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Arkansas’ Crain Automotive to Pay $27.1K to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit
May 1 2019 // Crain Automotive Holdings Inc., headquartered in Sherwood, Arkansas, will pay $27,100 to a former employee as part of the settlement of a federal disability discrimination lawsuit. U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
California Man Vows to Proceed with California Clergy Abuse Suit
May 1 2019 // A man who says he was molested by his parish priest decades ago vows to proceed with a lawsuit targeting all Catholic bishops in California after a judge dismissed part of the suit. The so-called “nuisance”...
Nursing Home in Connecticut Sued Over Strangling of 76-Year-Old Patient
May 1 2019 // A Connecticut nursing home is being sued over the strangling death of a 76-year-old patient who police say was killed by her 81-year-old boyfriend in November. The Connecticut Law Tribune reports the lawsuit filed Monday...
A Quick First Look at Florida’s New AOB Bill
May 1 2019 // I have a new hobby. It compliments one of my other hobbies, reading insurance policies. What is it? I’ve started reading legislation. What a thrill to print (yes, print) 16 pages of legislation. The numbered lines,...
Delaware Supreme Court Rejects Untimely Appeal in Air Crash Lawsuit
Apr 30 2019 // Delaware’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal in a lawsuit stemming from a 2012 airplane crash in the Congo that claimed the life of the chief adviser to that country’s president and left his finance minister...
Boeing’s Legal Woes Over Crashes Mount with Negligence Suits by Families
Apr 30 2019 // Boeing Co. was sued Monday by two Canadians who lost 10 family members in the March crash of a 737 Max in Ethiopia, adding to the aircraft manufacturer’s legal woes stemming from two deadly crashes by the jet. Among...
West Virgina Airport Awarded $14.8M in Runway Overrun Collapse Suit
Apr 30 2019 // A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit over the 2015 landslide that collapsed a runway safety overrun at Yeager Airport in Charleston, West Virginia. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports Yeager officials say the airport...
Oregon Woman Who Lost Legs Sues Rail Companies
Apr 29 2019 // An Oregon woman who lost both legs after being hit by a freight train has filed a lawsuit against several railroad companies. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that Cindy Rodriguez filed a $33.8 million lawsuit April 19...
Beazley-Led Consortium to Offer Corporate C-Suite Reputational Risk Coverage
Apr 29 2019 // Specialist Lloyd’s insurer Beazley is partnering with other Lloyd’s insurers to offer reputational risk coverage targeted towards C-suite exposures. The Beazley Custodian Consortium at Lloyd’s provides...
L.A. County Sues Southern California Edison for Wildfire Damage
Apr 29 2019 // Los Angeles County sued Southern California Edison and parent company Edison International on Thursday to recover more than $100 million in costs and damages from a wind-driven wildfire that may have been sparked by one of...
Father Sues Over Son’s Drowning on School Field Trip in Maine
Apr 29 2019 // The father of a 13-year-old boy who drowned on a field trip to a Maine state park is suing the state and the city of Lewiston in federal court. The Sun Journal newspaper reports that the lawsuit filed by Ali Abdisamad...
Florida Governor to Sign AOB Reform Bill; Citizens Plans Rate Review
Apr 25 2019 // Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signaled his support of a property insurance reform bill passed by the Florida Senate Wednesday, saying in a statement Wednesday he will sign the legislation that the insurance industry...
Ohio Hospital Settles 3 Excessive Dose Claim Lawsuits
Apr 25 2019 // The Ohio hospital system where an intensive care doctor is accused of ordering excessive doses of painkillers for dozens of patients who died is settling three resulting wrongful-death cases, while 24 more lawsuits are...
Supreme Court Gives Business Another Victory on Arbitration, Class Actions
Apr 25 2019 // In a decision that could further help companies limit damages in disputes with workers, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled against a California man who was the victim of an online scam and sought to bring claims...
Update: Florida Legislature Passes Industry-Backed AOB Reform Bill
Apr 24 2019 // After seven years of failed attempts, Florida legislators have passed property insurance reform to address the abuse of a policyholder benefit known as assignment of benefits (AOB). The insurance industry and consumers...
Contractor Sues Massachusetts City for $1M in Unpaid Work
Apr 24 2019 // A contractor alleging breach of contract is suing a Massachusetts city for $1 million. The MetroWest Daily News reports that Lupachino & Salvatore alleges Framingham, Mass., illegally withheld payments related to the...
Lawyers Expect Wave of Litigation Targeting Popular Heart Drugs
Apr 24 2019 // Dozens of lawsuits have been filed against drug makers and sellers over widely prescribed generic heart medications tainted with potential carcinogens, the first claims in what some lawyers expect to be a wave of...
Customers of Florida Spa in Kraft Case File Class Action Suit Against Police
Apr 24 2019 // Nearly three dozen men and women have filed a federal class-action lawsuit accusing Florida authorities of unlawfully videotaping them as they received legal massages at a parlor where New England Patriots owner Robert...
Texas Company to Pay $85K to Settle Age Discrimination Suit
Apr 23 2019 // Federal officials say a Fort Worth, Texas-based company will pay $85,000 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit. The suit against Atlas Energy Group LLC was brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
J&J Asks Federal Court to Assume Baby Powder Lawsuits from State Courts
Apr 23 2019 // Johnson & Johnson wants a federal judge to take over more than 2,000 baby-powder lawsuits it faces instead of allowing the cases to be heard by state-court juries, where the company has a mixed record. The...
