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Insurers Win First Round of Climate Change Coverage Litigation
Nov 29 2011 // In light of the economic turmoil currently engulfing the United States and Europe, the Republican sweep in the 2010 midterm congressional elections, the various protests going on around the country and the upcoming...
Massachusetts ‘Alarm Fatigue’ Lawsuit Settled
Nov 29 2011 // The family of an 89-year-old man who died at Massachusetts General Hospital when nurses did not respond to alarms on his cardiac monitor has settled its case against the hospital for $850,000. The Boston Globe reported on...
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Harm Needed in Kickback Suits
Nov 28 2011 // In a dispute pitting big business against consumer groups, the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Monday on whether a person has to suffer legal harm to sue a company over an alleged kickback it got. Cleveland home buyer...
Virginia School Officials Face $31.5M Lawsuit
Nov 28 2011 // Another local school district in Virginia is facing a multimillion-dollar lawsuit over allegations of a child being assaulted on a school bus. The Daily Progress reports that an Appomattox County mother and her 10-year-old...
Ironshore Australia Launches M&A Product Suite
Nov 23 2011 // Ironshore Australia has established a merger and acquisition suite of products that will be available throughout the Asia Pacific region. The package will include coverage for buyers, sellers, taxes and environmental...
New York Court Allows Lawsuit Over Bogus Home Appraisals
Nov 22 2011 // New York’s highest court allowed the state Tuesday to proceed with a lawsuit that had accused First American Corp. and its eAppraiseIt unit of colluding with the former Washington Mutual Inc. to fraudulently inflate...
$10M Settlement in Missouri Asbestos Lawsuit
Nov 21 2011 // The family of a longtime Jackson County, Missouri courthouse employee has accepted a $10 million settlement in a lawsuit involving the handling of asbestos at the courthouse. The settlement of a lawsuit filed by Nancy...
Starr International Files $25B Suit Against U.S. Over AIG Takeover
Nov 21 2011 // A company run by former American International Group Inc Chief Executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg sued the U.S. government for $25 billion, calling the 2008 federal takeover of the insurer unconstitutional. The...
Georgia Factory Worker Sues After Being Fired for Refusal to Wear ‘666’
Nov 21 2011 // A Georgia factory worker claims in a federal lawsuit that he was fired after he refused to wear a `666′ sticker he feared would doom him to eternal damnation. Billy E. Hyatt claims he was fired from Pliant Corp., a...
Insurers Win First Round of Climate Change Coverage Litigation
Nov 21 2011 // But How Significant Is the Victory? In light of the economic turmoil currently engulfing the United States and Europe, the Republican sweep in the 2010 midterm congressional elections, the various protests going on around...
Another Suit Filed in Reno Air Race Tragedy
Nov 21 2011 // Another lawsuit has been filed in the Sept. 16 Reno Air Race crash that killed 11 people, including the pilot, and injured nearly 70 other spectators, the Reno Gazette Journal is reporting. The suit was filed earlier this...
Arizona AG Sues Telemarketing Companies for Fraud
Nov 18 2011 // Arizona’s Attorney General has sued 11 people and several related telemarketing companies for allegedly defrauding customers who signed up for a home-based business opportunity promising high returns. Attorney...
Settlements Reached in Remaining West Virginia Sago Mine Lawsuits
Nov 18 2011 // Settlements have been approved in the six remaining wrongful-death lawsuits filed by the families of miners who died in the 2006 Sago Mine disaster in West Virginia. Circuit Judge Charles King also signed off on several...
Ohio-based Business Jet Operators Sue IRS over Ticket Tax
Nov 18 2011 // A group of Ohio-based private business jet operators is suing the Internal Revenue Service for $643 million, saying the government wrongly applied a ticket tax meant for commercial passengers only. The lawsuit in U.S....
Hallmark Sued for Michigan House Fire Linked to Snow Globe
Nov 18 2011 // An insurance company is seeking $1.8 million from Hallmark Cards and another company over a defective snow globe blamed for a fire that destroyed a Michigan home. The Jumbo Snowman snow globe was recalled in 2008, weeks...
Detroit Bar’s Suit Against NBA Star Iverson Dismissed
Nov 17 2011 // A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking $2.5 million from former NBA star and Detroit Piston Allen Iverson over a 2009 bar fight. U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Edmunds found no evidence that Iverson punched an...
NYC Health Club Member Sues Over Breakfast Promise
Nov 16 2011 // A lawyer says there’s no such thing as the free breakfast promised by a high-end New York City health club, and he says he should get more than $200,000 for the missing meals. Richard Katz says in a fraud suit made...
Court: Texas Couple Can Sue Over Dog’s Sentimental Value
Nov 16 2011 // A Texas appeals court reinstated a couple’s lawsuit against animal shelter that accidentally euthanized their 8-year-old dog, ruling that they can sue to recover the sentimental value of their pet. Randy Turner, the...
Insurance Executive: IMDb’s Counter Against Actress Is Savvy Business Move
Nov 15 2011 // The Internet Movie Database’s decision to battle the anonymous actress who sued it for revealing her age may not only be a good defense but it’s also a savvy business and public relations strategy that may...
Merck Settles Vioxx Suits from New York, Florida, South Carolina
Nov 15 2011 // Merck & Co. has reached settlements to resolve lawsuits from the states of New York, Florida and South Carolina alleging the company misled state regulators about the dangers of the painkiller Vioxx, according to court...
