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South Carolina Panel: New Trial Proper For Defective SUV Action
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The South Carolina Court of Appeals on March 27 affirmed a trial court's decision to grant a new trial for an automobile manufacturer named as the defendant in a personal injury case,...
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Court: John Crane's Dismissal From Federal Action Bars State Action Against It
LOS ANGELES - John Crane Inc.'s dismissal from an asbestos action in federal court bars plaintiffs from pursuing the company in a subsequent state court action, a California appeals court held March 27...
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Judge Dismisses Student Loan Debtor's Suit Against Government
LAS VEGAS - A federal judge in Nevada on March 28 granted summary judgment to the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) in a student-loan collection suit, finding that a debtor did not show that the DOE's...
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Judge: Expert's Contamination, Remediation Opinions Come From 'Good Grounds'
ST. CROIX, Virgin Islands - A federal judge presiding over a contamination lawsuit in the Virgin Islands on March 26 held that the proffered expert testimony of a groundwater hydrologist regarding...
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Tribune Says More Than $13.25M Sought by Indenture Trustees Is 'Without Merit'
WILMINGTON, Del. - The reorganized version of bankrupt media entity Tribune Co. on March 28 filed a brief in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware objecting to $13.25 million in...
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California Appeals Panel Upholds Expert Witness Fee Award In Auto Accident Case
FRESNO, Calif. - The Fifth District California Court of Appeal on March 27 affirmed an award of expert witness fees for the prevailing party in a wrongful death case, finding no error with the trial...
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Judge Certifies Class In Smith Barney Transfer Agent Securities Suit
NEW YORK - A lead plaintiff in a securities class action lawsuit against two affiliates of Citigroup Asset Management (CAM) and others have met all statutory requirements for class certification, a...
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Judge Dismisses Suit Targeting Canadian Solar's 'Sham' Transactions
NEW YORK - A federal judge in New York on March 28 dismissed an amended class action complaint against Canadian Solar Inc., finding that investors did not properly identify details or plead enough...
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Georgia Panel Reverses Ruling Against Insurers In Their Subrogation Recovery...
ATLANTA - A Georgia appeals panel on March 28 found that the record does not show that insurers' subrogation and assigned claims for contribution and indemnity are barred by a voluntary payment,...
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Federal Judge Dismisses Securities Class Action Against Timberland Co.
CONCORD, N.H. - A New Hampshire federal judge on March 28 granted a motion filed by an outdoor gear company and others to dismiss a securities class action filed against them, finding that plaintiffs...
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Fiduciary Duty Claims Against JPMorgan Related To Lehman Investments Continue
NEW YORK - A federal judge in New York on March 27 refused to dismiss claims by a pension plan's trustees that JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (JPM) breached its fiduciary duties under the...
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Judge Won't Strike Expert Testimony In Sprint Nextel Merger Suit
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Although an attempt by lead plaintiffs in a securities class action lawsuit to file expert testimony in a reply brief "constitutes new evidence," striking the testimony "would...
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New York High Court Rejects Online Retailers' Challenge To Internet Tax Law
ALBANY, N.Y. - A challenge to New York's "Internet tax law" by two leading online retailers was rejected March 28 by a New York State Court of Appeals majority, which found the law to be constitutional...
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Federal Judge Rules CGL Insurer Has Duty To Defend Construction Defect Lawsuit
FLORENCE, S.C. - A commercial general liability insurer has a duty to defend an insured against a construction defect case because there is the potential for coverage, a South Carolina federal judge...
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Judge: Competition Law Allegations Against Beverage Maker Lacking
SAN FRANCISCO - Plaintiffs' failure to demonstrate deception or address damages in any way warrants granting a beverage maker summary judgment on the California unfair competition law (UCL) claim...
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Company's Special Litigation Committee Asks For Preliminary OK Of Settlement
LOS ANGELES - A committee made up of independent members of a company's board of directors asked a California federal court on March 28 to preliminarily approve a stipulation and settlement of a...
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WP Steel Committee: Lien Agents Breached Duty Related To Bankruptcy Petition
WILMINGTON, Del. - The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of WP Steel Venture on March 29 sued Cerberus Business Finance in its capacity as a second lien agent and...
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Justice Dept.: Honeywell Resins And Chemical To Pay $3M For Emissions Violations
RICHMOND, Va. - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on March 26 announced that Honeywell Resins and Chemical LLC agreed to the terms of a proposed consent decree that would require the company to pay...
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$1 Billion Antitrust Complaint Over Microsoft Multi-User Software Dismissed
NEW YORK - By imposing a new single-user limitation on its Windows operating systems, Microsoft Corp. was enacting "an entirely valid exercise" of its intellectual property rights, a New York federal...
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High Court Will Not Consider Whether ERISA Claim Is Time-Barred
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court on April 1 denied review of a First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling that the limitations period for filing a legal claim provided in a disability plan...
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