Legal News

Coal ash spill cleanut to cost up to $825 million
It could cost as much as $825 million to clean up a river and rural neighborhood after a massive spill of coal ash sludge from a power plant. This estimate does not include potential costs from several class-action product liability lawsuits or possible environmental fines...

Coal Spill Triggers Injury Lawsuits
Many plaintiffs have filed lawsuits against the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for a coal ash spill that occurred in December 2008. The plaintiffs had one year to file their lawsuit for personal injury claims...

Suits Over Oil Spill Temporarily Suspended
All lawsuits against Transocean stemming from an April 20 oil spill have been temporarily put on hold by a Houston judge while the company seeks to limit its liability. Transocean officials earlier this week filed a request to suspend the lawsuits as they seek to limit their liability to $26...

TVA coal ash spill has hundreds suing for damages
Hundreds of people sued the Tennessee Valley Authority for damages before a one-year deadline to file personal injury claims related to the utility's huge coal ash spill at Kingston...

Local Law Firm Joins BP Class Action
Hill, Peterson, Carper, Bee & Deitzler PLLC is joining firms who have filed class-action lawsuits relating to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.A Charleston law firm has joined a consortium of 10 law firms filing lawsuits against British Petroleum relating to a recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico...

Amount of Spill Could Escalate to 60,000 Barrels a Day, BP Admits
Amount of Spill Could Escalate to 60,000 Barrels a Day, BP Admits :: Pondering the Worst-Case Scenario :: Where Was the Oversight? :: Government Still Wrong About Scale of Oil Leak :: Effort to Contain Spill Proceeds on Multiple Fronts

The Paulson Toxic Mortgage Debt Security Act: The Biggest Government Bailout of All Time
Legislative Proprosal for Treasury Authority to Purchase Mortgage-related Assets

Employee Lawsuits (An Introduction and Topic Overview)
How employers can cope with the siege of employee lawsuits

Employee Lawsuits: Negligent Hiring and Retention
Employers must check references, criminal records, other background material.

Qui Tam Whistleblower - Government Fraud - Qui Tam Lawsuit
Qui Tam Whistleblower alleging fraud against the government reported by an individual acting as a government whistleblower.

Hormone Replacement Therapy Lawsuits See Multi-Million Dollar Settlements
HRT Lawsuits Pharma Faces Multi Million Dollar Settlements

Target
Settles with NFB for $6 Million

Circo Booster Seats
Recalled by Target

Target, National Federation of the Blind
Settle Class Action for $6 Million

Alabama Restaurant Association Hires Legal Council to Help Members Damaged by BP Oil Spill
Alabama Restaurant Association Hires Legal Council to Help Members Damaged by BP Oil Spill>