Latest Lawsuits Headlines
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La.’s Commissioner Donelon Files Suit to Stop Opponent’s Ads
Sep 27 2006 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon filed a lawsuit against his opponent in Saturday’s election, demanding an end to television commercials that claim Donelon trades insurance licenses for campaign...
Ark. Jury Rules for Chicken Feed Company in Suit over Leukemia Cause
Sep 27 2006 // An Arkansas jury took only 21 minutes on Sept. 25 to rule in favor of a company that was sued for selling a chicken feed that plaintiffs alleged contributed to a Prairie Grove boy’s leukemia seven years ago. Ten of...
Supreme Court to Hear Credit Scoring Disclosure Case
Sep 27 2006 // The U.S. Supreme Court said this week it will consider several business cases during its upcoming term, including a case that could make it easier for consumers to hold insurers, banks and other businesses liable for not...
Adjuster Sues Sisters for Releasing State Farm Files
Sep 27 2006 // A company that contracts with State Farm Insurance Co. is suing two former employees who are helping an attorney build cases against the insurer for denying claims after Hurricane Katrina. E.A. Renfroe & Co., a...
Families Hope Civil Suit Brings Accountability for R.I. Club Fire
Sep 27 2006 // Now that the criminal case stemming from The Station nightclub fire in Rhode Island is ending, the families of some of the 100 people killed in the blaze are looking to a massive civil case for accountability. The federal...
Suit filed against Comair for Kentucky crash
Sep 25 2006 // The family of a woman killed when Comair Flight 5191 took off on the wrong runway at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky., and crashed in flames has sued the airline, blaming it for the country’s deadliest airplane...
Judge: Landowners cannot sue Forest Service over lost homes
Sep 25 2006 // Bitterroot Valley, Mont., residents who alleged their homes were destroyed when firefighters lit a backburn to slow encroaching flames cannot sue the U.S. Forest Service over their losses, a federal judge ruled. U.S....
Lawyers Seek to Lift W. Va. Ban on Certain Bad Faith Suits
Sep 19 2006 // While West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin and the insurance industry credit last year’s ban on “third party, bad faith” lawsuits for $77 million in policy rate cuts, Jenny Bonham believes it helped one insurer...
Lawsuit in Va. Boating Deaths Settled for $2.75M
Sep 18 2006 // A man who pleaded guilty to causing the boat accident that killed a couple on Smith Mountain Lake has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed against him by their estates. Mark de Tournillon Sr. agreed Friday to a $2.75 million...
Judge: Suits Over Alleged Falsified Katrina Damage Reports to Go to Trial
Sep 15 2006 // A federal judge in Gulfport, Miss., has refused to dismiss two lawsuits that accuse a Texas engineering firm and two engineers of falsifying Hurricane Katrina damage reports to benefit insurance companies. U.S. District...
Family of Fair Accident Victim in Mass. Files Wrongful Death Suit
Sep 15 2006 // The family of a Shrewsbury, Mass., man who died after being thrown from a carnival ride at a church fair nearly two years ago has filed a wrongful death suit against the company that owned the ride, its president, and...
Judge: Landowners Cannot Sue Forest Service Over Lost Homes
Sep 14 2006 // Bitterroot Valley, Mont., residents who allege their homes were destroyed by a backburn that got away from firefighters cannot sue the U.S. Forest Service over their losses, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge...
Miss. Judge Rules Against Mass Action on Katrina Lawsuits
Sep 10 2006 // In a blow to hundreds of Mississippi homeowners whose insurance claims were denied after Hurricane Katrina, a federal judge has ruled that policyholders suing their insurers must file their lawsuits individually instead of...
Former NFL Star Terrell Davis Sues Insurer over Emmy Fracas
Sep 8 2006 // Former Denver Broncos star Terrell Davis has sued an insurance company claiming it refused to defend him in an earlier lawsuit related to an Emmy Awards after-party fracas. Davis sued Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co....
Farmers Vows to Appeal California Court Ruling
Sep 7 2006 // Farmers Insurance Exchange announced it will vigorously oppose a decision by a San Diego Superior Court regarding premium payment plans offered to its customers in California and Nevada. “On behalf of our customers...
Miss. Supreme Court to Hear Lead Paint Liability Appeal
Sep 6 2006 // The Mississippi Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of a mother and son who lost a lawsuit that claimed Sherwin Williams Co. was responsible for the lead paint that made the boy sick. The suit was filed in 2000 in...
Tenn. Builder Defends Superdome Roof in Katrina Suit
Sep 5 2006 // Bridgestone Corp. of Nashville, Tenn. says the force of Hurricane Katrina — not faulty installation of new roofing materials — caused the destruction of the roof of the Louisiana Superdome. The Louisiana Stadium &...
Lawsuit Filed Against Comair Over Kentucky Plane Crash
Sep 5 2006 // The family of a woman killed when Comair Flight 5191 took off on the wrong runway and crashed in flames sued the airline, blaming it for the United States’ deadliest airplane disaster in five years. The lawsuit...
Case Law Watch
Sep 4 2006 // bh:Auto Liability American Freedom Insurance Co. v. Uriostegui (Ill. App., 1st Dist., July 13, 2006) Ruling: Insured’s regular use of auto barred coverage under non-owned auto policy. The court considered whether an...
Michigan shows judicial restraint with asbestos decision
Sep 4 2006 // We say that creating law is the right and responsibility of legislatures, not courts. However, in this case Michigan’s Supreme Court came up with a unique approach to controlling caseloads and prioritizing sick...
