Location: Home >> Legal News >> January, 2009

Legal News Archive For
January, 2009

Man Files Lawsuit over Stripper Shoe Injury

Added: 2009-01-30 13:50:44

A man from northeast Ohio has filed a lawsuit against a club after he was allegedly hit on the nose by the shoe of a stripped, which he claims caused injuries that will require surgery. The man has filed a lawsuit asking for twenty five thousand dollars against the XTC nightclub, which is located i...

Lawsuit Filed Following Helicopter Crash

Added: 2009-01-29 13:51:32

According to a recent report a lawsuit has been filed by the families of three men that died as a result of a helicopter crash in early 2007. The three men were sailors, and they were killed when the aircraft crashed off the San Diego coast in January 2007 during a training exercise. There were f...

Slash Can Sue over House

Added: 2009-01-28 13:52:25

Former Guns 'n' Roses star Slash, and his wife, Perla, have been told that they can continue with a lawsuit filed against a real estate broker over a house that they purchased in 2006. According to reports the couple bought the property because they were given the impression that it would be suitab...

Coalition of Conservation Groups Threaten to File Lawsuit

Added: 2009-01-27 13:53:12

According to a recent report a coalition of conservation groups has threatened to file a lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service over the death of Loggerhead sea turtles. The groups have said that if something is not done they will look at filing the lawsuit as early on as March. Th...

Lawsuit Filed over Salmonella Peanut Butter

Added: 2009-01-26 13:53:56

A lawyer that specialises in product in jury litigation has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Vermont family over an alleged peanut butter salmonella poisoning incident. The lawsuit has been filed against the Peanut Butter Corporation of America, and was filed last week in US District Court in Georgia...

Coca-Cola Being Sued over VitaminWater Claims

Added: 2009-01-23 13:55:11

Coca-Cola has been hit with a class action lawsuit over the claims it makes with its VitaminWater products. The company claims that the product prevent various diseases, promotes healthy joints, and boosts the immune system. However, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) said that th...

Sharon Osbourne Sues UK Tabloid

Added: 2009-01-22 13:55:55

Sharon Osbourne, television star and wife of rocker, Ozzy Osbourne, has sued a UK tabloid newspaper over a story that it ran about Sharon and her husband. In the story the newspaper claimed that Sharon, who is Ozzy's manager as well as his wife, was working her husband to the bone, and would end up...

American Idol Sues over 'Stripper Idol'

Added: 2009-01-21 13:56:44

The producers of the hit American talent contest, American Idol, have sued a bar in Texas over a competition that the bar has been running called 'stripper idol'. As the name suggest the competition centres around contestants dancing topless with a prize of five hundred dollars up for grabs. Howe...

Former Corrections Officer Files Harassment Lawsuit

Added: 2009-01-20 13:57:38

A former corrections officer that worked at Hernando County Jail has filed a lawsuit claiming that she was harassed whilst working, and that her complaints regarding the harassment were not acknowledged or responded to. The former officer claims that she was subjected to constant harassment and lew...

Hot Headed Model Settles Lawsuit

Added: 2009-01-19 13:58:21

British model Naomi Campbell, who is known for being hot headed, aggressive, and impulsive, has settled a lawsuit that was filed against her by a former maid, who alleged that she was assaulted by the supermodel and was called names, before being threatened of being accused of theft. The former m...

Widow Sues over Helicopter Death

Added: 2009-01-16 13:59:03

The widow of a man who died recently following a helicopter air crash has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the helicopter operator, PHI. The PHI Sikorsky S-76 helicopter crfash occurred last week, and the plaintiff in the lawsuit has accused the operating company of negligence. The lawsuit ...

Lawsuit Over Taser Death Settled

Added: 2009-01-15 13:59:52

A lawsuit that was filed against a township following the death of a man on whom a Taser was used has been settled according to a recent report. The lawsuit was filed against Shelby Township after a man died following an incident where he was pursued by police and a Taser was used on him to subdue ...

Settlement in Lawsuit Against Biden Family Members

Added: 2009-01-14 14:00:37

A lawsuit that had been filed against two family members of Vice President-elect Joe Biden has been settled, according to recent reports. The lawsuit had been filed against Biden's youngest son and his brother, who were accused of cheating a business partner out of money in the lawsuit. The lawsu...

Lawsuit Filed over Conditions at Canyon County Jail

Added: 2009-01-13 14:02:22

Recent reports have shown that a lawsuit has been filed in connection with alleged poor conditions at the Canyon County jail. According to reports the lawsuit was filed by the ACLU of Idaho, which claims that conditions at the Caldwell jail are inhumane. The lawsuit goes on to state that conditio...

Restaurant and Weight Watchers Sued by Law Firm

Added: 2009-01-12 14:03:16

A law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against the restaurant Applebees, also naming its parent company and the weight loss company Weight Watchers as defendants. The Washington DC law firm has filed the lawsuit against the Overland Park based eatery, submitting a twenty seven page lawsuit. ...

Man Files Lawsuit Over Slaughterhouse Sickness

Added: 2009-01-09 14:03:56

A man has filed a lawsuit against Hormel Foods Corp and Quality Pork Processors Inc after alleging that he became sick whilst working in a slaughterhouse with a machine that was used to extract brains from pigs. He alleges that several other employees also became sick with mystery illnesses of a ne...

Model Sues Google Over Blogger Comments

Added: 2009-01-08 14:04:49

A Canadian model is suing Google Inc over comments that were made on a Blogger site that is owners by the company. Thirty six year old fashion model, Liskula Cohen, has demanded to know who posted the comments on the blogger site, stating that they were offensive and defamatory. The model, who ha...

CIA Being Sued by Veterans

Added: 2009-01-07 14:05:34

The US Central Intelligence Agency is being sued by six former soldiers as well as the Vietnam Veterans of America over secret testing that was once carried out that endangered the health and lives of the soldiers. It is claimed in the lawsuit that the CIA failed to provide adequate care and protec...

Family Settles Ferry Death Lawsuit

Added: 2009-01-06 14:06:25

The family of a woman who died in a ferry tragedy has settled the lawsuit that was filed against the ferry company. The family of Shirley Rosette decided to settle the lawsuit that had been filed against BC Ferries one month before the trial was due to begin. The woman was one of two passengers t...

Cement Plant Sued by EPA

Added: 2009-01-05 14:07:12

The US Environmental Protection Agency is suing a Lyons based cement plant for failure to control air pollution. The EPA alleges that the company failed to control air pollution from a cement plant in Boulder County, and this action that is being taken is one of a number of steps taken to bring the...

Legal•Info