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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...
Lawsuits In Nevada Amtrak Mishap Claim Crossing Defects
Jul 3 2012 // Four lawsuits filed on behalf of victims of last year’s Amtrak-truck crash in northern Nevada claim railroad crossing gates either came down late or not at all. The children of an Amtrak conductor killed in the June...
Judge Says Greenberg May Pursue $25B Suit Over AIG Bailout
Jul 3 2012 // A company run by former American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg may pursue a $25 billion lawsuit against the U.S. government, in which it called the 2008 federal bailout of...
Lawyers Pursuing Concussion Lawsuits Take Page from Big Tobacco Playbook
Jul 3 2012 // Smokers and pro football players have something in common: They engage in risky behavior that can be potentially harmful to their health over time. And to hear some lawyers tell it, the National Football League is the...
Insurer Sues Nocal Surgery Firm Over Alleged Overbilling
Jul 2 2012 // United Healthcare Services has filed a $39 million lawsuit against a Northern California company that manages five outpatient surgery centers, claiming the firm overbilled the insurance carrier and offered doctors...
Facebook Fiasco Disrupting IPO Insurance Market
Jul 2 2012 // The Facebook initial public offering (IPO) fallout has started and its effects are being felt in the area of directors and officers insurance coverage for future social media IPOs. “D&O underwriters will view...
Public Companies Underestimate Risk of D&O Lawsuit: Survey
Jul 2 2012 // Despite the odds that public companies and their directors will be sued in the next 12 months, a new Chubb Public Company Risk Survey has found that more than 80 percent believe this is unlikely. “This general lack...
Professional Liability Exposures Evolve with Changing Healthcare Environment
Jul 2 2012 // National healthcare reform legislation passed by Congress in 2010 may or may not survive consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court, but the healthcare system already has been evolving in ways that are likely to proceed...
Colo. Supermax Inmates Sue Over Mental Health Treatment
Jul 2 2012 // Five inmates who say their mental health illnesses are deteriorating in solitary confinement inside the so-called Supermax prison in Colorado have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. In the complaint filed...
Texas Construction Company to Pay $10.5M to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit
Jun 28 2012 // Federal regulators reported that a North Texas-based construction company will pay more than $10 million to settle disability discrimination allegations related to the construction of multi-family housing. The U.S....
