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Judge Nixes Suit over Pennsylvania Officer’s Crash Death
Aug 11 2011 // A federal judge has dismissed a police widow’s lawsuit against a suburban Philadelphia township over its insurance coverage. Middletown Township Officer Chris Jones was killed by an intoxicated driver during a 2009...
Florida’s FPIC Insurance Settles Shareholder Litigation
Aug 10 2011 // FPIC Insurance Group has agreed to settle a class action shareholder lawsuit clearing the way for its merger with Fountain Acquisition Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Doctors Co., of California. The Jacksonville,...
$2.1 Million Settlement Reached in Kentucky Military Malpractice Claim
Aug 10 2011 // An Army soldier who filed a lawsuit over the treatment of his wife’s cancer at a military hospital at Fort Campbell, Ky., has reached a settlement with the federal government for $2.15 million. U.S. District Court...
Farmers Settles Medical Reimbursement Class Action Suit
Aug 9 2011 // Farmers Insurance announced late last week that it had agreed to settle a nationwide class action lawsuit regarding the medical bills of persons involved in car accidents. The settlement may affect Farmers policyholders,...
Ex-Staffer Sues NBC, Alleges Harassment Over Heritage
Aug 9 2011 // A former NBC studio technician in New York City says colleagues taunted him about his Native American heritage by displaying a doll in traditional Native American dress and making insulting comparisons. Faruq...
Diabetes Drug Maker Facing Hundreds of Lawsuits
Aug 9 2011 // The maker of the world’s best-selling diabetes drug is facing hundreds of lawsuits and likely a big sales drop as suspicion grows that taking the pill for more than a year raises the risk of bladder cancer. In June,...
New York Hotel Sues Over Ground Zero Construction Noise
Aug 9 2011 // The din of rebuilding the World Trade Center is driving guests away from a prominent hotel overlooking ground zero, and the agency in charge hasn’t listened to requests to quell the noise, the hotel’s owner...
Dad of Girl Electrocuted on Monsanto-Farm in Ill. Files Suit
Aug 8 2011 // The father of a northwestern Illinois girl who was electrocuted while removing tassels from corn filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company that hired his daughter. Brian Kendall’s lawsuit against St....
AIG Sues BofA for $10 Billion, Alleges ‘Massive Mortgage Fraud’
Aug 8 2011 // Insurer American International Group (AIG) is suing Bank of America Corp. to recover more than $10 billion of losses from a “massive fraud” on mortgage debt, deepening the morass of litigation faced by the...
Judge Dismisses Dallas National Suit Vs. Florida Insurance Chief
Aug 8 2011 // A federal judge last week threw out a lawsuit against Florida’s insurance commissioner even though the official had opposed dismissing the case. Commissioner Kevin McCarty argued that keeping the litigation alive...
Judge Allows Army Veteran to Sue Rumsfeld for Damages Over Torture
Aug 5 2011 // A judge is allowing an Army veteran who says he was imprisoned unjustly and tortured by the U.S. military in Iraq to sue former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld personally for damages. The veteran’s identity is...
Virginia University Settles Student Lawsuit Over Rape
Aug 5 2011 // A lawsuit filed against the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia by a former student who was raped on campus has been settled. Assistant Attorney General John Gilbody told the state Division of Risk...
Judge Tosses Suit Challenging FEMA Flood Mapping in Illinois
Aug 4 2011 // A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit three southwestern Illinois counties filed to block the U.S. government from declaring the region’s levees functionally useless. U.S. District Judge J. Phil Gilbert called the...
Latin Jazz Players Sue After Being Cut Out of Grammy Awards
Aug 4 2011 // Some Latin jazz musicians have filed a class-action lawsuit against the organization that gives out the Grammy Awards, accusing the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of harming them by eliminating it as a...
Judge Tosses Tennessee Cheerleaders’ Damages Lawsuit
Aug 4 2011 // A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by three former high school cheerleaders who were kicked off the squad for underage drinking. The damage suit filed by parents of the former cheerleaders at Ooltewah High School...
Michigan Lawsuit Over Failed Facebook Romance Dismissed
Aug 3 2011 // A Michigan judge this week dismissed a lawsuit filed by a woman who sought more than $8,000 from a Washington man she met on Facebook after he called an end to their online romance. The judge said she had no jurisdiction...
Large Investors Sue Bank of America
Aug 1 2011 // Bank of America Corp. was sued by 15 former Countrywide Financial Corp. institutional investors who said they lost money after being misled about the mortgage lender’s financial condition and lending...
Georgia Grapples with Dad’s Suit Vs. Son’s Doctor
Aug 1 2011 // After a mentally ill Georgia man was charged with stabbing his mother to death amid a psychotic rage, his father took a step that has so far divided Georgia courts: He filed a medical malpractice lawsuit seeking damages...
Sony Insurer, Zurich, Files Suit to Deny Data Breach Coverage
Aug 1 2011 // One of Sony Corp’s insurers has asked a court to declare that it does not have to pay to defend the media and electronics conglomerate from mounting legal claims related to a massive data breach earlier this...
Wisconsin City to Pay $270,000 to Settle Asbestos Lawsuit
Jul 29 2011 // The City of Beloit has agreed to pay $270,000 to settle allegations that it sold a building with asbestos issues. City Manager Larry Arft says the city council voted 6-0 to approve the settlement. Dan Langone sued the city...
