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Texas Lawmaker: Windpool’s Ike Litigation Costs Still Rising
Oct 29 2012 // Texas’ insurer of last resort for coastal property has paid out more than $1.2 billion in individual litigation costs related to Hurricane Ike, which struck in 2008, one state lawmaker says. Information released by...
U.S. Suing Tulsa Restaurant Chain over Unpaid Wages
Oct 29 2012 // The Department of Labor announced it is suing a Tulsa, Okla.-area restaurant chain over nearly $1 million in unpaid wages it alleges the business owes to more than 220 employees. The lawsuit was filed earlier this week in...
New York City Settles Lawsuit in Hot Playground Case
Oct 26 2012 // New York City has agreed to pay $17,500 to a Brooklyn family of a toddler scorched by playground equipment. The family of Paula Spolar had charged that irresponsible design at the Brooklyn Bridge Park resulted in their...
Lawsuit Filed in Oklahoma over Scientology-Linked Center Death
Oct 26 2012 // The mother of a Claremore man found dead last year at an eastern Oklahoma drug rehab center with ties to the Church of Scientology filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Wednesday against the facility, alleging staff was...
Businesses Call for Controls on Litigation Funding Firms
Oct 26 2012 // A business lobby group has called on the U.S. Congress to regulate companies that provide financing for commercial lawsuits, describing the practice as “coercive enterprise.” The U.S. Chamber of Commerce...
Former Southern California Auto Club Agent Sues Insurer for ‘Illegal Practice’
Oct 25 2012 // A former insurance agent has filed a class action lawsuit in Southern California against Auto Club over what she alleges is an “illegal commission scheme” that penalizes agents who sell policies to people who...
N.Y. Auto Repair Shop’s Lawsuit Against Progressive Allowed to Proceed
Oct 24 2012 // A New York-based auto body shop has been allowed to move forward with its lawsuit that accuses Progressive Insurance Group Company and its affiliates of deceptive acts and practices. The ruling last week by the Appellate...
Story: Cruise Sues Magazine in California Court for $50M
Oct 24 2012 // Actor Tom Cruise has filed a lawsuit in a California court against the publisher of Life & Style magazine over a story that suggested he abandoned his daughter, Suri, according to an article on Wednesday in...
U.S. Sues Bank of America Over Alleged ‘Hustle’ Mortgage Fraud
Oct 24 2012 // The United States filed a civil mortgage fraud lawsuit against Bank of America Corp., accusing it of selling thousands of toxic home loans that later defaulted to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, leading to more than $1 billion...
Meningitis Lawsuits: Product Liability or Medical Malpractice?
Oct 24 2012 // Victims of a deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak are starting to sue the physicians and clinics that administered tainted steroid shots, and the success of the suits could hinge on whether judges decide the injections are...
Lawsuit: New Mexico Agency Hurt Disabled Clients
Oct 23 2012 // A Clovis, N.M.-based nonprofit organization dedicated to “enhancing the lives of people with disabilities” is facing a lawsuit from clients for neglect and exploitation. The Albuquerque Journal reported that a...
Rep. Frank Defends JPMorgan Against Lawsuit Over Bear Stearns
Oct 23 2012 // Democratic Congressman Barney Frank defended the nation’s largest bank on Monday, saying in a statement that the government was wrong to go after JPMorgan Chase & Co. for the alleged misdeeds of Bear...
FDA Investigating 5 Deaths for Possible Tie to Monster Energy Drink
Oct 23 2012 // The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday that it is investigating reports of five deaths that may be associated with Monster Beverage Corp.’s namesake energy drink, and the company’s shares fell...
Families Signing on to Wisconsin Pipeline Spill Suit
Oct 22 2012 // More than 90 families in the Town of Jackson, Wis. have signed on to a planned lawsuit over a pipeline spill. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported the families have retained two personal injury law firms to represent...
Former New Mexico Sheriff’s Assistant Sues
Oct 22 2012 // A former administrative assistant for Bernalillo County Sheriff Dan Houston has filed a lawsuit in New Mexico claiming the sheriff created a hostile workplace for women. Deborah Garcia provided a copy of her Aug. 28...
California Groups Sue EPA Over Vehicle Fees For Smog
Oct 22 2012 // California environmental groups have filed a lawsuit protesting a decision to combat San Joaquin Valley smog by increasing automobile registration fees instead of fining industrial polluters. The lawsuit filed Friday in...
Meningitis Toll Rises; Pharmacy Owners Sued
Oct 22 2012 // Executives at the Boston-area pharmacy whose steroid shots have been linked to a deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak have been sued in a bid to freeze their personal assets, while the death toll in the scandal rose to 21, with...
Nationwide to Settle Harleysville Policyholder Class Action for $26M
Oct 22 2012 // Nationwide, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, has agreed to settle litigation related to its merger with Pennsylvania-based Harleysville Insurance. The $26 million settlement relates to In re Harleysville Mutual, a...
Kansas Court Upholds Limits on Damages in Lawsuits
Oct 22 2012 // Kansas will continue to limit compensation for pain and suffering to $250,000 in personal injury lawsuits following a recent state Supreme Court ruling in the case of a woman whose doctor removed the wrong ovary from her...
Nationwide Settles Harleysville Merger Suit
Oct 22 2012 // Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. announced on Oct. 11 that it has agreed to settle litigation related to the merger with Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co. The $26 million settlement relates to In re Harleysville Mutual, a...
