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West Virginia Woman Claims Coach Encouraged Player Fight

The Wood County Board of Education in West Virginia is being sued by a woman who claims an assistant football coach encouraged a fight between her son and another player. The Parkersburg News and Sentinel says Lisa Watson filed the …

Connecticut City Official Denies Fatal Fire Allegations

A Stamford, Conn., official is rejecting allegations by an attorney for the father of three girls killed in a Christmas morning house fire that the Connecticut city failed to ensure safe conditions as the house was being renovated. Richard Emery, …

Gaylord Sues Government for Massive Flood Damage

Gaylord Entertainment has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government accusing the National Weather Service and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of negligence that led to massive destruction at its luxury hotel in Nashville and damage to the most …

Family of Victims in Missouri Triple Fatality Files Lawsuit

The family of a man who died along with his wife and son in a traffic accident is suing the driver of the other vehicle in the accident. Mary Robinson of Holts Summit, Mo., is suing 19-year-old Emily Frakes of …

Prisoner Files Lawsuit Over Maine Corrections Crash

A crash involving two vehicles transporting prisoners has led to a lawsuit by a Maine State Prison inmate. The lawsuit by Clifford Perkins claims the driver was operating the vehicle negligently and unskillfully when the crash occurred, causing injuries to …

Kansas Storm Chaser Sues Over Montana Wreck of SUV

A Kansas storm chaser and photographer is suing a motorist whose car struck his SUV during a Montana snowstorm, alleging that the wreck destroyed a vehicle that had “unique value” for surviving more than 350,000 miles through hurricanes, tornadoes and …

New York Collector Sues Photographer Over Large Images

A New York collector claims in a lawsuit that photographer William Eggleston’s decision to sell oversized versions of some of his iconic images has diluted the resale value of the originals. Jonathan Sobel filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Manhattan federal …

Missouri Insurance Company Sues Over Mamtek Bonds

Columbia-based Shelter Insurance has filed a $390 million lawsuit against a Memphis-based firm that it says failed to do due diligence on a municipal bond offering for the failed Mamtek sweetener plant project in Moberly. The Columbia Daily Tribune reported …

Victim’s Kin Sues Pennsylvania Home in Brother’s Homicide

The brother of a man killed by a fellow dementia patient last year has sued the western Pennsylvania nursing home where the fatal attack occurred. The Tribune-Democrat of Johnstown reports Wednesday that Jack Shaw sued Grane Healthcare last year in …

Michael Jordan Suing Chinese Company

Former NBA star and current Bobcats owner Michael Jordan filed suit in a Chinese court against Qiaodan Sports Company Limited, a sportswear and footwear manufacturer, for unauthorized use of his name. In a statement released through his spokeswoman, Jordan says …