September 9, 2011
Only those who were physically injured in last month’s state fair stage collapse and the families of those who were killed will likely get a cut of the $5 million the state is legally liable to pay out, Indiana’s attorney …
September 1, 2011
A notice of claim has been filed against Maricopa County sheriff’s detectives by a Phoenix man who claims humiliation, emotional distress and property damage from a high-profile raid on his property. The Arizona Republic reports the raid last March included …
August 24, 2011
Vehicle Technology Tools, Red Light Cameras, Better Roads and More Give Way to Reduction in Claims There has been a reduction in auto insurance property damage and injury claims within the past 50 years through the introduction of safety belts, …
August 22, 2011
Baldwin County commissioners have voted to proceed with an $11.95 million damages claim involving last year’s big oil spill. Attorneys from law firms representing the county in the claim as well as others from the Alabama Attorney General’s Office and …
August 18, 2011
A Houma man has been sentenced to one year in prison for fraudulently receiving money from the $20 billion claims fund that BP PLC established after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. U.S. District Judge Jay Zainey also on Tuesday …
August 16, 2011
A Peoria woman who once faced the death penalty is suing authorities who accused her of killing an infant she was babysitting. Last year, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge dismissed the murder case against Lisa Randall after an expert …
August 15, 2011
Attorneys for Facebook and its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, say they’ve found “smoking gun” evidence on a New York man’s computer proving he made up his claim that a contract he signed with Zuckerberg in 2003 makes him part owner of …
August 12, 2011
In a court case that has all sides seeing red, a judge said Wednesday that a French maker of luxury shoes worn by stars such as Sarah Jessica Parker, Scarlett Johansson and Halle Berry will likely fail in its effort …
July 11, 2011
A 52-year-old Houston woman is suing after what she says was an order from her boss to dye her shoulder-length gray hair. Sandra Rawline, who was an escrow officer and branch manager at Capital Title of Texas, said she was …
July 5, 2011
State troopers have arrested a Franklinton woman on allegations that she bilked an insurance company through an injury claim. The state police insurance fraud unit says 43-year-old Hollis Kagler claimed to have injured her back while moving furniture. Investigators allege …