Insurer can be sued for fraudulent concealment
A homeowner’s insurer can be sued for fraudulent concealment of evidence based on its alleged failure to produce for trial a claims adjuster’s notes regarding a slip and fall, the Alaska Supreme Court...
View ArticleMan ordered to pay wife $2.49 million after infecting her with an STD
A millionaire California businessman has been ordered to pay his estranged wife $2.49 million after he gave her genital herpes he had allegedly contracted from extramarital activities. Read the full...
View ArticleVa. lawyer has license revoked for concealing income
A three-judge panel has revoked the license of Norfolk, Va. lawyer Mark M. Kantro for concealing $161,000 in income from his wife during their divorce. Kantro had testifying in the divorce proceedings...
View ArticleDivorce lawyers can’t be sued for fraud
Divorce lawyers enjoyed absolute immunity when they were sued for allegedly concealing a wife’s assets in an alimony modification proceeding, the Connecticut Appellate Court has ruled in affirming...
View ArticleCourt tosses $5M punitive award in first ‘Engle’ case
A Florida appellate panel has overturned a $5 million award of punitive damages against Philip Morris in the first individual case to go to trial under the state’s court-imposed procedures for product...
View ArticleBenchmarks: Calif. lawyer says Zicam caused his loss of smell
A California lawyer won a partial victory last week in a federal lawsuit alleging that Zicam nasal spray caused his loss of smell. Michael Nelson of Danville claims that he lost his sense of smell...
View ArticleDeprived dad wins $720K
A jury has awarded a Maryland father $720,000 in his lawsuit against his former wife and three other people, in which he claimed his ex-wife encouraged their 16-year-old daughter to run away and...
View ArticleParents claim wrongful death due to energy drink
The parents of a 14-year-old girl have filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging that the makers of the popular beverage Monster Energy were guilty of fraudulent concealment and negligence in marketing...
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