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By Edward ("Ted") Bills

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Oklahoma Governor Vetoes Restrictions on Use of Settlement Money

Posted on April 24, 2009
Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would prevent lawyers from using settlement money to contribute to candidates, lobbying groups or political action committees. Henry said the legislation, which would have applied only to attorneys, would have violated the state constitution...

Lawmaker Calls for Probe of AIG?s Handling of Contractor Claims

Posted on April 24, 2009
House Democrats may investigate whether the American International Group Inc. and other insurers tasked with providing coverage for civilian contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan have wrongly denied or delayed claims from injured workers, the Los Angeles Times reports...

Class Action Filed Over Tainted Water

Posted on April 24, 2009
A Chicago-area resident filed a putative class-action lawsuit Thursday over allegations that local residents were exposed to contaminated drinking water for more than 20 years. In the lawsuit, Joseph Marzano claims the Village of Crestwood and current and former city officials covered up evidence of contamination as a cost-cutting measure...

Attorney Reports Major Problems at Peanut Plant

Posted on April 24, 2009
A peanut production plant partially blamed for a nationwide salmonella outbreak had serious structural and sanitary problems that would have contributed to contamination, an attorney for a number of salmonella victims said Thursday. According to Bill Marler, who is representing plaintiffs in nine lawsuits, the Peanut Corp...

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Flea Collar Chemicals Fuel Lawsuit

Posted on April 24, 2009
An environmental group filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging that chemicals found in some cat and dog flea collars may pose health risks to pets and pet owners. The Natural Resources Defense Council claims that the presence of propoxur and TCVP, or tetrachlorvinphos, in pet collars violates California anti-toxics laws and could cause cancer or neurological [...

Wells Fargo Named in Securities Fraud Lawsuit

Posted on April 24, 2009
California Attorney General Jerry Brown filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing Wells Fargo & Co. of fraud for its role in selling $1.5 billion of risky auction-rate securities to more than 2,000 Californians. According to the lawsuit, three Wells Fargo investment subsidiaries mislead investors to believe the securities were as safe as money market accounts...

Nursing Home Damage Cap Fails

Posted on April 22, 2009
A bill that would have capped damages in lawsuits against nursing homes has failed to gain subcommittee approval in the Tennessee legislature, the Knoxville News Sentinel reports. Under the proposed legislation, non-economic damages in nursing home cases would have been capped between $300,000 and $500,000...

Pollution Suit Belongs in Federal Court, Firms Say

Posted on April 22, 2009
U.S. Steel Corp. and other defendants have asked a judge to move a lawsuit accusing industries of harming children with airborne toxins from state to federal court. According to court filings, the case should be handled in federal court because claims could exceed $5 million...

Judge Approves Settlement in Eating Disorder Suit

Posted on April 22, 2009
A federal judge has approved a settlement in a class-action lawsuit that sought to force Horizon Blue Cross of New Jersey to augment coverage for about 1.5 million eating disorder patients. Under the settlement, the insurer agreed to abandon restrictions that limited outpatient treatment and hospitalization coverage for policyholders with anorexia and bulimia...

Family of Salesman Killed in Crash Receives Damages

Posted on April 22, 2009
The family of a former car salesman killed during a test drive should receive $13.7 million in damages, an Illinois jury has concluded. Jurors found that the customer taking the test drive, Christopher Maher, was primarily responsible for the crash that killed Roger Czapski...

Trucker Liable for Waving On Other Driver, Jury Finds

Posted on April 21, 2009
A New Jersey jury has ordered a truck driver to pay $750,000 after finding that he contributed to an accident that injured a motorcyclist. During the trial, jurors heard testimony that the truck driver had waved another driver into traffic. As the other driver crossed a highway, he collided with a motorcycle ridden by the [...

Wrongful Death Suit Filed in Building Collapse

Posted on April 21, 2009
A construction subcontractor and job placement agency were negligent in the death of a worker crushed in a building collapse, a lawsuit filed last week claims. Ramiro Cigala died last week when a building he was working in collapsed while undergoing renovation...

Family of Crane Collapse Victim Settles Lawsuit

Posted on April 21, 2009
The family of a man who was crushed in a 2006 crane collapse has settled its lawsuit against two Seattle companies responsible for erecting the crane, the Seattle Times reports. According to the lawsuit, Lease Crutcher Lewis and Magnusson Klemencic Associates were negligent in the installation, design and operation of the crane...

Trial Begins Over Katrina Damages

Posted on April 21, 2009
A federal judge heard opening arguments Monday in what could be a groundbreaking case over home and property damages caused by Hurricane Katrina. Plaintiffs in the case accuse the federal government of magnifying the hurricane damage by building a 76-mile-long channel along the eastern portion of New Orleans...

Report: Pharmaceuticals Tainting Drinking Water

Posted on April 20, 2009
A review of government data has found that at least 271 million pounds of pharmaceuticals have been released into waterways by U.S. manufacturers. According to reports, active pharmaceutical ingredients ranging from lithium to nitroglycerin have been discovered in waterways that provide drinking water...

Court Rules on Evidence in Asbestos Suits

Posted on April 20, 2009
The Illinois Supreme Court has struck down a legal precedent that prevented jurors in asbestos-related cases from hearing evidence about alternative sources of asbestos exposure. In a 5-1 decision, the court found that the 1987 Lipke rule unfairly favored plaintiffs...

Opinion: Courts Need Sunshine Law

Posted on April 20, 2009
Lawmakers should enact legislation that prevents corporations from hiding details about dangerous products through court secrecy, according to an opinion piece published in the National Law Journal. Secrecy within the civil justice system, argues Les Weisbrod of the American Association for Justice, puts consumers at risk and allows negligent companies to profit from defective products...

Popcorn Flavoring Lawsuit on the Rise

Posted on April 20, 2009
A chemical used in popcorn flavoring has caused irreparable lung damages to dozens of workers, according to lawsuits filed recently in Ohio. In the lawsuits, factory workers claim that fumes from the chemical diacetyl can cause a life-threatening condition commonly known as popcorn lung...

Kentucky Court Revises Lawyer Misconduct Rule

Posted on April 20, 2009
Attorneys in Kentucky must report misconduct by fellow lawyers and judges under revised ethics regulations approved by state supreme court, Louisville Courier-Journal reported last week. The Kentucky Bar Association had previously voted against enacting the so-called squeal rule...

Man Wins Suit Against Debt Collection Firm

Posted on April 20, 2009
A federal jury awarded has awarded more than $300,000 to a disabled Montana man who claimed he was harassed by lawyers for a debt collection firm. According to the lawsuit, lawyers with the debt collector’s law firm violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and related state law by engaging in abusive, unfair and [...

Firm Settles Claims Over Radioactive Emissions

Posted on April 20, 2009
A federal judge on Friday approved a $52.5 million settlement between Babcock & Wilcox and 365 plaintiffs who claimed they were injured by airborne radioactive emissions from two nuclear plants in Pennsylvania. The accord resolves a 14-year-old legal battle over allegations that the plants caused cancer, deaths, other illnesses and property damage...

New Study: Kids Harmed by Epilepsy Drug

Posted on April 16, 2009
A widely used medication for the treatment of epilepsy, migraines, pain and psychiatric disorders has been linked to significantly lower I.Q. scores in children whose mothers took the drug during pregnancy, the New York Times reports. According to a study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, children exposed to the drug valproate while [...

Medical Trial Company Suspends Studies

Posted on April 16, 2009
One of the nation’s largest overseers of clinical medical trials on Tuesday agreed to suspend its approval of federally regulated medical studies. The company, Coast Independent Review Board, has become the subject of significant criticism since it unknowingly approved two fictitious trials as part of a federal undercover sting operation...

Quest Settles Whistleblower Claims

Posted on April 16, 2009
The Justice Department announced Wednesday that Quest Diagnostics will pay $302 million to a settle whistleblower claims alleging that a Quest subsidiary knowingly sold faulty diagnostic test kits. According to allegations, Nichols Institute Diagnostics continued to market its parathyroid test kits despite knowledge that the test sometimes produced elevated results...

Nationwide Settles Overcharge Suit

Posted on April 16, 2009
Nationwide Insurance has agreed to a tentative $6 million settlement over allegations that it overcharged some policyholders for life insurance. The proposed settlement covers customers who purchased certain term-life insurance policies between 1990 and 2006...

Settlement in Suit by Brain Injured Cyclist

Posted on April 16, 2009
A former endurance athlete who suffered a permanent brain injury in a bicycling accident will receive $3.5 million as part of a settlement with King County, the Seattle Times reports. Jeffrey Totten was thrown from his bicycle after hitting a hole left by a survey marker...

Soldier Fired Because of Military Duty

Posted on April 16, 2009
A Pennsylvania Air National Guard reservist has filed a lawsuit accusing his former employer of firing him for taking time off for an injury suffered while he was on active duty. According to the lawsuit, UPMC Health Benefits Inc. violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-Employment Rights Act when it terminated Thomas Smith after he [...

Employee Claims She was Fired for Complaints of Fraud

Posted on April 16, 2009
A former employee of a Louisiana-based nursing provider has filed a lawsuit accusing the company of firing her for leveling allegations of fraudulent billing. Sally Christine Summers claims that she was fired from LHC Group Inc. after she complained that the company unnecessarily billed Medicare...

Study Faults Safety of Minicars

Posted on April 15, 2009
An insurance group faulted the safety of three models of minicars in a study released to the public on Tuesday. According to the report, produced by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the Honda Fit, the Toyota Yaris and the Smart Fortwo were significantly less safe in a head-on collision than their mid-size car counterparts...

Stairwell Collapse Victims File Lawsuit

Posted on April 15, 2009
Two city of Louisville employees have filed a lawsuit accusing a local building owner of negligence in a stairwell collapse that trapped the two last month. According to the lawsuit, Paul Bariteau, his wife and Forte Development Inc. should have known that the century-old building was unsafe...

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