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$4M Payout for Lost Ring Not Enough, Ex-Tulsa Mayor Sues Insurer, Agent

The former mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma, is suing an insurance company and broker because she says the $4 million she received for a lost blue diamond ring isn’t enough. The Tulsa World reports that Kathy Taylor’s federal lawsuit filed in …

Suit Pits Archdiocese vs. Insurer in Connecticut Priest Sex Abuse Cases

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford has taken its dispute with an insurance company to trial, seeking reimbursement of more than $1 million in payments made to settle sexual misconduct cases involving priests and minors. Testimony began Friday in a …

West School District Insurer Sued Over Blast Damages

The West school district is suing its insurer, saying the two sides are $23 million apart on the costs of rebuilding buildings after last year’s devastating Texas plant explosion. The Waco Tribune-Herald reports that the West schools filed their lawsuit …

Washington Nationals Sue Insurer in Tiff Over Player’s Age

Major League Baseball’s Washington Nationals sued an insurance company for $1 million for declining to provide crime insurance coverage for an alleged fraud scheme involving a team executive linked to the signing of a player who was four years older …

Arkansas Plant Suing Insurer Over 2012 Fire

A fire that broke out at Welspun Pipes Inc.’s Little Rock, Ark., facility last year could cost the plant $14.5 million. That’s according to a lawsuit filed by Welspun and Welspun Tubular LLC against its insurance company, Liberty Mutual Fire …

$5M Settlement in Newark Triple Murder Lawsuit

The families of three college-bound friends murdered in a Newark, N.J., schoolyard in 2007 have reached a $5 million settlement in a lawsuit against the city and state. The settlement was announced Tuesday, several weeks into a civil trial. The …

Utah Man Accused of Killing Officer Sues Insurer

An Ogden, Utah, man accused of killing a police officer during a drug raid at his home is suing his insurance company over its rejection of his homeowner’s damage claim stemming from the shootout. Matthew Stewart, in his complaint filed …

Connecticut Archdiocese Sues Insurer Over Misconduct Payments

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford says its insurer has failed to cover more than $1 million the archdiocese paid out in recent years to settle four sexual misconduct cases involving priests. The archdiocese filed a federal lawsuit last week …