Carnival Cruise Ship Passengers Have Little Cause to Sue February 17, 2013 By Tom Hals After four days on a crippled cruise ship with overflowing toilets, stifling heat and hours-long waits for food, at least...
Media Firms Join Fight Against Delaware Business Court’s ‘Secret’ Dealings January 17, 2013 By Tom Hals Major U.S. news organizations have urged a federal appeals court to prevent Delaware from allowing sitting judges to arbitrate business...
9 PM Update: Sandy – ‘Northeast’s Katrina’- Causes Flooding, Blackouts, Downed Trees October 30, 2012 By Greg Roumeliotis and Tom Hals Sandy, one of the biggest storms ever to hit the United States, roared ashore with fierce winds and heavy rain...
Delaware Court Allows Blockbuster $305 Million Attorneys’ Fee September 24, 2012 By Tom Hals Two law firms were poised on Friday to collect a blockbuster $305 million in legal fees for their work on...
Delaware Chancery Court Allows Derivative Suit Vs. Botox Directors June 12, 2012 By Tom Hals Directors of Allergan Inc. must face a lawsuit over $600 million in fines the company paid for misbranding its Botox...
Lawsuit Against Berkshire Hathaway Over Sokol Trades Dismissed March 20, 2012 By Tom Hals Berkshire Hathaway won dismissal on Monday of a shareholder lawsuit that stemmed from allegations former executive David Sokol profited by...
Judge Urges Los Angeles Dodgers, Beaten Fan to Reach Settlement March 7, 2012 By Tom Hals The Los Angeles Dodgers and the family of a baseball fan who was badly beaten at a game last year...
Cruise Ship Industry Leaves Crash Victims Little Hope for Recovery February 21, 2012 By Tom Hals, Andrew Longstreth and Steve Stecklow When Walter Henry Alderfer learned last month about the Costa Concordia shipwreck off Italy, it brought back bad memories. In...
Lawyers Jump Into Cruise Ship Disaster Cases January 30, 2012 By Andrew Longstreth and Tom Hals Soon after Mitchell Proner, a New York personal-injury lawyer, heard about the capsizing of the Costa Concordia off the coast...
Chinese Drywall Settlement Could Reach $1B December 16, 2011 By Tom Hals Owners of thousands of U.S. homes tainted with foul-smelling Chinese drywall agreed to a legal settlement on Thursday with a...