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Insurance Company Balks at Claims in Fatal Conn. Fire
Apr 30 2012 // An insurance company said it should not have to pay claims or lawsuits stemming from a Christmas morning fire that killed five people because a contractor renovating the house misrepresented the type and scope of work his...
Victims of Cyberbullying Fighting Back in Libel Suits
Apr 30 2012 // When a Georgia middle school student reported to police and school officials that she had been bullied on Facebook, they told her there was not much they could do because the harassment occurred off campus. So the...
New Mexico Widow Sues Utah Crematory, Claims Ashes Mix-Up
Apr 27 2012 // A New Mexico widow whose husband was killed in a 2009 plane crash is suing a Utah crematory and funeral home after she says they gave her the wrong person’s ashes. Marilynn Flynn of Alamogordo has filed a federal...
Deputy Sues Over Washington Police Dog Bite
Apr 26 2012 // A Snohomish County sheriff’s deputy in Washington is suing the Lynnwood Police Department over a dog bite. Deputy Marcus Dill says Lynnwood police failed to properly train the K-9 officer and his dog, Sandor. Sandor...
Northern California City Agrees To Pay $150K in Sex Harassment Suit
Apr 26 2012 // Concord, Calif. has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a lawsuit by an employee who said she was sexually harassed by a female police officer. Wendy Schwartzenberger, a civilian community service officer, accused Lt. Robin...
Ship Owner Sues Pharmacists In 2007 San Francisco Bay Spill
Apr 26 2012 // The owners and operators of the Cosco Busan container ship that leaked thousands of gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay in 2007 are suing pharmacists who they say dispensed drugs to the ship’s pilot. Regal Stone...
Former N.J. School Chief in Insurance Bribery Scheme Drops Suit
Apr 25 2012 // A former Toms River schools superintendent who admitted taking more than $1 million in bribes in a kickback scheme has dropped a lawsuit against the school district. Michael Ritacco claimed in a lawsuit filed last fall...
Wal-Mart Shareholder Sues Over Mexican Bribery Scandal
Apr 25 2012 // A shareholder sued the board and several officers of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Wednesday over allegations that the company’s Mexican affiliate paid bribes to local officials. The lawsuit seeks to recover damage to the...
Midwives Agree To $5M Deal in Birthing Center Lawsuit
Apr 25 2012 // Two Idaho midwives have agreed to a $5 million settlement with a couple who sued them for medical malpractice after their baby suffered permanent brain damage, an attorney said. Coleen Goodwin and her daughter, Jerusha...
AIG Alleges Ex-Air Lease CEO, Employees Stole Trade Secrets
Apr 25 2012 // American International Group Inc. has sued the co-founder and former chief executive of its aircraft-leasing unit, Steven Udvar-Hazy, accusing him and other former employees of stealing several thousand electronic files...
Federal Lawsuit Targets MaineCare Cuts
Apr 24 2012 // A new federal lawsuit targets a rollback of MaineCare benefits supported by Maine Gov. Paul LePage that eliminated health care coverage for hundreds of legal immigrants living in the state. The lawsuit filed last week by...
Family Of Girl Killed In Crash With New Mexico Doctor Sues
Apr 24 2012 // The family of a little girl killed when her family’s van was hit by a vehicle driven by a Santa Fe, New Mexico surgeon suspected of driving drunk has filed a wrongful death suit against the doctor and her insurance...
Arkansas Doctor Convicted in Bombing Loses Lawsuit
Apr 23 2012 // An Arkansas doctor convicted in a bombing that nearly killed the head of the state medical board lost a separate wrongful death case on April 20 and was ordered to pay $300,000 to family members of a former patient who...
Family of New Mexico Girl Killed in Crash with Santa Fe Doctor Sues
Apr 23 2012 // The family of a little girl killed when her family’s van was hit by a vehicle driven by a Santa Fe, N.M., surgeon suspected of driving drunk has filed a wrongful death suit against the doctor and her insurance...
Citigroup CEO, Directors Sued Over Executive Pay
Apr 23 2012 // Days after being rebuked by shareholders, Citigroup Inc. Chief Executive Vikram Pandit and the bank’s directors have been sued by a shareholder accusing them of awarding outsized pay to top executives. The complaint,...
Louisiana Citizens Asks U.S. High Court to Hear Claims Suit Appeal
Apr 20 2012 // Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort has asked the nation’s highest court to hear an appeal of a $104.6 million award to 18,500 policyholders who sued over slow adjustment of hurricane claims in...
Colorado Forest Service Faces Lawsuits Over Lower North Fork Fire
Apr 20 2012 // Colorado Forrest Service is reporting as many as nine claims of intent to sue have been filed following the Lower North Fork Fire in March. Colorado Forrest Service would not release information on who filed the...
Tennessee Lawsuit Charges ‘Bachelor,’ ‘Bachelorette’ TV Shows with Racial Bias
Apr 20 2012 // Two black men are taking “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” to court with a lawsuit that claims the reality shows are blocking contestants of color from starring roles. Nathaniel Claybrooks and...
Illinois Man Sues Nestle, Wal-Mart Over Dog’s Death from ‘Wholesome’ Treat
Apr 20 2012 // The death of a 9-year-old Pomeranian from eating a dog treat is hardly “what nature intended,” according to a lawsuit filed this week. An Illinois man has sued Nestle Purina Petcare Co. and Wal-Mart Stores...
Massachusetts Docs Eye New Approach to Medical Malpractice Claims
Apr 19 2012 // It may become easier in the future for Massachusetts doctors to apologize for mistakes if an experiment by three major hospitals to reduce medical malpractice lawsuits succeeds. The program, called Disclosure, Apology and...
