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Nashville Mall Sues for $150 Million in Flood Claims
Sep 17 2010 // The Opry Mills mall, closed since early May because of flooding, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against 17 insurance companies seeking at least $150 million in claims. The mall, on the site of the old Opryland USA theme park,...
Lawsuits Over Gulf Oil Disaster Begin With Clash Over Pace
Sep 16 2010 // Scores of attorneys will jam a federal courtroom today to argue for almost immediate access to emails and other documents from BP Plc and its business partners as the legal fight over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill heats...
Goldman Sachs Sued for ‘Unchecked’ Gender Bias; Firm Denies Allegations
Sep 16 2010 // Goldman Sachs Group Inc. was hit with a gender bias lawsuit by three women who said Wall Street’s most profitable bank maintains an “outdated corporate culture” that systematically deprives women of pay...
U.S. Judge Sets December Date for Health Care Suit Hearing
Sep 15 2010 // A Florida judge said Tuesday he would hear arguments Dec. 16 on a lawsuit by 20 U.S. states seeking to block President Barack Obama’s overhaul of the U.S. health care system. U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson, who is...
Judge: Massachusetts Town Can’t Stop Discrimination Suit
Sep 13 2010 // A federal judge has ruled that a social services agency that wanted to open a group home for recovering drug addicts in Framingham can move forward with its lawsuit against the town. Judge Douglas Woodlock on Thursday...
New Hampshire Woman Blinded by Drug Wins $21M in Lawsuit
Sep 13 2010 // A federal jury in New Hampshire has awarded $21 million to a woman blinded and scarred by a prescription drug she took for shoulder pain. Karen Bartlett, 51, of Plaistow suffered extreme burns to her skin, mucus membranes...
New York Giants Sued by Woman Claiming Injury at ’09 Game
Sep 8 2010 // The New York Giants have been sued by a woman and her husband who claim she was attacked by fans during a New York Jets game played at Giants Stadium last year. Michelle Munoz says she attended the Sept. 20 game against...
Ryan Group Denies Any Wrongdoing by Former AmWINS Employee
Sep 7 2010 // North Carolina-based wholesale insurance broker AmWINS has won a court order against a former employee it believes is using confidential client information to target AmWINS business accounts and win them over to his new...
A Wealth of Risks
Sep 6 2010 // Serving High Income Clientele For insurance agents, there is a lesson to be learned from Hulk Hogan – particularly about the pitfalls of selling coverage to wealthy clients. The well-known, ex-professional wrestler...
Dead Soldiers’ Parents Join Lawsuit Against Prudential Over Benefits
Sep 1 2010 // The parents of six deceased U.S. soldiers are suing Prudential Financial, saying it paid paltry interest on military life insurance benefits while keeping more generous interest earnings for itself. Five plaintiffs joined...
Feds Ask to Have Massey Ventilation Suit Dismissed
Sep 1 2010 // The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration is asking a judge to dismiss coal producer Massey Energy’s lawsuit challenging the agency’s power over ventilation plans. MSHA says case law requires Massey to...
Missouri Insurance Department Joins Lawsuit Against US Fidelis
Sep 1 2010 // The Missouri Department of Insurance has joined a pending consumer fraud lawsuit filed by Attorney General Chris Koster against service contract seller US Fidelis. US Fidelis sold motor vehicle extended service contracts,...
New Jersey Court: Construction Worker Can Sue Employer
Aug 31 2010 // New Jersey workers’ compensation laws do not prevent a construction worker injured in a trench collapse from suing his employer, a state Appeals Court has ruled. The lawsuit — which was originally dismissed by...
AIG Settlement Covers $60 Million of Ex-CEO, Ex-CFO Costs
Aug 30 2010 // Former longtime AIG chief Maurice “Hank” Greenberg and another former executive will get $60 million from the company’s insurers to cover legal and other costs as part of a proposed settlement of investor...
Judge Allows Lawsuits Against Bank of America Executives Over Merrill Deal
Aug 30 2010 // A Manhattan federal judge refused to dismiss shareholder lawsuits against Bank of America Corp and various executives and directors over the purchase of Merrill Lynch & Co. during the 2008 financial crisis and...
Texas Windstorm Insurance Assoc. Chief Favors Gradual Rate Hikes
Aug 26 2010 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association recently filed for 5 percent increases in both its residential and commercial rates, effective Jan. 1, 2011. While indications are those hikes won’t bring the rates for the...
Wal-Mart Asks Supreme Court to Nix Massive Sex Bias Lawsuit
Aug 25 2010 // The world’s largest retailer has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt a mammoth sex-discrimination case brought by its women workers, according to a Wednesday court filing. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is appealing an April...
Massey Suit Goes Before W.Va. Judge Panel
Aug 24 2010 // Hundreds of southern West Virginia residents who claim Massey Energy Co. poisoned their wells and made them sick by pumping coal slurry underground will get their day in court next year _ and a chance to settle the case...
Wrongful Death Suit in Wisconsin Hotel Fire Dismissed
Aug 24 2010 // A second wrongful death lawsuit has been dismissed against the owner of a hotel in Independence, Wis., that burned in February 2009, killing three men. The Winona Daily News reports the lawsuit was dismissed after a...
Trade Group Sues Over New Calif. Insurance Rules
Aug 23 2010 // A new regulation that makes it harder for health insurance companies to drop individual policyholders in California is being challenged in court by an industry trade group. The California Department of Insurance’s...
