Latest Lawsuits Headlines
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Detroit Bar’s Suit Against NBA Star Iverson Dismissed
Nov 17 2011 // A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking $2.5 million from former NBA star and Detroit Piston Allen Iverson over a 2009 bar fight. U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Edmunds found no evidence that Iverson punched an...
NYC Health Club Member Sues Over Breakfast Promise
Nov 16 2011 // A lawyer says there’s no such thing as the free breakfast promised by a high-end New York City health club, and he says he should get more than $200,000 for the missing meals. Richard Katz says in a fraud suit made...
Court: Texas Couple Can Sue Over Dog’s Sentimental Value
Nov 16 2011 // A Texas appeals court reinstated a couple’s lawsuit against animal shelter that accidentally euthanized their 8-year-old dog, ruling that they can sue to recover the sentimental value of their pet. Randy Turner, the...
Insurance Executive: IMDb’s Counter Against Actress Is Savvy Business Move
Nov 15 2011 // The Internet Movie Database’s decision to battle the anonymous actress who sued it for revealing her age may not only be a good defense but it’s also a savvy business and public relations strategy that may...
Merck Settles Vioxx Suits from New York, Florida, South Carolina
Nov 15 2011 // Merck & Co. has reached settlements to resolve lawsuits from the states of New York, Florida and South Carolina alleging the company misled state regulators about the dangers of the painkiller Vioxx, according to court...
Lawyers, Firms Line Up as MF Global Crumbles
Nov 14 2011 // Just days after the collapse of MF Global, a healthcare plaintiffs’ lawyer registered the domain mfglobal-lawsuit.com — a sign of the legal business the brokerage’s failure is expected to...
IMDb Strikes Back at Actress Suing Over Age Disclosure
Nov 14 2011 // The Internet Movie Database is fighting back against the anonymous actress who sued the service last month for revealing her age, The Hollywood Reporter trade industry journal is reporting. Amazon.com, which owns iMDb,...
Feds: Amtrak to Pay $171,000 in Philadelphia Worker’s Bias Suit
Nov 14 2011 // Federal officials say Amtrak has agreed to pay $171,000 and take other actions to settle a federal discrimination lawsuit on behalf of a worker who said she had more responsibilities but less pay than her male...
Parents of Montana Shooting Victim Sue Shooter’s Father
Nov 10 2011 // The parents of a 10-year-old boy who was shot and killed by another boy in March have filed a lawsuit against the shooter’s father and the apartment complex where the shooting occurred. The Great Falls Tribune...
Another Suit Filed in Reno Air Race Tragedy
Nov 10 2011 // Another lawsuit has been filed in the Sept. 16 Reno Air Race crash that killed 11 people, including the pilot, and insured nearly 70 other spectators, the Reno Gazette Journal is reporting . The second suit was filed on...
Life Insurer Sues Bank of America Over Mortgages
Nov 10 2011 // Bank of America Corp. and its Countrywide Financial unit were on Wednesday hit with a new lawsuit alleging fraud in the sale of residential mortgage debt to a New York mutual life insurance company. National Integrity Life...
Wells Fargo Agrees to Settle Derivative Suits with Municipalities
Nov 9 2011 // Wells Fargo & Co. has agreed to settle class-action lawsuits filed by various municipalities alleging bid-rigging by Wachovia’s municipal derivatives group, according to a securities filing Tuesday. Wells Fargo,...
Listeria Lawsuits Could Target Grocers, Auditor
Nov 8 2011 // An outbreak of listeria in cantaloupe blamed for the deaths of 29 people could be costly for grocery stores, a distributor and an auditing lab. Whole or pre-cut Rocky Ford-brand cantaloupe from Colorado-based Jensen Farms...
Halliburton Sued Over Pollution at Oklahoma Missile Casing Site
Nov 7 2011 // Halliburton Co. faces lawsuits over groundwater pollution near a now-closed facility in Oklahoma that cleaned missile casings for the U.S. Defense Department during the Cold War, the company said Friday. Halliburton, which...
Millions Awarded in Louisiana Oil Lawsuit
Nov 7 2011 // A Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana judge has awarded more than $11 million to a Houma family stemming from a dispute over unpaid oil royalties. The Courier reports attorney Michael St. Martin and his wife, Virginia, filed a...
California AG Sues Water Bottle Companies over Biodegradability
Nov 7 2011 // Attorney General Kamala D. Harris filed a “greenwashing” lawsuit recently against three companies alleged to have made false and misleading claims by marketing plastic water bottles as “100 percent...
Insurer Sues Manufacturer Over Collapsed Pool at South Dakota Aquatic Center
Nov 7 2011 // An insurance company is suing the maker of a portable pool to try to recoup money paid out as a result of a collapsed pool at the Mitchell Aquatic Center in Mitchell, S.D. Nautilus Insurance Co. filed an amended lawsuit...
Women Launch New Legal Salvo Against Wal-Mart
Nov 7 2011 // Women pursuing discrimination claims against Arkansas-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. filed a reformulated lawsuit against the retailer, their first since a massive nationwide class action collapsed earlier this year. The...
First Suit Filed in Reno Air Race Tragedy
Nov 2 2011 // The family of a spectator killed in the Reno Air Race crash in September has filed a lawsuit claiming the crash was “the predictable result of a reckless drive for speed by a risk taking pilot and crew, coupled with...
Lawsuit Cap Prompts Oklahoma Courthouse Rush
Nov 2 2011 // Courthouse officials across Oklahoma have reported a surge in civil cases being filed ahead of a law that took effect Nov. 1 that caps the amount of damages plaintiffs in bodily injury lawsuits can collect for pain and...
