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Judge Tosses Worker’s Suit over NYC Office Bedbugs
Apr 26 2011 // A former TV news staffer’s pioneering lawsuit over bedbug bites she received at her office has been thrown out by a judge who said workers can’t necessarily hold their employers’ landlords responsible for...
High Stakes in Today’s Supreme Court Case on Securities Fraud Suits
Apr 25 2011 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday is set to hear arguments in a case that could dramatically raise the bar for shareholders seeking to file class-action lawsuits against public companies. The issue is especially timely,...
Ohio Supreme Court Allows Emotional Distress Claim in Malpractice Lawsuit
Apr 22 2011 // The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that a cancer patient may pursue an emotional distress claim that alleges a faulty diagnosis let undetected cancer spread. The court upheld an appellate court decision in a lawsuit filed by...
Lawsuits Fly in BP Gulf Oil Spill Blame Game
Apr 22 2011 // A barrage of court claims pitting BP Plc against its partners in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill could lay the groundwork for billions of dollars in settlements to spread the costs of the disaster. BP has sued Transocean Ltd,...
BP Sues Halliburton for $42 Billion Over Gulf Spill
Apr 21 2011 // BP Plc filed a lawsuit for more than $42 billion against Halliburton, which cemented the blown-out well which caused the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, after claiming a similar sum from rig owner Transocean. Analysts said BP...
BP Sues Rig Owner Transocean and Maker of Blowout Preventer
Apr 21 2011 // On the first anniversary of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, BP Plc sued Transocean , seeking at least $40 billion in damages and other costs from the owner of the Deepwater Horizon rig. London-based BP also sued Cameron...
McDonald’s Not Smiling Over Happy Meals Lawsuit
Apr 20 2011 // A lawsuit seeking to stop McDonald’s Corp. from offering toys with Happy Meals must be dismissed because parents can always choose not to buy the meals for their children, the hamburger giant said in a court filing...
Berkshire, Buffett Sued Over Sokol’s Trades
Apr 20 2011 // Warren Buffett and the rest of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s board of directors were sued by a shareholder Tuesday over presumed heir apparent David Sokol’s trading in the stock of a company that was later bought...
Securities Litigation On Track to Set New Record in 2011: Advisen
Apr 19 2011 // Securities suit filings are on track to set a new record in 2011 once again. Following on the heels of the credit crisis, which sparked record-setting litigation in 2008 and 2009, 2010 set yet a new record at 1,293 suits...
Indiana Tornado Siren Spooks Horses, Spurs Lawsuit
Apr 18 2011 // A tornado siren placed near an Indiana horse farm has prompted a lawsuit by the owners, who say the device spooks their animals every time it sounds and that local officials have refused to relocate it as promised. Jody...
Calif. Regulator Intervenes in Suit Against Sutter
Apr 18 2011 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has filed to intervene in a lawsuit that alleges Sutter Health hospitals engaged in false billing practices for anesthesia services. Jones says through false and overblown...
Michigan Couple Sues Applebee’s for Giving Infant Booze
Apr 15 2011 // The Applebee’s restaurant chain publicly apologized Wednesday after a 15-month-old boy was served alcohol mislabeled as apple juice when his family dined at one of its Detroit-area restaurants, but it questioned...
Florida Parents Sue School District Over Daughter’s ‘Sexting’ Suicide
Apr 15 2011 // The parents of a 13-year-old Tampa girl who hanged herself after enduring classmates’ taunts over a revealing photo texted to a boy have sued the school district. The parents of Hope Witsell filed a federal lawsuit...
Investors Suing Banks Gain Ammunition with Senate Report
Apr 15 2011 // Pigs. Unicorns. Money? A scathing U.S. Senate panel report faulting Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Deutsche Bank AG and others for contributing to the financial crisis may provide ammunition for investor lawsuits accusing the...
Florida Jury Rules State Farm Driver Owed $3 Million in Lawsuit
Apr 14 2011 // A middle school teacher in Florida has been award $3 million in damages after a jury found State Farm refused to live up to its contract on a 2008 car accident. David Bowler sued State Farm for damages and medical costs...
Tennessee Judge Dismisses Mechanical Bull Injury Suit
Apr 14 2011 // A Maury County judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Florida woman claiming she was injured while riding a mechanical bull. According to The Daily Herald, an order was filed April 1 by Judge Stella Hargrove throwing out...
Judge Allows Harassment Suit Against Delaware Police
Apr 14 2011 // A Superior Court judge has ruled that a sexual harassment case against Delaware State Police may proceed. State officials wanted to quash the lawsuit by state police secretary Diana L. Miller but Judge Jerome O. Herlihy...
Ohio Considers Appeal in Work Comp Rate-Setting Lawsuit
Apr 13 2011 // Ohio’s insurance fund for injured workers is deciding whether to appeal a ruling that would allow thousands of businesses to sue over a state rate-setting plan. At issue is an allegation by small business owners that...
Former Florida Gov. Crist Settles Music Copyright Lawsuit
Apr 13 2011 // Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has settled a lawsuit filed by Talking Heads singer David Byrne after Crist used one of the group’s songs without permission in a campaign ad last year, both parties have...
Tennessee’s Opry Mills to Reopen; Suit Against Flood Insurers Goes On
Apr 12 2011 // Nearly one year after a historic flood ravaged Nashville and submerged the popular Opry Mill shopping mall, the mall said it will reopen in 2012. This will happen despite the fact the property owner, Simon Property, is...
