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Residents Sue Oregon Glass Company over Pollution Concerns
Mar 8 2016 // Seven Portland, Ore. residents are filing a class-action lawsuit against a city glass manufacturer over pollution concerns. The Oregonian reported that the suit claims Bullseye Glass was negligent and reckless in burning...
Florida High Court Rules Artist Can Sue UPS Over Lost Paintings
Mar 8 2016 // The Florida Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that an artist can sue UPS in state court over two paintings removed from their shipping tube while in transit and sold by the company UPS contracts to handle its...
Taxi Drivers Sue Jackson, Mississippi Over ‘Unfair’ Regulations
Mar 7 2016 // Two taxicab drivers are suing the city of Jackson, Mississippi, claiming the city has imposed restrictive regulations on the taxi industry. The Mississippi Center for Public Policy announced March 2 that taxicab drivers...
Wisconsin Manufacturer Sued over Employee Compensation
Mar 7 2016 // Current and former employees are suing Oshkosh Corp. subsidiary Pierce Manufacturing and calling for a jury trial in the case related to compensation. Oshkosh Northwestern Media reports that the class-action lawsuit...
Group Sues ExxonMobil Over Baton Rouge Chemical Plant Emissions
Mar 7 2016 // An environmental group’s lawsuit claims ExxonMobil Corp. continues to violate Clean Air Act regulations despite a 2014 settlement over emissions from the company’s Baton Rouge chemical plant. The Louisiana...
U.S. Chamber Files Suit against Seattle over Uber, Lyft Ordinance
Mar 7 2016 // The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is suing the city of Seattle over an ordinance that allows drivers of ridesharing apps Uber and Lyft to unionize, saying it violates federal antitrust laws. Seattle last year became the first...
Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against Washington Nursing Home
Mar 7 2016 // A nursing home in Marysville, Wash., has again been accused of giving a patient inadequate care that resulted in death. An Edmonds lawyer has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the Marysville Care Center in connection...
Cal Fire Files Lawsuit Against Utility for Cost of Powerhouse Fire
Mar 7 2016 // A state agency is suing the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to recover the more than $4 million cost in fighting a wildfire sparked by power lines three years ago. The California Department of Forestry and Fire...
Jury in Erin Andrews Civil Suit Set to Begin Deliberations in Nashville
Mar 6 2016 // An attorney for sportscaster Erin Andrews said Friday that two hotel companies enabled a stalker who took nude videos of her and posted them online. Bruce Broillet told jurors Friday in closing arguments for a civil trial...
Trump Files Suit Against Florida Golf Course Neighbors Over Trees
Mar 6 2016 // Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is suing eight residents whose properties back up to his South Florida golf course, alleging they are cutting down trees he planted to make the course more private for...
Suit Alleges Texas Lawyers Bankrolled BP Oil-Spill Scam
Mar 4 2016 // Two high-profile Texas attorneys were sued by a fishing boat captain who said they were involved in a scam to cheat BP Plc out of millions of dollars with false compensation claims for the Gulf of Mexico oil...
Woman Sues Oregon Hospital over Undiagnosed Heart Condition
Mar 3 2016 // A Bend, Ore. woman who suffered a heart attack at 46 is accusing two Bend Memorial Clinic of failing to recognize her heart problem. The Bulletin reported that Shelley Harding and her husband, Brent Harding, are seeking...
Louisiana Flood Board Appeals Dismissal of Suit Against Oil Companies
Mar 2 2016 // A lawyer for a flood protection agency tried on Feb. 29 to revive a closely-watched lawsuit alleging oil and natural gas companies are responsible for destroying Louisiana’s coast, telling an appeals court that a...
Cabbies in Louisiana Parish Sue UberX Drivers
Mar 2 2016 // Taxi drivers in Louisiana’s Jefferson Parish have filed a lawsuit claiming UberX drivers are picking up fares illegally in the parish. It’s the latest in a series of legal challenges to Uber’s operations...
The Effect of Justice Scalia’s Death on Supreme Court Class Action Rulings
Mar 2 2016 // Dow Chemical Co.’s agreement to pay $835 million to settle a price-fixing dispute provides evidence that Justice Antonin Scalia’s death is a blow to businesses that have had success recently in challenging...
TV Host Erin Andrews Testifies in $75M Civil Suit Over Illegal Hotel Videos
Mar 2 2016 // Sportscaster and TV host Erin Andrews took the witness stand in Nashville this week in her $75 million civil lawsuit, breaking down repeatedly and telling jurors of the devastation she continues to feel after a man...
Class Action Filed Against Royal Caribbean Over Storm-Tossed Cruise
Mar 1 2016 // A passenger from a cruise ship that was battered by a major storm in the Atlantic Ocean filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against Royal Caribbean in Miami federal court, his lawyer said Thursday. The lawsuit filed by...
Cal Fire Files Lawsuit Against Utility For Cost of Powerhouse Fire
Feb 29 2016 // A state agency is suing the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to recover the more than $4 million cost in fighting a wildfire sparked by power lines three years ago. The California Department of Forestry and Fire...
The MOST Basic CGL Coverage Concept
Feb 29 2016 // Begin at the beginning – with the insuring agreement! Coverage can never be any broader. This is the most basic CGL coverage concept. Before applying the policy’s exclusions, exceptions or conditions to a loss,...
Presidential Hopeful Trump Vows to Make It Easier to Sue Media
Feb 28 2016 // Donald Trump said Friday he will weaken First Amendment protections for reporters as president, making it easier for him to sue them. The celebrity businessman turned Republican presidential front-runner said he wants to...
