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Indiana Fair Victims Settlement Clause Designed to Shield State
Aug 9 2012 // Indiana lawmakers presented their decision to offer an additional $6 million to victims of a deadly stage collapse at last year’s state fair as a way to help those who weren’t adequately compensated by its...
Philanthropist’s Death Sparks Unusual Lawsuit
Aug 6 2012 // When former model and philanthropist Phyllis Harvey died last year at the age of 59, little note was taken. Brief paid obituaries appeared in Los Angeles and her hometown paper in North Carolina. There was no mention of...
Settlement Reached In Texas Shakedown Lawsuit
Aug 6 2012 // A small East Texas town and the county where it’s situated will implement procedures aimed at stopping racial profiling to settle a class action lawsuit that accuses former officials of shaking down innocent...
Fifth Circuit Affirms ‘Eight-Corners’ Rule and Duty to Defend
Aug 6 2012 // Because the duty to defend is one of the most important aspects of liability policies such as commercial general liability coverage, it is frequently the subject of litigation. One recent case from the Fifth Circuit Court...
State Farm Sues Sandusky Over Policy Coverage
Aug 6 2012 // State Farm has filed a lawsuit in Pennsylvania on July 19 against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. In its complaint, State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. asked a judge to declare that the...
Targets of Trademark Bullies and Patent Trolls Differ
Aug 6 2012 // Even though real world bullies make the news, it’s trademark bullies and patent trolls that worry businesses. Trademark bullies are typically large firms that seem to go out of their way to keep others from using...
L.A. County Pays $2M To Settle Deputy Force Suits
Aug 2 2012 // Los Angeles County will pay nearly $2 million to settle lawsuits over use of force by sheriff’s deputies, including a deadly shooting. City News Service says the Board of Supervisors approved the payouts on...
Monsanto Wins Patent Suit Against DuPont in Genetically Modified Seed Case
Aug 2 2012 // Shares of Monsanto, the world’s largest seed company, rose on Thursday and DuPont shares fell after Monsanto won a $1 billion victory over its archrival in a lawsuit concerning patents in the agricultural seed...
Prop. 33 Proponents: Ballot Writers Don’t Understand Insurance Industry
Aug 1 2012 // As proponents of California Proposition 33 await a hearing on a lawsuit they filed to change some wording in voter guide statements for the upcoming November election, they’re hoping to avoid the damage that could be...
Va. Motorist Settling Lawsuits in W.Va. Festival Death; Insurer Will Pay $500K
Aug 1 2012 // A Virginia driver who crashed into a tent filled with sleeping women at a West Virginia music festival last summer wants to settle three wrongful death and personal injury lawsuits. Documents filed in U.S. District Court...
Natural Gas Drilling Co. Tells N.Y.: Stop the Local Bans or We’ll Sue
Aug 1 2012 // A natural gas drilling company is taking a new tack in the industry’s fight against local drilling bans: It’s threatening to sue if New York regulators don’t step in and extinguish the prohibitions. John...
Lawsuit Says Voter Guide Statements Incorrect
Aug 1 2012 // Proponents of the vehicle insurance discount initiative on the November ballot say California’s voter guide statements on Proposition 33 are inaccurate. The Proposition 33 campaign has filed a Sacramento lawsuit...
Mercedes Benz Pays $618K Judgment in Wisconsin Lawsuit
Aug 1 2012 // Mercedes Benz has paid the $618,000 the Wisconsin Supreme Court says it owed in a lemon law case after the victorious attorney sought garnishment of earnings from six Mercedes Benz dealers in the state. Attorney Vince...
Jury Orders $187K In Damages In Hospital Lawsuit
Jul 31 2012 // A jury has ruled that St. James Healthcare in Butte is liable for $187,500 in damages for negligence in the 2006 death of a 36-year-old Butte woman from a rare blood disorder. The Montana Standard reported the jury reached...
Insurance Company Sues Helena Diocese
Jul 31 2012 // An insurance company says it didn’t sell policies to the Helena-based Catholic Diocese of Montana and is not responsible for covering costs involved in defending former nuns and priests accused of child abuse ranging...
Former Idaho Undersheriff Files Discrimination Lawsuit
Jul 30 2012 // A former undersheriff in Twin Falls County, Idaho has filed a lawsuit in federal court claiming she suffered gender discrimination during her brief time on the job. Gerlyn “Sam” Walker filed the lawsuit in U.S....
Penn State President: School Is ‘Adequately Covered’ for Lawsuits
Jul 30 2012 // Penn State is adequately covered to handle lawsuits stemming from the sexual abuse scandal that has enveloped the campus, its president said, repeating that the university hopes to settle many of them “as quickly as...
California Court Reinstates Lawsuit Against Glock
Jul 27 2012 // A California appeals court has reinstated a now-retired paralyzed Los Angeles police officer’s product liability lawsuit against gun manufacturer Glock. Enrique Chavez was paralyzed from the waist down when his...
Environmentalists To Sue Colstrip Over Pollution in Mont.
Jul 27 2012 // Environmentalists filed notice Wednesday that they plan to sue the six companies that co-own eastern Montana’s Colstrip power plant over alleged pollution violations. The Sierra Club and Montana Environmental...
Shareholder Lawsuit Filed Against Duke Energy
Jul 27 2012 // A shareholder lawsuit is using sworn testimony by Duke Energy Corp. executives and directors to support claims that investors were misled by a surprise shuffle of top executives. Duke Energy spokesman Dave Scanzoni said...
