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Penn State Sues PMA Insurance Over Alleged Breach of Contract

Pennsylvania State University on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association Insurance Company (PMA), alleging that the insurer failed to honor obligations owed to the school under comprehensive and commercial general liability policies. The lawsuit, part of ongoing coverage …

Appraisals, Breach of Contract and Bad Faith: Is There a Connection?

One of the axioms of Texas bad faith law has always been that there is no bad faith where a carrier has not breached its duties to the insured. If you act reasonably and make a mistake, it is not …

Famed Dinosaur Expert Testifies in Montana Lawsuit

A dinosaur expert who was an adviser for the “Jurassic Park” films testified in a lawsuit between his employer and a developer whose plan to use the paleontologist’s fame to launch a luxury development crumbled when the economy collapsed. The …

South Dakota Court to Hear Appeal of Kevin Costner Art Ruling

A court in the U.S. will hear an appeal of a ruling that actor Kevin Costner did not breach a contract with an artist whom he commissioned to produce a bronze sculpture of bison and American Indians. Oral arguments at …

Los Angeles Jurors Award $33M in Suit Against Pentel

A Los Angeles jury has awarded nearly $33 million to a couple who claimed that the Pentel corporation stole their marketing plan for a $2 gel pen. City News Service says jurors made the award Thursday in a fraud and …

Ernst & Young Sued for $900M Over Madoff Audits

Ernst & Young LLP has been sued for $900 million by the liquidators of a fund that once funneled money to the now-imprisoned swindler Bernard Madoff. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of M-Invest Ltd, accused Ernst & Young of negligence, …

Man Sues Southwest Airlines Over Free Drink Coupons

Southwest Airlines says it’s reviewing a lawsuit filed by a man who claims the discount carrier owes him 45 free alcoholic drinks. Adam J. Levitt of Illinois filed a federal lawsuit this week against the Dallas-based discount carrier over a …

Actor Corbin Bernsen Sues Virginia Company

Actor Corbin Bernsen has filed a lawsuit against a Virginia Beach company seeking more than $660,000 for a breach of contract. Bernsen played Arnie Becker on “L.A. Law” and was hired by Innovative Legal Marketing, LLC to do promotional work …