Latest Lawsuits Headlines
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Oil Companies Land a Victory in Louisiana Coastal Lawsuit
Mar 8 2017 // A federal appeals court on March 3 refused to revive a Louisiana levee board’s lawsuit blaming dozens of oil and gas companies for damage to the state’s fragile coast, a major victory for energy companies and...
Victims, Roman Catholic Church Spar Over New York Sex Abuse Bill
Mar 8 2017 // New York legislation to relax one of the nation’s most restrictive statutes of limitations on child molestation victims continues to stall under pressure from the Roman Catholic Church and other opponents. The bill...
Australia Consumer Watchdog Sues VW’s Audi Unit over Emissions Scandal
Mar 8 2017 // The Australian consumer watchdog said on Wednesday it was suing the local Audi unit of Volkswagen AG for intentionally selling more than 12,000 vehicles with software which lied about levels of toxic emissions. This...
Missouri Bill Would Make it Harder for Employees to Sue for Discrimination
Mar 7 2017 // Missouri lawmakers are considering a bill that would raise the standard for workers to sue their employers for discrimination, a proposal that’s drawn support from pro-business groups and backlash from advocacy...
Johnson & Johnson Wins Trial in Missouri Talc Product Liability Lawsuits
Mar 6 2017 // Johnson & Johnson said that a state court jury in Missouri had returned a verdict in its favor in the latest trial to arise out of thousands of lawsuits alleging the company’s talc-based products can increase the...
Oil Companies Sued by Oklahoma Tribe Over Quake
Mar 6 2017 // An Oklahoma-based Native American tribe filed a lawsuit in its own tribal court system Friday accusing several oil companies of triggering the state’s largest earthquake that caused extensive damage to some...
Suit Filed in California Says Kona Co. Dupes Those Seeking Hawaii-Made Beer
Mar 6 2017 // A class-action lawsuit says Kona Brewing Co. leads customers to believe they are buying made-in-Hawaii beer. The lawsuit filed in California is against Craft Brew Alliance, which advertises, markets, distributes and sells...
Texas Businesses Line Up Against Lt. Governor’s High-Priority Insurance Bill
Mar 2 2017 // Major business interests are lining up against one of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s top priorities — a bill that would make it harder for Texans to force their insurance companies to pay up when calamity strikes. Patrick...
New Mexico City Settling Cell Beating Lawsuit for $400K
Mar 2 2017 // The city of Las Cruces, N.M. has agreed to pay $400,000 to a man who claims police officers used excessive force on him when he was detained in a holding cell. The Las Cruces Sun-News reported that the settlement figure...
Texas High Court Finds for Insurer in D&O Coverage Dispute
Mar 1 2017 // The Texas Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of an insurer in a case that hinged on the applicability of an insured-v.-insured exclusion in the carrier’s directors and officers (D&O) liability policy. The...
Oklahoma County Settles Traffic Death Lawsuit for $500K
Mar 1 2017 // Oklahoma County commissioners have agreed to pay $500,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a man killed in a traffic crash involving a sheriff’s deputy. The Oklahoman reports a judge approved the settlement...
Texas Bill Would End ‘Wrongful Birth’ Suits Against Doctors
Feb 28 2017 // Texans would no longer be allowed to sue doctors for a “wrongful birth” under a bill approved unanimously by the Senate State Affairs Committee. According to the announcement released by the Senate, wrongful...
Texas Bill Seeks Limits on Hailstorm Lawsuits
Feb 24 2017 // A bill has been filed in the Texas Senate that seeks to curb what the authors of the legislation say is a skyrocketing number of lawsuits filed against insurers for bogus or inflated hailstorm claims. Senate Bill 10, filed...
Proposed Florida Bill Gives Women 10 Years to Sue Doctors Over Abortions
Feb 24 2017 // Women who have abortions in Florida would find it easier to sue the doctors who performed the procedure, under a contentious bill now moving through the state House. But it’s unclear if the legislation – which...
Michigan Medical Services Firm to Pay $21.5K to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit
Feb 23 2017 // A medical services provider serving the Muskegon, Michigan, region will pay $21,500 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
5 Years of Lawsuit Settlements Cost State of Missouri $52M
Feb 23 2017 // Missouri has paid more than $52 million over the last five years to settle lawsuits against various state agencies, according to information from the attorney general’s office. The House budget committee received the...
Former Staffer Files Whistleblower Suit Against Louisiana Sheriff
Feb 23 2017 // A former south Louisiana sheriff’s office employee says the sheriff wrongly fired her for cooperating with the FBI in an investigation against him. In a lawsuit filed earlier this month, Deborah Lourd said she was...
Reality Star Sues Alaska-Based Reality Show over Safety Claims
Feb 22 2017 // A star of the Alaska-based reality series “Life Below Zero” is suing the show’s producers, alleging she was hurt while forced to perform dangerous acts in support of false story lines. The lawsuit against...
Missouri GOP Again Seeking to Limit Liability Lawsuits
Feb 22 2017 // With new Republican Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ support, GOP lawmakers this year are pushing a collection of bills to limit liability lawsuits that supporters have praised as pro-business but critics have slammed as...
Despite Increase in Lawsuits, Texas Homeowner Insurance Complaints Remain Low
Feb 21 2017 // Despite a half million hail claims resulting in a record $4 billion in insured losses last year, homeowner complaints to the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) were the lowest number ever recorded, the Insurance Council...
