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Woman Who Reached Settlement over Spanking at Work Files Suit Again
Dec 18 2006 // A California woman who reached a $1.4 million settlement with her former employer after being spanked in front of co-workers is suing the company’s insurance carriers because, she says, she has not been paid. Janet...
Suit Alleges ‘First Strike’ Label for Collector Coins is Deceptive
Dec 18 2006 // To avid collectors, coins that stand out as rare or of exceptional quality are worth more than their weight in platinum, silver or gold. Numismatic enthusiasts are often willing to pay a premium for American Eagle,...
Another Merck Victory: Ala. Jury Rejects Claims Against Vioxx
Dec 18 2006 // State court jurors sided with drug manufacturer Merck & Co. on Friday and rejected the claims of an Alabama man who blamed the painkiller Vioxx for a heart attack in 2001. Attorneys for Gary Albright, 57, had told...
Fla. Motorists Win Class Action Over State Sale of Records to Bank
Dec 15 2006 // Tens of thousands of Florida motorists will get compensation under a $50 million class-action settlement approved this week over the alleged illegal purchase of their motor vehicle records by a bank from the state...
1st Amendment Protects Atkins Diet from Suit, Rules N.Y. Judge
Dec 15 2006 // The Atkins diet is protected by the First Amendment against the claims of a Florida man who said the low-carbohydrate meal plan was dangerous and to blame for his heart troubles, a federal judge in New York ruled this...
Tillinghast: Overall U.S. Tort Costs Dropping; Fewer Auto Claims Drive Decline
Dec 14 2006 // U.S. tort costs totaled $261 billion in 2005, which is approximately $880 per person and $4 less per person than in 2004, according to the 2006 Update on U.S. Tort Cost Trends from the Tillinghast business of Towers...
N.H. Family Sues Liquor Commission, Homeowner Over Drunk Driving Death
Dec 14 2006 // The family of a New Hampshire man killed in a drunken driving crash two years ago is suing the state Liquor Commission and the woman who owns the home where his friends were drinking that night. Randy Holmes, 24, was a...
Lawsuit Filed to Block La. Citizens from Hiking Rates
Dec 14 2006 // A homeowner has filed a lawsuit claiming that Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is insolvent and should be barred from raising its rates. Calvin Gordon Sr., of New Orleans, said that because Citizens, the...
Insurance Skills Center Hosts Getaway Focusing on Litigation Education
Dec 12 2006 // The Insurance Skills Center plans to host several continuing education courses on litigation at its 15th annual Palm Springs Getaway, to be held Jan. 26-27, 2007. According to ISC, the first day of continuing education...
Pa. State Workers Settle Suit Against Cigna for $93 Million
Dec 11 2006 // The Pennsylvania state-workers’ retirement system said Friday it has settled for $93 million a class-action lawsuit against Cigna Corp. that accused the company and two of its senior executives of making misleading...
Suit against Miss. agent over flood policy advances
Dec 11 2006 // A federal judge has ruled that a Gulf Coast couple can sue their insurance agent for negligence after he allegedly allowed their flood insurance policy to lapse only days before Hurricane Katrina wrecked their...
Suit against Miss. agent over flood policy advances
Dec 10 2006 // A federal judge has ruled that a Gulf Coast couple can sue their insurance agent for negligence after he allegedly allowed their flood insurance policy to lapse only days before Hurricane Katrina wrecked their...
Wal-Mart Settles a Nearly $5.1 Million Insurance Lawsuit in Okla.
Dec 7 2006 // Wal-Mart has settled a nearly $5.1 million class-action lawsuit brought by the estates of 73 former employees in Oklahoma. A federal judge in Tulsa gave final approval Dec. 4 to the settlement, which calls for about a...
First Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed in Fatal Mo. Group Home Fire
Dec 7 2006 // The first civil lawsuit stemming from a fire that killed 10 people at a southwest Missouri group home for the mentally ill was filed claiming negligence by the home’s owner and the group that operated the...
New Rules Require Businesses to Keep Better Tabs on e-Documents
Dec 4 2006 // Companies that help businesses track and search their e-mails and other electronic data are experiencing a surge of interest in the wake of federal rule changes that clarify requirements to produce such evidence in...
Pa. High Court Revives Suits on Non-Profit Insurers’ Surplus
Dec 4 2006 // Pennsylvania’s highest court has breathed new life into lawsuits that ask the state’s four nonprofit Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurers to use some of their cash surpluses to lower health-insurance...
Mass. Employee Sues Firm for Firing Him Because He Smoked
Dec 4 2006 // A 30-year-old Massachusetts man who has smoked for more than a decade filed a lawsuit last week against The Scotts Co., alleging the lawn and garden company violated his privacy and civil rights when it fired him because...
Judge Rules in Favor of Plaintiffs in New Orleans Canal Case
Nov 29 2006 // In a decision that could cost insurers many more billions of dollars than they have already paid out in Hurricane Katrina claims, a federal judge in New Orleans has ruled that ambiguities in certain homeowners policies...
Mass. AG’s Big Dig Suit Targets Include 3 Surety Insurers
Nov 29 2006 // Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly planned to file his civil lawsuit yesterday against 15 companies including three insurers that provided surety bonds for the general contractor of the Big Dig Interstate 90...
Mass. to Sue Big Dig Companies
Nov 28 2006 // The state of Massachusetts is preparing to file a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the companies that worked on the Big Dig highway tunnel project, alleging their negligence led to the ceiling collapse that killed a...
