Latest Lawsuits Headlines
All the headlines from our Lawsuits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Judge Denies State Farm Motion to Dismiss Miss. Lawsuit
May 9 2007 // A federal judge has denied State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.’s request to dismiss a lawsuit against the insurer because the policyholders received an emergency Small Business Administration loan to help rebuild their...
Texas AG Sues Pawn Shop Chain for Dumping Customer Records
May 9 2007 // The Texas Attorney General’s Office filed suit against a pawn shop chain on May 8, claiming it “systematically” exposed customers to identity theft. Attorney General Greg Abbott’s office said...
West Virginia a ‘Test Ground’ of U.S. Chamber’s Anti-Lawsuit Efforts
May 8 2007 // In its ongoing, multimillion-dollar lobbying and advertising campaign decrying “frivolous” lawsuits and “jackpot” jury awards, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has anointed West Virginia the poster...
Okla. governor vetoes tort reform bill
May 7 2007 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry on April 28 vetoed a sweeping civil justice measure that would have changed the way negligence and medical malpractice lawsuits are filed and litigated in state courts. Despite his veto of the...
Case Law Watch
May 7 2007 // Anti-assignment Clause Holloway v. Republic Indemnity Co. of America (Oregon, Nov. 16, 2006) Ruling: At issue on this appeal was whether an anti-assignment clause that provided that “[y]our rights or duties under...
News Currents
May 7 2007 // California susceptible to class action lawsuits California’s class action law ranks 46th in the nation in fairness and reasonableness, according to an annual national ranking of state civil justice systems. The only...
Pet food case raises product recall, ‘special property,’ new coverage issues
May 7 2007 // While the manufacturer of the contaminated multi-brand pet foods that have caused an unknown number of pet deaths and illnesses wants to put the controversy behind it, the pet food maker along with insurers, lawyers and...
Pet food case raises product recall, ‘special property,’ new coverage issues
May 7 2007 // While the manufacturer of the contaminated multi-brand pet foods that have caused an unknown number of pet deaths and illnesses wants to put the controversy behind it, the pet food maker along with insurers, lawyers and...
Dog daze: pet food case raises product recall, ‘special’ property claims
May 7 2007 // The tragedy could even lead to some new coverage opportunities for the insurance industry if lawyers are successful While the manufacturer of the contaminated multi-brand pet foods that have caused an unknown number of pet...
News Currents
May 7 2007 // Dog daze: pet food case raises product recall, ‘special’ property claims The tragedy could even lead to some new coverage opportunities for the insurance industry if lawyers are successful While the...
Pet food case raises product recall, ‘special’ property, new coverage issues
May 7 2007 // While the manufacturer of the contaminated multi-brand pet foods that have caused an unknown number of pet deaths and illnesses wants to put the controversy behind it, the pet food maker along with insurers, lawyers and...
Pet food case raises product recall, ‘special property,’ new coverage issues
May 7 2007 // While the manufacturer of the contaminated multi-brand pet foods that have caused an unknown number of pet deaths and illnesses wants to put the controversy behind it, the pet food maker along with insurers, lawyers and...
Neb. Bill Extends Some Protection to Cities, Counties from Lawsuits
May 4 2007 // An agreement with Sen. Ernie Chambers this week paved the way for a bill that could open parks that closed following a Neb. state Supreme Court decision. Senators gave second-round approval to the bill (LB564), which would...
Woman Sues Ambulance Medic Over MySpace Posting
May 3 2007 // A Portland, Ore., rape victim is suing a local ambulance paramedic who posted details about the attack on his MySpace Internet page. She contends the paramedic invaded her privacy by posting the approximate location, what...
Gov. Perdue Signs Bill Limiting Asbestos Lawsuits in Georgia
May 3 2007 // Only those who’ve become sick through exposure to asbestos would be able to sue companies that used the material, under a bill signed into law by Ga. Gov. Sonny Perdue. The new law would require a person filing a...
Miss. AG Suit, MetLife P&C Settlement Latest Katrina Claims Developments
May 3 2007 // Plaintiff attorneys at the Scruggs Katrina Group, headed by Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, said they have brokered an out-of-court settlement for 34 Met Life Property & Casualty policyholders in Mississippi...
W. Va. Vioxx Trial Set for October
May 2 2007 // A West Virginia civil trial in a lawsuit that blames the death of a Mingo County man on Merck & Co.’s prescription pain medicine Vioxx is scheduled for October. The lawsuit is similar to thousands of others...
Lawmakers Worry that Lawsuit Reform Issue is Dead in Okla.
May 2 2007 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry’s veto of a bill putting restrictions on civil lawsuits may have killed the issue for the 2007 Oklahoma Legislature, Republican legislative leaders said. Asked if efforts to revise the civil...
N.Y. Family Sues Mine, Claiming Deaths Caused by Talc Exposure
May 2 2007 // Relatives of a 67-year-old man from upstate New York have filed a lawsuit against a mining company after he became the third family member to die from a rare cancer he allegedly contracted from exposure to asbestos-tainted...
Neb. County Sued in Gastric Bypass Surgery Medical Malpractice Case
May 2 2007 // Douglas County might have to pay a hefty price for an employee’s failure to deliver. The county finds itself as the defendant in a medical malpractice lawsuit because, contrary to a civil process server’s...
