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Canada’s Top Court to Rule on Tobacco Liability
Jul 29 2011 // Canada’s Supreme Court will decide Friday whether the federal government should be partly liable for damages, possibly amounting to many billions of dollars, stemming from lawsuits against tobacco firms. The tobacco...
Transatlantic Sues Validus, Rejects Offer
Jul 28 2011 // Reinsurance company Transatlantic Holdings Inc said Thursday it has filed suit against its unsolicited suitor, Validus Holdings Ltd., and rejected its offer as “inferior and highly conditional.” Transatlantic...
Mass. Gun-Maker to Pay $600K in Gun-Death Lawsuit
Jul 28 2011 // A Massachusetts gun-maker has agreed to pay nearly $600,000 to the families of one man who was killed and another man who was wounded in a shooting involving a gun allegedly stolen from the company, a national gun-control...
Slot Machine Gambler Sues Mississippi Casino for Arm Injury
Jul 27 2011 // A Tennessee man is suing a Mississippi casino because he claims the slot machine he was playing broke apart and injured his arm and back. Randy E. Perkins of Hickman County, Tenn., said he was injured at Tunica Roadhouse...
Iowa Pays $180,000 to Working Mom Fired by State
Jul 27 2011 // The state has agreed to pay $180,000 to settle the claim of a state worker who was fired after her supervisor expressed skepticism that working mothers can handle high-pressure jobs. That supervisor, Roya Stanley, resigned...
Post-Loss Assignments of Claims Under Insurance Policies in Louisiana
Jul 27 2011 // In the settlement of lawsuits involving insured claims, it is not uncommon that one condition of the settlement is that the defendant assign his or her claims under all applicable insurance policies to the party that filed...
Lehman Executives, Auditor Must Defend Investor Lawsuit, Judge Rules
Jul 27 2011 // Former Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. executives, directors, auditors and underwriters on Wednesday lost their bid to dismiss an investor lawsuit seeking to hold them responsible for losses tied to the investment...
More U.S. Lawsuits Target Chinese Reverse Mergers
Jul 26 2011 // Accounting debacles at U.S.-listed Chinese companies have prompted a surge of securities fraud lawsuits, but investors might have trouble recouping their losses even if they win. More than one-fourth of the 94 U.S....
Michigan Court Dismisses Suit Over Tree Branch Death
Jul 25 2011 // The Michigan appeals court won’t hold a couple responsible for a tree branch that fell and killed a 45-year-old Kalamazoo man during high winds in June 2008. Joseph Clock’s estate sued Neal and Susan Kemp,...
North Carolina Family Wins $10M in Wrongful Death Suit Against Taser
Jul 22 2011 // A federal jury awarded $10 million this week to the family of a North Carolina teenager who died after a police officer shocked him with a Taser at the grocery store where he worked, according to court documents. The jury...
Michigan Court Tosses Softball Injury Lawsuit
Jul 22 2011 // The Michigan appeals court has ruled in favor of a man who accidentally struck a young Muskegon County girl in the face with a softball during practice. Emily French lost at least four teeth and had her jaw wired shut...
Plaintiffs in Wal-Mart Bias Case Return to Court
Jul 22 2011 // Plaintiffs in a huge sex bias class-action case against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. that was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court will begin to unveil plans Friday for how they will try to resuscitate their lawsuits. Lawyers for...
Zurich Says Its Policy for Sony Doesn’t Cover Data Breach
Jul 22 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...
Sony Insurer, Zurich, Files Suit to Deny Data Breach Coverage
Jul 21 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...
Connecticut Teen Injured in Gym Class Sues Town
Jul 21 2011 // The family of a Trumbull High School student is suing the town and the Board of Education after being struck in the head by a tennis ball in gym class. Krisen Sileio’s lawyer told the Connecticut Post the teen...
U.S. Judge Allows Shareholder Suits Against China Accountants
Jul 21 2011 // The fourth time was the charm for shareholders suing the auditors of Shenzhen-based China Expert Technology. China Expert shareholders have been trying unsuccessfully to sue the company’s accounting firms for failing...
Canada’s Reformed Class Action Law Wins Few Friends
Jul 20 2011 // A Canadian law designed to make it easier to bring class action suits against companies that mislead investors has all sides frustrated as it faces its first real-world tests. Changes to the Ontario Securities Act that...
Georgia Grapples with Dad’s Malpractice Suit Vs. Son’s Psychiatrist
Jul 20 2011 // After a mentally ill Georgia man was charged with stabbing his mother to death amid a psychotic rage, his father took a peculiar step that has so far divided Georgia courts: He filed a medical malpractice lawsuit seeking...
Mississippi Judge Tosses Lawsuit Against Scruggs Book Authors
Jul 20 2011 // A Lafayette County, Mississippi circuit judge has dismissed a lawsuit against a former federal prosecutor and a political blogger over a book they co-wrote about the judicial corruption case involving former attorney...
Lawsuit Filed Over Continental Airlines Crash at Denver Airport
Jul 20 2011 // Passengers on a Continental Airlines flight that crashed at Denver International Airport are blaming air traffic controllers for the accident. A lawsuit filed in federal court by 21 passengers claims air traffic...
