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Parents of Colorado Theater Shooting Victims Sue Ammo Seller
Sep 18 2014 // The parents of a woman killed in the Colorado theater shootings filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing four online retailers of improperly selling ammunition, tear gas, a high-capacity magazine and body armor used in the...
West Virginia Spill Lawsuit Scheduled for Next September
Sep 17 2014 // A lawsuit against a water company, chemical producer, airport and others over a January chemical spill won’t get a hearing for another year. The consolidated lawsuit that targets West Virginia American Water, Eastman...
Soccer Player Sues Over Alleged Clemson Hazing
Sep 15 2014 // An ex-Clemson women’s soccer player has sued Tigers coach Eddie Radwanski, his assistants and several former teammates for a 2011 hazing ritual in which she says she was blindfolded and ran into a brick wall at the...
Major League Baseball Balks at Foul Ball Safety Measures
Sep 12 2014 // From his perch in the Atlanta Braves infield on May 20, third baseman Chris Johnson heard what sounded to him like the crack of two bats in quick succession. The first was a line drive off the bat of Milwaukee Brewers...
Ex-Workers Sue Closed Arkansas Hospital over Unpaid Insurance Premiums
Sep 11 2014 // Former workers at a closed Arkansas hospital have filed a lawsuit, claiming administrators withheld part of their pay for insurance but didn’t pay the premiums. The lawsuit was filed by Denny Sumpter, a West Memphis...
In Suit, Oklahoma Ex-Inmates Claim Private Halfway House Violated Civil Rights
Sep 11 2014 // Some former inmates are suing Tulsa, Okla., halfway house workers who they claim violated their civil rights by organizing fight clubs and beatings. The lawsuit filed in federal court seeks more than $75,000 in punitive...
Alabama Man Refiles Circumcision Lawsuit
Sep 11 2014 // An Alabama man has refiled his lawsuit claiming a botched circumcision led to the amputation of his penis. An attorney for Johnny Lee Banks Jr. filed an amended complaint this past Monday. It comes about a month after a...
American Apparel Settles California Worker Death Suit For $1M
Sep 11 2014 // American Apparel will pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit over the death of an employee in a knitting machine accident. The Orange County district attorney’s office announced the settlement Tuesday. The worker’s...
Lawsuit Filed Against Home Depot Over Data Breach
Sep 10 2014 // Home improvement retailer Home Depot Inc. has been sued over data breach by a customer, saying the company failed to properly safeguard customer data from hackers, a lawsuit filed in a Chicago federal court showed on...
Judge Denies Class Action for Employees Suing Florida’s Darden Restaurant
Sep 8 2014 // A U.S. judge has ruled that food servers and bartenders employed by Darden Restaurants Inc., which owns chains including Olive Garden, the Capital Grille and LongHorn Steakhouse, cannot sue the company as a group for...
The Impact of Prior Work Exclusions and Sunset Provisions in CGL Policies
Sep 8 2014 // The commercial general liability (CGL) occurrence form policy is like a row of briefcases each filled with $1 million. Inscribed on the front of each briefcase is a year representing a specific annual policy period. Each...
Louisiana AG Files Suit Against State Farm over Auto Repair Practices
Sep 8 2014 // Alleging “a culture of unsafe business practices” in its handling of vehicle repairs, Louisiana’s attorney general has filed suit against insurance giant State Farm. Attorney General Buddy...
Helicopter Crash Lawsuit Against Florida Hotel Mogul Dismissed
Sep 3 2014 // A $100 million lawsuit against a Florida billionaire over a fatal 2012 helicopter crash in the Bahamas has been dismissed. The wrongful death lawsuit filed against real estate mogul Jeffrey Soffer by the widow of attorney...
Actress Heigl Drops Her $6M Lawsuit Against Duane Reade in New York
Aug 28 2014 // Actress Katherine Heigl and Duane Reade have come to an agreement in a lawsuit accusing the New York pharmacy of improperly posting to its social media accounts a paparazzi photograph of her leaving one of its stores. A...
Third-Party Bad Faith Claims Add $800M to Florida Auto Insurance Costs: IRC
Aug 28 2014 // Florida’s third-party bad-faith lawsuit environment may have resulted in more than $800 million in additional auto liability claim payments in 2013. The industry-supported Insurance Research Council (IRC) in a new...
Soccer Moms, Players Sue FIFA Over Concussions
Aug 28 2014 // FIFA, soccer’s international governing body, was sued by soccer moms and players who claim the organization failed to adopt effective guidelines for dealing with concussions as more evidence links brain injuries to...
North Carolina Fraternity Hazing Lawsuit Dismissed
Aug 27 2014 // A lawsuit stemming from the death of a former High Point University student has been dismissed against all remaining plaintiffs. The High Point Enterprise reported the case was dismissed last week against Michael Qubein,...
U.S. Loses Bid to Dismiss $25B Lawsuit Over AIG Bailout
Aug 27 2014 // A federal judge has rejected the United States’ bid to dismiss a more than $25 billion lawsuit filed by Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, the former chief executive of American International Group Inc., over the...
Michigan Businessmen Sue Enbridge over 2010 Oil Spill
Aug 25 2014 // A trial is underway in a lawsuit brought by two men who say a 2010 Michigan oil spill destroyed their business. Charles Blakeman Jr. of Bellevue and Robert Patterson of Mason say they were prevented from guiding disabled...
Businesses Irked by Alabama Court’s Generic Drug Label Ruling
Aug 25 2014 // Business isn’t buying the Alabama Supreme Court’s attempt to limit the fallout from its decision saying brand-name drugmakers can be held liable for warnings on generic medication produced by other companies. A...
