Latest Lawsuits Headlines
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Neb. Sued Over Alleged Illegal Overtime Directive
Sep 12 2008 // A former employee in the Nebraska treasurer’s office has filed a lawsuit against the state alleging he was directed to illegally create a computer program to prohibit employees from filing for overtime. Robert...
U.S. Subprime Lawsuits Outpace S&L Cases, Study Finds
Sep 11 2008 // The U.S. subprime-mortgage crisis has now spurred more federal lawsuits than the savings and loan debacle of the late 1980s and early 1990s ever did, data released Wednesday shows. The number of new mortgage-related civil...
Judge Dismisses Portions of Katrina Lawsuit in Mississippi
Sep 10 2008 // A Mississippi couple who accused their insurance company of using fraudulent Hurricane Katrina damage reports to keep from paying claims now says there’s no evidence the insurer acted negligently or in bad faith. A...
Feds: Civil Suits Unaffected by Mine Investigation
Sep 10 2008 // Federal officials say a criminal investigation of the Crandall Canyon, Utah, mine disaster doesn’t preclude civil suits against those associated with the mine. The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration asked...
Rock Band Offers $1M to Settle Fatal Rhode Island Fire Suits
Sep 4 2008 // Members of the 1980s rock band whose pyrotechnics sparked a nightclub fire that killed 100 people have agreed to pay $1 million to survivors and victims’ relatives, according to court papers filed Tuesday. The...
Injured Indiana Steelworker Sues Company for $55 Million
Sep 2 2008 // One of seven men burned when they were engulfed by a fireball at a steel mill a year ago has filed a $55 million lawsuit against ArcelorMittal. The lawsuit filed by 31-year-old Jeremy Schoon of Valparaiso was announced at...
Liberty Mutual Sues New York over Workers’ Comp Law Changes
Sep 1 2008 // Boston-based insurer Liberty Mutual Holding Co. has filed a federal lawsuit challenging several recent amendments to New York State’s workers’ compensation law as unconstitutional. The suit alleges that changes...
Allstate to Cut Rates, Write More to Resolve Florida Litigation
Sep 1 2008 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty reached an agreement with the Allstate Companies that includes a $5 million fine, the lowering of homeowners rates in the state by 5.6 percent and a vow by the insurer to insure...
New Mexico Court: Class Actions Can’t Be Barred in Small Claims
Sep 1 2008 // The New Mexico Supreme Court has ruled that contractual prohibitions on class actions for small consumer claims violates public policy and is therefore unenforceable. According to Robert Fiser, individually and as a...
U.S. Doctors Say Lawsuits Help Guarantee Drug Safety
Sep 1 2008 // Doctors who run one of the most influential U.S. medical journals are giving the U.S. Supreme Court some unsolicited legal advice about a major case. Lawsuits can serve as “a vital deterrent” and protect...
Man Denied Meds in Dallas Jail Awarded Nearly $1 Million in Lawsuit
Aug 29 2008 // A jury has awarded nearly $1 million to a man left partially paralyzed from a stroke after being denied proper medical care in the Dallas County Jail. The $900,000 judgment Tuesday is thought to be the largest jury verdict...
Appeals Court Throws out $241 Million Award in Executive Life Suit
Aug 27 2008 // An appeals court on Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, tossed out a $241 million award won by the state of California in a lawsuit stemming from the takeover of failed insurer Executive Life by French investors. The 9th U.S. Circuit...
Lawsuit Challenges South Dakota’s Malpractice Cap
Aug 25 2008 // A medical malpractice complaint filed this month in Sioux Falls seeks to challenge the constitutionality of South Dakota’s cap on non-economic damages. South Dakota limits the amount of such damages to $500,000. That...
New York City Bus Workers File Lawsuit against Diesel Makers
Aug 22 2008 // A group of New York City bus workers claim in a lawsuit that diesel exhaust from idling buses exposed them to severe illnesses, including lung and throat cancer. The lawsuit, filed in state court on Monday, names 13 diesel...
Documents Released to Plaintiffs in Arkansas Tainted Rice Lawsuit
Aug 22 2008 // A judge in Arkansas has released a handful of the million-plus documents offered under seal in a lawsuit over genetically modified rice. Some Arkansas rice farmers claim they lost money after genetically altered rice grown...
Firm Sues Iowa City Challenging Decision on Flood-damaged Buildings
Aug 22 2008 // A Florida company has filed a lawsuit against Cedar Rapids, Iowa challenging the city’s decision to reject its bid to demolish flood-damaged buildings. Bunnell, Fla.-based Bamaco Inc., filed its lawsuit on August 19...
Lawsuit that Led to Mississippi Tort Lawyer Scruggs’ Downfall Settled
Aug 21 2008 // A settlement has been reached in a civil lawsuit that led to a bribery conviction for Mississippi-based anti-tobacco lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs and several associates, an attorney said. Oxford attorney...
West Va. Logger Lawsuits Revived
Aug 21 2008 // The West Virginia Supreme Court has revived a pair of lawsuits seeking damages from timber, mining and land companies for devastating 2001 floods. The court reinstated a 2006 jury verdict that improper logging practices...
Mid-Year 2008: Securities Lawsuit Filings Remain Up
Aug 21 2008 // The continued steady subprime and credit crisis-related lawsuit filing level suggests that the litigation wave will continue during the second half of 2008. Is litigation stemming from the subprime- and credit...
New MPL Endorsements Create Opportunities for Agents
Aug 21 2008 // Miscellaneous Professional Liability Classes • Advertising agencies • Answering services • Audio/visual consultants • Business/management consultants • Communications/media/public...
