Two sets of lawyers on the same side of a case against Progressive Insurance got into an ugly fight over fees that produced an award of nearly $3 million and an ethics report to the Florida Bar.

A New York federal judge has thrown out a securities class action case against Eli Lilly that challenged the drug manufacturer’s alleged misrepresentations about its anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa, holding that the plaintiffs failed to file their suit within the two-year statute of limitations.

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for unemployment benefits soared last week while those drawing benefits for more than a week cracked the three million mark for the first time in four years.

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–The dollar rose to an intraday high versus the euro early Thursday in New York after the release of the latest U.S. personal income and spending data.

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–The dollar rose to an intraday high versus the euro early Thursday in New York after the release of the latest U.S. personal income and spending data.

About 3,100 Minot residents will share in a $7 million lawsuit settlement with Canadian Pacific Railway stemming from a derailment and chemical spill more than six years ago.

ELGIN, Ill., May 1, 2008 — Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc. , a leading provider of parts cleaning, hazardous and non-hazardous waste services to small and mid-sized customers, today announced results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2008.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The same Oregon court that slapped Big Tobacco with a huge punitive damages award has handed the industry a victory by rejecting a class-action lawsuit for medical monitoring costs in a case where harm had yet to occur.

“The South Beach Diet” by cardiologist Arthur Agatston has been wildly popular since it came out in 2003, promoting a diet that cuts back on artery-clogging fat and processed carbohydrates. But the honeymoon may be over with Agatston’s latest book.

Personal injury solicitors should be required to conduct enhanced due diligence on clients to prevent fraudulent insurance claims, the head of the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) has told the Gazette – as she revealed that the bureau is stepping up its action against law firms.