Latest Lawsuits Headlines
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Lawsuit Challenges UMiami Use of Credit History in Job Screenings
Nov 24 2010 // A federal lawsuit contends that University of Miami credit history checks of job candidates discriminate unfairly against minorities. The potential class-action lawsuit filed Monday claims that use of credit histories in...
Deal Settles Most Lawsuits over WTC Toxic Dust
Nov 22 2010 // A deal reached by New York City and workers exposed to toxic dust that blanketed ground zero after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will resolve an overwhelming majority of the lawsuits over the city’s failure to...
Wyoming Insurers That Provide Fraud Tips Shielded From Lawsuits
Nov 22 2010 // Wyoming’s Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Interim Committee has endorsed a draft fraud bill that would protect insurers from civil liability for furnishing information relating to insurance...
Calif. Court Rules Federal Proceedings Equivalent to CGL-Covered Lawsuit
Nov 22 2010 // The California Supreme Court has ruled that the term “suit” in a comprehensive general liability policy includes federal administrative adjudicative proceedings before an administrative law judge of the U.S....
BP Could Gain Claimants’ Rights to Sue Other Oil Spill Firms
Nov 18 2010 // Claimants to BP Plc’s $20 billion oil spill fund may soon be required to transfer to the company their right to sue other defendants, a move that could help BP’s efforts to collect billions of dollars from its...
Hulk Hogan Adds Ex-Wife as Defendant in Insurance Broker Suit
Nov 18 2010 // Celebrity wrestler Hulk Hogan’s attorneys have added his ex-wife as a defendant to a lawsuit against his insurance broker for allegedly failing to adequately protect his fortune. The lawsuit claims Wells Fargo...
SEC Wants Fuller Disclosure of Lawsuit Costs
Nov 17 2010 // The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is asking for better disclosure from companies on potential costs of lawsuits and other contingencies, an official of the agency said on Tuesday. “We see companies having...
Driver in Fatal Connecticut Crash Sues Victim’s Parents
Nov 16 2010 // A Connecticut driver who’s serving a manslaughter sentence for striking and killing a 14-year-old boy is suing the victim’s parents, blaming them for their son’s death because they allowed him to ride his...
Illinois Counties Sue FEMA Over Flood Maps
Nov 16 2010 // State’s Attorneys of Madison, St. Clair and Monroe counties in Illinois and a host of other impacted parties have filed suit in federal court against the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and its director...
Iowa Joins States Barring Activities of Former U.S. Fidelis Owners
Nov 15 2010 // Attorney General Tom Miller and ten other state attorneys general, have obtained judgments against the owners of a former Missouri company, barring them from ever again selling auto service contracts or engaging in...
South Carolina Parents Sue School Over Son’s Playground Accident
Nov 15 2010 // Two parents are suing the Beaufort County School District for negligence after their son broke both arms on a school playground. Patricia and Ben Stott told The Beaufort Gazette that the Bluffton Elementary School...
Starbucks Defeats New York Woman’s Tea Burn Lawsuit
Nov 14 2010 // A Manhattan woman has failed to persuade a U.S. appeals court that Starbucks Corp. should be held liable for severe burns she suffered after spilling tea served in a double cup. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has...
Pennsylvania Woman Sues Gas Driller, Claims Water Tainted
Nov 14 2010 // A Pennsylvania woman is suing natural gas driller Chesapeake Energy Corp. and two of its subsidiaries, claiming that drilling near her rural home has fouled the water with methane and other pollutants and created a rash of...
Judge Limits D.C. Metro’s Potential Liability in Suit over Fatal Crash
Nov 14 2010 // A federal judge has limited the D.C. Metro’s potential liability in a suit brought by survivors of those killed in the 2009 crash on the red line by ruling that the transit agency can’t be faulted under federal...
Sore Losers Don’t Always Win
Nov 14 2010 // Project Engineer Defeats Suit Brought by Unsuccessful Bidder The online Urban Dictionary defines a “sore loser” as “someone who loses in a fair competition but whines about it on a constant basis, blaming...
Class Action Lawyers Wary of Foreclosure Lawsuits
Nov 12 2010 // Lenders snarled in the legal thicket over shoddy U.S. foreclosure procedures have so far avoided national class action lawsuits from homeowners, largely because borrowers cannot demonstrate economic harm, according to...
Mississippi Football Player’s Pink Cleats Lead to Lawsuit
Nov 12 2010 // Attorneys for a Mississippi high school football player have sued the player’s school district claiming the athlete was kicked off the team for wearing pink cleats to practice. Deputy Superintendent Tom Duncan told...
Lawsuits Against Banks Over Mortgage Practices Piling Up
Nov 11 2010 // Lawsuits against banks over their mortgage lending and foreclosure practices continue to pile up, with JPMorgan, PNC Financial Services and Ally Financial disclosing suits on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. faces two...
Myrtle Beach Suing Hotels for Risking City’s Flood Insurance Coverage
Nov 10 2010 // The city of Myrtle Beach is suing 11 hotels to make them remove their swimming pool enclosures. The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reported the federal suit filed last week contends the enclosures violate federal rules, risking...
Tennessee Homeowners Can Sue Home Appraiser for Fraud
Nov 9 2010 // Home appraisers who overestimate the value of homes may be liable for fraudulent misrepresentation, the Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled. The state’s high court has overruled an appellate court that had held that...
