Articles by Tom Korosec

Boy Scouts Sue AIG Unit in Dallas Court Over Sex Abuse Settlements

A unit of American International Group Inc. was sued by the Boy Scouts of America over claims it refused to provide insurance coverage for settlements of child sex-abuse cases from 1975 to 1980. The scouting organization alleges that National Union …

Federal Judge Blocks Granting Family Leave to Same-Sex Couples in Texas

The U.S. was barred by a federal judge from immediately enforcing a new rule that would grant Family and Medical Leave Act benefits to same-sex couples. Texas sued the U.S. last week, claiming that the government’s definition of spouses would …

Nurse Who Caught Ebola Sues Dallas Hospital Where She Worked

Nina Pham, a nurse who contracted Ebola while treating a man who died of the disease, sued the Dallas hospital where she worked, her attorney’s office said without elaborating. Pham and another Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas nurse, Amber Vinson, …

Texas Woman Acquitted in Fiancé’s Death; GM Ignition-Switch Blamed

A Texas woman who pleaded guilty to negligent homicide in the death of her fiancé in a 2004 accident involving a since-recalled General Motors Saturn Ion won a reversal of her conviction. Candice Anderson, who was seriously injured in the …

Dallas Cowboys, Jones Settle Sexual-Assault Claim

The Dallas Cowboys and owner Jerry Jones settled a sexual-assault claim by an Oklahoma woman who sued in September. An agreed judgment signed by state District Judge Dale Tillery was entered in a Dallas court granting Jones’s and the Dallas …

Dallas Hospital’s Care of Deceased U.S. Ebola Patient Questioned

Hours after Dallas Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan died, his family called for an investigation into his care as top infectious disease doctors said he may have survived if his treatment had begun earlier. The family cited his initial release …

80 People Being Monitored in Dallas Ebola Case

More than 80 people in Dallas are being monitored for symptoms of Ebola after coming into contact with patient Thomas Eric Duncan or others who Duncan had met, health officials said. The people have been asked to report to Texas …