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Mont. Jury Awards Nearly $6.7 Million in Car Seat Suit
Jul 27 2007 // A jury this week ordered car seat maker Evenflo Co. to pay nearly $6.7 million to the parents of a 4-month-old Montana boy who died of head injuries in a July 2000 crash. The 12-member district court jury decided Evenflo...
Farmers Wins Landmark Body Shop Fraud Lawsuit
Jul 27 2007 // Following a jury trial, a Los Angeles judge signed a $163,387 award to Farmers Insurance Exchange in a body shop fraud lawsuit with future hearings expected to double the monetary award. The Court also issued an injunction...
Former Patriot Coach Loses Obesity Surgery Malpractice Lawsuit
Jul 26 2007 // A Boston jury has found against Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis in his medical malpractice lawsuit against two doctors he claimed botched his care after he had gastric bypass surgery five years ago. The jury...
Judge: La. Road Home Suit Should Name State as Well as Contractor
Jul 26 2007 // Sue the state as well as its contractor for Louisiana’s troubled Road Home problem, a federal judge in Baton Rouge, La., told the attorney who filed a class-action lawsuit alleging the contractor is cheating...
Ill. Abbott Drops Lawsuit Against French AIDS Activist Group
Jul 25 2007 // Ill.-based Abbott Laboratories Inc. dropped a lawsuit against a French AIDS group on Monday over an alleged cyber-attack against the company’s Web site. The pharmaceutical and medical products maker filed the lawsuit...
N.J. State Senator, Pedestrian He Injured Settle Lawsuit
Jul 25 2007 // A New Jersey state senator has reached a $1.175 million settlement with a pedestrian who was critically injured by his vehicle two years ago in Jackson. Lawyers for state Sen. Robert W. Singer and the pedestrian, Barbara...
After Formaldehyde Complaints, FEMA to Test Air Quality in Trailers
Jul 23 2007 // Federal agencies will test air quality in trailers housing Gulf Coast hurricane victims, an official said July 20, a day after documents revealed that government lawyers discouraged investigating reports of high...
Maine Employee’s Widow Sues Employer Over Asleep-at-Wheel Crash
Jul 23 2007 // A floor products company faces a lawsuit by the Maine widow of an employee who was killed last year in a highway crash after he apparently fell asleep at the wheel while driving home from work. Another motorist who was...
Supreme Court raises bar for investors bringing securities fraud suits
Jul 23 2007 // The U.S. Supreme Court last month imposed a strict standard that investors must meet to keep alive their lawsuits alleging securities fraud. In an 8-1 decision, the justices said that courts must weigh possible innocent...
Bankruptcy and D&O Claims Settlements
Jul 23 2007 // Ever since “entity coverage” became a part of the standard directors’ and officers’ policy, bankruptcy courts have wrestled with the question of whether D&O policy proceeds are property of the...
Building the case with customers for excess casualty coverage
Jul 23 2007 // What should brokers or agents say when they meet resistance from customers who already feel they are spending too much on liability coverage? Explain that in today’s world, it doesn’t take long to run through...
News Currents
Jul 23 2007 // Supreme Court raises bar for investors bringing securities fraud suits The U.S. Supreme Court last month imposed a strict standard that investors must meet to keep alive their lawsuits alleging securities fraud. In an 8-1...
Enron to Receive $149 Million as Part of Lawsuit Settlement
Jul 20 2007 // Enron Creditors Recovery Corp., formerly known as Enron Corp., said it will receive $149 million as part of a settlement with companies who received payments on short-term debt incurred by the once-mighty energy giant. The...
Nationwide Settles 10 Katrina Lawsuits in Mississippi
Jul 19 2007 // Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. has settled 10 lawsuits filed by Mississippi homeowners in a dispute over damage from Hurricane Katrina. The settlement was announced Monday by Biloxi attorney Jack Denton. Two weeks ago,...
Minn. Groups Sue AIG for $100 Million in Damages for Fraud, RICO Violations
Jul 19 2007 // The Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Reinsurance Association (WCRA) and the Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Insurers Association (MWCIA) filed suit Tuesday (July 17) against American International Group Inc....
Ailing 9/11 Workers Sue WTC Insurance Fund for Sick Pay
Jul 18 2007 // Ailing ground zero workers went to court Tuesday to demand that the company overseeing a $1 billion (euro730 million) Sept. 11 insurance fund uses it to pay for their health care. Attorneys for the workers argue that...
Maine Woman Sues Employer for ‘Family Responsibility’ Bias
Jul 16 2007 // A federal judge has ruled that a Maine woman who claims she was denied a promotion because she had 6-year-old triplets may proceed with a lawsuit against her employer. Laurie Chadwick alleges that her supervisor told her...
Securities Class Actions Continue to Drop, Stanford Study Finds
Jul 16 2007 // Securities class action filings are well below historical averages for the fourth consecutive six-month period, finds a new mid-year report. According to the report, the 59 filings recorded in the first half of 2007...
Delaware Abolishes Statute of Limitations for Sex Abuse Lawsuits
Jul 13 2007 // The ink is barely dry on a new Delaware law aimed at protecting the legal rights of victims of child sexual abuse, but it’s already being tested. Gov. Ruth Ann Minner signed a law Tuesday that abolishes...
Wis. Supreme Court Nixes Class-action Lawsuit Against Harley-Davidson
Jul 13 2007 // The Wisconsin Supreme Court refused on Thursday to reopen a class-action lawsuit that accuses Harley-Davidson Inc. of failing to disclose a defect in two engine types sold in 1999 and 2000. In a 4-3 vote, the court upheld...
