Lawsuit Faults Hotel Chain for Assault on Guest January 11, 2012 By KAREN MATTHEWS A former New York City investment banker is suing the Starwood hotel chain over a sexual assault she says happened...
Tropicana Sued Over Deceptive Advertising January 10, 2012 By Jonathan Stempel A California woman is suing the maker of Tropicana claiming it is squeezing consumers by touting the best-selling U.S. orange...
South Dakota Jury Says County Not Covered for Dairy Lawsuit January 9, 2012 A jury ruled Aurora County doesn’t have insurance coverage for a lawsuit filed by a South Dakota dairy farming family....
Negligence Suit Filed Involving Montana Teacher’s Death January 9, 2012 The widow of a Montana middle school teacher who died during a school ski trip last year has filed a...
Idaho Biologists File Lawsuit After Copter Crash January 9, 2012 Two biologists with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game injured in a helicopter crash while attempting to dart elk,...
Nebraska Court Reassesses Liability in Man’s Fall January 9, 2012 The Nebraska Supreme Court has released a sign company from liability for an accident that injured an employee who fell...
Judge OKs Initial Class Action in South Carolina Defective Stucco Lawsuit January 6, 2012 A state judge has granted preliminary class-action status to lawsuits alleging defective stucco work on homes in Sun City Hilton...
Arkansas Court: Invasion of Privacy Suit Against J.B. Hunt Proceeds January 6, 2012 An appeals court has ruled that an invasion of privacy lawsuit by a former worker who was inappropriately photographed during...
Suit Filed in Utah Man’s Death at Homeless Housing January 6, 2012 The children of a Utah man found dead in a temporary housing complex for the homeless are suing Salt Lake...
Ex-Chicago Teacher Sues, Claims Book Led to Firing January 5, 2012 By MICHAEL TARM A former teacher is suing the Chicago public school district for more than $300,000, claiming administrators fired him in 2009...