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Bank Files Foreclosure Suit Against Arkansas Lieutenant Governor
Sep 24 2012 // A bank is suing to foreclose on the Springdale, Ark., home of Lt. Gov. Mark Darr, who says he didn’t realize how far behind he was on the payments. Darr won the lieutenant governor’s post in 2010. He is a...
New York Inmates Sue for Dental Floss and $500 Million
Sep 24 2012 // Some jail inmates are trying to put a $500 million bite on a suburban New York county in a lawsuit demanding access to dental floss. Eleven inmates in the Westchester County jail in Valhalla say in a federal civil rights...
Delaware Court Allows Blockbuster $305 Million Attorneys’ Fee
Sep 24 2012 // Two law firms were poised on Friday to collect a blockbuster $305 million in legal fees for their work on a lawsuit, after Delaware’s Supreme Court declined to consider a challenge to the payout. The fee award to law...
Retrial Ordered in Florida Condo Association Suit Against QBE Insurance
Sep 24 2012 // A federal appellate court has reversed a $7.2 million judgment and ordered a new trial in a Florida hurricane insurance case. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeal issued the ruling in Atlanta based on a May opinion by the...
Calif. Lawsuit Claims Discrimination by In-N-Out Chain
Sep 24 2012 // A lawsuit filed on behalf of two black men in Oakland, Calif. claims In-N-Out Burger didn’t hire them because of their race and age. The suit filed in Alameda County Superior Court asks a judge to order the...
3 States Join Lawsuit Challenging Dodd-Frank Law
Sep 23 2012 // Three U.S. states have joined a lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of the 2010 Dodd-Frank law that overhauled U.S. financial oversight and created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The attorneys general...
Ex-Maine Cheerleader Sues School for Injury Suffered During Practice
Sep 21 2012 // A former Poland Regional High School cheerleader has sued her coach and the school district for head injuries she says she received during practice. Olivia Doyer of Mechanic Falls and her parents, Douglas and Roxanne...
Oklahoma Joins Suit Challenging Dodd-Frank Financial Overhaul
Sep 21 2012 // The State of Oklahoma has joined a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Dodd-Frank, a financial overhaul designed to “fix” the financial crisis, the state’s attorney general announced. The lawsuit...
Coloradoan Wins $7 Million In Popcorn Lung Lawsuit
Sep 21 2012 // A suburban Denver man who was diagnosed with “popcorn lung,” possibly from inhaling the artificial butter smell of the microwave popcorn he regularly ate, has won a $7.2 million verdict against various food...
Civil Lawsuit Filed in Tulsa Skyscraper Death
Sep 21 2012 // An Oklahoma woman accused of pushing her husband to his death from their high-rise apartment has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the building’s owner. Amber Hilberling, 20, filed the lawsuit against University...
Ex-Cadets Seek Sanctions Against Kansas Military School
Sep 21 2012 // Former cadets of a Kansas military school have asked a federal judge to impose sanctions and order the school to release information about prior complaints, records and lawsuits they say would show a pattern of...
Man Sues Nebraska Claiming Gender Discrimination
Sep 21 2012 // A federal court in Nebraska will take up a lawsuit that accuses the Nebraska Department of Administrative Services of allowing a supervisor to demean and discriminate against men in her department. The lawsuit, filed last...
Lawsuit Over NFL Concussions Filed in Mississippi
Sep 21 2012 // A federal lawsuit filed in Mississippi on behalf of more than 50 former NFL players claims the league conspired to hide the dangers of concussions and brain trauma associated with professional football. The lawsuit was...
Facebook IPO Lawsuits Likely to Be Heard by New York Judge
Sep 21 2012 // Facebook Inc. and most of its adversaries in a raft of lawsuits over its $16 billion initial public offering can agree on at least one thing: that the cases should be heard in a New York court. At a hearing on Thursday,...
Gunshot Claim Not Barred by Workers’ Comp Settlement: Georgia Supreme Court
Sep 20 2012 // A worker who unintentionally shot a co-worker can be sued in civil court since his actions were outside the scope of his normal duties and despite the fact the employer treated the shooting like a workers’...
John Hancock, Law Firm Face Tax Shelter Racketeering Lawsuit
Sep 20 2012 // John Hancock Life Insurance Co. and its law firm, Edwards Wildman Palmer, must face a class action accusing them of violating racketeering laws by marketing a tax shelter, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday. The...
US Bank: Lawsuit in Iowa Fraud Scandal ‘Without Merit’
Sep 19 2012 // US Bank is rejecting allegations in a lawsuit that claims one of its employees helped Peregrine Financial Group CEO Russ Wasendorf Sr. mislead regulators about his misuse of customer funds. Wasendorf, the founder of the...
Health Groups Sue Over Louisiana’s Post-Isaac Insurance Rule
Sep 19 2012 // Two health care groups have filed a lawsuit against Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon, over an insurance coverage change he made after Hurricane Isaac. The lawsuit by the Louisiana State Medical Society and the Louisiana...
Wyoming Lower Court to Reconsider Errant Golf Ball Lawsuit
Sep 17 2012 // A lawsuit filed by a golf tournament spectator who got whacked in the head by a golf ball is headed back for another round in court following a Wyoming Supreme Court ruling on Sept. 14. The court ruled 3-2 against...
Judge Fines Las Vegas Sands Corp. $25,000 in Termination Lawsuit
Sep 17 2012 // A Nevada judge has fined Las Vegas Sands Corp. $25,000, citing its failure to disclose important information in a lawsuit filed by a fired executive against the casino company. Clark County District Judge Elizabeth...
