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Appeals Court Revives Suit Against Hospital

Posted on April 07, 2009
A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit filed on behalf of a woman who was murdered by her estranged husband after he was released from a Michigan hospital. In the ruling, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that Providence Hospital was obligated by federal law to stabilize patients when an emergency condition [...

Supreme Court to Hear Attorney Fee Case

Posted on April 07, 2009
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could set an expansive precedent for judges to award increased attorneys fees. The case stems from a decision by U.S. District Judge Marvin Shoob to award an additional $4.5 million in fees to attorneys involved in a lawsuit against Georgia’s foster care system...

Study Finds Rocket Fuel Chemical in Formula

Posted on April 06, 2009
A government study has found trace levels of a rocket fuel chemical in samples of powdered baby formula. According to the study, conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the chemical perchlorate could pose health problems if affected formulas were mixed with water also containing the chemical...

Jury Awards Damages to Poisoned Volunteers

Posted on April 06, 2009
A Montana jury has ordered Lennox Industries Inc. to pay $7.49 million to 18 former Job Corps volunteers who were poisoned by a defective heating system in 2004. According to the lawsuit, the Lennox-made heating system leaked odorless carbon monoxide into the dormitory where the plaintiffs slept, causing brain damage and other injuries...

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Colorado May Revisit Malpractice Cap

Posted on April 06, 2009
Colorado lawmakers may consider a bill that would allow patients injured by medical malpractice to receive larger awards for non-economic damages. A similar bill, which proposed a 60 percent increase to the state’s medical malpractice award cap, last year failed to make it through committee...

Ohio Popcorn Lung Trial to Begin Today

Posted on April 06, 2009
An Ohio court is scheduled to play host today to a lawsuit filed by a former popcorn factory worker who claims that her lungs were damaged by the butter flavoring diacetyl. In the lawsuit, Kathryn Rayburn claims that Cincinnati-based Givaudan Flavors Corp...

Report Faults OSHA Safety Program

Posted on April 03, 2009
An Occupational Safety and Health Administration program designed to bolster worker safety within high-risk industries was largely ineffective because of inadequate bookkeeping and poor inspection protocols, a government audit of the program has concluded...

Inspections Still Lacking Despite Salmonella Outbreaks

Posted on April 03, 2009
Food safety officials failed to ramp up inspection efforts in the wake of four peanut-related salmonella outbreaks during the past three years, the Washington Post reports. According to the online edition of the newspaper, the Food and Drug Administration has acknowledged that it still has not intensified scrutiny of peanut plants or required inspectors to [...

Whistleblower Receives Record Settlement

Posted on April 03, 2009
A whistleblower will receive $48.7 million as part of a $325 million settlement between Northrop Grumman Corp. and the federal government, the Los Angeles Times reports. In the lawsuit, an electrical engineer claimed that Northrop unit TRW knowingly sold the government defective parts for a spy satellite program during the 1990s...

Auto Case Yields Award for Injured Family

Posted on April 02, 2009
A New Jersey jury on Wednesday awarded $17.5 million to a family whose children were severely injured in a 2006 auto crash. The crash occurred when another driver crossed the center line and struck the family’s car. The award includes damages for injuries, medical expenses and emotional trauma.

Jury Awards Damages Over Polio Vaccine

Posted on April 02, 2009
A New York jury has ordered pharmaceutical company Lederle Laboratories to pay $22.5 million to a man who contracted polio while changing the diaper of his recently vaccinated daughter almost 30 years ago. According to the lawsuit, originally filed in 1981, Lederle was negligent in the manufacture of the vaccine and failed to warn doctors [...

Judge Refuses to Dismiss Soldier Electrocution Case

Posted on April 01, 2009
A federal judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit Tuesday accusing defense contractor KBR Inc. of negligence in the electrocution death of a soldier serving in Iraq. According to the lawsuit, KBR failed to perform adequate electrical work on the soldier?s quarters which allowed electricity to surge into his shower...

Judge Claims Immunity in Suit Over Juvenile Sentences

Posted on April 01, 2009
A lawsuit filed on behalf of hundreds of kids sentenced to private detention centers should be dismissed, contends one of the judges named in the suit. Former Luzerne County Judge Mark Ciavarella argues that judicial immunity should protect him from the lawsuit despite the fact he pleaded guilty to taking kickbacks in exchange for sentences...

Bank Ordered to Pay Damages for Defrauding Couple

Posted on April 01, 2009
A Kentucky jury has ordered Branch Banking & Trust to pay $10.6 million in damages for defrauding a Louisville couple, recounts the Louisville Courier-Journal. In the lawsuit, the couple claimed that Bank of Louisville and its parent company BB&T used false information to induce them into loan agreements that ultimately destroyed their family business...

State Ordered to Pay Damages for Wreck Caused by Wild Pigs

Posted on March 31, 2009
A California jury awarded $8.6 million Friday to a motorcyclist who suffered severe injuries when he struck several wild pigs while traveling on a state highway. According to an attorney for the plaintiff the state was aware that the pigs created a potential for accidents but failed to address the situation...

Plaintiffs Seek Class Action in Gas Leak Case

Posted on March 31, 2009
A Maryland judge is considering whether to grant class-action status to a lawsuit stemming from a leak at an Exxon gas station that contaminated the wells of about 150 families and businesses. In a hearing Monday, attorneys for the plaintiffs argued that the suit should be treated as a class action because the gas station [...

Jury Awards Damages in Circumcision Lawsuit

Posted on March 31, 2009
A Georgia jury has ordered two doctors to pay a combined $2.3 million for their role in a botched circumcision. According to the lawsuit, the attending obstetrician and the boy?s pediatrician were negligent for failing to properly respond when part of the boy?s penis was severed during the procedure...

Nevada Lawmakers Consider Lifting Med-Mal Damages Cap

Posted on March 31, 2009
Nevada lawmakers are considering a bill that would end a voter-approved initiative that placed a $350,000 cap on medical malpractice damages. In addition to eliminating the cap on damages, the recently proposed bill would also extend the time limit to bring a medical malpractice claim from two years to five years...

Lawmakers Weigh Extension for Wrongful-Death Suits

Posted on March 30, 2009
The family of a Florida teen who disappeared more than 30 years ago is closely following a proposal in the state legislature to extend the statute of limitations for filing a wrongful death lawsuit. Under Florida law, plaintiffs have only two years to pursue wrongful death damages in civil court...

Lawsuit: Bank of America Aided Ponzi Scheme

Posted on March 30, 2009
Bank of America helped a New York-based firm operate a massive Ponzi scheme that bilked about 1,500 investors out of $380 million, a lawsuit filed last week claims. According to the class-action lawsuit, Bank of America provided financial services within the firm run by Nicholas Cosmo and had intimate knowledge of the scheme...

Report: Chemical Linked to Birth Defects

Posted on March 30, 2009
A toxic chemical known as C8 may cause birth defects and other health problems in pregnant women, a scientific panel said in documents made public Thursday. According to reports released by the three-member committee from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, initial analysis showed that mothers with high levels of C8 were 70 percent more [...

Groups Urge Food Safety Overhaul

Posted on March 30, 2009
Health advocacy groups released a report Wednesday urging President Obama to create a new food safety agency. According to the report, released jointly by Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the nation should create a Food Safety Administration and double food program funding over the next five years...

Settlement Reached in Traumatic Brain Injury Case

Posted on March 30, 2009
A group of defendants have agreed to pay $20 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a boy who suffered a traumatic brain injury after falling from playground equipment at a California Burger King. According to an attorney for the family, the franchise owner and equipment manufacturer knew or should have known [...

State Settles Suit Over Neglect Case

Posted on March 26, 2009
The State of Washington has agreed to pay $5 million to a boy found beaten and starving after social service officials failed to notice a pattern of neglect in the home. Police discovered the boy while he lived with his father who physically abused him and withheld food as punishment...

Bill Seeks to Overturn Military Medical Malpractice Policy

Posted on March 26, 2009
The family of a former Marine urged lawmakers Tuesday to pass a bill that would allow military personnel to seek damages for medical malpractice. Marine Sgt. Carmelo Rodriguez died of cancer in 2007 after military doctors failed to diagnose melanoma for nearly 10 years...

Lawsuit Filed Against Wal-Mart Pharmacy

Posted on March 26, 2009
A California woman has filed a lawsuit against Wal-Mart and a medical supply company after she allegedly received a mislabeled bottle of blood pressure medication from a store pharmacist. According to the lawsuit, Geraldine Schamanski nearly died after taking about twice the recommended dosage...

Fish Not Always What it Seems, According to GAO

Posted on March 23, 2009
According to a Government Accountability Office report, seafood fraud is on the increase in part because federal agencies are not acting cooperatively. Some of the examples of fraud detailed include adding water to increase weight, substituting inexpensive fish for more costly fish, and altering labels to show different countries of origin...

Georgia Supreme Court Renews Online Travel Lawsuit

Posted on March 23, 2009
The city of Atlanta?s lawsuit against 17 online travel companies was given new life by the Georgia Supreme Court. Their ruling returns the case to a Fulton County judge to determine whether online retailers such as Expedia and Travelocity are required to collect hotel and occupancy taxes and pay those taxes to the city...

Indianapolis Settles in Police Car Chase Crash

Posted on March 23, 2009
Richard Garman will receive $75,000 from the city of Indianapolis to settle his suit arising from a 1999 car wreck caused by a driver fleeing police that seriously injured him and killed his fianc�e. He alleged that the police department?s chase policies were not stringent enough to protect bystanders...

Class Action Suit Filed Against American Idol Producer

Posted on March 23, 2009
?American Idol? producer FremantleMedia North America is facing suit by former reality show employees who claim they were denied overtime and food and rest breaks. The case, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges staffers were paid a flat rate and required to falsify time cards to show they did not work more than 40 [...

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