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West Virginia Woman Suing Lumber Liquidators Over Chinese-Made Flooring
Jun 2 2015 // A West Virginia woman who purchased flooring from Lumber Liquidators is suing the company, citing reports its Chinese-made laminate flooring contains high levels of the carcinogen formaldehyde. Genevieve Baldwin filed suit...
California Man Who Lost Eye to Taser Sues Police For $25M
Jun 1 2015 // A 31-year-old man has filed a $25 million lawsuit against a California police department, saying he lost his left eye after Fairfield police used a Taser gun on him. Jerome Hill stated in his complaint that police hit him...
Son of Alabama Lawmaker Sues College Over Fraternity Hazing
Jun 1 2015 // A former Birmingham-Southern College football recruit who said he was hazed and injured while he was trying to join a fraternity has filed a lawsuit against the college and the organization. Jonathan Ford, son of Alabama...
Migrant Workers File Lawsuits Against Kentucky Tobacco Farms
Jun 1 2015 // Lawsuits filed against five Kentucky tobacco farms claim they exploited migrant workers by paying substandard wages, providing squalid housing and threatening some with jail or deportation if they complained. The...
Suit Filed Over Oregon Worker Who Died After Using Bucket as Toilet
Jun 1 2015 // Relatives of an Oregon worker who died from carbon monoxide poisoning while defecating in the back of a company truck seek $4 million in a lawsuit filed against the man’s former employer and four other companies. The...
Top 10 Challenges Directors & Officers Face in 2015
Jun 1 2015 // Whether addressing a complex securities claim, a parallel government investigation or a lawsuit related to a cyberattack or merger, directors and officers continue to face complex challenges in today’s environment....
Family Sues Southern California Gym Over Dad’s Heart Attack
Jun 1 2015 // A Los Angeles gym is facing a lawsuit from the three kids of a man who had a heart attack and died while working out. Marc Palotay’s son and two daughters filed the lawsuit in May seeking automatic defibrillator...
West Virginia Supreme Court Rules Addicts Can Sue Pharmacies, Doctors
Jun 1 2015 // Pharmacies and doctors who negligently prescribe pain medication can be sued for enabling people’s addictions, the West Virginia Supreme Court ruled. The ruling last month involved 29 people who were patients of...
Washington Hospital Joins ‘Superbug’ Suit Against Scope Maker
Jun 1 2015 // A Seattle, Wash., hospital has joined a lawsuit against the manufacturer of endoscopy medical scopes linked to a “superbug” outbreak at the medical center, claiming the company, Olympus America Inc., put...
Hail Claim Litigation Bill Dies in Texas House
May 28 2015 // With the legislative session winding down in Texas, a measure sought by the insurance industry that its proponents say would help rein in litigation related to property insurance claims has died in the House of...
Sirius XM to Face Class Action in Turtles Copyright Suit
May 28 2015 // A U.S. judge in California allowed a class action lawsuit to proceed on Wednesday against satellite-radio company Sirius XM Holdings Inc over the payment of royalties for songs produced before 1972, in a case that is being...
Rental Company Sues Kentucky County for Unpaid Bills from 2012 Tornado Recovery
May 28 2015 // An eastern Kentucky county ravaged by a 2012 tornado is being sued for nearly $1 million by a Lexington company that provided rented trailers, generators, all-terrain vehicles and other equipment after the deadly twister...
Wal-Mart Settles With Tracy Morgan Over Turnpike Crash Suit
May 27 2015 // Tracy Morgan and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. settled the actor-comedian’s lawsuit over a New Jersey Turnpike crash that had left him in a coma for days and killed another comedian. Morgan was riding in a van that was struck...
Why Law Firms Like Facebook to Track Down Medical Victims
May 27 2015 // For ambulance chasers, persistence and a phone book just don’t cut it anymore. Law firms, which once relied on television commercials, billboards, and cold calling numbers in the white pages to find plaintiffs for...
Former New Mexico Teacher Files Suit Over Her 2012 Firing
May 27 2015 // A former Rio Rancho, N.M. teacher says in a lawsuit that she was fired as a result of her involvement with a union and her outspoken criticism of school district officials. The Albuquerque Journal reported that school...
Wyoming Couple Sues Vapor Cigarette Dealer Over Injuries
May 27 2015 // A Casper, Wyo. couple is suing a local vapor cigarette company, saying the battery in one of the devices exploded and caused injuries. The lawsuit filed by Joshua and Allison Seel says Joshua suffered burns to his leg and...
Cement Company Negligence Charge Dismissed in Florida Teen Suicide Suit
May 27 2015 // A judge in Florida has tossed a portion of a lawsuit that alleged negligence against a cement company in the death of a 12-year-old central Florida girl who committed suicide after being bullied. Rebecca Sedwick jumped to...
Oregon Hash Oil Maker Burned in Blast Sues Butane Businesses
May 26 2015 // A Portland, Ore. man burned when a hash oil operation exploded has filed an $11 million product liability suit against makers and distributors of the butane canisters he was using. The suit says 28-year-old Kevin Tveisme...
Arkansas Treasurer Settles Civil Rights/Disability Lawsuit
May 26 2015 // Arkansas Treasurer Settles Ex-Employee’s Civil Rights/Disability Lawsuit Arkansas’ treasurer has settled a federal lawsuit filed against him by a former employee when he served as the Saline County clerk. An...
Florida ‘House of Horrors’ Dentist Surrenders License
May 26 2015 // A Florida children’s dentist accused of running a “house of horrors” that included performing surgical procedures without anesthetic has agreed to stop practicing dentistry. Dr. Howard Schneider of...
