Latest Lawsuits Headlines
All the headlines from our Lawsuits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Case Watch
Jun 2 2008 // Exclusions United Fire & Casualty Co. v. Keely & Sons, Inc. Ill. App. May 2, 2008 Commercial policy does not provide coverage to policyholder for claims of spoliation of evidence. A policyholder was sued when...
Insurance Companies Face Global Warming Claims
Jun 2 2008 // Corporations exposed to liability for greenhouse gas emissions The industry is about to enter an era of global warming insurance claims. Scientists have been warning about the impact global warming could have if greenhouse...
What to Watch for When Navigating EPLI Landmines
Jun 2 2008 // Understanding Prior Acts, Warranty Statements, Pending and Prior Litigation Dates and More Assuming that all employment practices liability insurance policies (EPLI) are created equal could be one of the biggest mistakes...
Lawsuits Against Lenders Accelerate Amid U.S. Housing Crisis
Jun 2 2008 // The U.S. housing crisis has caused huge loan losses at big lenders but also spawned a slew of class-action lawsuits against them, many alleging noncompliance with consumer disclosure rules. “The compliance issue is a...
Illinois Mother Settles Malpractice Lawsuit for $15.35 Million
May 28 2008 // An Aurora, Ill. mother has settled a malpractice lawsuit for $15.35 million with a hospital and doctor after her son suffered brain damage at birth six years ago. Vanessa Jenkins gave birth to her son, Cody Smithey, at...
Viacom Copyright Suit Against YouTube Called Threat to Online Media
May 28 2008 // A $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit challenging YouTube’s ability to keep copyrighted material off its popular video-sharing site threatens how hundreds of millions of people exchange all kinds of information...
Court: Spaniards Can Sue in N.J. for Overseas Asbestos Exposure
May 28 2008 // A group of Spanish workers injured by asbestos-containing insulation while working on Navy ships docked in Spain can sue the manufacturer of the insulation in New Jersey — where the products were produced — a...
Prosecutors Seek Jail Term for Former Trial Attorney Weiss
May 27 2008 // Federal prosecutors Friday recommended Melvyn Weiss, the long-reigning king of multibillion-dollar U.S. class action litigation, spend no more than 33 months in jail for paying secret kickbacks to clients. Weiss, 72,...
Former N.D. Workers’ Comp Investigator Files Lawsuit
May 27 2008 // In the first of what may be several lawsuits by former employees of North Dakota’s Workforce Safety and Insurance (WSI) agency, a former fraud investigator says several top WSI officials illegally schemed to fire...
Lawsuits Against Lenders Accelerate Amid U.S. Housing Crisis
May 27 2008 // The U.S. housing crisis has caused huge loan losses at big lenders but also spawned a slew of class-action lawsuits against them, many alleging noncompliance with consumer disclosure rules. “The compliance issue is a...
Civic Clubs Added to West Virginia Church Abuse Lawsuit
May 27 2008 // A West Virginia teenager suing a Roman Catholic Diocese claiming he was sexually abused has added a service organization to his lawsuit, his lawyer says. The Clarksburg teen, who was not identified in court papers, is...
Mass. Doctors Sue Over State Agency’s Quality, Cost Rankings
May 23 2008 // A physicians group is suing a Massachusetts agency, arguing that the agency’s system for ranking doctors based on quality and cost is unfair to patients and physicians alike. The Massachusetts Medical Society said...
Lawsuits Filed Over Lafayette Derailment
May 22 2008 // Several lawsuits have been filed in state and federal court against Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. that seek damages from a train derailment in Lafayette, La., that forced the evacuation of about 3,000 Lafayette...
Tennessee Gov. Signs Bill to Restrict Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
May 20 2008 // Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen signed into law a bill seeking to limit frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits by requiring experts to vouch for a case’s merits. The law will also require plaintiffs to give 60 days...
Greenberg’s Starr Foundation Sues AIG Over Credit Losses
May 19 2008 // The Starr Foundation, controlled by former American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, has sued the insurer, claiming it misrepresented its exposure to credit default swaps. The...
Declarations
May 19 2008 // Fees Increase Debate “The department’s creation of this information is funded by taxpayer dollars, and this information was not intended to help private companies increase their profit...
Eight Lawsuits Filed Over Failed Vermont Heating System
May 19 2008 // Eight lawsuits have been filed against companies involved with the heating system that malfunctioned at the Redstone Apartments near the University of Vermont in January, 2005, killing one person and sickening others. The...
Tennessee Set to Require Review of Medical Lawsuits
May 19 2008 // The Tennessee Senate unanimously agreed with changes made earlier in the House to a bill supporters say will limit frivolous medical malpractice suits. The bill would require plaintiffs to give 60 days notice before filing...
Tennessee Eyes Ban on Suits if Flood Warnings Ignored
May 19 2008 // Tennessee drivers who ignore flood warning signs or barricades could be charged with reckless driving under a bill headed to the governor for his consideration. The legislation, which unanimously passed the Tennessee...
Oklahoma Governor Vetoes Lawsuit Reform Bill
May 19 2008 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry in mid-May vetoed lawsuit reform legislation he said conflicts with an Oklahoma Supreme Court decision on a similar bill that the court found unconstitutional two years ago. Henry vetoed the...
