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Lawsuit Filed Over Fatal Dump Truck Accident

Posted on June 07, 2009
A truck driver, his employer and an Illinois quarry were negligent in the death of a 13-year-old boy who was crushed by a dump truck loaded with gravel, a lawsuit filed Wednesday claims. Ryan Hennemann was crushed after the driver asked him and a friend to help him unload the truck...

Lawsuit claims Psychiatrist Overmedicated Teenager

Posted on June 07, 2009
The mother of a teenager who died of a heart attack while being treated with antipsychotic drugs has filed a lawsuit against Fort Lauderdale Hospital and a psychiatrist who worked there. In the lawsuit Norma L. Tringali claims that Dr. Sohail Punjwani and the hospital failed to exercise a standard level of care in administering [...

Court Riuls Public Policy Concerns Trump Union Agreement

Posted on June 07, 2009
A Massachusetts transit agency is not required to abide by union contracts in cases where it seeks to end discrimination, the state’s highest court has ruled. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court found Thursday that broader public policy concerns should supersede the union’s collective bargaining agreement in this case...

San Francisco to Settle with Wrongly Convicted Man

Posted on June 07, 2009
A man who spent 14 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of murder will receive $4.5 million under a settlement that has been tentatively approved by officials in San Francisco. In 2003, a federal judge overturned the conviction of John "J...

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Doctors Disclosing Drug Industry Ties

Posted on June 07, 2009
In an effort to create more transparency in the medical world, hospitals across the nation are pushing for full disclosure of their doctors’ financial ties to the pharmaceutical industry. After the Cleveland Clinic, one of the nation’s most prominent medical research centers, became the first to mandate that all of its doctors publicly report [...

Analysis Links Soot to Cardiovascular Problems

Posted on June 04, 2009
People living in areas with high levels of soot particles in the air are twice as likely to develop health problems considered precursors to cardiovascular-related death, a review of existing studies has concluded. According to the extended epidemiological analysis, conducted by the Health Effects Institute, areas including the eastern suburbs of Los Angeles and the [...

Lawsuit Filed Over Injuries in Building Collapse

Posted on June 04, 2009
The owner of a Maryville, Tenn. building is liable for injuries suffered by two women whose car was pelted by bricks from the structure’s crumbling façade, a lawsuit filed Wednesday says. According to the lawsuit, tons of bricks fell on the car causing the driver to suffer serious and debilitating injuries...

Court Clears Way for Med-Mal Settlement

Posted on June 04, 2009
A Utah couple could be close to settling their lawsuit against an osteopathic physician they claim is responsible for causing brain damage to their daughter during delivery. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday held that the couple could seek a settlement as part of a bankruptcy proceeding involving the defendant doctor...

Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of USERRA Suit

Posted on June 04, 2009
An Illinois National Guardsman cannot pursue a lawsuit accusing his employer of violating the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday. In affirming summary judgment in favor of the defendants, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Mount Vernon Police Department’s rescission of a flexible scheduling [...

Appeals Court Allows Class Action Against Chase

Posted on June 04, 2009
An Oregon couple can pursue a class-action lawsuit over allegations that Chase Bank violated the Truth in Lending Act, a federal appeals court has ruled. In the ruling, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals found that a lower court had wrongly dismissed the complaint...

Head of FDA Backs Food Safety Reform

Posted on June 04, 2009
The nation’s food safety chief told lawmakers on Wednesday the Food and Drug Administration would endorse a Democrat-sponsored bill to revamp the country’s food inspection system but her agency would still require additional funding to implement the measure...

Jury Awards Damages for Botched Cancer Diagnosis

Posted on June 03, 2009
A Pennsylvania jury has ordered a former Scranton urologist to pay $1.88 million for failing to diagnose a man’s cancer. According to the lawsuit, Dr. Milan J. Smolko, Dr. Lillian Longendorfer and Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale did not identify the man’s bladder cancer despite several consultations and examinations over a 16-month period...

Airline Had Problems Prior to Crash, Inspector Says

Posted on June 03, 2009
A federal aviation inspector told supervisors about problems with an airline that crashed near Buffalo more than a year before the accident, the New York Times reports. According to Christopher J. Monteleon, pilots with Colgan Air made repeated errors and oversights during test flights with Bombardier Dash 8 Q400...

Woman Awarded Damages in Med-Mal Case

Posted on June 03, 2009
A radiology practice and hospital were negligent in the treatment of a woman whose bowel was damaged during surgery to remove an ovarian cyst, a Michigan jury has ruled. Following 9 years of legal wrangling, a Shiawassee County jury on Friday awarded $2...

Fatal Police Shooting Sparks Lawsuit

Posted on June 03, 2009
The family of an 18-year-old Austin, Texas man filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing the city police department of racial discrimination and excessive force in a fatal shooting last month. In the lawsuit, the family of Nathaniel Sanders II alleges that officer Leonardo Quintana violated numerous police procedures during the incident...

Families Settle Suits Against FAA

Posted on June 03, 2009
The families of three people killed in a 2005 plane crash off of the Florida coast have settled their lawsuits against federal aviation officials. According to the lawsuit Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controllers failed to promptly notify rescuers when pilot Gary Tillman reported engine trouble shortly after takeoff from Craig Municipal Airport in Jacksonville...

Calif. Lawmakers Move Forward on BPA Ban

Posted on June 03, 2009
The California Senate approved a measure Tuesday to ban the use of bisphenol A, commonly known as BPA, in drinking containers used by infants and toddlers. The bill has faced stiff resistance from the chemical and manufacturing industry who claim that the chemical poses little threat to children...

Bank of America Cleared of Liability in Class Action

Posted on June 02, 2009
The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that Bank of America should not have to pay damages resulting from a 2004 jury verdict over fees taken from accounts containing government benefit money. In a unanimous ruling, the high court found that the bank did not violate state law by using normally exempt funds, such as Social [...

Expedia Ordered to Pay Damages for Hotel Fees

Posted on June 02, 2009
Internet travel agency Expedia must pay $184 million for charging customers unnecessary services fees, a Washington judge has ruled. In the class-action lawsuit customers alleged that Expedia paid hotel taxes based on a wholesale rate but collected fees based on a retail rate...

Judge Orders Damages in Alleged Ponzi Case

Posted on June 02, 2009
A North Carolina judge has awarded $3.6 million in damages to a group of investors who claimed they were defrauded in a Ponzi scheme. In the lawsuit, plaintiffs claimed that a former loan official with Family First Mortgage Corp., Lynda Steele, duped investors into loaning her money she then used to pay off other investors...

Lawsuit: Pilot Negligence Caused Crash

Posted on June 02, 2009
The family of a Florida man killed in a 2008 plane crash has filed a lawsuit accusing the pilot of negligence. According to the lawsuit, David Castle should have aborted the flight from the Bahamas because of severe weather conditions in the area. The plane reportedly exploded in mid-air while traveling to Florida, according to [...

Jury Awards Damages to Smoker?s Widow

Posted on June 02, 2009
Jurors in Florida have ordered R.J. Reynolds to pay $30 million to a woman whose husband died of lung cancer. The award includes $5 million in compensatory damages and $25 million in punitive damages. The case is one of several tried in the state since the Florida Supreme Court overturned a massive class-action case in [...

Supreme Court Throws Out Award to Railroad Worker

Posted on June 02, 2009
The Supreme Court on Monday threw out a $5 million jury award to a CSX railroad worker who was allegedly exposed to asbestos. In a 7-2 decision, the court held that the trial judged erred in delivering jury instructions regarding potential fear-of-cancer damages...

Lead in Lipstick Causes Debate

Posted on June 01, 2009
Advocacy groups, who contend that no amount of lead exposure is safe, are at odds with the Food and Drug Administration and cosmetics companies over the amount of lead found in lipstick. The FDA says the trace amounts included in some cosmetics are too low to create harm, and that previous reports that caused alarm [...

Judge Clears Blue Cross in Rare Mid-Trial Verdict

Posted on June 01, 2009
In the first civil case to reach a verdict over a wave of insurance rescissions, a judge has ruled that Blue Shield of California did not act improperly in canceling the coverage of a man injured in an auto accident. The ruling by Orange County Superior Court Judge Peter Polos came in a rare mid-trial [...

Judge Orders Retrial for Amputee

Posted on June 01, 2009
A Florida woman whose arms and legs were amputated following a series of mistakes by doctors has won a rare second chance to pursue damages for her injuries. In 2005, despite overwhelming evidence, a jury failed to find any of the doctors responsible for Lisa Strong’s care negligent...

Class Action to Go Forward Against Countrywide

Posted on June 01, 2009
A class-action suit against Countrywide Financial Corp alleging the company guided borrowers toward riskier mortgages to increase profits will go forward. Countrywide had asked for the case to be dismissed, but U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw found that there was enough indication of a “racketeering enterprise” to continue the case in addition to dismissing the [...

Judge Rules that AT&T Class Action may Proceed

Posted on June 01, 2009
A class-action lawsuit filed by AT&T wireless customers can go forward, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. In the ruling, Judge Ricardo Martinez rejected arguments from AT&T attorneys that the matter should be settled through arbitration rather than as a class action...

Johnson & Johnson Facing Scrutiny Over Chemicals

Posted on June 01, 2009
A Campaign for Safe Cosmetics report released in March caused alarm when it found formaldehyde and 1,4-dioxane in many children’s toiletries, such as Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Shampoo. In response, the “Safe Baby Products Act” was put forth by Senator Kirsten E...

Warning: Treadmills may be dangerous to your health

Posted on May 28, 2009
Consumer and child health advocates are warning parents about the dangers of treadmills following the treadmill-related death of Mike Tyson’s daughter earlier this week. According to experts, home exercise equipment is responsible for about 25,000 injuries to children each year...

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