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‘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...
Summary Judgement Dismisses Taser Product Liability Lawsuit
May 25 2007 // A Maricopa County, Ariz., Superior Court judge has dismissed a product liability lawsuit against Taser International Inc., which makes electronic control devices to stun people. The lawsuit involved John Gerdon who claimed...
‘Apprentice’ Reject Who Claimed Age Discrimination Settles Lawsuit
May 24 2007 // A 51-year-old man who claimed he never had the chance to hear “You’re fired” on Donald Trump’s “The Apprentice” because he was too old has settled a lawsuit against the real estate...
Deputy Marshal in W.Va. Sues Zicam Maker Over Loss of Smell
May 23 2007 // A deputy U.S. marshal from Putnam County is suing the maker of a popular cold remedy, saying it caused him to lose his sense of smell, which is critical to his line of work. William L. Seckman, 42, who works in and around...
Ill. Judge Seeks to Reopen $10.1 Million “Light” Cigarette Lawsuit
May 23 2007 // A judge whose $10.1 billion judgment against Philip Morris USA in a lawsuit over light cigarettes was thrown out on appeal is asking a court whether he can revive the case. Madison County Circuit Judge Nicholas Byron this...
Widows, Survivor of Explosion Sue Ky. Mine Owner, Pa. Company
May 23 2007 // A mine supervisor and a coal company put production over safety prior to an underground explosion last year that killed five miners, relatives and the sole survivor alleged Monday in a lawsuit. The lawsuit cited numerous...
Claims against insurance agents and brokers: Timing is everything
May 21 2007 // Flood policies at heart of many cases against Gulf Coast producers In the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, many insurance agents and brokers in Louisiana and Mississippi and, to some extent, in Texas have found...
Claims against insurance agents and brokers: Timing is everything
May 21 2007 // In the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, many insurance agents and brokers in Louisiana and Mississippi and, to some extent, in Texas have found themselves being sued for allegedly failing to advise their customers...
Pet food case raises product recall, ‘special property’ and new coverage
May 21 2007 // The manufacturer of the contaminated pet foods that caused an unknown number of pet deaths and illnesses may want to put the controversy behind it, yet the pet food maker along with insurers, lawyers and other...
The rest of the story: directors and officers coverage for independents
May 21 2007 // The historic out-of-pocket payments made in recent years by independent directors of publicly traded firms are enough to instill fear in board members everywhere, not to mention their insurance brokers. But is the fear...
Pet food case raises product recall, ‘special property’ and new coverage issues
May 21 2007 // The manufacturer of the contaminated pet foods that caused an unknown number of pet deaths and illnesses may want to put the controversy behind it, yet the pet food maker along with insurers, lawyers and other...
