October 22, 2012
A lawsuit filed against an Iowa House candidate by a former college roommate has been dismissed. The Des Moines Register reports that online court documents showed the lawsuit against 22-year-old Jake Highfill, of Johnston, was dismissed Friday. The lawsuit filed …
October 9, 2012
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit alleging four workers at a Pueblo, Colo., dispatch center delayed sending a trooper to an accident – a delay that was followed by a fatal crash in the same spot. The Pueblo Chieftain reports …
September 10, 2012
A Washington County, Ark., judge has dismissed a lawsuit over an airplane crash in Springdale on procedural grounds. The Northwest Arkansas Times reports Circuit Court Judge Joanna Taylor threw out the case on Thursday, saying plaintiff Barry Gilbow’s attorneys didn’t …
August 15, 2012
A state judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the University of Idaho by a student who fell from a fraternity house window in 2009. The Lewiston Tribune reported that 2nd District Judge Michael Griffin tossed the suit on Friday …
May 29, 2012
A Payne County judge has dismissed a lawsuit against former Oklahoma State University basketball coach Eddie Sutton, who was sued following a 2006 drunken-driving accident. In an order filed Thursday, District Judge Phillip Corley ruled that Oklahoma law prevents Teresa …
May 15, 2012
The Michigan appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit against lifeguards who were accused of gross negligence in the death of a woman at a Detroit-area wave pool. The court overturned a decision by Wayne County Judge Michael Sapala. Lisa Cox …
March 8, 2012
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the widow of a Charleston, W.Va., police officer who was killed by friendly fire in 2009. U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin threw out the lawsuit filed in September by Samantha …