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Dead New Mexico Woman’s Family Sues Bar over Lewd Corndog Contest
Aug 12 2016 // A New Mexico family is suing the owners of a shuttered Albuquerque night club, their former landlord and a liquor license-holder after a woman choked during a corndog eating contest and suffered fatal brain damage. The...
Firms May Shirk Foreign Verdicts as a Result of Chevron’s Pollution Win
Aug 11 2016 // Chevron wasn’t the only winner in Monday’s ruling by a federal appeals court over its long-running Ecuadorian pollution litigation. The victory, in which the court affirmed that a lawyer for victims engaged in...
Suit against Seattle Law Enabling Uber Drivers to Unionize Tossed by Judge
Aug 11 2016 // A judge has dismissed the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s lawsuit against Seattle’s new ordinance that gives drivers for ridesharing companies the ability to unionize over pay and working conditions. The Seattle...
Judge Seals Conversations in South Carolina Officer’s Lawsuit with Insurer
Aug 11 2016 // A former South Carolina police officer’s conversations with an insurance carrier after he was charged in the death of an unarmed black motorist have been sealed by a federal judge. The order issued by U.S. District...
Kansas Couple Sues Over Internet Glitch that Led to Fraud Accusations
Aug 10 2016 // A couple who rented a Kansas farmhouse is suing a company over an internet glitch that brought them numerous legal problems. The glitch put the coordinates for the center of the U.S. in the front yard of James and Theresa...
Family of Muslim Teen Arrested over Clock Sues Texas School Officials
Aug 9 2016 // The family of a Muslim boy who was arrested after bringing a homemade clock to school has filed a federal lawsuit against Texas school officials and others, saying they violated the 14-year-old boy’s civil...
Indianapolis Suburb Settles Facebook Free Speech Lawsuit
Aug 9 2016 // An Indianapolis suburb has settled a lawsuit accusing it of violating free speech rights when it removed two women’s critical comments on its Facebook page. Court documents show the plaintiffs will receive nearly...
Louisiana Politicians Join Suits Blaming Big Oil for Coastal Ruin
Aug 9 2016 // The oil industry has left a big footprint along the Gulf Coast, where a Delaware-sized stretch of Louisiana has disappeared. But few politicians would blame Big Oil for ecosystem abuse in a state where the industry employs...
North Dakota Appeals Court: Judge Was Right to Toss Oilfield Death Lawsuit
Aug 9 2016 // An appeals court has upheld a judge’s decision to throw out a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a South Dakota man who was killed in an accident in the North Dakota oil patch five years...
Former Paralegal in Oregon County Files Age, Discrimination Suit
Aug 9 2016 // A former paralegal has filed a discrimination lawsuit against Crook County in central Oregon alleging that she was fired because of her age and disability. The Bulletin reported that 65-year-old Debra Foltz filed the...
Mysterious Liquid Goop in Oregon Parking Garage Behind Lawsuit
Aug 8 2016 // A Portland, Ore. woman has filed a $10,000 lawsuit against a parking garage owner after alleging that a mysterious liquid dropped onto her forearm while standing next to her parked car. According to the lawsuit filed last...
Business Groups Sue to Thwart U.S. Crackdown on Corporate Inversions
Aug 8 2016 // Two business groups sued the Obama administration on Thursday over a crackdown on U.S. companies that try to reduce their U.S. taxes by rebasing abroad in a process known as inversion. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the...
Judge Rejects PwC Bid to Dismiss $1B Malpractice Suit Over MF Global Collapse
Aug 8 2016 // A federal judge rejected PricewaterhouseCoopers’ bid to dismiss a $1 billion lawsuit accusing the accounting firm of professional malpractice for helping cause the October 2011 bankruptcy of MF Global Holdings Ltd, a...
Florida Therapist Sues Cop Who Shot Him While Protecting Autistic Client
Aug 8 2016 // An unarmed black therapist is suing the Florida police officer who shot him while he tried to protect his autistic client. The Miami Herald reports Charles Kinsey filed a federal lawsuit August 4 against North Miami...
Idaho Rancher’s Family Initiates Wrongful Death Suit
Aug 8 2016 // The family of an Idaho rancher authorities say was shot and killed by two Adams County Sheriff’s deputies has filed a legal notice of their intent to sue the county. The family of Jack Yantis filed a tort claim...
Washington Tunnel Contractors File $11M Lawsuit
Aug 8 2016 // The contractors who built Bertha the tunnel machine in Washington two years ago have filed a lawsuit seeking $11 million in extra pay. The contractors contend that their efforts working with tough soil conditions cost more...
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...
