Latest Lawsuits Headlines
All the headlines from our Lawsuits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurer Responds to Lawsuit Over Colo. Bomb Threat
Mar 22 2011 // An insurance company is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by an Aspen restaurant seeking compensation for business it lost after a bomb threat on New Year’s Eve 2008. There were widespread evacuations in...
Lawsuit: Failing Missouri Schools Should Pay for Transfers
Mar 22 2011 // Missouri lawmakers are trying to prevent an influx of students transferring out of failing schools after the state Supreme Court partially sided with a group of St. Louis parents suing to force unaccredited districts to...
Time Cushion Sought for Medical Malpractice Cases in Nevada
Mar 21 2011 // A Nevada bill giving patients a time cushion to file an expert witness affidavit required for medical malpractice lawsuits was touted by backers on Mar. 17 as an issue of fairness and opposed by medical groups as...
3M Settles Age-Discrimination Suit for Up to $12M
Mar 21 2011 // Minnesota’s 3M Co. has agreed to pay up to $12 million to settle an age-discrimination lawsuit with as many as 7,000 current and former employees. The 2004 lawsuit targeted the company’s performance-review...
Virginia Man Wins $25M in Lawsuit Against Exxon
Mar 21 2011 // A jury awarded a former shipyard employee $25 million Thursday in his lawsuit against Exxon for asbestos-related medical problems. The verdict, which followed a two-week Circuit Court trial, was one of the largest jury...
Mississippi College Football Player Sues Nightclub Over Shooting
Mar 21 2011 // A University of Southern Mississippi football player shot outside Remington’s Hunt Club has sued the business and its owner for $87 million in damages. Martez Smith was one of three football players wounded in a Nov....
One Thing Is Not Another: Defining Standards for the Duty to Defend and Indemnify
Mar 21 2011 // After years of maintaining that the duty to defend and the duty to indemnify were independent duties in a liability policy, the Texas Supreme Court held in 1997 that the same allegations used to determine that no duty to...
Florida Senate Moves to Curb Liability Suits Against Car Makers
Mar 17 2011 // The Florida Senate has approved a bill that would change the apportionment of damages in product liability cases so that a judge or jury must consider the fault of all parties. The bill is designed to shield or limit the...
Dad of Gas-Soaked Stun Gun Victim Sues Pennsylvania Police
Mar 17 2011 // The father of a Pennsylvania man who had soaked himself in gasoline during a domestic dispute is suing the Pennsylvania State Police because his son caught fire and died when a trooper used a stun gun to subdue him. Shawn...
Shipowner Calls for Suez Canal Boycott over Pirate Threat
Mar 17 2011 // A leading Norwegian shipowner called on tanker operators to boycott the Suez Canal which he said would force global powers to intervene in Somalia to crush piracy by forcing up oil and commodity prices. The call, which has...
Bills Filed in Texas Would Create ‘Loser Pays’ Tort System
Mar 15 2011 // Legislation filed in Texas would create a “loser pays” legal system that Texas Gov. Rick Perry says would provide stronger protections against frivolous lawsuits. House Bill 274 and Senate Bill 13, sponsored by...
Judge Tosses $20M Suit Against Police in Pennsylvania Pursuit Death
Mar 11 2011 // A federal judge has tossed a New Jersey man’s suit against a Pennsylvania police department over the 2008 death of his wife in a head-on crash with a suspect being pursued by officers. U.S. District Judge Lawrence...
Montana Proposal Asks for Lawsuit Protection for Referees
Mar 10 2011 // A proposal before Montana House lawmakers says referees need better lawsuit protection when officiating athletic events in the state. Senate Bill 4 recently heard in the House Judiciary Committee would raise the bar for...
Wrongful Death Suits Filed Against Massey Over West Virginia Mine Blast
Mar 8 2011 // The families of two coal miners killed in the Upper Big Branch mine blast in West Virginia last year filed wrongful death lawsuits against the mine’s owner, Massey Energy Co, saying it was a “catastrophe...
Supreme Court Ruling Shields Vaccine Makers from Suits
Mar 7 2011 // The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a case originating in Pennsylvania that federal law shields vaccine makers from product liability lawsuits in state court seeking damages for a child’s injuries or death from a...
Pennsylvania Considers Tort Reform, Again
Mar 7 2011 // Pennsylvania lawmakers are once again eyeing a tort reform package — a resurrection of the “Fair Share” act — that many in the insurance industry say would rein in what critics say is a legal system abused...
Connecticut Court Rules Man Charged in Arson May Sue Insurer
Mar 7 2011 // A Connecticut man charged with burning down his beach home hours before he was supposed to give it to his estranged wife may sue the home’s insurer for emotional distress, the state Appellate Court has ruled. Richard...
Texas Windstorm Insurance Litigation Costs Too High, Lawmaker Says
Mar 7 2011 // The amount the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) has paid out in litigation costs as a result of lawsuits stemming from Hurricane Ike claims is far too high, said one Texas lawmaker who’s working on...
Oklahoma Senate Approves Cap for Non-Economic Damages in Lawsuits
Mar 7 2011 // The Oklahoma Senate passed a lawsuit reform measure that would put a hard cap on non-economic damages — or pain and suffering awards — in lawsuits at $250,000. Supporters said the bill will help end Oklahoma’s...
How Agents Can Serve Their Local Technology Sector
Mar 7 2011 // Late last year, Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, filed a lawsuit over alleged patent infringement against some of the biggest names in technology, including Facebook, Google and Apple. For some, the lawsuit may appear...
