Latest Lawsuits Headlines
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Insurance Company Wants Out of Defamation Suit in Delaware
Apr 29 2015 // An insurance company is asking a federal judge in Delaware to declare that it’s not obligated to defend the ex-wife of serial political candidate Richard Korn against his defamation lawsuit. Liberty Mutual argues in...
Construction Lawsuit Liability Bill Defeated In Colorado House
Apr 29 2015 // A long-awaited bill to make it harder to sue Colorado homebuilders for defective construction has failed in the Colorado legislature. The bill was rejected Tuesday by a House committee controlled by Democrats. The measure...
Shareholders Sue Trinity Over Guardrail Safety Disclosure
Apr 29 2015 // Trinity Industries Inc. was sued by shareholders alleging the company failed to disclose it made changes to its guardrail safety system without government review. At least two lawsuits were filed in federal court in Dallas...
Oklahoma Driller to Pay $59K to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit
Apr 28 2015 // Helmerich & Payne Inc. (H&P), a Tulsa, Okla.-based drilling contractor, will pay a former employee $59,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
Patient Death at California Mental Facility Results in Suit
Apr 28 2015 // A California mental health facility is being sued by the family of Kevin Turner, who was found suffocated in his bed last year. The San Luis Obispo Tribune reported the lawsuit against Atascadero State Hospital says Turner...
Supreme Court to Hear Case on Limiting Consumer Lawsuits
Apr 28 2015 // The U.S. Supreme Court will consider a business-backed bid to put new limits on Congress’s power to authorize consumer lawsuits in federal court. The justices said they will hear an appeal from the data broker Spokeo...
Makers of Sanitary Wipes Sued by Minnesota City over Clogged Pipes
Apr 27 2015 // A Minnesota city is suing six makers of sanitary wipes, saying their “so-called flushable wipes” are clogging sewer systems. According to the Star Tribune, the lawsuit from the city of Wyoming says flushable...
Insurer Files Suit against Follower of Imprisoned Arkansas Evangelist
Apr 27 2015 // An insurance company is asking a Pulaski County, Ark., judge to declare it has no responsibility to pay court judgments against the homeowners policy of a follower of imprisoned evangelist Tony Alamo. The judgments are...
Idaho Family Injured in DUI Crash Sues Bar, Owners
Apr 27 2015 // Three people who were injured when a drunken driver crashed his truck into a northern Idaho home have filed a lawsuit against the bar where the man drank before the accident. The Coeur d’Alene Press reported that the...
Uber, Lyft Balk at Fingerprinting Georgia Drivers
Apr 27 2015 // Popular ride-hailing firms like Uber and Lyft are fighting lawsuits in Atlanta and other cities from cab drivers, taxi and limousine companies claiming the techno upstarts are siphoning off passengers and profits by...
Parents of Missouri Teen Killed by Police Sue City of Ferguson
Apr 24 2015 // Ferguson, Mo., was sued by the family of an unarmed black teenager whose fatal shooting by a police officer triggered nationwide protests, while subsequent deaths at the hands of police fueled a national debate about how...
Ruling in Post-Katrina Flooding Suit Expected in Early May
Apr 24 2015 // A decade-old lawsuit seeking damages from the U.S. government over flooding from Hurricane Katrina and other storms is moving closer to resolution, and a judge’s latest filing indicates that at least some damages...
2 Former Women’s Basketball Players Sue Utah College
Apr 24 2015 // Two former Dixie State University women’s basketball players are accusing the Utah college of racial, sexual and religious discrimination in a federal lawsuit. The Spectrum newspaper in St. George reported the two...
Suit Says Southwest Failed in Medical Emergency Over California
Apr 24 2015 // A woman filed a wrongful-death lawsuit this week against Southwest Airlines, claiming crew members mistook her husband’s medical emergency for unruly behavior aboard a California flight and didn’t assist...
Louisiana State Employees File Lawsuit over Changes to Insurance Program
Apr 23 2015 // A group of state employees and retirees is asking a judge to reverse changes made to their insurance program, which cost many workers more out-of-pocket for lessened benefits. The lawsuit, announced on April 22, was filed...
Teacher Scared by Gunman in Drill Sues Oregon District for PTSD
Apr 23 2015 // A former grade school teacher in eastern Oregon says she was so scared when a man burst into her classroom and pulled the trigger on the pistol he pointed at her face that she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder...
Court Approves NFL’s Concussion Injury Settlement
Apr 23 2015 // The National Football League won final court approval of a $765 million settlement of ex-player head-injury claims, overriding criticism that the money still falls short and the deal terms are unfair. The decision ends...
Virginia’s Fairfax County Settles Police Shooting Lawsuit for $3M
Apr 23 2015 // Virginia’s Fairfax County agreed Tuesday to pay nearly $3 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit after one of its police officers shot and killed a man in the doorway of his home two years ago. Officer Adam...
Texas Home Insurers Seek Lawsuit Protection Despite Healthy Profits
Apr 22 2015 // Texas home insurers saw a third straight year of healthy profits in 2014 due to higher rates and fewer severe storms across the state. But The Dallas Morning News reports a rising tide of lawsuits filed by homeowners in...
Greenberg May Have Advantage with Judge Deciding AIG Bailout Challenge
Apr 22 2015 // Former American International Group Inc. Chairman Maurice “Hank” Greenberg claims the U.S. bailout of the company cheated shareholders out of at least $25 billion. On Wednesday, the judge presiding over his...
