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New Jersey Company Settles Massachusetts Lawsuit for $239K
Feb 26 2009 // A New Jersey insurance company agreed Tuesday to pay just over $239,000 to settle allegations that it offered improper incentives to a Boston-based brokerage firm. Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley’s...
Ex-Member Sues Phoenix Country Club Over Ejection
Feb 25 2009 // A former Phoenix Country Club member is suing the club, claiming he was expelled for speaking out about its gender-segregated dining facilities. Real estate attorney Russell Brown said he lost his membership in the...
Comprehensive Tort Reform Measure Moves to Oklahoma House
Feb 25 2009 // A comprehensive lawsuit reform package seeking to reduce the number of frivolous lawsuits in Oklahoma passed House Committee and now moves to the full House of Representatives. The legislation includes a full slate of...
Layoffs Leave Law Firms Vulnerable to Lawsuits, Exec Says
Feb 25 2009 // As lawfirms face tough economic conditions today, some firms have been forced to make cutbacks, including employee layoffs. Such downsizing leaves businesses, even lawfirms, vulnerable to employment lawsuits, says one...
Kin of Wal-Mart Stampede Victim to Sue New York County
Feb 24 2009 // Relatives of a worker trampled to death in a crush of post-Thanksgiving bargain-hunters at a New York Wal-Mart have filed court papers indicating they intend to sue Nassau County and its police department. A notice of...
Connecticut Chimp Owner Faces Likely Lawsuit, Experts Say
Feb 24 2009 // A Connecticut woman whose 200-pound chimpanzee mauled and disfigured her best friend is vulnerable to a costly civil lawsuit, while the state also could face legal trouble for failing to take action, legal experts said...
Revett Minerals Sued for Negligence at Troy Mine
Feb 23 2009 // The widow of a man killed during a cave-in at Revett Minerals’ copper and silver mine in Montana has filed a lawsuit against the company, seeking $18 million in compensatory and punitive damages. Tammy Ivins served...
The Hartford Sues Virginia Firm to Limit Salmonella Claims
Feb 22 2009 // The Hartford has filed a lawsuit to determine whether it must pay claims filed by victims of a nationwide salmonella outbreak traced to the Virginia peanut butter maker it insures. Hartford, Conn.-based Hartford Casualty...
How Securities Lawsuits Will Affect D&O Pricing
Feb 22 2009 // Litigation May Result in Higher D&O Prices But Not Right Away The pace of securities lawsuit filings increased significantly in 2008 compared to recent years. There were 226 new securities lawsuits filed in 2008,...
Lawsuit Seeks to Stop U.S. Bailout Because of AIG’s Takaful Sales
Feb 22 2009 // American International Group’s involvement with the Islamic insurance market at the same time it is taking government bailout funds has provoked the ire of a Christian rights group in the U.S. The Michigan-based...
How Securities Lawsuits Will Affect D&O Pricing
Feb 22 2009 // Litigation May Result in Higher D&O Prices But Not Right Away The pace of securities lawsuit filings increased significantly in 2008 compared to recent years. There were 226 new securities lawsuits filed in 2008,...
Defense Act Bars Suits Against Blackwater
Feb 22 2009 // The survivors of four Blackwater Worldwide contractors killed in a grisly ambush in Iraq five years ago have suffered another setback in their legal battle with the company. A federal administrative law judge in North...
New Mexico Family Sues Over Death of Man Hit by Train
Feb 19 2009 // The family of a Denver man hit by a train near Las Vegas, N.M., has sued, contending his line of sight was blocked and he could not see an approaching Amtrak train. Fred Stark, who had come to Las Vegas for the wedding of...
Judges: Jury Should Hear Florida Carbon Monoxide Suit
Feb 19 2009 // A federal judge was wrong to dismiss a lawsuit that blamed an auto muffler maker for the carbon monoxide poisoning of a 19-year-old Florida woman and her boyfriend, rather than let a jury decide, an appeals panel ruled...
Florida Jury Awards $8 Million in Tobacco Lawsuit
Feb 19 2009 // A Florida jury awarded $8 million Wednesday to the widow of a smoker whose death was caused by his addiction to cigarettes, in a major potential legal setback for tobacco company Philip Morris. The jury in Fort Lauderdale,...
Mississippi Bill Requires Expert Opinion at Filing of Negligence Suit
Feb 17 2009 // A bill that cleared the Mississippi Senate on Friday would make it more difficult to file a negligence lawsuit. Under the bill, an expert’s statement of merit would have to be included in any complaint alleging...
Arkansas Court: New Hospital Liability Law Is Retroactive
Feb 17 2009 // Charitable hospitals with self-insurance plans can be sued for incidents that occurred before their pooled liability funds were established, the Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled. The decision comes as a blow to...
Judge: Defense Insurance Act Bars Suits Against Subcontractor Blackwater
Feb 12 2009 // The survivors of four Blackwater Worldwide contractors killed in a grisly ambush in Iraq five years ago have suffered yet another setback in their legal battle with the company. A federal administrative law judge in North...
First Trial Dates Set For FEMA Trailer Suits in New Orleans
Feb 12 2009 // A federal judge in New Orleans has scheduled the first four trials for a batch of lawsuits filed on behalf of hurricane victims who claim they were exposed to potentially toxic fumes while living in government-issued...
More Plaintiffs Join Abuse Lawsuit Against Jesuits
Feb 10 2009 // Twenty Alaska Natives have joined a lawsuit claiming they were abused by Jesuit priests or those supervised by Jesuits, and a lawyer said the head of the Roman Catholic order has been served with court papers naming him as...
