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N.J. Court Seeking Ways to Expedite Sandy Flood Litigation
Mar 10 2014 // A New Jersey federal court is seeking ways to expedite the litigation process for hundreds of flood insurance coverage-related cases that have been filed in wake of Superstorm Sandy. The court said it has received more...
Phone Giant AT&T Sued by California Yellow Pages Firm
Mar 7 2014 // A California Yellow Pages company has filed a lawsuit against AT&T in a dispute over phone book advertising. The lawsuit filed by Fresno-based Valley Yellow Pages says a rival phone book run by AT&T is offering...
Ohio’s Exotic Animal Law, with Insurance Component, Survives Federal Lawsuit
Mar 6 2014 // A federal appeals court has upheld Ohio’s restrictions on exotic animals, rejecting a challenge by owners who had claimed the law was too stringent and forced them to join organizations they disagree with. Among...
Supreme Court Justices Tackle Rules for Class Actions
Mar 6 2014 // U.S. Supreme Court justices sought a middle ground to preserve class-action shareholder lawsuits as they heard a case testing the legal rules that have fostered thousands of cases over the past quarter century. Hearing...
Former Montana Deputy Sues Over Lack of PTSD Treatment
Mar 5 2014 // A former Gallatin County, Mont. sheriff’s deputy who faces trial in May on charges that he mistreated a prisoner three years ago is suing the county claiming he did not receive adequate treatment for job-related...
Conn. Man Sues NYC Bike-Share Operator for $15M After Crash
Mar 3 2014 // A Connecticut man who says he was injured on New York City’s Citi Bike has filed a $15 million lawsuit against the bike-share operator. Ronald Corwin, of Westport, Conn., says he flipped over the bike after his front...
Appeals Court Sides with Paralyzed Texas Cheerleader in Suit Against Insurer
Mar 2 2014 // A federal appeals court has upheld judgment in favor of a former Texas cheerleader paralyzed in a tumbling accident who sued Nebraska-based insurance company Mutual of Omaha for refusing to pay his claim. The lawsuit...
Kansas Senate Passes Bill Raising Limits on Lawsuit Damages
Feb 28 2014 // Kansas Senate has approved a bill that increases the state’s limits on some damages in lawsuits but makes other changes in evidence rules. The Senate’s 32-8 vote sends the measure to the House. The bill is...
Minority Bar Owners in Racine, Wisconsin Say City Leaders Discriminated
Feb 28 2014 // Eight former bar owners in Racine, Wis., filed a lawsuit accusing the mayor and other city officials of racially discriminating against them and forcing their businesses to close. The federal lawsuit filed against Mayor...
Idaho Principal Who Got Axed Files Notice Of Lawsuit
Feb 28 2014 // A fired northern Idaho high school principal who says she was discriminated against because of her race has filed a notice of her intentions to bring a lawsuit against the Kamiah School District. The Lewiston Tribune...
Halliburton Supreme Court Case Could Curb Securities Fraud Class Actions
Feb 28 2014 // A quarter-century after the U.S. Supreme Court opened the era of class action shareholder litigation, the justices may be poised to shut it down. The court will hear arguments March 5 on a Halliburton Co. appeal targeting...
‘Patent Troll’ Issue Reaches Supreme Court
Feb 28 2014 // A dispute between two fitness equipment makers landed at the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, giving justices a chance to consider how to deal with so-called patent trolls, companies that acquire patents to sue for...
Supreme Court Nixes Suit Against Officer Brought in Another State
Feb 28 2014 // The Supreme Court ruled this week that a Georgia police officer could not be sued in Nevada over the seizure of money from two travelers at an Atlanta airport. In a unanimous decision, the justices said a lawsuit against...
Sprint Corp. Sued Over Nude Photo Posting in California
Feb 27 2014 // A couple is suing Sprint Corp., claiming an employee posted their nude photos online. City News Service says Tuesday’s lawsuit in Los Angeles alleges invasion of privacy and identity theft. According to the suit, the...
Supreme Court Allows Stanford Fraud Suits by Investors; Willis Among Defendants
Feb 27 2014 // Victims of R. Allen Stanford’s $7 billion Ponzi scheme can sue outside companies, including insurance broker Willis and law firms, alleged to have played a role in the fraud, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, dealing a...
Court to Hear Iowa Workers’ Comp Commissioner’s Defamation Lawsuit
Feb 26 2014 // The Iowa Supreme Court has set a date to hear arguments in a lawsuit filed by the state’s workers’ compensation commissioner against Gov. Terry Branstad. Justices say they’ll hear attorney arguments at 7...
N.J. Court Seeking Ways to Expedite Sandy Flood Litigation Process
Feb 26 2014 // A New Jersey federal court is seeking ways to expedite the litigation process for hundreds of flood insurance coverage-related cases that have been filed in wake of Superstorm Sandy. The U.S. District Court for the...
Supreme Court Allows Class Action in Closely-Watched Moldy Washer Cases
Feb 25 2014 // The U.S. Supreme Court let consumers press ahead with class action lawsuits claiming that washing machines made by Whirlpool Corp. developed a smelly buildup of mold. The justices today turned away appeals from Whirlpool...
Mass. AG Voices Support for Federal Legislation to Address Patent Trolls
Feb 25 2014 // Alleging that patent trolls stifle innovation and harm the economy, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley joined 41 other states Monday in submitting a letter to two Senate committees voicing support for federal...
Louisiana Group Sues to Force Insurers to Take Federal AIDS Money
Feb 24 2014 // An advocacy group has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force insurance companies in Louisiana to take payments from a federal program that helps HIV and AIDS patients. Lambda Legal filed the suit in a Baton Rouge federal...
