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Agency Seeks to Question Boy in Wrongful Death Case

Posted on June 15, 2009
A 9-year-old boy has been drawn into a lawsuit that accuses the New York City Housing Authority of negligence in the death of his brother, according to the New York Times. Israel Neuman watched his brother fall 10 stories to his death after the elevator they were riding stalled between floors and his brother tried [...

Court Finds Discrimination Suit Can Go Forward

Posted on June 15, 2009
The Maryland Court of Appeals has given the green light to a lawsuit accusing the Baltimore County Board of Education of age discrimination. In the ruling, the court rejected the board’s argument that it was protected from the lawsuit by sovereign immunity...

Widow Files Suit Over Landfill Death

Posted on June 12, 2009
A construction company was negligent in the death of a Wisconsin man killed in a 2007 landfill accident, a lawsuit filed by the man’s widow claims. In the lawsuit, the widow of Harold "Tim" Olsen alleges that J. Kimmes Construction failed to provide safe working conditions for her husband...

Jury Awards Damages in Medical Malpractice Case

Posted on June 12, 2009
A California jury has ordered an Orange County Hospital to pay $2.9 million to a woman who was left with chronic pain following a 2005 hip surgery. According to the lawsuit, Dr. Guy Paiment and UCI Medical Center failed to warn the patient of potential complications associated with the surgery...

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Government Ordered to Pay Family of Slain Man

Posted on June 12, 2009
The government must pay $6.25 million to the family of a man who was murdered by two Federal Bureau of Investigation informants, a federal judge has ruled. Following a three-day nonjury trial, U.S. District Judge William G. Young determined damages in the case...

Judge Faults Prisons for Inmate Abuse

Posted on June 12, 2009
Instances of sexual abuse against inmates in Colorado prisons are distressingly common, a judge said in awarding $1.3 million to a female inmate sexually assaulted by a prison guard. An attorney for the victim said guards essentially treated female inmates as sexual playthings...

Senate Clears Tobacco Regulation Bill

Posted on June 12, 2009
The Senate has approved legislation that will allow the Food and Drug Administration to provide first-of-its-kind regulation of the tobacco industry, the New York Times reports. Under the law, expected to be signed by President Obama, the FDA would be able to control the levels of nicotine and other chemicals in tobacco products in addition [...

Insurer Slow to Pay Claims for Hudson River Crash

Posted on June 12, 2009
American International Group, the insurer of US Airways, is balking at paying claims to passengers aboard the flight that ditched in the Hudson River earlier this year, according to the New York Times. An aviation insurance expert said that the heroic circumstances surrounding the crash make it unlikely that AIG will begin paying claims any [...

Court Orders Tire Company to Turn Over Documents

Posted on June 12, 2009
A federal appeals court has ordered Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. to turn over documents detailing how their tires are made to plaintiffs in a lawsuit over a deadly Utah State University van crash. In a closely watched case, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the tire company’s argument that disclosure of the documents [...

City Settles Police Sexual Harassment Suit

Posted on June 12, 2009
A California city has agreed to pay nearly $5 million to settle allegations that the local police department sexually harassed female officers because of their gender or sexual orientation. In the lawsuit, the female Hayward police officers claimed they were subjected to discrimination from 1982 through 2008...

Lawsuit Filed Over Zoo Train Derailment

Posted on June 12, 2009
An Indiana family injured in the derailment of a train at the Louisville Zoo earlier this month has filed a lawsuit alleging gross negligence. According to the family, the train accelerated quickly before tipping onto its side near the zoo’s gorilla exhibit...

AMA to Oppose Government-Run Health Plan

Posted on June 12, 2009
The American Medical Association is telling lawmakers that it will oppose a government-sponsored insurance plan in favor of the traditional private insurance model, the New York Times reports. The nation’s largest physician organization represents a major hurdle for President Obama’s plan to create a public health insurance option to compete with private carriers...

Whistleblower Case Settled for $40 Million

Posted on June 10, 2009
A whistleblower complaint alleging that Diabetes Treatment Centers of America (DTCA) paid kickbacks to doctors in exchange for referrals was settled for $40 million dollars. DTCA’s parent company Healthways, Inc., will pay $28 million to the United States government in addition to $12 million in attorney’s fees...

Match.com Faces Suit Over Deceptive Practices

Posted on June 10, 2009
A Match.com member has filed a lawsuit alleging the dating site uses deceptive practices which cause “humiliation and disappointment.” Sean McGinn’s suit claims it is misleading to post profiles of people on the site if they do not have a paid membership and therefore cannot respond to potential requests by interested suitors...

Lawsuit Claims Village Covered Up Water Contamination

Posted on June 10, 2009
The Illinois attorney general has filed a lawsuit accusing the village of Crestwood of lying to residents and the Environmental Protection Agency about toxic chemicals in local drinking water. In the lawsuit, Attorney General Lisa Madigan claims that village officials continued to draw water from a community well despite knowledge that it was contaminated with [...

Lawsuit Claims Bank Targeted Blacks for Subprime Loans

Posted on June 10, 2009
Wells Fargo loan officers intentionally steered African-American borrowers into risky subprime loans, a federal lawsuit filed against the bank claims. According to an affidavit filed by former loan officers, employees referred to the transactions as “ghetto loans...

Potential Class Action in Lilly Discrimination Suit

Posted on June 10, 2009
Attorneys seeking class-action status for a 3-year-old racial discrimination lawsuit against drug manufacturer Eli Lilly and Co. added a motion including testimony from approximately 100 past and current employees of the company detailing how they were denied promotions and raises...

Chipmaker Settles Backdating Lawsuit

Posted on June 10, 2009
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. has agreed to pay $72 million to settle a shareholder lawsuit related to the chipmaker’s past stock option granting practices. The lawsuit accused the company of backdating stock options and overstating income from 2000 to 2006...

Lawsuit Filed Over Aetna Data Breach

Posted on June 10, 2009
Aetna has been named in a putative class-action lawsuit accusing the insurer of losing the private information of current, former and potential employees. According to reports, computer hackers were able to access information, including Social Security numbers, of 450,000 people...

FDA Balked on Tainted Syringes, Report Says

Posted on June 09, 2009
A 29-month-old girl died from complications caused by contaminated syringes that were overlooked by federal health regulators, the Chicago Tribune reports. According to the newspaper the tainted syringes, produced by AM2PAT in North Carolina, sickened 162 people and killed four others...

Shell Settles Human Rights Lawsuit

Posted on June 09, 2009
Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to pay $15.5 million to settle claims that the oil giant was connected to the slayings of at least nine Nigerian protesters during the 1990s. The accord brings to a close more than ten years of litigation which accused Shell of human rights abuses...

Court Orders New Trial in Train Suit

Posted on June 09, 2009
The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday reversed a $11.1 million trial verdict in favor of a teenager who was left permanently injured when her car was struck by a Union Pacific train. In granting a new trial, the high court said that Union Pacific Railroad should have been allowed to argue that the teen and [...

Justice Ginsberg Delays Sale of Chrysler

Posted on June 09, 2009
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg put a temporary halt Monday to the planned sale of Chrysler LLC to Italian automaker Fiat. Groups including three Indiana pension funds had asked the Supreme Court to block the sale arguing that it would cause irreparable harm to fund shareholders...

Defendants Settle Suits Over Restaurant Fire

Posted on June 09, 2009
Defendants in lawsuits stemming from a deadly 2007 restaurant fire in Boston have agreed to pay $2.2 million to settle claims by the families of firefighters killed or injured in the blaze. An investigation into the incident found dangerous levels of grease build-up in the restaurant’s kitchen...

Ground Zero Worker Wins Fight With Insurer

Posted on June 09, 2009
The New York Workers’ Compensation Board has ordered insurer Zurich North America to pay an ailing worker who was employed at Ground Zero following Sept. 11. Daniel Arrigo developed a severe lung disease after being exposed to toxic dust and vapors he inhaled at Ground Zero, the New York Daily News reports...

Community Service Lawsuit Dismissed

Posted on June 09, 2009
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the widow of a man who died while performing court-ordered community service. According to the lawsuit, Delaware County officials could have foreseen that forcing the man to perform physical labor during an excessive heat warning could result in injury or death...

Syudy finds Medical Bills Factor in Majority of Bankruptcies

Posted on June 07, 2009
A new study has concluded that medical bills are to blame for nearly two-thirds of bankruptcies. According to the study, published online in the American Journal of Medicine, medical-related financial problems contributed to 62.1 percent of all bankruptcies in 2007...

Settlement Finalized in Wal-Mart Wage Suit

Posted on June 07, 2009
In a joint announcement Thursday, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and plaintiff attorneys said a judge has granted final approval for a settlement to resolve scores of wage-and-hour claims by store employees. The settlement, estimated to be worth $54.25 million, will cover about 100,000 current and former workers employed by the retailer from Sept...

Firm Partner Named in Auto Lawsuit

Posted on June 07, 2009
An attorney representing a 49-year-old woman and her 8-year-old daughter filed a lawsuit Wednesday over an auto accident involving Sonnenschein partner Paul Glad. According to the lawsuit, Glad was under the influence of OxyContin at the time of the accident that resulted in the mother losing one leg above the knee...

Family Files Lawsuit Over Death of Honeymooners

Posted on June 07, 2009
The family of two honeymooners killed outside their stranded vehicle in Las Vegas has filed a lawsuit against two trucking companies and their drivers, the Las Vegas Sun reports. According to police, the couple was first struck by a truck operated by J...

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