Judge Denies Another Trump Bid to Block Fraud Lawsuit Against University August 31, 2016 By Erik Larson Donald J. Trump and his now-defunct real-estate university lost another legal attempt to block former students from suing as a...
Litigation Insurance Reimburses Plaintiff Lawyers Losing Cases on Contingency August 17, 2016 By Erik Larson When David Brill lost a trial for a client who fell off his neighbor’s ladder, it was a rare failure...
Trump Campaign Sued by Staffer Alleging Director Pulled Gun on Him August 15, 2016 By Erik Larson Donald Trump’s campaign was sued for allegedly doing nothing after being told that the director of its North Carolina operations...
States to Sue VW Over Diesel Scandal July 19, 2016 By Erik Larson and Kartikay Mehrotra New York and Maryland are among several states planning to sue Volkswagen AG over the environmental damage done by devices...
Gunmakers Say Federal Law Shields Them from Sandy Hook Negligence Claims June 21, 2016 By Erik Larson A 2005 federal law was designed specifically to prevent gunmakers from being sued for mass killings like the one at...
Orlando Victims Watching Sandy Hook Gun Manufacturer Liability Case Opening Today June 20, 2016 By Kartikay Mehrotra and Erik Larson A case in Connecticut state court could help victims from mass shootings — including the recent massacre in Orlando —...
Suit Against Airbnb Alleges Racial Discrimination in Housing Rentals May 20, 2016 By Andrew Harris and Erik Larson Airbnb Inc. was accused in a civil rights lawsuit of ignoring a Virginia man who said a host with the...
Sandy Hook Families’ Lawsuit Against Bushmaster Gets Trial Date April 20, 2016 By Erik Larson and Rebecca Spalding The maker of the assault rifle used in the 2012 massacre of more than two dozen students and teachers at...
GM Wins Second ‘Bellwether’ Ignition Switch Trial March 31, 2016 By Erik Larson and Patricia Hurtado General Motors Co. won its second straight trial against drivers who blamed car wrecks on faulty ignition switches, boosting the...
GM Tells Ignition Switch Jury: ‘Sometimes Accidents Just Happen’ March 15, 2016 By Erik Larson “Sometimes, accidents just happen,” a lawyer for General Motors Co. told a U.S. jury in defense of the carmaker at...