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North Texas Man Awarded Nearly $34M in Skylight Lawsuit
Apr 7 2015 // A Tarrant County, Texas, jury has awarded a man almost $34 million for injuries he sustained after falling through a skylight while working on a roof. Attorneys representing 31-year-old Steven Landers had sought a $15...
Washington Ferries Worker Awarded $1 Million in Retaliation Suit
Apr 7 2015 // A Washington State Ferries employee who suffered retaliation after reporting on a co-worker who skipped out on the job has been awarded $1 million. The Kitsap Sun reported that Steve Chaussee was a carpenter foreman at the...
Uber Seeks Dismissal of Lawsuit In Alleged Delhi Rape
Apr 7 2015 // Uber asked a U.S. court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by an alleged rape victim in India’s capital, saying the ridesharing company could not be held legally responsible for the driver’s acts. The passenger, who...
Virginia Fraternity Chapter Plans Lawsuit Against ‘Reckless’ Rolling Stone
Apr 6 2015 // The University of Virginia fraternity chapter at the center of Rolling Stone magazine’s retracted article “A Rape on Campus” said on Monday that it planned to sue the magazine for what it called...
Pipeline Developer Sues More Than 100 West Virginia Property Owners
Apr 6 2015 // More than 100 property owners in West Virginia are being sued by the developer of a proposed natural gas pipeline. Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC’s lawsuit seeks access to the properties to conduct a survey for a...
Jury Awards $3M to West Virginia Man in Ford Crash Lawsuit
Apr 6 2015 // A 74-year-old West Virginia man who sued Ford Motor Company after his gas pedal got stuck, causing him to crash his truck, has been awarded more than $3 million in damages. The Charleston Gazette reports that a federal...
Professors Sue Minnesota College Over Law School Merger
Apr 6 2015 // Two tenured professors at William Mitchell College of Law are suing over potential layoffs connected to a planned merger with Hamline University School of Law. The two schools are seeking authorization to create the...
Asbestos Lawsuit Seeks Millions for Former Workers at Missouri Courthouse
Apr 6 2015 // Lawyers are seeking what could be millions of dollars in damages for people who worked at the Jackson County Courthouse during an asbestos removal project in the early 1980s. Attorney Lou Accurso says the employees should...
Texas Hospital Seeks Dismissal Of Ebola Nurse’s Lawsuit
Apr 6 2015 // The operator of a Dallas, Texas hospital has denied allegations of poor training and seeks dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a nurse who contracted Ebola while caring for a patient. The Dallas Morning News reported Texas...
AIG Sued by Pimco Over Swaps, Subprime Losses
Apr 6 2015 // Pacific Investment Management Co. accused American International Group Inc. of misleading investors about “colossal” losing bets on unregulated credit-default swaps and subprime debt before the 2008 financial...
Facebook Sued by California Woman for Discrimination, Harassment
Apr 6 2015 // A former Facebook employee is suing the company on allegations that she was discriminated against, harassed and belittled during her brief employment there. Chia Hong filed the lawsuit in mid-March in a San Francisco Bay...
Lloyd’s Suit, Upcoming NFL Draft Shine Light on Sports Insurance
Apr 6 2015 // As the 2015 National Football League draft approaches, a lawsuit against Lloyd’s of London by former University of Southern California Trojans receiver Marqise Lee has placed a spotlight on sports disability...
Conn. Suits Seek to Access Lanza Estate’s Homeowner Policy
Apr 6 2015 // The families of nine people killed in the Newtown elementary school shooting in Connecticut have filed lawsuits against the estate of the gunman’s mother. The lawsuits contend Nancy Lanza failed to properly secure...
Family Sues Over West Virginia School’s Use of Walking as Discipline
Apr 2 2015 // A student’s family is suing West Virginia’s Berkeley County Schools over a school’s use of walking as a form of discipline. The lawsuit says Mountain Ridge Intermediate School’s policy violates...
North Dakota Joining Wyoming Lawsuit over Federal Fracking Rules
Apr 1 2015 // North Dakota, whose oil riches have been unlocked by the use of hydraulic fracturing, said it will join Wyoming in a lawsuit challenging a new federal rule requiring more information about the process when it’s used...
Medical Malpractice Claims in Wisconsin Fall to Record Low
Apr 1 2015 // Medical malpractice claims hit a record low last year in Wisconsin, according to the Director of State Courts. The number of medical malpractice lawsuits fell to 84 last year from 140 in 2013. There were 294 suits filed in...
Taxi Group’s New Lawsuit Targets New York’s Uber Policy
Apr 1 2015 // A group of taxi companies sued New York claiming the city is wrongfully allowing Uber Technologies Inc. customers to hail rides with an app. Current law permits only yellow taxis with valid medallions to accept hails,...
Lumber Liquidators Sued in California Over Formaldehyde Home Test Kits
Apr 1 2015 // Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc. was accused in a lawsuit of supplying consumers with unreliable kits to test for formaldehyde as federal authorities investigate reports the company sold flooring with high levels of the...
Nonemployee ‘Employees:’ The Borrowed Servant Doctrine – Part II
Apr 1 2015 // Part I of this “nonemployee, employee” mini-series introduced the three types of “employers” and began the discussion regarding what constitutes or creates control. Part II completes the...
Kentucky Lawsuit Against Oxycontin Makers Stalled by Deadline Dispute
Apr 1 2015 // What does it cost to miss a deadline? For the company that makes the prescription painkiller Oxycontin, the answer could be more than $1 billion. Kentucky is suing Purdue Pharma on claims that the company misrepresented...
