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Suit Says Paramedics Blocked From Aiding Woman in Northern California
Jul 20 2012 // A negligence lawsuit says San Jose, Calif. police officers prevented paramedics from helping a dying gunshot victim. The San Jose Mercury News says 48-year-old Verna Lisa Hollins was shot by neighbor Robert Turner two...
Congress Looking to Rein In ‘Patent Trolls’
Jul 19 2012 // A relatively obscure government agency at the center of a high stakes battle between the companies that make smartphones – Apple, Samsung Electronics, HTC and others – could well be headed for big changes. The...
Injured Occupy Protester Sues Portland Police
Jul 18 2012 // An Occupy Portland protester has filed a federal lawsuit accusing police of excessive force during a demonstration last fall in which he says his back was injured. Justin James Bridges says he was swept up in a crowd Nov....
Penn State Could Face Years of Litigation
Jul 18 2012 // Penn State University could face years of litigation over Jerry Sandusky’s abuse of children, but the school is also doing some things that may limit the damage, according to lawyers with experience in such...
Arkansas Rice Farmers Sue Texas Company Over Hybrid Rice
Jul 18 2012 // A group of Arkansas rice farmers has sued a company that produces hybrid seed, claiming that RiceTec Inc. supplied them with seed that produced an inferior crop and sometimes didn’t grow well enough to be...
Bank of America Settles Mortgage Fraud Lawsuit with Bond Insurer Syncora
Jul 18 2012 // Bank of America Corp. has agreed to pay $375 million to settle a case brought by bond insurer Syncora Guarantee over toxic mortgage-backed securities at the center of the 2008 financial crisis. Syncora sued Bank of America...
China Reinsurance Company Licenses AIR’s Suite of Cat Models
Jul 18 2012 // Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide announced that China Property & Casualty Reinsurance Company Ltd. (CPCR) has licensed its typhoon, earthquake, and multiple-peril crop insurance models for China to better...
Former Prison Employee Files Lawsuit Over Virus
Jul 17 2012 // A woman who worked at the Montana Women’s Prison while she was pregnant has filed a lawsuit alleging she contracted a virus that caused her child to suffer severe neurological damage. The Billings Gazette reported...
Casino Waitresses in Pennsylvania Sue Over Maternity Policy
Jul 17 2012 // Two former cocktail servers at a Philadelphia-area casino say they lost their jobs after becoming pregnant because of an unfair weight policy. The complaint filed earlier this month against Parx Casino in Bensalem says the...
Judge Dismisses Suit Over Arrest In Arkansas
Jul 12 2012 // A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the city of Springdale filed by the former mayor of an Oklahoma town. The Springdale Morning News reported that U.S. District Judge Jimm Larry Hendren dismissed the suit Monday. The...
Theme Park Sued For Barring Amputees From Coaster
Jul 12 2012 // Universal Studios Hollywood has been sued for barring amputees from a theme park roller coaster. The Los Angeles Times reported the federal court lawsuit contends two men were kept off the Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride in...
Suit Says Hyundai Inflated 40 Mph Claim
Jul 12 2012 // A California lawsuit says Hyundai’s Elantra vehicle doesn’t get the advertised 40 miles per gallon. Santa Monica-based Consumer Watchdog joined Elantra buyer Louis Bird in the Sacramento lawsuit claiming...
Wisconsin Court: Insurer Must Defend ‘Junk’ Fax Lawsuit
Jul 11 2012 // A Milwaukee heating and air conditioning company’s insurance provider must defend the business against allegations it sent out an unsolicited “junk” fax in violation of federal law, a state appeals court...
AIG Files Lawsuit Against IRS Seeking $30.2M in Tax Interest
Jul 9 2012 // American International Group, the insurance giant saved by a massive federal bailout, wants some tax money back — from 1991. AIG is suing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in Federal Claims Court in Washington, D.C....
AMR Sues Retired Workers Over Health Benefits
Jul 9 2012 // Dallas-based American Airlines and its parent company are suing to stop providing health care and life insurance benefits to current retirees. AMR Corp. and American filed the lawsuit on July 6 as part of their bankruptcy...
Idaho Man Wins $888K In Discrimination Lawsuit
Jul 9 2012 // A federal jury has awarded nearly $888,000 in damages to a man who said his Idaho employer discriminated against him because he is Hispanic. The Times-News reported Ricky Garcia began working for PSI Environmental Systems...
Texas City Hit With Police Sex Discrimination Suit
Jul 5 2012 // The Justice Department sued the city of Corpus Christi on Tuesday, alleging the Police Department discriminated in hiring women by using a physical ability test few female applicants have been able to pass. Federal...
Vermont Seeks Immunity From Workers’ Overtime Lawsuit
Jul 5 2012 // The state can assert it is immune from a lawsuit by more than 700 state employees, a judge has ruled, in a case where the workers say they were paid hourly rates when they worked more than 40 hours a week but should have...
Thousands of California Doctors File Lawsuit Against Aetna
Jul 3 2012 // A lawsuit filed on Tuesday by the Los Angeles County Medical Association (LACMA), California Medical Association (CMA) and a coalition of health care organizations and providers accuses Aetna Health of California of...
N.Y. Judge: Aon’s Poaching Suit Against Alliant Can Proceed
Jul 3 2012 // A New York court ruled last week that Aon Risk Services Northeast can proceed with its lawsuit against California-based Alliant Insurance Services involving employment covenants. Aon alleged that several of its former...
