http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Civil_TrialsFind stories, videos, and photos about Civil Trials from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:51:15 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Civil_Trials14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Civil Trials from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/24/madoff.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/24/madoff.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTextA new lawsuit alleges that convicted swindler Bernie Madoff financed a cocaine-fueled work environment and a "culture of sexual deviance," and he diverted money to his London, England, office when he believed federal authorities were closing in at home.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/22/madoff.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/22/madoff.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTextA new lawsuit alleges that convicted swindler Bernie Madoff financed a cocaine-fueled work environment and a "culture of sexual deviance," and he diverted money to his London, England, office when he believed federal authorities were closing in at home.Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/08/news/economy/Predatory_lending_lawsuits_increase/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/08/news/economy/Predatory_lending_lawsuits_increase/index.htmDuring the housing boom, mortgage lenders were doling out the dough, giving loans to people who could never have qualified before.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:19:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/18/news/economy/las_vegas_medical_mafia.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/18/news/economy/las_vegas_medical_mafia.fortune/index.htmIt began as the most ordinary of fender-benders. Cynthia Johnson, an office manager for a real estate company, was driving to work on Interstate 15 near the Las Vegas strip when a fellow commuter clipped the rear bumper of her Toyota Avalon, propelling it into the truck in front. No one seemed hurt, and the drivers exchanged information.Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/13/florida.tobacco.award/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/13/florida.tobacco.award/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Florida jury awarded a 92-year-old man $1.9 million in compensatory damages for the death of his wife, a former two-pack-a-day Marlboro smoker who started when she was 16 and died in her 70s, attorneys said Thursday.Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/06/09/harassment.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/06/09/harassment.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTextA female marketing executive is suing the chief executive officer of a famous toy manufacturer, accusing him of sexually harassing and assaulting her.Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:21:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/12/news/economy/parloff_souter.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/12/news/economy/parloff_souter.fortune/index.htmThough no one would ever pigeonhole U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter as having been a pro-business judge, the announcement this month that he'll be stepping down in June has some top appellate advocates for the business community expressing some separation anxiety.Tue, 12 May 2009 16:16:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/04/magazines/fortune/demos_litigation.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/04/magazines/fortune/demos_litigation.fortune/index.htmWhile hedge funds around the globe are watching their investments go up in smoke, one fund - Juridica Investments - has been enjoying nice returns. How? It puts its money in lawsuits.Mon, 04 May 2009 14:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/28/burn.pits/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/28/burn.pits/index.html#cnnSTCTextA series of civil lawsuits against defense contractors KBR and its former parent company Halliburton claims the companies endangered the health of U.S. troops and contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan by unsafely burning massive amounts of garbage on U.S. bases.Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/20/juvenile.detention.suit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/20/juvenile.detention.suit/index.html#cnnSTCTextJuveniles held in a Mississippi detention center are subject to "horrific physical and mental abuse" at an insect-ridden, filthy facility, alleges a federal lawsuit filed Monday.Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/18/chinese.drywall/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/18/chinese.drywall/index.html#cnnSTCTextOfficials are looking into claims that Chinese-made drywall installed in some Florida homes is emitting smelly, corrosive gases and ruining household systems such as air conditioners, the Consumer Product Safety Commission says.Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/13/naacp.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/13/naacp.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe NAACP filed lawsuits Friday against two of the nation's largest mortgage lenders -- HSBC and Wells Fargo -- alleging "systematic, institutionalized racism" in their subprime lending.Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:20:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/13/news/companies/news_america_settlement.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/13/news/companies/news_america_settlement.fortune/index.htmIt's been a rough few weeks for Rupert Murdoch. Start with News Corp.'s dismal second-quarter results, announced Feb. 5, and the unexpected announcement that right-hand man Peter Chernin was stepping down. Now comes more potential bad news in the form of a sudden decision by News subsidiary News America Marketing on March 10 to settle, less than a week into trial, with Floorgraphics, Inc., a rival in the in-store marketing business, which had accused News America of trying to drive it out of business.Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/27/va.data.theft/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/27/va.data.theft/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Department of Veterans Affairs has agreed to pay $20 million to current and former military personnel to settle a class action lawsuit on behalf of the men and women whose personal data was on a laptop computer stolen during a burglary.Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:19:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/17/news/parloff_madoff.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/17/news/parloff_madoff.fortune/index.htmVictims of Bernard Madoff's alleged Ponzi scheme sued three big names over their role in the estimated $50 billion fraud: a high-profile investment firm, its managing partner and its auditor.Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:33:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/11/24/news/companies/news__sentinel.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/11/24/news/companies/news__sentinel.fortune/index.htmA lawsuit filed in the wake of the spectacular explosion of a once-sleepy cash management firm in the summer of 2007 is pointing to a corrupt business relationship between its head trader and some brokers as the basis for its collapse.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:40:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/31/news/companies/bear_lawsuits.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/31/news/companies/bear_lawsuits.fortune/index.htmMore than 20 separate lawsuits - many since consolidated - have been filed against Bear Stearns, its board of directors and management. Some of the plaintiffs are ex-employees, like Alex Manos, a 27-year Bear veteran who processed trades at the firm's back-office in Brooklyn. They blame the management and the board for squandering their life savings. Others are from shareholders who believe the same group sold the company too cheaply and under duress. And several more focus on the managers of the two Bear Stearns-affiliated hedge funds that dissolved in the summer of 2007 and first revealed to the world the extent of the toxicity of the mortgage-backed securities manufactured and sold by Wall Street.Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:19:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20216140,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20216140,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe judge dismisses four of the actor's claims – and one of the ex-nanny's allegationsFri, 01 Aug 2008 17:36:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1823902,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1823902,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsDrugmaker Merck & Co. will start cutting checks for former users of its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx next monthThu, 17 Jul 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1708621,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1708621,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA federal judge dismissed a class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over levee breaches after Hurricane KatrinaThu, 31 Jan 2008 15:00:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/15/news/companies/bc.scotus.securitiesfrau/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/15/news/companies/bc.scotus.securitiesfrau/index.htmThe Supreme Court dealt a blow Tuesday to investors seeking to recover damages from alleged corporate fraud, a potentially huge liability case being closely watched by owners of stock, the business community and government regulators.Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:38:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/michael_mccann/01/06/clemens.60minutes/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/michael_mccann/01/06/clemens.60minutes/index.htmlOn Sunday, Roger Clemens spoke to 60 Minutes in his first interview since the release of the Mitchell Report. SI.com's Michael McCann tackles the legal questions surrounding the allegations and denials by Clemens and his former trainer, Brian McNamee. He also analyses the defamation lawsuit Clemens filed against McNamee on Monday.Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:40:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/09/news/companies/merck_vioxx/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/09/news/companies/merck_vioxx/index.htmMerck & Co. announced Friday that it will pay $4.85 billion to settle as claims by as many as 47,000 groups of plaintiffs over injuries linked to its blockbuster Vioxx painkiller.Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:29:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/07/smbusiness/supreme_court.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/07/smbusiness/supreme_court.fsb/index.htmThis week the Supreme Court took up a case that could have far-reaching effects on workplace discrimination lawsuits nationwide.Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/10/15/oru.suit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/10/15/oru.suit/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe wife of the president of Oral Roberts University is denying allegations of improper behavior, saying the claims "sicken" her.Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:12:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/01/news/companies/Melvyn_weiss.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/01/news/companies/Melvyn_weiss.fortune/index.htmAfter seven years pursuing kickback charges against Milberg Weiss, federal prosecutors in Los Angeles last month executed a hat trick. On Sept. 18 they announced that 61-year-old Bill Lerach - the former Milberg partner known to CEOs as the "King of Pain" for his class-action suits - had agreed to plead guilty to a felony and serve one to two years in federal prison.Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:12:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/10/15/100537276/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/10/15/100537276/index.htmLast February a federal appeals court panel in San Francisco decided, 2-1, to allow the largest class action employment discrimination case ever convened to go forward against Wal-Mart Stores. The class includes the more than two million women who have worked at any of the company's more than 4,000 retail stores nationwide since Dec. 26, 1998.Mon, 01 Oct 2007 03:27:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/21/news/companies/starbucks_overtime.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/21/news/companies/starbucks_overtime.ap/index.htmA lawsuit filed on behalf of 900 Starbucks Corp. store managers who say they are glorified baristas and should be eligible for overtime came one step closer to trial Friday.Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:11:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/20/news/newsmakers/weiss_charges/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/20/news/newsmakers/weiss_charges/index.htmA federal grand jury in Los Angeles has indicted prominent class-action lawyer and Milberg Weiss co-founder Melvyn Weiss for conspiring to make illegal payments to plaintiffs in more than 250 lawsuits that generated $250 million in attorneys' fees for the firm, the government said Thursday.Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:27:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/18/news/newsmakers/lerach.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/18/news/newsmakers/lerach.ap/index.htmPioneering class-action attorney William S. Lerach has agreed to plead guilty to a federal conspiracy charge involving a kickback scheme, prosecutors said Tuesday.Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:15:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/06/news/companies/bc.apfn.vioxxclassaction.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/06/news/companies/bc.apfn.vioxxclassaction.ap/index.htmIn a major legal victory for Merck & Co. in its massive Vioxx litigation, New Jersey's Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a potential class-action lawsuit that could have cost the drugmaker up to $18 billion.Thu, 06 Sep 2007 09:29:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/05/news/companies/bc.apfn.bpplantexplosion.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/05/news/companies/bc.apfn.bpplantexplosion.ap/index.htmIt was the deadliest petrochemical industry accident in more than a decade, killing 15 people and injuring more than 170 others. The force of the blast shattered windows and walls miles away.Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/books/08/30/runningwithscissors.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/books/08/30/runningwithscissors.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextA family that claimed they were defamed in the best-selling book "Running with Scissors" has settled a lawsuit against the writer and his publisher.Thu, 30 Aug 2007 06:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/08/29/Yahoo.dissidents.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/08/29/Yahoo.dissidents.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextYahoo Inc. has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit over the company's alleged role in the imprisonment of two Chinese dissidents, arguing U.S. courts have no jurisdiction over Chinese government actions against its own citizens.Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:51:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/15/news/companies/lloyds_lawsuit.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/15/news/companies/lloyds_lawsuit.reut/index.htmU.K. bank Lloyds and brokerage Man Financial have agreed to pay $16.6 million to settle a U.S lawsuit brought by investors who poured millions into a futures trading firm later found to be fraudulent.Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:41:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/20/news/companies/mattel_lawsuit/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/20/news/companies/mattel_lawsuit/index.htmA class-action lawsuit was filed Monday against Mattel related to its recent recall of more than 1 million lead-tainted toys.Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:20:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/06/news/companies/tyco.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/06/news/companies/tyco.reut/index.htmPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP said Friday it will pay $225 million to settle a class-action case brought by investors in Tyco International Ltd. following the accounting scandal at the diversified manufacturer.Fri, 06 Jul 2007 10:02:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/05/news/international/chinese_lawsuits.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/05/news/international/chinese_lawsuits.fortune/index.htmNot since exploding Ford Pintos in the 1970s has there been as incendiary a catalyst for recalls as China's recent spate of consumer product scares. Since March a cluster of incidents involving potentially deadly, defective, or contaminated products imported from China - pet food, toys, tires, toothpaste, cough syrup, shrimp - has awakened both that country and the United States to a latent crisis.Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/06/25/trouser.trial/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/06/25/trouser.trial/index.htmlA judge in the District of Columbia has dismissed a case against a dry cleaner who was sued for $54 million in damages over a pair of missing pants.Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:57:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/25/news/funny/lawsuit_pants/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/25/news/funny/lawsuit_pants/index.htmA judge in the District of Columbia has dismissed a case against a dry cleaner that claimed $54 million in damages for a pair of missing pants.Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/04/pet.deaths/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/04/pet.deaths/index.htmlHealth officials suspect 38 pet deaths in Oregon are related to the nationwide pet food recall, the Oregon Veterinary Medical Association said Wednesday.Wed, 04 Apr 2007 23:07:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2007/03/01/8400877/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2007/03/01/8400877/index.htm» When Jacqueline Epcar of Valley Glen, Calif. turned 19 last year, she no longer qualified for coverage on her parents' health plan. So her mother, Ellyn, signed her up for a new individual policy... Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/12/magazines/moneymag/insurance.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/12/magazines/moneymag/insurance.moneymag/index.htmWhen Jacqueline Epcar of Valley Glen, Calif. turned 19 last year, she no longer qualified for coverage on her parents' health plan. So her mother, Ellyn, signed her up for a new individual policy with Blue Shield of California.Mon, 12 Feb 2007 14:10:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/06/news/companies/walmart/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/06/news/companies/walmart/index.htmWal-Mart Stores Inc. said it plans to seek a reversal of Tuesday's decision by a federal appeals court to approve class-action status for women who claim the retailer was biased in pay and promotion.Tue, 06 Feb 2007 18:43:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/02/news/news_securities/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/02/news/news_securities/index.htmClass-action lawsuits filed over securities fraud reached an all-time low in 2006, according to a Stanford Law School report.Tue, 02 Jan 2007 15:10:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/12/01/8395150/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/12/01/8395150/index.htmMost days when you find employment attorney Richard Glovsky in Boston Municipal Court, he's there representing a corporation or a big-time executive and billing $425 an hour. But this afternoon he ... Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/22/news/companies/vioxx/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/22/news/companies/vioxx/index.htmA federal judge on Wednesday denied a motion for class-action status for personal injury and wrongful death cases involving Merck's withdrawn Vioxx painkiller.Wed, 22 Nov 2006 19:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/10/31/scotus.tobacco/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/10/31/scotus.tobacco/index.htmlJuries can punish a tobacco company by awarding damages to a smoker's widow but not to other smokers, a lawyer for Philip Morris USA argued Tuesday before the Supreme Court.Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:29:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/20/magazines/fortune/Vioxx_legalpad_parloff.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/20/magazines/fortune/Vioxx_legalpad_parloff.fortune/index.htmThis morning Merck announced the number of Vioxx-related lawsuits that had been filed against it as of September 30, 2006. That date is crucial, because it represents the second-year anniversary of the company's withdrawal of Vioxx from the market, and the vast majority of states have either one- or two-year statutes of limitations for personal injury suits. According to Vioxx plaintiffs lawyer Mark Lanier, only seven states remain with statutes of limitations that have not yet expired. So we're getting close to the grand totals.Fri, 20 Oct 2006 15:30:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/25/news/companies/light_cigarette/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/25/news/companies/light_cigarette/index.htmA federal judge has granted class action status to a federal lawsuit claiming nine tobacco companies deceived U.S. smokers by leading them to believe "light" cigarettes were safer than regular cigarettes, according to a court administrator.Mon, 25 Sep 2006 15:37:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/22/news/spinach/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/22/news/spinach/index.htmIn four lawsuits filed this week, plaintiffs claim they became ill after consuming spinach distributed by Natural Selection Foods, Natural Selection Foods Manufacturing and Dole Food, which announced a massive recall of the greens last week.Fri, 22 Sep 2006 21:02:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/06/news/companies/wyeth/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/06/news/companies/wyeth/index.htmWyeth faces another lawsuit Wednesday - with thousands more to go -blaming its drug Prempro for causing breast cancer.Wed, 06 Sep 2006 16:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/30/news/companies/vioxx/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/30/news/companies/vioxx/index.htmA federal judge threw out the $50 million in damages awarded a Vioxx plaintiff in a recent lawsuit against the drugmaker Merck.Wed, 30 Aug 2006 17:23:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/17/news/companies/vioxx/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/17/news/companies/vioxx/index.htmMerck was found negligent in the latest Vioxx case, as a jury in New Orleans federal court found that the drugmaker misrepresented the risks of the arthritis painkiller and awarded the plaintiff more than $50 million in damages.Thu, 17 Aug 2006 14:03:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/03/news/companies/vioxx/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/03/news/companies/vioxx/index.htmMerck holds the lead in the ongoing legal war against Vioxx plaintiffs, with five wins and three losses, and experts say it's cheaper for the company to keep paying defense lawyers than to buy off plaintiffs in a mass settlement.Thu, 03 Aug 2006 16:26:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/13/news/companies/vioxx/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/13/news/companies/vioxx/index.htmMerck was found not liable in the seventh lawsuit over Vioxx, the arthritis painkiller that it pulled from the market because of heart attack risk, the company announced Thursday.Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:10:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/28/news/companies/vioxx/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/28/news/companies/vioxx/index.htmThe latest lawsuit against Merck over its market-pulled painkiller Vioxx debuts this week in a California courtroom, while the drug giant continues to defend itself in a separate trial in New Jersey.Wed, 28 Jun 2006 16:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/06/12/8379213/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/06/12/8379213/index.htmWhen class-action law firm Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman was indicted last month, along with name partners David Bershad and Steven Schulman, the Wall Street Journal editorial board and many oth... Thu, 08 Jun 2006 13:02:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/08/news/companies/lipitor/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/08/news/companies/lipitor/index.htmLipitor, the world's top-selling drug from the world's leading pharmaceutical company, has been targeted by two lawsuits blaming it for memory loss and damage to the nervous system.Thu, 08 Jun 2006 12:11:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/08/news/companies/fosamax/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/08/news/companies/fosamax/index.htmMerck, already in a long fight against thousands of Vioxx lawsuits, will soon face a two-front war, as plaintiffs begin to file suit over a different drug: Fosamax.Mon, 08 May 2006 16:30:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/26/news/companies/wyeth/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/26/news/companies/wyeth/index.htmGetting sued seems to be the price of doing business for Big Pharma, and Wyeth has once again joined the ranks of the defendants.Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:34:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/25/news/companies/pluggedin_fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/25/news/companies/pluggedin_fortune/index.htmMerck's defense of Vioxx is beginning to look ugly - and costing the company millions in legal fees and punitive damages. But make no mistake, the company's fight-every-case strategy is still its only rational option.Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:49:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/21/news/companies/jpmorganchase/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/21/news/companies/jpmorganchase/index.htmJPMorgan Chase & Co. , one of many investment banks sued for rigging initial public offerings during the bull market of the 1990's, agreed in principle to pay $425 million to settle its portion of the case.Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:22:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/11/news/companies/vioxx/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/11/news/companies/vioxx/index.htmA New Jersey jury found Merck liable Tuesday of misrepresenting Vioxx to federal regulators, and ordered the drugmaker to pay $9 million in punitive damages to a man who suffered a heart attack after taking the painkiller.Tue, 11 Apr 2006 14:16:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/05/news/companies/vioxx_dismissal/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/05/news/companies/vioxx_dismissal/index.htmA federal judge presiding over thousands of Vioxx lawsuits against Merck on Wednesday dismissed the first case filed by a long-term patient of the painkiller.Wed, 05 Apr 2006 20:04:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/05/news/companies/merck_verdict/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/05/news/companies/merck_verdict/index.htmMerck & Co. was held liable Wednesday by a New Jersey jury in the heart attack of a 77-year-old man who took the painkiller Vioxx, but not in the one suffered by a 60-year-old plaintiff.Wed, 05 Apr 2006 13:09:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/31/news/companies/merck/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/31/news/companies/merck/index.htmA New Jersey appeals court Friday upheld a class-action lawsuit against Merck from some plaintiffs alleging they were misled regarding the risks of the painkiller Vioxx.Fri, 31 Mar 2006 19:00:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/30/news/companies/merck/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/30/news/companies/merck/index.htmMerck & Co. wrapped up its defense in the latest Vioxx product liability trial on Thursday with testimony from a psychiatrist who said one of the plaintiffs who blames the painkiller for his heart attack never mentioned taking it when discussing his medical history.Thu, 30 Mar 2006 20:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/03/21/scotus.roundup/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/03/21/scotus.roundup/index.htmlThe Supreme Court made it harder Tuesday for investors to file class-action lawsuits claiming that companies misled them.Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:51:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/27/news/companies/merckvcona/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/27/news/companies/merckvcona/index.htmMark Lanier, the only lawyer so far to defeat Merck in a Vioxx-related lawsuit, will face off with the drug maker again, but this time Merck has the home field in New Jersey and Lanier will be representing a heart attack survivor, not a widow.Mon, 27 Feb 2006 18:38:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/27/news/companies/vioxx/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/27/news/companies/vioxx/index.htmMerck's got three victories and only one loss under its belt in the ongoing Vioxx litigation battle, but the upcoming cases could get a lot tougher.Mon, 27 Feb 2006 16:22:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/02/news/companies/vioxx/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/02/news/companies/vioxx/index.htmThe next big battle over Vioxx takes place in New Orleans, a city mired in its own conflicts with nature, the government and itself.Thu, 02 Feb 2006 17:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/01/17/aclu.nsa/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/01/17/aclu.nsa/index.htmlTwo lawsuits were filed Tuesday against the National Security Agency over its no-warrant wiretapping program, claiming the domestic eavesdropping is unconstitutional and that President Bush exceeded his authority by authorizing it.Tue, 17 Jan 2006 12:34:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/16/news/fortune500/altria_fortune_121505/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/16/news/fortune500/altria_fortune_121505/index.htmThe Illinois Supreme Court handed Altria's Philip Morris USA unit a major victory Thursday in a statewide class-action case over "Marlboro Lights" and "Cambridge Lights" cigarettes.Fri, 16 Dec 2005 10:11:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/15/news/fortune500/merck/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/15/news/fortune500/merck/index.htmWith Vioxx-related lawsuits increasing, Merck said at an analyst meeting Thursday that it has added up to $1 billion worth of projected cuts to its multibillion dollar plan to slash costs through 2010.Thu, 15 Dec 2005 14:08:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/12/news/fortune500/vioxx_mistrial/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/12/news/fortune500/vioxx_mistrial/index.htmA federal judge declared a mistrial Monday in the latest lawsuit against Merck concerning its painkiller Vioxx, attorneys for both the plaintiff and drugmaker said.Mon, 12 Dec 2005 14:55:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/12/12/8363115/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/12/12/8363115/index.htmWHAT WOULD OSAMA BIN LADEN GIVE to be able to knock out every BlackBerry in America and achieve an instant, sweeping disruption of commerce? The good news is he can't do it. The weird and disconcer... Mon, 12 Dec 2005 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/09/news/fortune500/vioxxretrial/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/09/news/fortune500/vioxxretrial/index.htmA report from a prestigious medical journal that Merck withheld information about the dangers of Vioxx could lead to new trials both in a federal case currently before the jury and in a state case won by the drug company.Fri, 09 Dec 2005 15:26:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/29/news/fortune500/vioxx/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/29/news/fortune500/vioxx/index.htmJury selection began in Houston on Tuesday in the latest high-stakes legal battle for Merck ... and its first in a federal courtroom.Tue, 29 Nov 2005 14:53:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/28/technology/blackberry_fortune_121205/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/28/technology/blackberry_fortune_121205/index.htmWhat would Osama bin Laden give to be able to knock out every BlackBerry in America and achieve an instant, sweeping disruption of commerce? The good news is he can't do it. The weird and disconcerting news is that a company called NTP can and, unless it's paid off, probably will sometime before Christmas.Mon, 28 Nov 2005 21:43:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/23/news/fortune500/vioxx/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/23/news/fortune500/vioxx/index.htmMerck is returning to Texas next week, where it lost its first Vioxx lawsuit in a state court, to fight its third case - now in a federal court - a legal battleground that could be more receptive to the company, say legal experts.Wed, 23 Nov 2005 18:53:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/13/news/fortune500/coxrisk/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/13/news/fortune500/coxrisk/index.htmDALLAS (CNN/Money) - Merck's Vioxx, Pfizer's Celebrex and similar painkillers increase the risk of death among patients who have already survived a previous heart attack, especially when taken in high doses, according to data released Sunday at the American Heart Association conference here.Sun, 13 Nov 2005 19:46:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/11/news/fortune500/vioxx_trials/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/11/news/fortune500/vioxx_trials/index.htmA New Jersey state judge who is overseeing about 3,500 personal-injury lawsuits filed by users of Vioxx says she wants to hear only upcoming cases involving plaintiffs who took the drug for 18 months or longer, according to Ted Mayer, an outside attorney for Vioxx maker Merck & Co.Fri, 11 Nov 2005 21:56:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/03/news/fortune500/lanier/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/03/news/fortune500/lanier/index.htmMark Lanier, the Houston lawyer who won the first Vioxx lawsuit against Merck in August, said he will make a request in New Jersey Superior Court on Monday to represent the first of some 20,000 plaintiffs.Thu, 03 Nov 2005 17:23:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/03/news/fortune500/merck_humeston/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/03/news/fortune500/merck_humeston/index.htmMerck & Co. was found not liable by a New Jersey jury Thursday in the second Vioxx trial -- a key victory for the troubled drugmaker as it faces thousands of other lawsuits over the painkiller.Thu, 03 Nov 2005 15:15:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/10/24/news/fortune500/merck_earnings/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/10/24/news/fortune500/merck_earnings/index.htmMerck maintains its defense for Vioxx, the beleaguered painkiller that was pulled off the market in 2004 and has been blamed for heart attacks in a growing tally of lawsuits, a top company lawyer said Monday.Mon, 24 Oct 2005 15:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/10/20/cheeseburger.bill/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/10/20/cheeseburger.bill/index.htmlThe U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would block lawsuits by people who blame fast-food chains for their obesity.Thu, 20 Oct 2005 10:26:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/10/05/news/economy/katrina_lawsuit/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/10/05/news/economy/katrina_lawsuit/index.htmRichard Scruggs, the attorney who helped win a $250 billion settlement from the tobacco industry a few years ago, is now taking on insurance companies over Hurricane Katrina flood coverage.Wed, 05 Oct 2005 15:41:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/14/news/economy/katrina_lawsuit/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/14/news/economy/katrina_lawsuit/index.htmHurricane Katrina victims have already begun feuding with insurance companies over compensation for the damages to their homes. The federal government is under attack for its response in the immediate aftermath of the storm.Wed, 14 Sep 2005 17:47:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/09/news/fortune500/vioxx/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/09/news/fortune500/vioxx/index.htmThere will be no global settlement for Vioxx lawsuits against Merck, which now total about 5,000, said Merck's senior vice president and general counsel Kenneth Frazier on Friday.Fri, 09 Sep 2005 15:38:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/08/news/fortune500/vioxx/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/08/news/fortune500/vioxx/index.htmAfter falling flat on its face in the first Vioxx trial in Texas, Merck is likely to face a less hostile group of potential jurors when the drugmaker heads to court next week in its home state of New Jersey.Thu, 08 Sep 2005 12:19:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/19/news/fortune500/vioxx/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/19/news/fortune500/vioxx/index.htmMerck has been held liable by a Texas jury in the first lawsuit involving its former blockbuster drug Vioxx, in a case that could have a profound effect on thousands of other cases filed against the company.Fri, 19 Aug 2005 18:45:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/19/news/fortune500/vioxx_juror/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/19/news/fortune500/vioxx_juror/index.htmAn alternate juror in the nation's first Vioxx wrongful death case said he would have found in favor of the plaintiff and against drugmaker Merck & Co., according to a published report Friday.Fri, 19 Aug 2005 10:18:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/18/news/fortune500/state_farm/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/18/news/fortune500/state_farm/index.htmNEW YORK (Reuters) - Illinois' Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a $1.06 billion judgment against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. in a case that accused the company of using unsafe parts to repair damaged vehicles.Thu, 18 Aug 2005 21:21:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/12/news/fortune500/vioxx/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/12/news/fortune500/vioxx/index.htmThe first Vioxx trial is expected to close next week in Texas, but this is just the beginning of Merck's legal battle against more than 4,000 lawsuits from plaintiffs blaming Vioxx for health problems and untimely deaths.Fri, 12 Aug 2005 15:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/07/29/grossman.workplace/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/07/29/grossman.workplace/index.htmlWhen a married supervisor conducts longstanding, concurrent affairs with three female subordinates at work and grants them professional favors over more deserving candidates, does it constitute unlawful sexual harassment?Fri, 29 Jul 2005 17:36:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/29/news/fortune500/vioxx/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/29/news/fortune500/vioxx/index.htmMerck's legal defense team appealed the decision of a Texas judge who is allowing a former medical examiner to testify before the jury in the first of thousands of Vioxx lawsuits.Fri, 29 Jul 2005 13:07:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/21/news/fortune500/merck_lawsuits/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/21/news/fortune500/merck_lawsuits/index.htmThe tally of Vioxx-related lawsuits against drug giant Merck increased dramatically over the last three months, the company said Thursday.Thu, 21 Jul 2005 15:06:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/11/news/fortune500/vioxx/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/11/news/fortune500/vioxx/index.htmThe first Vioxx lawsuit against Merck & Co. begins Monday in a Texas state courtroom and the implications could be huge for the embattled drugmaker.Mon, 11 Jul 2005 13:03:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/05/news/fortune500/vioxx/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/05/news/fortune500/vioxx/index.htmA Texas judge rejected Merck's request to postpone its July 11 court date for the first in a series of lawsuits involving Vioxx, an arthritis painkiller the company withdrew last year because of health risks, according to a court spokesperson.Tue, 05 Jul 2005 13:55:00 EDT