Latest Lawsuits Headlines
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Key U.S. Senators Agree on Patent Litigation Reform
Apr 2 2009 // Leaders of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee said Wednesday they had reached agreement on key elements of a bill to revise U.S. patent law. One of the changes would require judges hearing patent infringement cases to...
Connecticut Considers More Time for Abuse Victims to Sue
Apr 1 2009 // Connecticut lawmakers are considering a bill extending the time given to alleged victims of childhood sexual abuse to file civil lawsuits. Connecticut law currently lets people sue for alleged abuse for 30 years after...
Oklahoma Ethics Commission, State Legislator Sued
Mar 31 2009 // A real estate agent has sued the Oklahoma Ethics Commission and a Sand Springs legislator for allegedly “conspiring to cover up graft.” The lawsuit filed on behalf of Tom Hardgrave in Tulsa County District...
Arizona Appeals Court: Architect Can Be Sued for Negligence
Mar 31 2009 // A lawsuit filed by a property owner against an architect alleging professional negligence and seeking purely economic damages is not barred by the economc loss doctrine, the Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled. According to...
Use of Coal Ash in Virginia Golf Course Prompts $1B Lawsuit
Mar 30 2009 // Chesapeake, Virginia residents who live near a golf course that was built in part with coal ash are seeking more than $1 billion in damages. Attorneys representing nearly 400 people filed a lawsuit in Chesapeake Circuit...
South Financial Bank Settles Shareholder Suits Over CEO Pay
Mar 30 2009 // The South Financial Group has agreed to settle two lawsuits with shareholders and announced that former CEO Mack Whittle will retire from the South Carolina company’s board of directors. The settlement totals...
Oklahoma Town Sues Company Over Well Contamination
Mar 30 2009 // City officials in Lone Grove, Okla., have sued a pesticide company for allegedly contaminating Lone Grove’s water supply with weed killer. The lawsuit alleges that the chemical got into the city’s water supply...
Rhode Island, Paint Cos. Await Decision on Lawsuit Costs
Mar 30 2009 // The Rhode Island Supreme Court may have derailed the state’s lawsuit against former lead paint companies last summer, but one critical issue still remains — and it’s worth millions of dollars. A judge...
Louisiana Crash Survivor Sues Helicopter Maker
Mar 30 2009 // The lone survivor of a helicopter crash that killed eight people in Louisiana in January is suing the aircraft’s manufacturer and two other companies. The federal lawsuit filed on behalf of Steven Yelton, of...
Lawsuit Against AIG Seeks Return of Bonuses, Perks
Mar 30 2009 // A lawsuit filed on behalf of shareholders of American International Group Inc. is demanding company executives return millions of dollars in bonuses, dividends and other perks. The lawsuit, which seeks class-action status,...
Lawsuit by a Father in Indiana Targets Polluters
Mar 27 2009 // Ron Kurth, who grew up in Gary, Ind., and worked in the steel mills, raised his family in the region near the outskirts of Chicago. He always wondered about the smoke and smog that overcast the Lake Michigan...
Ernst & Young to Pay $109 Million to Settle Alabama Fraud Suit
Mar 27 2009 // Ernst & Young LLP has agreed to pay $109 million to HealthSouth Corp. shareholders who sued the firm for failing to detect an accounting fraud involving more than a dozen executives. According to papers filed in...
Ohio Man Sues Continental Over Mileage-Award Fees
Mar 26 2009 // An Ohio man is suing Continental Airlines Inc. for raising the number of miles needed to earn a free trip and then charging him $75 to book the flight. David Simon’s lawyer asked a federal court to approve...
Tenn. Lawmaker Drops Immunity Claim in Libel Suit
Mar 26 2009 // A Republican lawmaker in Tennessee has dropped claims of legislative immunity for comments he made on his personal blog that sparked a $750,000 libel lawsuit. State Rep. Stacey Campfield of Knoxville was sued by Roger...
Walgreens Discrimination Suit Appealed in Nevada
Mar 24 2009 // Two years after Bruce Johnson lost a racial discrimination suit against Walgreens Co., the Houston resident says he has some unfinished business with the drug store chain that he claims owes him more than an apology for...
Okla.’s Stoops, Other Homeowners Win Lawsuit
Mar 24 2009 // University of Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops and other homeowners have prevailed in a lawsuit against the developers of the exclusive northwest Norman subdivision in which they live. Cleveland County District Judge Tom...
Katrina Flood Lawsuit Against Army Corps Advances
Mar 23 2009 // A lawsuit blaming the Army Corps of Engineers for flooding from Hurricane Katrina can proceed to trial, a judge ruled Friday in a case seen as a likely last recourse for storm victims seeking compensation from the federal...
Michigan Retirement Plan Is Lead Plaintiff in Securities Suit Against AIG
Mar 23 2009 // Michigan Treasurer Robert Kleine and Attorney General Mike Cox say Michigan has been named lead plaintiff in a class action lawsuit against American International Group Inc. (AIG). The State of Michigan Retirement Systems...
Massachusetts Court Nixes Suit against Youth Soccer Groups
Mar 23 2009 // The highest court in Massachusetts has ruled that a boy whose leg was broken when a goal post flipped over cannot sue nonprofit youth soccer associations for negligence. Dustin Welch was hurt on April 10, 1998, when a goal...
Fired Michigan Salesman Sues, Claiming Weight, Age Bias
Mar 20 2009 // A 61-year-old Bloomfield Hills, Michigan man has sued his former employer, claiming he was fired from a $75,000-a-year salesman’s job because of his waistline. But the employer says Patrick J. Ronayne was let go...
