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Insurance Costs Rise in Idaho County Following Lawsuits
Aug 8 2016 // Twin Falls County’s insurance premiums have gone up due to lawsuit settlements paid by Idaho Counties Risk Management Program. The county’s insurance payments have increased 58 percent over the past five years...
Airbnb Sues Southern California City over Short-term Rental Law
Aug 8 2016 // Airbnb is suing the city of Anaheim over a law that regulates short-term rentals. The suit filed in late July argues the city violates free-speech rights and federal law by holding Airbnb responsible when users post...
$45M Settlement Proposed in Arkansas Tobacco Lawsuit
Aug 8 2016 // Attorneys for cigarette smokers and for tobacco manufacturer Philip Morris USA have agreed to a $45 million settlement of a lawsuit over the marketing of Marlboro Lights in Arkansas. The settlement was submitted to Pulaski...
Professional Liability ‘Business Enterprise Exclusion’ Upheld in Wisconsin
Aug 8 2016 // The Wisconsin Supreme Court has put to a rest a case in which an insured alleged breach of faith when the insurance company that wrote his professional liability errors and omissions insurance policy denied coverage due to...
Connecticut High Court Blocks Injury Suit Against Contractor
Aug 5 2016 // Two workers injured in a power plant explosion that killed six other people in 2010 cannot sue a contractor for negligence, the state Connecticut Supreme Court recently ruled. Justices issued a 6-1 decision saying O&G...
Illinois Town Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Mayor for $120K
Aug 4 2016 // The village of Alsip, Ill., has settled a lawsuit alleging its mayor made unwanted sexual advances toward the Chicago suburb’s treasurer. The Daily Southtown reports the village will pay former treasurer Elizabeth...
Volkswagen Wants Investor Class Action Suit Dismissed
Aug 4 2016 // Volkswagen AG and its former chief executive have asked a U.S. federal judge in California to dismiss lawsuits filed by American investors accusing the German automaker of deception involving its cheating on diesel...
Massachusetts, New Hampshire Nonprofit Insurer Sues Over Federal Assessment
Aug 3 2016 // A nonprofit health insurer with 25,000 customers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire has filed a federal lawsuit claiming it is being illegally punished for offering lower-cost products. Under the Affordable Care...
‘Star Trek’ Actor’s Family Sues Fiat Chrysler in California over Rollaway Death
Aug 3 2016 // The parents of the late “Star Trek” movie actor Anton Yelchin sued Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV for negligence and product liability on Tuesday over the rollaway crash of a Jeep Grand Cherokee that killed their...
Judge Rejects Bid to Throw Out Trump University Lawsuit Before Trial
Aug 3 2016 // A U.S. judge on Tuesday rejected Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s pretrial bid to throw out a lawsuit brought by Trump University students who said they were defrauded by its real-estate...
Pokemon Go Triggers Trespass Class Action Suit Against Niantic
Aug 1 2016 // A New Jersey resident with a pocket monster in his backyard may be the first to sue Niantic Inc. and Nintendo Co. for unleashing Pokemon Go across the U.S., claiming that players are coming to his home uninvited in their...
Company Sued in North Dakota Train Derailment Wants Case Moved
Aug 1 2016 // A Pennsylvania steel company named in a lawsuit over an oil tanker train derailment near Casselton, N.D., more than two years ago wants the case moved from state to federal court. An attorney for Standard Steel made the...
$45M Settlement Proposed in Arkansas Tobacco Lawsuit
Aug 1 2016 // Attorneys for cigarette smokers and for tobacco manufacturer Philip Morris USA have agreed to a $45 million settlement of a lawsuit over the marketing of Marlboro Lights in Arkansas. The settlement was submitted to Pulaski...
Airbnb Sues Southern California City over Short-term Rental Law
Aug 1 2016 // Airbnb is suing the city of Anaheim over a law that regulates short-term rentals. The Orange County Register reported the suit argues the city violates free-speech rights and federal law by holding Airbnb responsible when...
Judge Denies Uber Bid to Enforce Arbitration in Consumer Suit
Aug 1 2016 // Uber Technologies Inc. can’t require a Connecticut customer accusing the company of price-fixing to resolve the fight in arbitration, a federal judge ruled in one of several cases challenging the ride-hailing...
Sued Over Injuries from Infected Corneas, South Dakota Eye Bank Denies Fault
Jul 29 2016 // A South Dakota-based eye and tissue bank says it isn’t responsible for injuries caused by infected corneas that were shipped to the Palestinian territories. Two Palestinians are suing the South Dakota Lions Eye and...
Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Professional Liability ‘Business Enterprise Exclusion’
Jul 29 2016 // The Wisconsin Supreme Court has put to a rest a case in which an insured alleged breach of faith when the insurance company that wrote his professional liability errors and omissions insurance policy denied coverage due to...
Gunmaker Remington, Sued by Sandy Hook Victims, Wants Documents Sealed
Jul 29 2016 // A Connecticut judge will hear arguments on whether gun maker Remington Arms’ company documents should be sealed from public view as it fights a lawsuit filed by families of some of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook...
Nabors Industries, C&J Energy Services Sued for Racial Harassment, Retaliation
Jul 28 2016 // Alleged racial harassment and retaliation at a Texas work site has led to lawsuit filed against two oilfield services companies by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. The...
Lawsuit Over South Carolina Restaurant’s Broken Dish Policy Headed to Trial
Jul 28 2016 // A federal lawsuit over a South Carolina restaurant’s policy of charging workers to cover the cost of broken glasses and dishes is headed to trial. The Post and Courier of Charleston reports jury selection is set next...
