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Federal Judge Finds Res Judicata Applies To Tenant's Mold-Related Claims
MINNEAPOLIS - A Minnesota federal judge on Feb. 27 adopted a magistrate judge's report and recommendation that judgment be entered in favor of a bank and other defendants, finding that claims asserted...
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Panel Says BP Is Additional Insured As To Pollution Risks Related To Oil Spill
NEW ORLEANS - BP Exploration & Production Inc. and its related entities are additional insureds under policies issued to Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Inc. and, therefore, are entitled to...
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Paxil Birth Defect Plaintiffs Didn't Preserve All Issues, Pa. Appeals Court Says
PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania judge improperly ruled on the credibility of plaintiffs' evidence in granting summary judgment in a Paxil birth defect case, but a state appeals court panel on March 4...
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Federal Judge Denies Shareholders' Attempt To Stop Archstone Sale
DENVER - A federal judge in Colorado on March 1 denied the request of real estate investment trust Archstone Enterprise LP shareholders to block the sale of Archstone, an entity in which the bankrupt...
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Judge: Fraud-On-The- Market Presumption Of Reliance Properly Rebutted
NEW YORK - A defendant in a securities class action lawsuit has rebutted the fraud-on-the-market presumption of reliance, a federal judge in New York ruled Feb. 28 in dismissing the lawsuit (GAMCO...
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2nd Circuit Reinstates, Remands Workers' State Gap-Time Claims
NEW YORK - The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 1 upheld the dismissal of a class of health care professionals' overtime claims against their employer but vacated the dismissal of their...
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4th Circuit Remands Labor Board Wage Ruling For Identification Of Test Used
RICHMOND, Va. - The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 28 remanded a wage dispute to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for the identification or application of a test used by the...
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District Of Columbia Federal Judge Denies Injunction In Birth Control Mandate...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A District of Columbia federal judge on March 3 denied a preliminary injunction in a suit brought by a secular, for-profit food company seeking to halt the implementation of a...
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Bad Faith Claims Against Insurer In Asbestos Claims Suit Dismissed
BATON ROUGE, La. - An insured failed to demonstrate that one of its general liability insurers acted in bad faith under Louisiana law by not providing a defense for more than 2,700 asbestos-related...
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2 Tribune Trustees Want More Than $13.25M For Leveraged Buyout Investigation
WILMINGTON, Del. - Wilmington Trust Co., as indenture trustee for bankrupt media entity Tribune Co., on March 1 asserted a claim for more than $7.14 million related to costs it incurred related to an...
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San Bernardino Wants To Reject Collective Bargaining Deals With Some Unions
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The bankrupt City of San Bernardino, Calif., on March 4 moved in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California for approval to reject collective bargaining...
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Massachusetts Federal Magistrate Judge Compels Discovery In Patent Dispute
BOSTON - A Massachusetts federal magistrate judge on March 4 ordered a defendant to produce information regarding tests it performed on accused products in a patent dispute (Koninklijke Philips...
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2nd Circuit Reinstates Disability Bias Suit, Orders Analysis Of Job Function
NEW YORK - The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 4 vacated a trial court's ruling against a schizophrenic man in an employment dispute, finding that the court failed to conduct a...
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Student-Athletes' Antitrust Lawsuit Related To Scholarships Is Dismissed
INDIANAPOLIS - Student-athletes who brought a putative class action against the National Collegiate Athletic Association, alleging that three NCAA bylaws violated federal antitrust law, failed to...
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Appeals Court Vacates $27M Verdict, Orders New Trial For Promotion Video Injury
PHILADELPHIA - In a 3-1 ruling, a Pennsylvania Superior Court panel on March 1 vacated and remanded for new trial a $27.6 million verdict in which a jury found that orthopedic device maker Zimmer Inc....
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Panel Partly Reverses Ruling In Coverage Dispute Prompted By Defective Contacts
DETROIT - A Michigan appeals panel on Feb. 28 affirmed a lower court's ruling that a commercial insurer has a duty to defend and indemnify its dollar-store insured against products liability and...
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Judge: Breach Of Covenant Claim Adequately Pleaded Against Insurance Brokers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A class action plaintiff adequately pleaded a breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing but otherwise fails to state a claim against insurance brokers, a District of...
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Judge Finds No Injury In Man's Securitized Loan Ownership Case
SANTA ANA, Calif. - A man's claim that his lender lacked interest in a securitized loan fails to allege sufficient injury under the California unfair competition law (UCL), a state appeals court held...
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Texas Insured's Flood Coverage Suit Was Timely Filed, Federal Magistrate Rules
GALVESTON, Texas - An insured's lawsuit seeking coverage under his Standard Flood Insurance Policy (SFIP) for property damage caused by Hurricane Ike was timely filed, a Texas federal magistrate judge...
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Kansas Federal Judge: Evidence Does Not Support Salesman's Bias Claims
WICHITA, Kan. - A former salesman's racial discrimination and retaliation claims against a national security services company fail because he does not present a prima facie case for either claim, a...
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