An Oregon gynecologist who removed a patient’s healthy ovary and left a piece of plastic in her body after a 2007 robotic surgery has been ordered to pay more than $100,000. U.S. District Court jurors convicted Dr. Daniel Laury of …
Suncor oil refinery operators have agreed to pay $1.9 million to settle a lawsuit by federal and state authorities over a toxic spill that contaminated Sand Creek and the South Platte River. A consent decree filed in U.S. District Court …
The business law section of the California State Bar named Armand Feliciano as chair of the California State Bar Insurance Committee for 2013-2014. Feliciano is vice president of state affairs for the Association of California Insurance Companies and advocates on …
Toyota Motor Cars, Toyota Production Systems, and Taichi Ohno have nearly perfected lean manufacturing techniques. TPS has been in constant pursuit of perfection since the concept of lean was introduced by Sakichi Toyoda of the Toyoda Automated Loom Co. Toyota …
The Oregon Court of Appeals has rejected a constitutional challenge to Oregon’s Right to Farm law, but parties to the case say the question isn’t resolved. The Right to Farm law protects farmers from lawsuits over common industry practices. The …
The mother of a California middle school student has sued the school district, claiming her 14-year-old son was used as bait during an on-campus drug sting. The suit was filed against the Temecula Valley Unified High School District. The paper …
ExxonMobil estimates that the March oil spill in an Arkansas subdivision has caused more than $70.5 million in damages for the company, according to an updated accident report submitted to the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Exxon’s pipeline …
The main difference between livestock, or equine, mortality insurance and human life insurance is that a livestock owner, subject to certain conditions, may sometimes euthanize the animal and still collect policy proceeds, according to an attorney whose practice includes a …
The Texas Surplus Lines Association Inc. announced the election of new officers and directors at its annual meeting in Austin on Nov. 11. Lorrie Cheshier, vice president/branch manager at McClelland & Hine Inc. in San Antonio, is the new president …
In 2013, pollution liability news included: a $500 million cleanup plan for N.Y.’s Gowanus Canal; a $47 million cleanup plan for the Ringwood, N.J., Superfund site; a $113 million suit alleging toxicity at the “Love Canal” site; and suits against …
