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Report: Juror didn't show for deliberations in crash lawsuit, mistrial declared
An absent juror caused a mistrial in a million-dollar lawsuit against Orange County brought by motorcyclist Robert Smith, who had sued over a crash with a county worker in 2006, according to a WFTV.com report. According to the report, attorneys at
Updated: 11/08/2011 12:28A
Insurer fighting celery judgment
Lawyers for the Maryland Casualty Co. said the owners of Sangar Produce & Processing Co. failed to notify them of the lawsuit filed by the family of 81-year-old Hermilo Castellanos, as required by the terms of the insurance policy.
Updated: 11/08/2011 12:28A
Brewer to Arizona Supreme Court: Redistrict panel cannot file suit
Jan Brewer told the Arizona Supreme Court Monday that the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission lacks the legal authority to file a lawsuit challenging her decision to oust former chairwoman Colleen Mathis. The governor, in her court filing,
Updated: 11/08/2011 12:27A
Investigator: Workers' Comp shortchanging workers, employers?
Pietro Cristino is bringing the lawsuit on behalf of injured workers. At 72, he can barely get around his Brook Park home. After coming here from Italy as a young man, Cristino became permanently disabled after a workplace injury in the 1980s.
Updated: 11/08/2011 12:24A
Judge OKs Bank of America settlement
By CURT ANDERSON MIAMI — A federal judge on Monday gave final approval to a $410 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit affecting more than 13 million Bank of America customers who had debit card overdrafts during the past decade.
Updated: 11/08/2011 12:24A
CHRISTIE ADMINISTRATION TO APPEAL FEDERAL COURT RULING ON POLLUTING
The State also has taken the lead in a lawsuit seeking to force Allegheny Energy Inc. and subsidiaries to install pollution-control equipment to reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide at three western Pennsylvania power plants.
Updated: 11/08/2011 12:21A
Judge blocks graphic labels for cigarettes
US District Judge Richard Leon ruled that it's likely the cigarette makers will succeed in a lawsuit to block the new standard. He stopped the requirement until after the lawsuit is resolved, which could take years. A similar case brought by the
Updated: 11/08/2011 12:21A
No. 23 Cincinnati has another Big East title within reach as it prepares for
West Virginia accepted an invitation to join the Big 12 and filed a lawsuit against the Big East last week, hoping to leave for the 2012 season. The Big East filed a countersuit to keep the school for 27 months under the league's bylaws.
Updated: 11/08/2011 12:21A
Judge OKs $410M deal for BofA customers
AP A federal judge on Monday gave final approval to a $410 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit affecting more than 13 million Bank of America customers who had debit-card overdrafts during the past decade. Senior US District Judge James
Updated: 11/08/2011 12:21A
Suits won't affect checking illegals
COLUMBIA -- The head of South Carolina's labor agency said Monday that federal lawsuits challenging the state's anti-illegal immigration law won't affect the law's mandate that businesses check their new employees' legal status.
Updated: 11/08/2011 12:16A