Dec 17 2012 // A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the Utah Highway Patrol over alleged wrongful arrests for driving under the influence. Three attorneys filed the complaint Friday in 3rd District Court on behalf of what they...
Judgment Upheld in Arkansas Brain Surgery Lawsuit
Dec 17 2012 // The Arkansas Supreme Court has upheld an $11 million judgment in a medical malpractice lawsuit against an insurer for Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH), in a suit brought by a Mabelvale couple after a doctor...
Dakota Ranchers, Businessman Settle Wayward Bison Lawsuit
Dec 14 2012 // Three Dakotas ranchers and a Florida millionaire businessman have settled a lawsuit over damage allegedly caused by wayward bison, attorneys said. Bachmeier Farms and ranchers Nick Vollmuth and Gary Sandland claimed bison...
Illinois Judge Rejects Bid to Revive Cigarette Lawsuit
Dec 14 2012 // An Illinois judge has refused to reopen a class-action lawsuit that produced a $10.1 billion verdict against cigarette-maker Philip Morris, handing the plaintiffs their latest setback in legal action now more than a decade...
Brees California Lawsuit Claims His Charity Was Cheated
Dec 14 2012 // Saints quarterback Drew Brees and his foundation are suing one of the former organizers of his celebrity golf tournament in southern California, saying the organizer cheated benefactors of the foundation out of thousands...
Bank of America Sues Bond Insurer MBIA Over Tender Offer
Dec 14 2012 // Bank of America Corp. has sued bond insurer MBIA Inc. in a New York state court for allegedly interfering with a tender offer to buy MBIA’s bonds. At issue is a change MBIA sought to make to the terms of some bonds...
