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Louisiana Brewer Sued Over Mechahopzilla Beer
Sep 12 2013 // The Japanese company that produced the classic series of “Godzilla” movies has sued a New Orleans brewery, claiming the MechaHopzilla beer brand infringes on its copyrights and trademarks. The lawsuit was filed...
Honore Backs Louisiana Lawsuit Against Oil Companies
Sep 11 2013 // The Army general who won acclaim for helping restore order in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina is backing a flood control board’s lawsuit against oil and gas companies. Retired Lt. Gen. Russell Honore...
BP Texas Refinery Neighbors Seek Billions at Toxic-Gas Trial
Sep 11 2013 // BP Plc faces the first of almost 48,000 toxic exposure claims from neighbors of a Texas refinery who say they’ll give the billions of dollars in punitive damages they’re seeking to charity if they win at...
Wyoming Man Refiles Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Walmart
Sep 11 2013 // A man suing a Sheridan, Wyo. Walmart, claiming his wife died after she ate a contaminated cantaloupe purchased at the store, has refiled his lawsuit in federal court. Attorney Nicholas Murdoch, representing Frederick M....
Radiation Treatment Lawsuit in Hawaii Settled for $15M
Sep 11 2013 // The family of a lung cancer patient who suffered injuries after he was exposed to overdoses of radiation has settled a lawsuit for $15 million in compensation. Zacarias Chichioco Jr. received about 2.5 times the...
Tulsa Oral Surgeon Accused in Health Scare Sued
Sep 11 2013 // A Tulsa, Okla., oral surgeon accused of exposing thousands of his patients to hepatitis and HIV because of unsanitary clinics is now facing a class action lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed by seven people in Tulsa County...
Bank of America, Merrill Settle Gender Bias Claims for $39M
Sep 9 2013 // Bank of America Corp. agreed to pay $39 million to settle a gender bias lawsuit by female brokers who claimed they were paid less than men and deprived of handling their fair share of lucrative accounts, court papers made...
Idaho Man Sues Experian, Says Credit Report Wrong
Sep 9 2013 // Jose Luis Calderon says he had the cash to buy a car, but he decided to get an auto loan so he could build up a credit history. It wasn’t until he was turned down that the 27-year-old Nampa man realized he already...
Family of DUI Victims Sues Montana Bar
Sep 9 2013 // A Montana woman whose mother and daughter died in a drunken driving crash has filed a lawsuit against a Helena bar, alleging the driver was served alcohol shortly before the crash, despite being visibly...
Ohio Jury Awards Firefighter $224K in Discrimination Suit
Sep 6 2013 // The city of Cincinnati created a hostile work environment and retaliated against a longtime firefighter, but he wasn’t targeted for his race, a jury concluded on Sept. 4. The verdict came after four days of...
Tennessee, North Carolina Football Players Sue NCAA Over Concussions
Sep 6 2013 // Three former college football players are suing the NCAA, saying it failed to educate them about the risks of concussions and did not do enough to prevent, diagnose and treat brain injuries. Chris Walker and Ben Martin,...
Judge Orders Armstrong to Answer Doping Questions in Insurer Case
Sep 5 2013 // A Texas judge is pushing Lance Armstrong closer to his first sworn testimony on details of his performance-enhancing drug use, ordering the cyclist to answer questions about who knew what and when about his doping,...
Family Of Bicyclist Killed In San Francisco Files Suit
Sep 5 2013 // The family of a 24-year-old woman hit by a truck and killed while riding her bike in San Francisco has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a Bay Area food distributor and its truck driver. KGO-TV reported the initial...
New Hampshire’s Attorney General Sues Shell Oil for $2.4M Cleanup Costs
Sep 5 2013 // New Hampshire’s attorney general is suing Shell Oil Co. seeking reimbursement of $2.4 million in cleanup costs, saying the company did not disclose that it had insurance coverage for those costs. Attorney General...
Military Contractor KBR Seeks Immunity from Soldiers’ Toxic Exposure Claims
Sep 5 2013 // KBR Inc. is invoking federal laws shielding contractors during wartime in an effort to avoid a Texas trial over injuries claimed by troops who were exposed to toxic chemicals while guarding a work site in Iraq. KBR argued...
Suit Seeks $1.75M From Oregon Dentist For Pulling Wrong Teeth
Sep 4 2013 // A Eugene, Ore. dentist is being sued for $1.75 million for allegedly pulling the wrong teeth during dental surgery on a 4-year-old boy two years ago. The Register-Guard reported the lawsuit claims dentist and dental...
West Virginia Family Sues Over Accident Photo
Sep 4 2013 // The family of a Rainelle, West Virginia man who died in a traffic accident is suing an ambulance company and an emergency medical technician for allegedly circulating photos of the victim’s corpse. The lawsuit in...
S&P Says Federal $5B Fraud Lawsuit ‘Retaliation’ for U.S. Downgrade
Sep 4 2013 // Standard & Poor’s said on Tuesday the U.S. government filed a $5 billion fraud lawsuit against it in “retaliation” for its 2011 decision to strip the country of its “AAA” credit...
10 Years of Tort Reform in Texas Bring Fewer Suits, Lower Payouts
Sep 3 2013 // Ten years after the Texas Legislature capped damages in the state’s medical malpractice lawsuits, the number of suits and the amounts paid out have fallen sharply. The Austin American Statesman reported that...
Employee Sues Montana Hospital for Whistleblower Firing on Nuclear Waste
Sep 3 2013 // A fired Montana employee from Bozeman Deaconess Hospital has filed a lawsuit contending he was dismissed after reporting to federal authorities safety concerns involving radiation treatment and nuclear waste storage. The...
