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Chiquita Faces New $1 Billion Lawsuit by Colombian Families
Apr 19 2010 // Nearly 250 Colombians who say they and relatives were victims of violence by Colombian right-wing paramilitaries have filed a lawsuit seeking more than $1 billion in damages from the Chiquita banana company, which has...
New York City Agents Vow Suit over Compensation Rules
Apr 16 2010 // A trade group for New York City insurance agents says it is launching a legal challenge against the state’s insurance department over new rules that would require agents to disclose their pay to customers. Directors...
Georgia Joins Lawsuit Against Healthcare Overhaul
Apr 14 2010 // Georgia is joining a Florida-led group of states in a lawsuit challenging President Barack Obama’s overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system, Florida’s attorney general said Tuesday. Bill McCollum, who is seeking...
Mississippi Jury Awards $19M to Women in Texaco Leaded Gas Suit
Apr 14 2010 // Attorneys for Texaco say they will appeal a $19 million verdict for five woman who alleged the oil company was responsible for their children born with disabilities and illnesses, including mental retardation. A Hinds...
Securities Lawsuits Drop as Global Credit Crisis Eases: Advisen
Apr 14 2010 // After dominating securities litigation for three years, new securities lawsuit filings related to the global credit crisis all but disappeared in the first quarter of 2010. According to Advisen Ltd’s latest quarterly...
Florida Man Sued for $15K Over Negative Remark Posted on eBay
Apr 13 2010 // Can posting your opinion on eBay cost you in real life? So far Michael Steadman of Florida has spent $7,000 for his, and he isn’t yet done defending himself in a $15,000 defamation lawsuit brought by the man who sold...
Lawsuits Against Toyota Consolidated Under Federal Judge in Los Angeles
Apr 12 2010 // A panel of federal judges Friday consolidated dozens of lawsuits against Toyota Motor Corp. over cars that have raced out of control, assigning them to a single federal judge in Los Angeles. The decision is another step in...
Connecticut Woman Wins Lawsuit Against 50 Cent Assistant
Apr 12 2010 // A woman who says she was beaten at 50 Cent’s Connecticut mansion has been awarded more than $30,000 in her lawsuit against a member of the rapper’s entourage. A Waterbury Superior Court judge ruled Thursday in...
Families of 4 Shooting Victims Sue Detroit Schools
Apr 9 2010 // A group of parents is suing Detroit Public Schools, two security guards and three men charged in the fatal shooting of one teen and wounding of three others. The Detroit Free Press reported that Bridget Walker, Kenota...
5 More States Join Lawsuit Against New Healthcare Law
Apr 8 2010 // Five more states are joining a Florida-led group of states in a lawsuit challenging President Barack Obama’s overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system, Florida’s attorney general said Wednesday. The joint lawsuit...
U.S. High Court Weighs Foreign Investors Suing in U.S. Courts
Apr 6 2010 // The Supreme Court indicated this week it could prohibit foreign investors from using U.S. securities law and American courts to sue a foreign bank for fraud. The court heard argument in a challenge from Australian...
3 From Mississippi Reportedly Sue Over Health Care Law
Apr 6 2010 // Three Mississippi residents have filed suit in federal court challenging the Obama Administration’s new health care law, a newspaper reported. The suit was filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Hattiesburg on behalf...
New York Agents’ Group Declines to Join Lawsuit Against State over Pay Rules
Apr 5 2010 // A schism is emerging between New York’s trade groups for insurance agents over how best to challenge rules requiring agents to reveal their pay. The Professional Insurance Agents of New York (PIANY) says it will not...
P/C Insurers Can Handle Chinese Drywall Costs, Says Moody’s
Apr 5 2010 // Property/casualty insurers are expected to continue to handle costs for defective Chinese drywall claims in the normal course of business, according to a rating analyst with Moody’s Investors Service. Losses from...
Massachusetts Jury Awards $1.6M in Suit over College Student’s Death
Apr 5 2010 // A jury has awarded a Massachusetts couple $1.6 million in a malpractice lawsuit over the death of their son on a college basketball court. Antwoine Key, a 22-year-old senior at Eastern Connecticut State University,...
P/C Insurers Can Handle Chinese Drywall Costs, Says Moody’s
Apr 5 2010 // Property/casualty insurers are expected to continue to handle costs for defective Chinese drywall claims in the normal course of business, according to a rating analyst with Moody’s Investors Service. Losses from...
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds 2005 Law Limiting Injured Worker Suits
Apr 5 2010 // In two separate decisions, the Supreme Court of Ohio upheld as constitutional a 2005 state law that limits the ability of workers who are injured on the job to sue their employers for a “workplace intentional...
Are Special Litigation Committee Expenses Covered Costs?
Apr 5 2010 // A Recurring D&O Coverage Issue Heats Up Among perennial directors and officers insurance issues are questions whether policy coverage is available for the costs associated with special litigation committees. A Dec. 30,...
Virginia Man Sues PetSmart for $1M, Says He Slipped in Dog Feces
Apr 2 2010 // A Virginia man who says he fell after stepping in dog feces at a PetSmart store has filed a $1 million negligence lawsuit against the company. Robert Holloway alleges in his lawsuit in U.S. District Court that he badly...
State Farm Sues Texas Department of Insurance Over Web Postings
Apr 1 2010 // State Farm Insurance has filed a lawsuit against the Texas Department of Insurance after the state agency took the unprecedented move of publicizing on its Web site recent rate hikes by the company. Texas’ largest...
