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N.H. Bill Curbing Civil Lawsuits, Damages Reaches Governor’s Desk
Jun 15 2007 // A bill limiting who can be sued in the state is on its way to New Hampshire Governor John Lynch for his signature. The New Hampshire House this week gave final approval to the bill that defines who can be sued and ordered...
Minn. Woman Sues After Contracting E. Coli from Tainted Beef
Jun 15 2007 // A Minnesota woman who became ill and was hospitalized after eating beef linked to an E. coli outbreak has sued the companies that produced and sold the meat, claiming they acted with negligence. An attorney for Anne Herwig...
Archdiocese of St. Louis Drops Suit Against Law Firm
Jun 15 2007 // The Archdiocese of St. Louis has dropped a lawsuit against a law firm that represents clients in clergy sexual abuse cases. The archdiocese had filed suit against Chackes, Carlson, Spritzer and Ghio last month seeking...
Mo. Supreme Court Rules Against St. Louis in Lead Paint Lawsuit
Jun 15 2007 // A divided Missouri Supreme Court ruled against the city of St. Louis on Tuesday in a fight over who should pay to clean up lead paint in homes. In a 4-3 unsigned opinion, the Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s...
Minn. Appeals Court: Party Host Can be Sued for Student Death
Jun 14 2007 // The family of a drunken Duluth college student who fell into a creek and died after a rugby team party can sue the party’s host for damages, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday, June 12. The ruling allows...
W. Va. Judge Seals Records in Medical Malpractice Case
Jun 13 2007 // Legal documents in the numerous lawsuits filed against a former Putnam County General Hospital osteopath have been placed off limits by a West Virginia judge overseeing the cases. Putnam County Circuit Judge O.C. Spaulding...
Woman Files for Class Action Lawsuit over Contact Lens Solution
Jun 12 2007 // A lawsuit seeking class action status has been filed against a company that is voluntarily recalling a brand of contact lens solution. Nicole Lazar, a resident of Santa Clara County, Calif., was named as the plaintiff in...
Miss. Attorney General Sues State Farm for Breach of Contract
Jun 12 2007 // In the Circuit Court of Hinds County Monday, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood filed a complaint against State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. alleging bad faith breach of contract related to the settlement agreement the...
U.S. Appeals Court Hears Arguments in Katrina Levee Lawsuits
Jun 8 2007 // A U.S. appeals court judge promised a swift ruling in a case pitting New Orleans homeowners against insurance companies for their refusal to cover damage from the failure of levees in Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath in...
La. Appeals Court to Take on Katrina Levee Breach Lawsuits
Jun 7 2007 // In November, a judge gave hope to Louisiana homeowners trying to collect insurance money for flood damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. Now, that decision is under scrutiny. U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval Jr. sided with...
‘Broken lawsuit system’ hurts small business, dampens the spirit of entrepreneurship, study claims
Jun 4 2007 // The tort system in the United States cost small businesses $98 billion in 2005, with the fear of lawsuits altering the way the small business owners make decisions, according to studies released at a Congressional hearing...
‘Broken lawsuit system’ hurts small business, dampens the spirit of entrepreneurship, study claims
Jun 4 2007 // The tort system in the United States cost small businesses $98 billion in 2005, with the fear of lawsuits altering the way the small business owners make decisions, according to studies released at a Congressional hearing...
Archdiocese of St. Louis Sues Law Firm on Confidentiality of Documents
May 31 2007 // The Archdiocese of St. Louis is suing a law firm that handles clergy sex abuse cases, claiming it is improperly circulating confidential documents related to eight current or former priests. At a news conference earlier...
St. Louis Cardinals’ Father Sues Restaurant over Son’s Death
May 29 2007 // The father of Josh Hancock filed suit, claiming a restaurant provided drinks to the St. Louis Cardinal’s relief pitcher even though he was intoxicated prior to the crash that killed him. The suit, filed in St. Louis...
Texas Legislature Passes Bill to Protect Ports from Lawsuits
May 29 2007 // The Texas Legislature unanimously passed House Bill 1602, by Rep. Corbin Van Arsdale (Tomball). The legislation is designed to protect Texas ports against frivolous lawsuits that threaten the state’s economy,...
Feds Sue Kentucky Coal Company Over Unpaid Fines
May 29 2007 // The nation’s chief mine safety agency has gone to court to try to compel a Kentucky coal company to pay fines, the fifth such lawsuit in a little more than a year, federal officials announced. The federal Mine Safety...
Former Owner of Ariz. Towing Company Sues for Defamation
May 29 2007 // The former owner of an embattled towing company in Mesa, Ariz., is suing an insurance company for defamation and $10 million in damages. Lee Watkins is refuting a claim that Cactus Towing was one of several Phoenix-area...
Judge Approves Class Action Deal Against Kentucky Chemical Firm
May 29 2007 // A federal judge has approved a class-action settlement between a chemical company and the residents of a southwestern Louisville, Kentucky neighborhood. Under the settlement approved by U.S. District Court Judge John...
Jury Awards $5.7 Million in Cancer Patient Malpractice Suit
May 25 2007 // A Superior Court jury awarded $5.7 million in damages to a bedridden man who claimed a doctor failed to diagnose his skin cancer. The verdict is the largest medical-malpractice award in California this year, but will be...
Robert De Niro Seeks to Dismiss Lawsuit over ’03 Cancer Diagnosis
May 25 2007 // Robert De Niro has asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit brought against him by Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. The 63-year-old Oscar winner filed a motion in U. S. District Court seeking the dismissal of the insurance...
