Wisconsin Court: Manure Isn’t Pollutant Under Policy December 12, 2013 A Wisconsin appeals court says manure isn’t a pollutant as defined in an insurance policy. The case began in 2011...
Washington Jury Awards $50M After Test Misses Birth Defect December 12, 2013 Lawyers say a King County, Wash. jury has awarded $50 million to a Burien couple whose son was born with...
Excess Insurance and Equitable Subrogation: Oklahoma Clarifies Equitable Subrogation Rule December 12, 2013 By Steven Plitt Most jurisdictions have held that an insurance company with the primary policy owes a duty of good faith and fair...
New Mexico Suffocation: Nearly $80M Award December 11, 2013 A judge has awarded nearly $80 million to the estate and family of an Albuquerque woman who suffocated in 2002...
Alaska Fishermen Sue Over Sunken Vessel December 11, 2013 By Becky Bohrer Some Bristol Bay, Alaska fishermen have sued over the sinking last June and subsequent salvage of the Lone Star, which...
Indiana Steelworkers Await High Court Ruling on Pay for Donning Protective Gear December 10, 2013 A group of Indiana steelworkers is awaiting a U.S. Supreme Court decision on when the clock starts on their shifts...
Former Rutgers Basketball Player Sues University Claiming Abuse December 10, 2013 Former Rutgers University basketball forward Derrick Randall claimed in a lawsuit he was physically and psychologically abused by former coach...
Los Angeles City Attorney Sues Bank Of America Over Lending December 9, 2013 The Los Angeles city attorney is suing Bank of America for mortgage discrimination it claims led to a wave of...
Family of Minnesota Man Who Died in Workplace Fall Sues December 9, 2013 The family of a worker who died in a fall at a grain facility in Buffalo Lake, Minn., has filed...
Oregon City Sued For $2 Million Over Police Shooting December 6, 2013 The family of an 18-year-old who was shot and killed after brandishing a knife at two Medford, Ore. police officers...