Latest Lawsuits Headlines
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Schwab Loses Bid to Halt Regulatory Discipline Over Right to Sue
May 13 2012 // A federal court judge on Friday threw out a lawsuit by Charles Schwab Corp. that sought to stop its regulator from bringing a disciplinary case against the company for trying to take away customers’ rights to sue it...
Law Firm Dewey & LeBoeuf Fires 450 People; Laid-Off Worker Files Suit
May 11 2012 // Dewey & LeBoeuf has terminated about 450 people at its New York office effective today, May 11, according to a lawsuit filed by an employee who complained the law firm failed to give her adequate notice. The employees...
Florida Supreme Court Hears Class Action Arbitration Argument
May 11 2012 // A pay day loan company’s lawyer argued this week that the Florida Supreme Court must uphold a contract provision prohibiting customers from banding together in class action arbitration cases against the firm because...
Prison Inmates Sues Over Broken Toe, Seeking $2.2M
May 10 2012 // A Montana State Prison inmate is suing five prison employees for the physical and mental trauma he says he suffered after getting his foot caught in a grain auger at the prison dairy. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported...
Honda Wins Reversal of Small Claims MPG Judgment
May 10 2012 // Honda Motor Co. has won the reversal of a $9,867 small-claims judgment awarded to an owner who claimed the Japanese automaker fraudulently overstated the fuel economy of her Civic hybrid car. The decision by California...
Famed Dinosaur Expert Testifies In Montana Lawsuit
May 8 2012 // A dinosaur expert who was an adviser for the “Jurassic Park” films testified in a lawsuit between his employer and a developer whose plan to use the paleontologist’s fame to launch a luxury development...
Billings Settles Lawsuit Over Chase, Fatal Crash
May 8 2012 // The family of a Billings, Mont. nurse who was killed by a drunken driver while he was fleeing police has settled its wrongful death lawsuit against the city and Yellowstone County for $400,000. Billings attorney Chris...
Women Allege Sexual Bias, Harassment at Kentucky’s Maker’s Mark
May 8 2012 // Five women are suing Maker’s Mark Distillery Inc. in federal court, claiming discrimination and sexual harassment. All of the women have worked on the bottling line, dipping the bottles of bourbon whiskey in red...
Blue Cross Fights North Carolina Claim It Blocks Competition
May 8 2012 // North Carolina’s Blue Cross plan and the national Blue Cross licensing organization asked a federal court to reject a lawsuit claiming the company’s network of insurance plans across the country are limiting...
Utah Counties Sue BLM Over Road Dispute
May 7 2012 // State officials say 10 Utah counties have sued the federal government over title to thousands of miles of roads that cross public land in the state, and 12 more counties are expected to follow suit next week. Utah Chief...
Texas Investigates Beleaguered Dallas Hospital
May 7 2012 // Texas regulators have launched an investigation into new allegations that a beleaguered public hospital in Dallas fired a social worker after she filed a complaint that her superiors had asked her to violate safety...
North Dakota Family Files Federal Suit Against Nursing Home
May 7 2012 // The family of a man who resided in a Grand Forks nursing home until he died in January is suing the elder care facility in federal court. The complaint against Valley Homes and Services accuses Valley Eldercare Center of...
Connecticut City Faces Lawsuit in Fatal Christmas Day Fire
May 7 2012 // The father of three girls killed in a Christmas morning fire in Connecticut is accusing the city of Stamford of allowing the house to become a fire trap by failing to properly oversee construction, his attorney said last...
UC, FBI Reach Settlement in Berkeley Raid Suit
May 7 2012 // The FBI and University of California have agreed to pay $100,000 and destroy computer files to settle a lawsuit stemming from a raid on the offices of two groups in Berkeley. Long Haul Inc. and East Bay Prisoner Support...
West Virginia Driver Data Access Eased
May 7 2012 // Individuals in West Virginia involved in a traffic accident will soon be able to access the other driver’s insurance coverage before filing a lawsuit under a new disclosure law. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin signed into law...
N.Y. Court Ruling May Open Door for More Asbestos Suits Against Pfizer
May 7 2012 // A New York federal appellate court ruling last month could allow more asbestos liability suits to proceed against pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. The appellate court’s decision affirms the previous ruling last year from...
Settlement Reached in Maine Class-Action Disability Lawsuit
May 4 2012 // A federal judge in Maine has approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit on behalf of 40 people with long-term disabilities who wanted opportunities to live outside nursing homes. District Judge Nancy Torreson on...
Burned Couple Settles Wildfire Suit For $6M
May 4 2012 // A badly burned Santa Barbara couple has settled their wildfire lawsuit against a property owner for $6 million. Lance and Carla Hoffman were overtaken by flames and nearly killed in the November 2008 Tea Fire, which was...
Nebraska’s Tierone Banking Company Settles Lawsuit
May 4 2012 // A lawsuit that said Lincoln-based TierOne Corp. misled investors has been settled for $3.1 million. The Lincoln Journal Star reported the lawsuit filed in May 2010 said TierOne issued false or misleading financial...
Suit: Cruise Operator Negligent In Texas Passenger Death
May 4 2012 // Carnival Cruise Lines is being sued for negligence by relatives of a woman who bled to death after falling on a water glass in her room last year. The suit this week in federal court in Galveston, Texas says 39-year-old...
