Latest Lawsuits Headlines
All the headlines from our Lawsuits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Parents File Lawsuit over Fatal School Bus Crash in Kentucky
May 5 2008 // The parents of a teenager killed when a dump truck crashed into a school bus on a curvy northern Kentucky highway filed a lawsuit. Daniel Wood’s parents are alleging negligence by the trucking company and the driver...
Beware! It’s Open Season on ERISA Fiduciaries
May 5 2008 // During the 12-month period ending March 31, 2007, nearly 10,000 new federal lawsuits were filed under ERISA. In 2007 alone, ERISA class action settlements exceeded $1.8 billion. Yes, it is open season on ERISA fiduciaries...
Court Allows Conn. Landlady’s Suit Against Rogue Insurance Executive Frankel For House Damage
May 5 2008 // A federal judge ruled in favor of a Greenwich, Conn., woman trying to collect more than $2 million for back rent and damage to a home occupied by rogue financier Martin R. Frankel. Judge Ellen Bree Burns rejected a request...
Medical Malpractice Suits on the Decline in Pennsylvania
May 5 2008 // The number of medical malpractice lawsuits filed in Pennsylvania declined for a third consecutive year in 2007, according to figures released by the state Supreme Court. The number of suits, 1,617, represented a 4.5...
Vermont Resort Owners Fight Class Action Over Investor Passes
May 5 2008 // Four skiers suing Killington Resort in Vermont over so-called “lifetime” passes are seeking class action status for their suit, but the current and former owners oppose it. Killington/Pico Ski Resort Partners,...
Mich. Supreme Court Limits Time to Sue Insurers
May 5 2008 // The Michigan Supreme Court on April 23rd struck down a legal precedent that generally gave motorists more time to sue their insurance company for unpaid claims under some circumstances. The 4-3 ruling follows similar...
Class-action Suit Filed in Florida against Insurance Deadline
May 2 2008 // Property owners in Florida who had policies with the now-bankrupt Poe Financial Group did not receive sufficient notice of a June deadline to dispute claims in court, lawyers argued April 30 after filing a class-action...
Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Lockheed Suit in Mississippi
May 1 2008 // A federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of Billy Eugene Bradley’s lawsuit against Lockheed Martin Corp., in which Bradley claimed he was wrongfully fired and suffered emotional problems after a 2003...
Texas Lawmakers Hear Testimony on Injured Worker Ruling
Apr 30 2008 // Relatives of those killed in a 2005 BP plant explosion and other industrial accident victims are urging the Legislature to undo a Texas Supreme Court ruling in a high-profile workplace injury case. “If no one is held...
Louisiana Parish President Still Facing Katrina Lawsuits
Apr 30 2008 // On the eve of Hurricane Katrina, massive pumps that keep water out of the New Orleans suburb of Metairie went silent when the roughly 100 workers who run them were allowed to flee under a “doomsday” evacuation...
Bill to Limit Medical Malpractice Lawsuits in Tennessee Heads to Governor
Apr 28 2008 // A bill that seeks to limit frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits in Tennessee is on its way to the governor’s office. The Senate unanimously agreed April 24 with changes made earlier in the House. The bill would...
Missouri Governor Says Lawsuit Reform a Success
Apr 28 2008 // Gov. Matt Blunt says Missouri is seeing the benefits of medical lawsuit reform legislation passed nearly three years ago. The Republican spoke on Thursday, April 24, 2008, at a news conference at St. John’s Mercy...
Mich. Supreme Court Limits Time to Sue Insurers
Apr 28 2008 // The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 23rd, struck down a legal precedent that generally gave motorists more time to sue their insurance company for unpaid claims under some circumstances. The 4-3 ruling follows...
Connecticut Woman Sues Husband for Sticking Carrot in Her Eye
Apr 25 2008 // A Monroe, Conn. woman is suing her husband, claiming he caused her to lose an eye when he threw a carrot at her during an argument. The lawsuit filed by Pamela Vecsey claims that when she and her husband, 48-year-old...
$65M Lawsuit Blames BJ’s Wholesale Club in Virginia Slaying
Apr 25 2008 // A Virgina woman who was shot and wounded by her estranged husband after he killed her sister has filed a $65 million lawsuit against the BJ’s Wholesale Club where the crimes happened. Karen Phillips was an employee...
Seafood Restaurant McCormick & Schmick Faces Md. Race Bias Suit
Apr 23 2008 // The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a class action lawsuit this week against McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant Inc., alleging race discrimination against black applicants and employees...
Judge in Mississippi Rejects Fraud Claim against State Farm in Katrina Suit
Apr 23 2008 // A federal judge on Monday dismissed claims of fraud in a key Hurricane Katrina lawsuit that accused State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. of using different engineering reports to deny a Mississippi couple’s insurance...
Connecticut Supreme Court Allows State’s Damages Suit Against Marsh
Apr 21 2008 // Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal can attempt to recover damages from insurance broker Marsh & McLennan Inc. for harming the economy of the entire state, the state’s Supreme Court ruled. The ruling...
Florida Sues Insolvent Poe Directors Over Recovery
Apr 21 2008 // The Florida Department of Financial Services filed a civil lawsuit against the officers, directors and affiliates of three former Florida insurance companies, according to Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink. Lawyers for...
California Judge Approves Ford Explorer Settlement
Apr 17 2008 // A California judge on Tuesday approved the settlement of a class-action lawsuit that will compensate about 800,000 Ford Explorer owners whose vehicles lost value because of a perceived rollover danger. The settlement ends...
