Parents claim wrongful death due to energy drink 
Published: October 26, 2012
Tags: California, Delaware, ENERGY DRINKS, false marketing, fraudulent concealment, Maryland, product liability, wrongful death
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 the drink to their child.
Deprived dad wins $720K
Published: October 19, 2012
Tags: conspiracy, custody, fraud, fraudulent concealment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, Maryland
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 allowed her to marry rather than honor a court order granting him custody.
Benchmarks: Calif. lawyer says Zicam caused his loss of smell
Published: May 25, 2012
Tags: design defect, fraudulent concealment, Matrixx Initiatives, product liability, Zicam
A California lawyer won a partial victory last week in a federal lawsuit alleging that Zicam nasal spray caused his loss of smell.
Court tosses $5M punitive award in first ‘Engle’ case
Published: May 10, 2012
Tags: Benson & Hedges, cigarettes, Engle, Engle litigation, fraudulent concealment, Philip Morris, punitive damages, statute of repose, tobacco, tobacco litigation
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 liability suits against cigarette manufacturers.
Divorce lawyers can’t be sued for fraud
Published: June 30, 2011
Tags: absolute immunity, alimony, divorce, fraud, fraudulent concealment
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 judgment.
Va. lawyer has license revoked for concealing income
Published: May 25, 2011
Tags: attorney discipline, fraudulent concealment, law license, Virginia
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.
Man ordered to pay wife $2.49 million after infecting her with an STD
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: November 17, 2010
Tags: adultery, California, fraudulent concealment, negligent infliction of emotional distress, sexual battery, sexually-transmitted disease
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.
Insurer can be sued for fraudulent concealment
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: November 16, 2010
Tags: fraudulent concealment, slip and fall, spoliation
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 has ruled.
