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Judge: Accrued Benefits Claim Must Rely On Existing Evidence
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A widow must rely on existing evidence to pursue her accrued benefits claim for a veteran's alleged exposure to asbestos and may not supplement the record, a federal judge held Feb....
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Texas Legislation Seeks Dismissal Of Asbestos Actions With Faulty Medical...
DALLAS - Legislation introduced in the Texas House of Representatives on Feb. 14 would amend statutes governing asbestos litigation to allow for dismissal of claims filed after Sept. 1, 2005, if a...
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Italian Researchers Link Asbestos Exposure To Bile Duct Cancer
BOLOGNA, Italy - Asbestos exposure could be linked to the development of cholangiocarcinoma (CC), commonly known as bile-duct cancer, and could explain the increase in incidences of the disease over...
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Par Pharmaceutical Pleads Guilty To Off-Label Promotion, Pays $45M In...
NEWARK, N.J. - Par Pharmaceutical Cos. Inc. on March 5 pleaded guilty to misbranding its Megace ES anti-wasting drug by promoting it for off-label use in geriatric patients and will pay $45 million to...
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MRV Directors Agree To $3M Settlement In Backdating Lawsuit
LOS ANGELES - Members of the board of directors of MRV Communications Inc. will pay $3 million to settle claims that they engaged in an illegal stock options backdating scheme, according to a motion...
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Federal Circuit Partly Reverses In Dispute Over Animal Collar Patents
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Although largely affirming findings in a dispute over electric animal collar patents, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 6 found that a Washington federal judge...
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Judge: Whistle-Blower Will Be Given Chance To Plead His Claims
HARRISON, Ark. - A federal judge in Arkansas on March 5 refused to dismiss a motion to dismiss in a whistle-blower wrongful termination lawsuit, ruling that the former employee will be given an...
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Florida Federal Judge Says Bipolar Disorder Did Not Prompt Firing
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A financial adviser fails in his claim that a former employer discriminated against him by firing him after his bipolar disorder caused him to violate the company's security...
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3rd Circuit: Creation Of Litigation Trust Does Not Constitute An Asset Sale
PHILADELPHIA - A panel of the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 5 affirmed a bankruptcy court's decision that the creation of a litigation trust did not constitute an asset sale pursuant to...
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Justice Finds Scottish Court Has Jurisdiction Over Family's Mesothelioma Case
EDINBURGH, Scotland - A justice on March 5 refused challenges asserted by two English steamship companies that the Scottish Court of Session Outer House lacked jurisdiction over a case filed against...
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ICSID Tribunal Refuses Request To Disqualify Venezuela's Arbitrator
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A tribunal for the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) on March 5 released its decision to reject a European plastics company's request to disqualify...
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California Federal Judge: CVS Worker May Amend Donning, Doffing Claim
FRESNO, Calif. - A California federal judge, in an order filed March 4, dismissed a distribution center worker's wage-and-hour claim; he granted her leave to amend her claim seeking compensation for...
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No Coverage For Sandusky's Offenses Against Children, Federal Judge Rules
HARRISBURG, Pa. - An insurer has no duty to defend convicted child molester Gerald A. Sandusky under the policy it issued to The Second Mile charity because the conduct alleged in underlying civil and...
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Panel Affirms Transfer Of PSU's Sandusky Coverage Suit To Philadelphia County
PHILADELPHIA - A panel of the Pennsylvania Superior Court on Feb. 21 rejected an appeal by Pennsylvania State University (PSU) challenging a lower court's order coordinating two coverage suits over...
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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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Majority: Louisiana's Direct Action Statute Does Not Trump Reporting Provision
NEW ORLEANS - A lawyers professional liability insurance policy's provision requiring that a claim be reported within the policy's effective period is enforceable in a third party's lawsuit seeking...
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Federal Judge Refuses To Grant Final Judgment In Professional Liability Dispute
BALTIMORE - Finding that discovery is necessary, a Maryland federal judge on Feb. 22 denied an accounting firm insured's motion for final judgment in its declaratory judgment action seeking...
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Insurer Has No Duty To Defend Attorney Insured, Illinois Panel Affirms
CHICAGO - An Illinois appeals panel on Dec. 20 affirmed a lower court's ruling in favor of a professional liability insurer in a dispute over coverage for underlying fraud claims against an attorney...
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Federal Judge: Insurer Has No Duty To Defend Fraud Counterclaim Against Jeweler
DAYTON, Ohio - The only reasonable interpretation of a counterclaim against a jeweler insured is that it is a fraud claim, which is not covered under a business owners special policy, an Ohio federal...
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California Panel Reverses Ruling For Insurer In Employee Theft Coverage Dispute
SAN DIEGO - Finding that an employee dishonesty coverage limitation is not conspicuous, plain and clear, a California appeals panel on Feb. 27 reversed and remanded a lower court's ruling in favor of...
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