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California Insurance Company Pressing for its ‘Day in Court’

U.S. District Court Judge William B. Shubb granted the motion by the California Department of Insurance to dismiss the lawsuit filed by California Insurance Co. against the CDI. Shubb acted in a manner consistent with his previous decision in the …

Iowa Regulator Halts Amusement Ride After Accident Kills Boy

A regulator has ordered an Iowa amusement park not to restart a popular boat ride pending an investigation into an accident that killed an 11-year-old boy and left his brother in critical condition. Iowa Labor Commissioner Rod Roberts signed an …

New Mexico City Settling Ex-Officers’ Suit over Race-Based Enforcement

Hobbs, N.M., will pay a $1.4 million settlement to three former police officers whose whistleblower lawsuit alleged they were subjected to racist language and directed to target minority neighborhoods. The 2017 lawsuit filed former officers Brandon Ellis, Vasshawn Robinson and …

Michigan Court Opening Door to More Slip-And-Fall Cases

The Michigan Supreme Court is chipping away at a longstanding legal doctrine that makes it tough to win slip-and-fall lawsuits in the state. Donna Livings needed three surgeries after falling in an icy lot as she tried to get to …

Court Won’t Revive Louisiana Suit in Death of Man Who Yelled ‘Kill Me’

An appeals court has refused to revive a lawsuit in the death of a man who shouted “Kill me” while endangering the life of a Louisiana sheriff’s lieutenant in 2016. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week …

Mom of Toddler Who Died After Missouri Clinic Visit Awarded $1.8M

The family of a toddler who died just three hours after being misdiagnosed at a Branson, Mo., urgent care clinic is receiving $1.8 million in damages. Jurors in Taney County recently awarded Kassie Mcatee nearly $3.2 million in damages in …

Mayo Clinic in Minnesota Sued in Alleged Snooping of Nude Patient Photos

Mayo Clinic has been sued by three female patients who say a former surgery resident viewed nude photographs of them in their medical records. The lawsuits claim Ahmad Alsughayer, 28, of Saginaw, Michigan, had no reason to go into the …

Opioid Makers, Distributors Go on Trial in New York

A landmark trial targeting multiple opioid manufacturers and distributors opened Tuesday with lawyers for the government accusing the companies of bringing death and destruction to communities. The case bought by Suffolk and Nassau counties and state Attorney General Letitia James …

Pitcher’s Family Sues Angels, 2 Employees for Negligence

The family of former Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs filed lawsuits Tuesday in Texas and California charging the team and two former employees with negligence in his drug-related death two years ago. The lawsuits – filed by Skaggs’ parents …

Louisiana Asbestos Inspector Must Repay School Board $212K

A Louisiana man has been sentenced to eight months of home confinement and ordered to repay more than $212,000 to a school board which hired him for asbestos inspections. U.S. District Judge Lance Africk also ordered Marc Victoriano, 46, of …