Latest Lawsuits Headlines
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Illinois Homeowner Sues to Obtain Claim Information on Explosion
Mar 9 2009 // A southwestern Illinois woman has filed a suit seeking information about why her home exploded last month. Laura Williams filed the suit in Madison County Circuit Court. A Feb. 13 blast destroyed her Pontoon Beach home and...
Medical Device Makers Could Face Increased State Liability Claims
Mar 9 2009 // Following the recent Supreme Court decision that federal rules do not protect drugmakers from state lawsuits, Democrats in Congress have moved to overturn a decision that has shielded medical device companies from similar...
Securities Lawsuit Filings Are Up, So What About D&O Pricing?
Mar 9 2009 // The pace of securities lawsuit filings increased significantly in 2008 compared to recent years. There were 226 new securities lawsuits filed in 2008, which represents a 31 percent increase over the 172 securities lawsuits...
The Flood Insurance Coverage Paradox
Mar 9 2009 // You May Not Know What You Think You Know About Flood Insurance Claims When dealing with claims under flood insurance policies, you may be surprised that many things you think you know are wrong, and, particularly for...
One Size Does Not Fit All
Mar 9 2009 // Agents Beware of Coverage Differences in Personal Umbrella Policies A condominium board is involved in a lawsuit that results in a board member being sued. A neighbor’s child is playing in the backyard, falls off a...
Federal Court Rules Vatican Can Be Sued Over Abuse
Mar 6 2009 // federal appeals court has kept alive a challenge to the sovereign immunity of the Vatican by upholding a ruling that victims of sexual abuse by priests can sue the Holy See. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed...
Fort Worth Diocese Settles Abuse Suit Over Priests
Mar 6 2009 // The Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas, has reached another settlement involving sexual abuse claims against a priest who died in 1999, including one case of alleged abuse by two other now-dead priests. Most of the...
Florida Homeowners’ Lawsuit Alleges Defective Chinese Drywall
Mar 4 2009 // A group of Florida homeowners sued German drywall maker Knauf Gips KG, its Chinese plasterboard units and several U.S. homebuilders on Monday, alleging contaminated drywall is sickening U.S. homeowners. The lawsuit said...
USAA Sues Austin Internet Company for Trademark Infringement
Mar 4 2009 // San Antonio-based USAA, a diversified financial services company and Texas’ largest domestic insurance provider, announced it has filed suit against USInsuranceOnline.com, accusing the company of purposely misleading...
Oregon Bill Could Drive Up Insurance Costs, Insurers Claim
Mar 3 2009 // The American Insurance Association (AIA), National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) and Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) are reaching out to Oregon legislators to highlight what it...
Tough Luck for Dismissed North Dakota Workers’ Comp Employees
Mar 3 2009 // Former employees of North Dakota’s Workforce Safety and Insurance agency have struggled to pursue claims that they were illegally fired for spotlighting questionable activities at the agency. A judge has thrown out...
Ex-CEO Greenberg Sues AIG, Alleges Securities Fraud
Mar 2 2009 // American International Group Inc., whose $61.66 billion quarterly loss was the largest ever for a U.S. company, has been sued for securities fraud by former Chief Executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg. Greenberg,...
Wisconsin Bill Would Allow Fraud Suits Over Home Sales
Feb 27 2009 // Duped home buyers could sue the sellers for fraud under a bill approved by the Wisconsin Senate. The bill would reverse a Wisconsin Supreme Court decision last year that barred civil fraud lawsuits stemming from...
California AG Sues to Block Fraudulent Workers’ Comp Scheme
Feb 27 2009 // California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. filed a lawsuit to stop the Contractors Asset Protection Association Inc. from engaging in what he called a “sophisticated and fraudulent scheme” to cheat the...
Judge Dismisses UConn Law Library Construction Lawsuit
Feb 27 2009 // A judge has dismissed the state’s lawsuit against contractors involved in the building of the University of Connecticut law school library, saying the state waited too long. Waterbury Superior Court Judge William...
New Jersey Company Settles Massachusetts Lawsuit for $239K
Feb 26 2009 // A New Jersey insurance company agreed Tuesday to pay just over $239,000 to settle allegations that it offered improper incentives to a Boston-based brokerage firm. Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley’s...
Ex-Member Sues Phoenix Country Club Over Ejection
Feb 25 2009 // A former Phoenix Country Club member is suing the club, claiming he was expelled for speaking out about its gender-segregated dining facilities. Real estate attorney Russell Brown said he lost his membership in the...
Comprehensive Tort Reform Measure Moves to Oklahoma House
Feb 25 2009 // A comprehensive lawsuit reform package seeking to reduce the number of frivolous lawsuits in Oklahoma passed House Committee and now moves to the full House of Representatives. The legislation includes a full slate of...
Layoffs Leave Law Firms Vulnerable to Lawsuits, Exec Says
Feb 25 2009 // As lawfirms face tough economic conditions today, some firms have been forced to make cutbacks, including employee layoffs. Such downsizing leaves businesses, even lawfirms, vulnerable to employment lawsuits, says one...
Kin of Wal-Mart Stampede Victim to Sue New York County
Feb 24 2009 // Relatives of a worker trampled to death in a crush of post-Thanksgiving bargain-hunters at a New York Wal-Mart have filed court papers indicating they intend to sue Nassau County and its police department. A notice of...
