Latest Lawsuits Headlines
All the headlines from our Lawsuits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
East German Athletes to Sue Drug Firm Over Olympic Doping
Apr 11 2006 // Former East German athletes who suffered health problems because of systematic doping plan to sue a pharmaceutical company for damages. Talks to settle the case out of court failed this week in Hamburg, their lawyer,...
Father Sues Mass. University Over Daughter’s Drug Death
Apr 11 2006 // The father of Clark University freshman who died of a heroin overdose two years ago has filed a wrongful death lawsuit claiming lax supervision contributed to his daughter’s death. Michele C. Bash’s death could...
Pittsburgh Budget Strained by Unexpected Litigation Costs
Apr 10 2006 // Lawsuits have added significantly to the cost of trying to remedy Pittsburgh’s financial problems, according to preliminary budget figures released by the city’s oversight board. Unexpected litigation costs...
AOL Ad Revenue Class Action Suit Settled for $2.6 Billion
Apr 9 2006 // A judge has approved a $2.65 billion (euro2.18 billion) class-action settlement of claims that advertising revenue was counted in a fraudulent manner prior to the merger of America Online Inc. and Time Warner Inc. U.S....
Okla. Republican Lawmakers Renew Drive for Lawsuit Reform
Apr 7 2006 // Days after the defeat of their lawsuit reform bill, Oklahoma House and Senate Republican legislative leaders, joined by business and health care leaders, announced a renewed drive for lawsuit reform in Oklahoma in...
GEICO, Consumer Group Settle Lawsuit Over Discount Policy
Apr 6 2006 // Californians who purchased auto policies from GEICO and were denied a discount for not having proof of prior insurance will receive refunds as part of a settlement between the company and a consumer advocate...
La. House Committee Would Allow More Time to Sue Insurers
Apr 6 2006 // Consumers should have up to two years to file lawsuits against their insurance companies after a disaster declared by the governor, instead of the maximum one year now in effect, a Louisiana House of Representatives...
La. Bill Aims to Protect Post-Hurricane Volunteers From Lawsuits
Apr 6 2006 // Doctors who volunteer post-hurricane medical help in Louisiana need extra protection against malpractice lawsuits, a Louisiana House of Representatives committee decided April 4. Rep. Sidney Mae Durand said doctors from...
Okla. Among ‘Moderate States’ When it Comes to Lawsuit Liability
Apr 5 2006 // Oklahoma’s civil justice system ranks No. 33 among states in a national survey of lawyers representing insurance companies and public corporations and was judged better than some nearby states that have restricted...
Spitzer Sues Major ‘Spyware’ Internet Company Over Pop-Up Ads
Apr 5 2006 // New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer on Tuesday accused a major Internet pop-up advertising company of secretly installing spyware and sending ads through spyware already installed on personal computers. Spitzer sought...
Supreme Court Justices to Monitor Class Action Over Driver Privacy
Apr 3 2006 // Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Samuel Alito said last week they were concerned that an insurance company could be forced to pay billions of dollars for buying Florida residents’ vehicle records. Justices...
Case Law Watch
Apr 3 2006 // Actions and Proceedings Northwestern National Insurance Company v Carlson Minn. App. March 7, 2006) Ruling: An insured’s cause of action against a liability insurer for breach of its contractual duty to indemnify...
Take the pollution out of your D&O policy
Apr 3 2006 // Is your directors and officers policy polluted? Shareholders and environmental groups are taking a closer look at the environmental disclosures made by public companies. The U.S. General Accounting Office issued a report...
WHISTLEBLOWER HELPING IN HURRICANE KATRINA LAWSUIT
Apr 3 2006 // A high-profile litigator in Moss Point, Miss., said a whistleblower is helping him build a case against insurers that allegedly denied thousands of claims from policyholders whose homes were destroyed in Hurricane...
Case Law Watch
Apr 3 2006 // Actions and ProceedingsBechtel Petroleum Operations Inc. v. The Continental Insurance Co. (California Court of Appeals, 2nd District, March 6, 2006) res judicata. Prior to that decision, the court held that the pollution...
Mississippi wind versus flood lawsuit remanded back to state court
Apr 3 2006 // A Mississippi lawsuit that would force insurance companies to honor their policies and pay for damage caused by storm surge has been remanded back to the Chancery Court of Hinds County. Because the state is seeking an...
Take the pollution out of your D&O policy
Apr 3 2006 // Is your directors and officers policy polluted? Shareholders and environmental groups are taking a closer look at the environmental disclosures made by public companies. The U.S. General Accounting Office issued a report...
CALIF. COURT REINSTATES CLASS ACTION AGAINST LEAD PAINT MAKERS
Apr 3 2006 // A state appeals court in San Jose, Calif. has reinstated a class-action lawsuit alleging that several paint manufacturers knowingly sold harmful lead-based paint products. The Sixth District Court of Appeal on March 10...
Banks, shippers, oil companies – not just insurers – face Katrina-related suits
Apr 3 2006 // One couple has sued Regions Bank for allegedly failing to pay their windstorm policy out of their escrow account. Hurricane Katrina lawsuits are multiplying and it’s not just insurance companies that are defendants....
Take the pollution out of your D&O policy
Apr 3 2006 // D&O insurers may invoke an ‘absolute’ pollution exclusion to deny coverage for claims that arise out of environmental reserves or other pollution. Is your directors and officers policy polluted?...
