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Burn Victim Sues Owner of Tennessee Oil Well that Exploded
May 12 2008 // A man who was seriously burned when an Anderson County, Tenn. oil well exploded as he was driving past is suing the company and its owner for $4.5 million, claiming negligence. The well near Oliver Springs, Tenn., ignited...
FedEx Holder Sues Board over Contractor Classification Problems
May 12 2008 // A shareholder of FedEx Corp filed a lawsuit against the package delivery company’s board last Thursday alleging the directors exposed the company to damages by misclassifying employees as contractors. A FedEx...
Greenberg’s Starr Foundation Sues AIG, Alleging Fraud over Credit Losses
May 9 2008 // The Starr Foundation, controlled by former American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, has sued the insurer, claiming it misrepresented its exposure to credit default swaps. The...
Judge in West Virginia Approves Settlements of 3 King Lawsuits
May 8 2008 // A circuit judge has approved settlements totaling $2.4 million of three malpractice lawsuits that accused a former West Virginia doctor of harming patients. Lawyers for Putnam General Hospital and the hospital’s...
Conectiv to Pay $1.65M to Settle Racial Suit in Pennsylvania
May 8 2008 // Conectiv Energy and three subcontractors will pay $1.65 million to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed by four black workers in Pennsylvania who said they were subjected to racial slurs, Ku Klux Klan graffiti and a noose...
Oklahoma Lawsuit Reform Measure Heads to Gov. Henry
May 8 2008 // Legislation requiring an expert opinion confirming professional negligence before a lawsuit can be filed is headed to Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry after final passage in the House of Representatives. House Bill 2458 would...
8 Lawsuits Underway Involving Vermont Heating System Malfunction
May 6 2008 // Eight lawsuits have been filed against companies involved with the heating system that malfunctioned at the Redstone Apartment complex near the University of Vermont in 2005, killing one person and sickening others. The...
Yahoo May Face Lawsuit Flood after Microsoft Talks Collapse
May 5 2008 // Yahoo Inc. likely faces a flood of shareholder lawsuits for rejecting a $47.5 billion takeover bid from Microsoft Corp., even if investors find holding the company responsible to be an uphill battle. Microsoft pulled its...
Judge: Corps of Engineers Can Be Sued for Katrina Flooding
May 5 2008 // The Army Corps of Engineers can be held liable for flood damage caused by a “hurricane highway,” a navigation channel that is believed to have funneled Hurricane Katrina’s storm surge into the city, a...
Parents File Lawsuit over Fatal School Bus Crash in Kentucky
May 5 2008 // The parents of a teenager killed when a dump truck crashed into a school bus on a curvy northern Kentucky highway filed a lawsuit. Daniel Wood’s parents are alleging negligence by the trucking company and the driver...
Beware! It’s Open Season on ERISA Fiduciaries
May 5 2008 // During the 12-month period ending March 31, 2007, nearly 10,000 new federal lawsuits were filed under ERISA. In 2007 alone, ERISA class action settlements exceeded $1.8 billion. Yes, it is open season on ERISA fiduciaries...
Court Allows Conn. Landlady’s Suit Against Rogue Insurance Executive Frankel For House Damage
May 5 2008 // A federal judge ruled in favor of a Greenwich, Conn., woman trying to collect more than $2 million for back rent and damage to a home occupied by rogue financier Martin R. Frankel. Judge Ellen Bree Burns rejected a request...
Medical Malpractice Suits on the Decline in Pennsylvania
May 5 2008 // The number of medical malpractice lawsuits filed in Pennsylvania declined for a third consecutive year in 2007, according to figures released by the state Supreme Court. The number of suits, 1,617, represented a 4.5...
Vermont Resort Owners Fight Class Action Over Investor Passes
May 5 2008 // Four skiers suing Killington Resort in Vermont over so-called “lifetime” passes are seeking class action status for their suit, but the current and former owners oppose it. Killington/Pico Ski Resort Partners,...
Mich. Supreme Court Limits Time to Sue Insurers
May 5 2008 // The Michigan Supreme Court on April 23rd struck down a legal precedent that generally gave motorists more time to sue their insurance company for unpaid claims under some circumstances. The 4-3 ruling follows similar...
Class-action Suit Filed in Florida against Insurance Deadline
May 2 2008 // Property owners in Florida who had policies with the now-bankrupt Poe Financial Group did not receive sufficient notice of a June deadline to dispute claims in court, lawyers argued April 30 after filing a class-action...
Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Lockheed Suit in Mississippi
May 1 2008 // A federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of Billy Eugene Bradley’s lawsuit against Lockheed Martin Corp., in which Bradley claimed he was wrongfully fired and suffered emotional problems after a 2003...
Texas Lawmakers Hear Testimony on Injured Worker Ruling
Apr 30 2008 // Relatives of those killed in a 2005 BP plant explosion and other industrial accident victims are urging the Legislature to undo a Texas Supreme Court ruling in a high-profile workplace injury case. “If no one is held...
Louisiana Parish President Still Facing Katrina Lawsuits
Apr 30 2008 // On the eve of Hurricane Katrina, massive pumps that keep water out of the New Orleans suburb of Metairie went silent when the roughly 100 workers who run them were allowed to flee under a “doomsday” evacuation...
Bill to Limit Medical Malpractice Lawsuits in Tennessee Heads to Governor
Apr 28 2008 // A bill that seeks to limit frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits in Tennessee is on its way to the governor’s office. The Senate unanimously agreed April 24 with changes made earlier in the House. The bill would...
