BP Plc deliberately exposed neighbors of a Texas refinery to tons of cancer-causing gases and then misled regulators and community leaders about the dangers, a lawyer told a Texas jury. Jurors are expected to begin deliberations tomorrow after four weeks …
In a case where the punitive damages awarded to a health insurance claimant amounted to more than $19 million in 2011, a California Court of Appeals has ruled the verdict was excessive, capping the permissible award at $350,000. According to …
Missouri lawmakers have chipped away at the ability of injury victims to win money in court cases – nixing big-dollar judgments in some lead poisoning and traffic accident cases, and shielding volunteer health care workers from all but the most …
A judge in Lexington ruled Monday that former Kentucky lawmaker Steve Nunn is liable for nearly $24 million in damages in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of his slain ex-fiancee. Fayette Circuit Judge James Ishmael ruled after …
A federal judge has ordered two landlords to pay more than $100,000 for discriminating against prospective tenants on the basis of their race, federal prosecutors said Monday. The judge found that the defendants refused to rent a home in Windsor …
A northern Kentucky family is suing the city of Fort Thomas, claiming a lack of curb ramps resulted in a man being hit by a car while riding a motorized scooter and being killed. The family of 67-year-old William Culbertson …
The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled a Dubuque care center unfairly fired an employee who witnessed supervisors forging documents, but the court says the woman shouldn’t have received punitive damages. The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reported the ruling Friday eliminated the …
A former North Carolina legislator who was seriously injured in a 2011 car crash is suing the estate of the man killed in the accident as well as the bar which he says served the victim too much alcohol. The …
The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday said a couple from Ecuador may sue their attorney for emotional distress because his advice caused them to be separated from their children and grandchildren for a decade. It’s the first time the state’s …
Ocean Springs Alderman James Hagan is seeking $30 million in damages over what he alleges was his false arrest and malicious prosecution for sex crimes in 2011. The Sun Herald reports that Hagan has sued Sheriff Byrd, Jackson County and …