Latest Lawsuits Headlines
All the headlines from our Lawsuits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Appeals Court Reinstates Nursing Homes Lawsuit
Aug 17 2012 // An appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit claiming the owner of 16 Alameda County nursing homes fails to meet California nurse-staffing standards. A group of patients filed suit claiming Covenant Care nursing homes had...
South Carolina High Court Asked to Hear State Employees’ Benefits Suit
Aug 17 2012 // The leaders of groups representing teachers and state employees asked the state Supreme Court this week to take up its lawsuit against a panel led by Gov. Nikki Haley. The lawsuit challenges the Budget and Control...
Ex-Nebraska Beauty Queen Sues Over Bull Accident
Aug 17 2012 // A former beauty queen in western Nebraska is suing Scotts Bluff County officials over injuries she suffered when a bull charged her at the 2010 county fair. The Scottsbluff Star-Herald reports that Jessica Littlejohn and...
Alterra Balks at Defending NFL in Concussion Suits
Aug 16 2012 // Alterra American Insurance Company is arguing that it is not obligated to defend or indemnify its insured — the National Football League and NFL Properties L.L.C. — against concussion-related lawsuits brought...
3 Lawsuits Filed After Deadly Illinois Megabus Accident
Aug 16 2012 // Three lawsuits have been filed on behalf of passengers injured when a Megabus slammed into a bridge pillar along a southern Illinois freeway. Clifford Law Offices filed a lawsuit Monday in Cook County on behalf of...
Hawaiian Electric To Settle Suit By One-eyed Meter Reader
Aug 16 2012 // The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says Hawaiian Electric Co. will pay $50,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit by an employee who is blind in one eye. The commission filed a complaint on behalf...
US Teen’s Family Sues Tourist, Aloha Jet Ski
Aug 16 2012 // The family of a 16-year-old California girl killed in a Hawaii watercraft crash is suing an Australian tourist charged with third-degree negligent homicide. The lawsuit filed Monday in Circuit Court in Honolulu by Kristen...
Tennessee Discrimination Suit Proceeds Under ‘Cat’s Paw’ Liability Theory
Aug 15 2012 // A Tennessee civil court is allowing a man to pursue a racial discrimination lawsuit after being reprimanded for his role in a questionable workers’ compensation claim filed by another worker. The United States Court...
Judge tosses student injury lawsuit against University of Idaho
Aug 15 2012 // A state judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the University of Idaho by a student who fell from a fraternity house window in 2009. The Lewiston Tribune reported that 2nd District Judge Michael Griffin tossed the...
Goldman Execs Win Dismissal of Mortgage, TARP Lawsuit by Shareholders
Aug 15 2012 // Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein and other bank officials won the dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit accusing them of tolerating poor mortgage practices and quitting a federal bailout program early...
Muslim Woman To Sue Disneyland Employer
Aug 14 2012 // A former Disneyland employee who says she was forbidden to wear a Muslim head scarf at work plans to sue the Walt Disney Co. for discrimination. The federal suit is expected to be filed Monday in Los Angeles on behalf of...
New Mexico Man Sues Security Firm Over Pepper Spraying
Aug 14 2012 // A man has sued a security company after one of its guards pepper-sprayed him last month on the sidewalk in downtown Santa Fe, N.M. The Albuquerque Journal reported that 26-year-old Justin LeVan filed a lawsuit on July 31...
Louisiana Citizens Seeking to Settle Hurricane Lawsuits
Aug 13 2012 // Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort is trying to negotiate settlements on two remaining class action lawsuits tied to the company’s handling of claims after hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The board for...
Lawsuit Filed After Fatal Chicago Megabus Accident
Aug 13 2012 // A Chicago law firm is suing Megabus on behalf of the estate of a 76-year-old Chicago woman who was struck and killed by one of the company’s buses. Attorneys filed the lawsuit on Aug. 10 in Cook County Circuit Court...
Lawsuit Results in $15.3M Returned to Oklahoma Hospitals, Doctors
Aug 10 2012 // Health care providers across Oklahoma will be receiving checks worth more than $15.3 million this month, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak announced. The funds are actual damages owed by the defunct AmCare...
Megabus Settles Lawsuit in 2010 Chicago Incident
Aug 10 2012 // Megabus has agreed to pay $5.1 million to the family of a man who was struck by a bus as he crossed a downtown Chicago street in 2010. Wes Krueger of South Holland was in the crosswalk when the bus hit him. The 64-year-old...
Fifth Circuit Affirms ‘Eight-Corners’ Rule and Duty to Defend
Aug 10 2012 // Because the duty to defend is one of the most important aspects of liability policies such as Commercial General Liability coverage, it is frequently the subject of litigation. One recent case from the Fifth Circuit Court...
Tennessee Team Sued Over ‘Human Hockey Puck’ Stunt
Aug 10 2012 // A Nashville radio personality is suing the NHL Predators over an injury from the “human hockey puck” stunt. The suit by Adam “Intern Adam” Davis of WRVW-FM was filed in Davidson County Circuit Court...
South Carolina Police Officer Sues Over Facebook-Related Firing
Aug 10 2012 // A former police officer claims in a lawsuit that Greenville, South Carolina officials violated her free speech rights by firing her over comments on a social networking site. The Delta Democrat Times reported that former...
10M Honolulu Police Suit Claims Excessive Force
Aug 9 2012 // A $10 million federal lawsuit claims Honolulu police used excessive force in restraining a man who suffocated. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser Tuesday Tassa Torres filed a lawsuit on behalf of her brother Aaron Torres. The...
