Latest Lawsuits Headlines
All the headlines from our Lawsuits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Highway-Crash Suit Focuses on New Hampshire Police Reports
Jul 21 2009 // A Canadian trucking company suing the state of New Hampshire over winter road conditions that led to the Interstate 93 traffic death of a 6-year-old boy says the state is withholding police accident reports in an attempt...
Judge: $145M Suit over Taser-Death Can Go to Trial
Jul 21 2009 // A federal judge in Baltimore has ruled that a wrongful death lawsuit can go to trial against Frederick County and the sheriff’s office in the death of a man who was shocked with a Taser in 2007. The family of...
Insurance Broker Willis Targeted in Second Suit Over Stanford Bank
Jul 20 2009 // A Venezuelan investor has sued global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings Ltd over the collapse of the Stanford banking empire, saying he relied on assurances from Willis that Stanford was sound. The lawsuit, filed as a...
Kodak Agrees to Settle Race Discrimination Lawsuit for $21.4M
Jul 17 2009 // New-York based Eastman Kodak Co. has agreed to pay $21.4 million to settle legal action brought by black workers who claim the photography products maker paid and promoted them less than their white co-workers. The deal...
Giant Pension Calpers Sues Moody’s, S&P, Fitch Over Securities Ratings
Jul 16 2009 // Calpers, the biggest U.S. public pension fund, has sued the three largest credit rating agencies for giving perfect grades to securities that later suffered huge subprime mortgage losses. The California Public...
Wisconsin Court Tosses Lawsuit Against John Deere Over Mower Mishap
Jul 15 2009 // The Wisconsin Supreme Court says a father who accidentally severed the feet of his two-year-old son with a riding lawnmower cannot hold the manufacturer liable for the injury. In a 4-2 decision, the court ruled that...
West Virginia Public Insurance Agency Faces Suit Over Subsidy Cut
Jul 14 2009 // Recent hearings may not keep West Virginia’s Public Employees Insurance Agency out of court over a proposal to stop subsidizing retiree health care, one advocate for state workers says. The American Federation of...
Arizona Governor Signs Bill on Medical Malpractice Suits
Jul 13 2009 // Arizona is making it harder to successfully sue emergency medical providers for alleged malpractice. Gov. Jan Brewer signed into law a bill approved by the Legislature to raise the required burden of proof for claims of...
‘God Bless America’: Red Sox Fan Settles Lawsuit with Yankees
Jul 10 2009 // A baseball fan has settled a lawsuit that claimed he was kicked out of Yankee Stadium by a police officer because he left his seat to use the bathroom during the playing of “God Bless America.” Boston Red Sox...
North Carolina Lawmakers Consider Cap on Damages in Adultery Lawsuits
Jul 9 2009 // A Senate committee has backed limits to a North Carolina law that allows scorned spouses to sue and collect damages for stolen affection and adultery. A Senate judiciary committee this week recommended a bill barring...
Accident Victims To Appeal GM Bankruptcy Plan Over Pending Lawsuits
Jul 8 2009 // Groups representing plaintiffs in car accidents are opposing General Motors’ attempt to quickly exit bankruptcy protection, arguing that hundreds of victims could be hurt by the government-led plan. U.S. Judge Robert...
Stanford Mexican Clients Sue Willis
Jul 6 2009 // Several Mexican clients of Stanford Financial Group have sued insurance broker Willis Group Holdings Ltd, contending it was a willing participant in a $7 billion fraud at the Texas-based investment company. The lawsuit,...
Former Argentina Plant Workers Sue DuPont
Jun 30 2009 // Three men who worked at a DuPont Co. nylon plant in Argentina are suing the chemical manufacturer, claiming that it failed to protect them from asbestos that has left them seriously ill. The plaintiffs claim that DuPont...
North Carolina Court Allows Student Abuse Suit Against County
Jun 29 2009 // A North Carolina court ruling means a former Wilmington student can seek damages for alleged sexual abuse even though the New Hanover County school system’s insurance doesn’t cover it. The state Supreme Court...
Cancer Allegations Against Railway Company in Texas to Continue
Jun 29 2009 // Although two juries have sided with BNSF Railway Co. in separate lawsuits claiming chemicals in a railroad tie plant in Central Texas caused cancer, dozens of similar lawsuits will go forward, an attorney said. Jurors...
Lockton Hong Kong Launches ‘After-Event’ Insurance Product
Jun 26 2009 // Lockton Companies (Hong Kong) Ltd. announced the launch of the first “After-the-Event Insurance product (ATE) in Hong Kong.” Lockton HK is working in partnership with UK broker TheJudge, a long established...
Neighbors Sue over Natural Gas Blast in Massachusetts
Jun 24 2009 // Residents of a Scituate, Massachusetts neighborhood rocked by a natural gas explosion last year have sued Bay State Gas Co. and the estate of the man who investigators said deliberately caused the blast. David Kupris was...
SEC Rejects Madoff Customer Damage Claim for $1.7 Million; Lawsuit Likely
Jun 24 2009 // The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has rejected an attempt by a Bernard Madoff customer to get the agency to pay $1.7 million she lost in the fraud, setting the stage for a federal lawsuit, the investor’s...
Reinsurer IPC Taking Bids From Suitors; Opposes Validus Bid
Jun 23 2009 // Reinsurance company IPC Holdings Ltd said Tuesday it has held talks with suitor Validus Holdings Ltd but it has also solicited takeover interest from other companies. IPC, which has launched a search for a new chief...
Wife of New Jersey Musician Killed in Airline Crash Sues
Jun 22 2009 // The family of a jazz guitarist from New Jersey who was killed in the crash of a commuter plane near Buffalo, N.Y., in February has sued Continental Airlines and the flight’s operator. The lawsuit was filed Monday in...
