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The Evolution of Employment Practices Liability Insurance
Aug 6 2015 // It’s been interesting to watch the growth of employment practices liability insurance (EPLI) during more than 25 years of working in the specialty insurance industry. Twenty years ago EPLI was rare in the United...
Washington City Sues Monsanto Over River Contamination
Aug 5 2015 // The city of Spokane is suing the international agrochemical giant Monsanto, which it blames for pollution in the Spokane River in Washington. The lawsuit, filed last week in U.S. District Court in Spokane, alleges that the...
Former Worker Sues Safeway in Oregon Over Leering Customer
Aug 5 2015 // A former employee of a Safeway in Oregon has filed a lawsuit against the grocery store chain saying she was forced to quit because a customer repeatedly stared at her breasts and made vulgar comments. The Oregonian...
Proposal: Newtown Victims’ Families Would Split $1.5M From Homeowner Policy
Aug 4 2015 // The families of more than a dozen victims of the Newtown school shooting rampage in Connecticut would split $1.5 million under proposed settlements of lawsuits against the estate of the gunman’s mother. The lawsuits...
Las Vegas-Area Water Park Sued Over Boy’s Injuries
Aug 4 2015 // The parents of a 6-year-old boy who was pulled from a wave pool at a Las Vegas-area water park have filed a lawsuit claiming that the boy now has severe neurological impairments. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Clark County...
Uber Driver Case Tests ‘Sharing Economy’ Business Model
Aug 4 2015 // The most serious challenge to Uber Technologies Inc.’s “Be your own Boss” business model might also present an early test to the wider sharing economy as well as undermine its own $50 billion...
Coal Plant Owners in Las Vegas Area to Settle Lawsuit for $4.3M
Aug 3 2015 // Owners of a soon-to-close coal-fired power plant outside Las Vegas, Nev. have agreed to pay $4.3 million to settle a lawsuit and clean up contamination that neighboring Native Americans blame for health problems and water...
Neiman Marcus Ruling Aids Plaintiffs in Data Breach Class Actions
Aug 3 2015 // Data breaches at big retailers are becoming almost commonplace, and class actions by affected consumers are typically not far behind. Now, a federal appeals court in Chicago has made it harder for retailers who are hacked...
Judge Sets 2016 Trial Date for Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Lawsuit
Aug 3 2015 // A Florida judge set a trial date of March 2016 for a lawsuit brought by Hulk Hogan – the biggest name on pro wrestling marquees in the `80s and `90s and later a reality TV star – against the news website Gawker over a...
Another Former Employee at Daimler in Oregon Files Discrimination Suit
Aug 3 2015 // Another man who used to work for Daimler Trucks North America in Portland, Ore., has filed a discrimination lawsuit against the company. The man, 40-year-old Ricky Pang, filed a $250,000 lawsuit in July saying he was...
Arizona Supreme Court Ruling May Expose Agents to Lawsuits
Aug 3 2015 // An Arizona Supreme Court ruling in July may expose agents who write auto policies to malpractice lawsuits if they are accused of failing to inform their customers about uninsured and underinsured motorists coverage —...
Intellectual Property: Conan O’Brien, Doobie Brothers, ‘Happy Birthday’, Michael Jordan
Jul 31 2015 // Conan O’Brien Sued Over Jokes Comedian Conan O’Brien was sued for copyright infringement for using several jokes on his late-night talk show that he’s accused of lifting from the Internet. In a complaint...
Oregon Woman Sues University after Falling Through Window Asleep
Jul 30 2015 // An Oregon State University student is suing a Eugene property management company after she fell from a third-story window while asleep. The Register-Guard reported that Shelbi Macholz filed a lawsuit this week seeking...
Woman Sues Oregon Pharmacy after Getting Wrong Drugs
Jul 30 2015 // A woman who says she had to be taken to the emergency room after a Fred Meyer pharmacy employee gave her the wrong prescription has filed a lawsuit. The Oregonian reported that Anna Bell filed a lawsuit last week seeking...
Why Not Much Change in Securities Class Actions?
Jul 30 2015 // Plaintiffs brought 85 federal class action securities cases in the first half of this year, or seven fewer than they did last year. The 85 filings in the first six months of 2015 falls 10 percent below the semiannual...
Facebook’s Facial Recognition Software Draws Privacy Complaints, Lawsuit
Jul 30 2015 // When you are identified in a picture on Facebook, biometric software remembers your face so it can be “tagged” in other photographs. Facebook Inc. says this enhances the user experience. But privacy advocates...
Oregon Cyclist Sues 2 Drivers in Injury Accident
Jul 27 2015 // A Portland, Ore. bicyclist is suing not only the pickup driver who hit her and shattered bones across her body, but also a second driver she says gave the truck the OK to turn. The Oregonian reported that Cynthia Lewellen...
Montana Man Who Killed Student Settles Suit, Includes Insurance Money
Jul 27 2015 // A man who is serving a 70-year prison sentence for killing a German exchange student in his garage has settled a lawsuit filed by the victim’s family, in part by surrendering all his guns to the boy’s...
Jardine Lloyd Sues Rival Howden Over Mass Resignation in Singapore
Jul 24 2015 // Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc sued Howden Insurance Brokers in a bid to thwart plans by the rival to poach 17 of its Singapore staff. The broking arm of Hyperion Insurance Group, headhunter Huntington Search Partners...
North Carolina Lawmakers Approve School District Lawsuit Moratorium
Jul 24 2015 // School districts in North Carolina may soon be barred for five years from suing their counties over the amount of funding they receive under a new provision approved by the state Senate. The Senate passed on July 22 a bill...
