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Toyota Can Be Sued for Reduced Value of Cars, U.S. Judge Rules
May 17 2011 // Owners of Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles that were recalled over unintended acceleration may pursue claims against the automaker that the problem caused the value of their cars to fall, a federal judge ruled Monday. U.S....
Condo Owners File Suit over Fees at Chartis-Owned Ski Resort
May 16 2011 // When he signed to buy a condo at Vermont’s Stowe Mountain Resort, Patrick Sullivan was told his share of fees charged by the resort developer for hotel-type services would be about $410 a year, not the roughly $8,000...
Insurance Agents, Adjusters Vulnerable to Lawsuits Even When They’re not to Blame
May 16 2011 // Agents and adjusters have completely different roles in the insurance industry. But as intermediaries between insurance companies and their customers they have one critical thing in common: They often get called into...
Insurance Agents, Adjusters Vulnerable to Lawsuits Even When They’re not to Blame
May 16 2011 // Agents and adjusters have completely different roles in the insurance industry. But as intermediaries between insurance companies and their customers they have one critical thing in common: They often get called into...
How to Prevent E&O Lawsuits for Black Swan Risks
May 16 2011 // The timeless maxim- “think globally, act locally” – coined in 1915 by social activist Patrick Geddes, underscores the vital importance for insurance agents to really think through the scope of their...
Judge Tosses New York Mets Fan’s Broken-Bat Lawsuit
May 16 2011 // A judge has thrown out a New York Mets fan’s lawsuit against the team and Major League Baseball over a bat that broke and flew into his face in the former Shea Stadium’s stands. A judge dismissed the case...
Massachusetts Widow Sues Big Dig Contractors Over Husband’s Death
May 13 2011 // The widow of a Salem, Mass. man who died when he was flung into the handrails inside a Big Dig tunnel after his pickup truck crashed has filed a $2 million wrongful death suit against eight companies involved in...
Maryland Official Files $21 Million Libel Suit Against Blogger
May 13 2011 // Baltimore Councilwoman Belinda Conaway is suing a political blogger and his publisher for $21 million for libel and defamation over a column that alleged she did not live in the city. The suit alleges an Examiner.com...
Shareolders Using ‘Say-on-Pay’ Votes in Lawsuits Against Boards
May 13 2011 // Shareholders upset with ever-higher executive compensation packages are using new “say-on-pay” votes to challenge the payouts in court, a tactic raising eyebrows among legal experts. The lawsuits are zeroing in...
Lawyers Eye Data Breach Lawsuits But Damages Uncertain
May 13 2011 // The recent hacker attack at Sony Corp. and other corporate data breaches are attracting more class-action lawyers eager to score a payday, though huge monetary settlements may be elusive. At least 25 lawsuits have been...
Lawsuit Alleges Biloxi Police Harassment in Pornography Search
May 13 2011 // A man awaiting trial in a federal child-pornography case has filed a lawsuit alleging he was harassed by the police department in Biloxi, Mississippi. A lawsuit filed this week for 49-year-old Harry Gonsoulin Jr., of...
New York Court Reinstates Restaurant Worker’s Product Liability Suit
May 13 2011 // New York’s top court this week reinstated a Manhattan restaurant worker’s product liability lawsuit over a lye-crystal drain cleaner, concluding that the companies behind it have to do more than simply state...
Missouri Senate Sends Governor New Bill on Farm Lawsuits
May 12 2011 // Responding to objections from Gov. Jay Nixon, Missouri lawmakers passed a revised bill that would restrict the ability of neighboring property owners to bring nuisance lawsuits against large, smelly hog farms. The...
Connecticut Hospital Settles Sex Abuse Lawsuits
May 12 2011 // A Connecticut hospital has settled 32 lawsuits involving a now-dead doctor suspected of molesting scores of children over three decades through a bogus human growth study. Monday’s settlement came in the middle of...
Liability Lawsuits Against U.S. Rating Agencies Dismissed
May 11 2011 // The three major U.S. credit rating agencies won the dismissal of lawsuits seeking to hold them liable as “underwriters” for helping banks structure securities transactions to achieve desired ratings. The 2nd...
Wal-Mart Facing Job Bias Suit from Fired Cuban Warehouse Workers
May 11 2011 // Former Wal-Mart Stores Inc. warehouse workers of Cuban origin may pursue a lawsuit accusing the world’s largest retailer of discrimination, and of firing them when they complained about their...
Tennessee House Passes Bill Limiting Lawsuit Damages
May 11 2011 // The Tennessee House this week approved Republican Gov. Bill Haslam’s measure to place limits on payouts from successful lawsuits. The chamber voted 72-24 to pass the bill carried by Republican Rep. Vance Dennis of...
Mississippi Jury Awards $322 Million in Asbestos Suit
May 10 2011 // A jury has awarded $322 million to a Mississippi man who claimed he inhaled asbestos dust while mixing drilling mud sold and manufactured by Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. and Union Carbide Corp. Allen Hossley, a Dallas...
Alleged Sale of Fake Antibiotic Draws Lawsuit from Texas AG
May 9 2011 // The Texas Attorney General’s Office is suing companies from Texas and Georgia accused of misleading mostly Hispanic consumers by selling a dietary supplement under a name similar to the Spanish translation of a...
Hundreds Sue Over West Texas Chemical Contamination
May 9 2011 // Two lawsuits have been filed on behalf of more than 250 West Texas residents against four companies they contend contaminated their Midland-area neighborhood with hexavalent chromium. According to court documents obtained...
