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Judge Rules North Carolina Town Can Sue Failed Dam Contractors
Jul 10 2013 // A North Carolina judge says the town of Hope Mills can sue companies that built a dam that failed. The Fayetteville Observer reported that Superior Court Judge Erwin Spainhour said that the companies can be sued for breach...
Ex-Bengals Cheerleader Libel Suit Retrial Underway in Kentucky
Jul 10 2013 // A former Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader who is suing a gossip website for alleged defamation wiped tears from her eyes Monday as she testified that she was mocked and humiliated by website posts that she says were false...
Will Bernanke Testify in Greenberg’s Bailout Lawsuit?
Jul 10 2013 // U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke shouldn’t be compelled to testify in Maurice “Hank” Greenberg’s lawsuit over the government’s bailout of American International Group Inc., the...
Vermont Waste Facility Sues Insurer to Recover Payouts
Jul 9 2013 // The Chittenden Solid Waste District that inadvertently sold compost contaminated with herbicides last year is suing its insurance carrier to help recover at least part of the more than $520,000 it has had to pay out. In...
Missouri Grocer Seeks Dismissal of Security Breach Suits
Jul 9 2013 // The suburban St. Louis, Mo.-based supermarket chain Schnuck Markets Inc. wants a federal court to dismiss two lawsuits related to a security breach of customer credit and debit cards. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports...
Asiana Could Save Millions Under Provision Limiting Passenger Suits in U.S.
Jul 9 2013 // Asiana Airlines Inc. could avoid hundreds of millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements by employing a tactic under international law to bar Chinese and South Korean passengers from suing in victim-friendly U.S....
Detroit Files Lawsuit Against 1 of Its Insurers
Jul 8 2013 // Detroit has filed a lawsuit against an insurance company the city says is improperly withholding $11 million a month in casino payments and taxes. According to The Detroit News, the suit against Syncora Guarantee Inc. was...
Drilling Health Lawsuit Revived In Colorado
Jul 8 2013 // A judge has ruled that a western Colorado family can proceed with a lawsuit claiming oil and gas drilling activities contaminated their drinking water and air and forced them from their home. Bill and Beth Strudley filed...
Couple Files Lawsuit Against County In Idaho
Jul 8 2013 // A northern Idaho couple has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against Kootenai County. The Coeur d’Alene Press reported that the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Coeur d’Alene contends Kathy Pagano...
Lawsuit Filed Over Utah Boy’s Falling Tombstone Death
Jul 8 2013 // The parents of a Lehi boy who was killed after a tombstone fell on him last year are suing the cemetery’s association. According to a lawsuit filed in Utah’s Third District Court, 4-year-old Carson Dean Cheney...
New Jersey Utility Sues 11 Insurers Over Sandy Storm Coverage
Jul 8 2013 // Public Service Enterprise Group Inc., the largest provider of gas and electric service in New Jersey, sued 11 insurers, including American International Group Inc., over losses from Hurricane Sandy. PSE&G, which...
2 New York Utilities Sued for 120 Sandy-Burned Homes
Jul 7 2013 // About 120 home owners from the tight-knit enclave of Breezy Point in Queens, New York, that was devastated by fires during Superstorm Sandy are suing two utility companies for negligence. A lawsuit filed on July 2 in state...
China-Style Eldercare: Kids Can Be Sued For Not Visiting Parents
Jul 3 2013 // What are elderly parents to do when their children no longer bother to visit? In China, there’s a new answer: sue the kids. That’s what 77-year-old “Granny Chu,” of Wuxi, China, did in April. On...
Trial Attorneys Challenge Florida’s Medical Malpractice Law
Jul 2 2013 // Florida trial attorneys filed five lawsuits against health care providers challenging a state law that imposes new restrictions on medical malpractice claims. The attorneys allege that the law allows medical malpractice...
San Francisco Bay Area Car Rental Startup Faces Lawsuit
Jul 1 2013 // Out of a tiny, green shack on a parking lot in an industrial area south of San Francisco International Airport, three teenagers are trying to change the airport car rental business. To do it, all they need are your cars,...
Court Dismisses Class Action Status in Google Digital Books Case for Now
Jul 1 2013 // A federal appeals court on Monday said a lawsuit against Google Inc.’s effort to create the world’s largest digital books library should not have been allowed to proceed as a class action. The 2nd U.S. Circuit...
San Francisco Paper Sues Rival Over Low Ad Rates
Jun 28 2013 // The San Francisco Examiner has filed a lawsuit alleging that the city’s dominant daily newspaper, the San Francisco Chronicle, has slashed advertising prices to stifle competition. The suit claims Chronicle owner The...
Mom Sues Monster Over Teen’s Death in California
Jun 27 2013 // The mother of a teenager who died from cardiac arrhythmia last year is blaming his death on Corona, Calif.-based Monster Beverage Corp., alleging in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that his death was caused by habitually drinking...
Greenberg’s $25B Suit Against Government Over AIG Bailout Can Proceed
Jun 27 2013 // Maurice “Hank” Greenberg can continue his $25 billion lawsuit against the U.S. over losses from the bailout of his former company, American International Group Inc., without making claims on behalf of the...
Making the Most of Mediation
Jun 27 2013 // More litigation is resolved by mediation than by jury trials. Because of this, it is very important that insurance professionals understand the mediation process and learn how to make it effective. William Moye, an...
