Latest Lawsuits Headlines
All the headlines from our Lawsuits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Supreme Court Sides With Virginia Landlord in Toxic Mold Lawsuit
Dec 18 2005 // The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Virginia renters who claimed they were sickened by toxic mold in their apartment, in a decision that clarifies where personal injury cases should be heard. The issue is significant in...
Sen. Lott Suing State Farm for Hurricane Katrina Damages to His Pascagoula, Miss. Home
Dec 16 2005 // U.S. Sen. Trent Lott is suing his insurance company over his beachfront Pascagoula home, which was leveled by Hurricane Katrina. The law office of Lott’s brother-in-law, high-profile plaintiff’s Richard...
Lloyd’s Dropped from R.I. Nightclub Suit
Dec 12 2005 // A federal judge in Rhode Island has ordered Lloyd’s of London dropped from a civil lawsuit filed by victims of the 2003 fire at the Station nightclub. Finding that the insurance policy issued to nightclub owner...
Ky. Governor’s Agenda Targets Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
Dec 8 2005 // Reducing medical malpractice lawsuits, reducing soaring health care costs and helping small businesses cope with the increased cost of employee insurance are targets on Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher’s 2006 legislative...
Pa. Senate Votes to Revive ‘Fair Share’ Lawsuit Reform Act
Dec 7 2005 // The Pennsylvania state Senate has voted to restore the “Fair Share Act” lawsuit reform in a 32-18 vote. State Sen. Jake Corman (R-34), the bill’s author, said that Senate Bill 435 brings Pennsylvania in...
Catholic Church in Pa. Fights Change to Allow New Sex Abuse Suits
Dec 6 2005 // Roman Catholic Church officials in Pennsylvania say a proposal that would allow sexual-abuse victims from decades ago to file lawsuits could lead to financial ruin for dioceses across the state. Some Harrisburg lawmakers...
Judge Allows N.Y. City’s Suit Against Gun Industry to Proceed
Dec 5 2005 // Federal District Court Judge Jack Weinstein on Dec. 2 ruled that New York City’s landmark lawsuit against the gun industry can proceed, despite a federal law that limits the legal liability of gun manufacturers and...
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale Serving Eighth Term
Dec 5 2005 // In public and in an interview with Insurance Journal, Misissippi Insurance Commis-sioner George Dale comes across as a laid-back Mississippi farm-boy, but the commissioner, who has been reelected for eight terms, has...
Court Watch
Dec 5 2005 // For all you lawsuit junkies out there (does it take one to know one?), a Gulf Coast-based law firm has set up a Web log, or blog, that monitors lawsuits filed in relation to the hurricanes that hit Alabama, Louisiana,...
SUIT FILED OVER EXCESS FLOOD COVERAGE
Dec 5 2005 // A pair of plastic surgeons in New Orleans, La., who are facing more than $1 million in uninsured home losses from Hurricane Katrina, are suing State Farm Insurance, claiming the company did not tell them they could have...
Eight Key Litigation Trends
Dec 5 2005 // Following are key findings in the 2005 Fulbright and Jaworski 2005 Litigation Trends Survey. 1) Litigation Dockets –Eighty-seven percent of American companies are engaged in some form of litigation in the United...
Corporate Litigation Costs More than Winning, Study Says
Dec 5 2005 // Litigation has become the great equalizer of the modern corporation. Regardless of size, industry or location, there are a sizeable number of disputes diverting the resources of businesses. Nearly 90 percent of U.S....
Case Law Watch
Dec 5 2005 // Montana House Bill 631 (Signed into law on April 8, 2005) Regulation: This law relates to the revision of surplus lines insurance law and provides that a policy may not be placed with an unauthorized insurer unless the...
Lawsuit Claims Disability Insurer Sought to Avoid Paying Claims
Dec 5 2005 // UnumProvident Corp., the nation’s largest disability insurer, has systematically sought ways to avoid paying claims to millions of California customers, a lawsuit claims. The lawsuit filed in Superior Court by...
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale Serving Eighth Term; Hurricane Katrina Wasn’t Much, Compared to the After
Dec 4 2005 // In public and in an interview with Insurance Journal, Misissippi Insurance Commis-sioner George Dale comes across as a laid-back Mississippi farm-boy, but the commissioner, who has been reelected for eight terms, has...
Editor’s Note: Court Watch
Dec 4 2005 // For all you lawsuit junkies out there (does it take one to know one?), a Gulf Coast-based law firm has set up a Web log, or blog, that monitors lawsuits filed in relation to the hurricanes that hit Alabama, Louisiana,...
ERISA
Dec 4 2005 // This recurring feature examines insurance coverage decisions in the Midwest’s appellate courts as compiled by the New York-based law firm of Goldberg Segalla LLA and edited by insurance lawyer Kevin T. Merriman...
Labor Unions File Suit Against Missouri Workers’ Comp Law
Dec 1 2005 // More than 70 labor groups filed suit this week challenging the constitutionality of Missouri’s new workers’ compensation law, claiming it tilts toward employers so dramatically as to breach a social contract...
Supreme Court Sides With Va. Landlord Over Renters in Toxic Mold Lawsuit
Dec 1 2005 // The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week against Virginia renters who claimed they were sickened by toxic mold in their apartment building, in a decision that clarifies where personal injury cases should be heard. The issue...
Ohio’s Gay Marriage Ban Inviting Lawsuits Over Pre-Existing Contracts
Nov 28 2005 // A year ago, the attorney who wrote Ohio’s ban on civil unions said it wouldn’t affect the few public universities already offering health insurance to employees’ same-sex partners. Now he’s suing to...
