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Strip-Search Case Granted Class Action Status

Posted on March 23, 2009
A case in U.S. District Court that alleges officers at Baltimore?s Central Booking facility routinely strip-search people arrested for minor infractions and hold them longer than allowed before being brought before a commissioner was granted class action status Thursday...

Fraternity Settles Hazing Death Lawsuit

Posted on March 20, 2009
A University of Colorado fraternity has reached an undisclosed settlement with the family of a student who died following a 2004 initiation ritual. Lynn “Gordie” Bailey suffered acute alcohol poisoning after being forced to drink large amounts of whiskey and wine while pledging the Chi Psi fraternity...

Plaintiffs to Challenge EarthLink Fee Ruling

Posted on March 20, 2009
A class of plaintiffs is challenging a judge?s order to eliminate potential damages for EarthLink customers who accused the Internet service provider of charging improper termination fees. In an order last month, Fulton County Superior Court Senior Judge Alice D...

Record Damages Awarded in Assisted Living Lawsuit

Posted on March 20, 2009
The family of a man who died in a Phoenix assisted living facility should receive $11 million in damages, an Arizona jury has ruled. According to the lawsuit, Liberty Manor Residency failed to properly monitor Earl Scherrer and falsified documents related to his care...

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Appeals Court Rules for Bank of America on Fees

Posted on March 20, 2009
A federal appeals court dealt a blow to credit card users Thursday in ruling that banks may charge retroactive penalties for customers who exceed their credit limit too often. In the decision, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals found that Laura Swanson was not entitled to relief from Bank of America under Illinois law because [...

Studies Fault Popular Prostate Cancer Test

Posted on March 19, 2009
A widely used prostate cancer test may expose many men to baseless and risky treatments with little life saving benefits, according to large studies on two continents. In the studies, conducted in Europe and United States, researchers found that the PSA blood test often produced results that lead men to undergo needless treatments for non-life-threatening [...

Family Files Lawsuit Over Deadly Police Collision

Posted on March 19, 2009
The family of an 86-year-old Florida man killed earlier this year in a collision with a speeding police car filed notice Wednesday that they intend to pursue damages against the city of Jacksonville, Florida. The filing seeks to preserve evidence related to the January crash in which an officer traveling nearly 100 mph in a [...

Lawsuit Filed in Cyclist Death

Posted on March 19, 2009
The family of a young woman who was crushed by a cement truck while riding her bike has filed a lawsuit against the company and its driver. In the lawsuit, the family of Tracey Sparling accuses Rinker Materials and Timothy Wiles of negligence in the 2007 incident...

Jury Awards Damages to Woman Left Comatose in Crash

Posted on March 19, 2009
A jury has ordered a trucking company and its driver to pay $65 million to a woman left comatose and disabled from a 2007 crash. According to the lawsuit, a tractor-trailer truck owned by Bynum Transport ran a red light striking Kendra Lymon?s car. Attorneys said that despite regaining consciousness, Lymon still requires constant care.

Judge Orders Damages for Paralyzed Woman

Posted on March 19, 2009
A former software developer who was left paralyzed following a 2006 automobile crash should receive $45 million in damages, a California judge has ruled. In court filings, an attorney for Tricia Roth said the collision with the wrecking and demolition company truck caused neck and spinal injuries that will require a lifetime of continuous care...

Family Files Lawsuit Over Drunken Driving Death

Posted on March 18, 2009
The family of a construction worker killed in a 2008 drunken driving crash has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the men convicted of causing the incident. According to the lawsuit, Tracie Dowell Nininger and Jeffrey Scott Dupree were solely negligent for crashing into the construction site where Richard Slone was working...

Judge Rejects Class Status in Pet Food Case

Posted on March 18, 2009
A federal judge has denied class-action certification for a lawsuit accusing retail giant Wal-Mart and a group of pet food manufacturers of misleading consumers. In a pre-emptive move, attorneys for the defense moved to dismiss the class arguing that fraud laws in question would not support class treatment...

Gold Producer Settles Investor Suit

Posted on March 18, 2009
The world?s largest gold producer has agreed to pay $24 million to settle claims that it misled investors about a program that ultimately hurt its stock price. In the suit, investors with Barrick Gold Corp. alleged that a hedging program to sell some gold at fixed prices was overly speculative and risky...

Significant Judgment Awarded in Back Surgery Case

Posted on March 18, 2009
A Florida jury awarded $38 million to a Miami Beach woman Monday who was left disabled following spinal surgery. Jurors found that neurosurgeon Mario Nanes bore 68 percent of the responsibility for the woman?s injuries, Mount Sinai Medical Center was 18 percent at fault and the hospital?s pharmacy management company McKesson Medication Management was to [...

EMS Stethoscopes Could Transfer MRSA, Report Says

Posted on March 17, 2009
Ambulance crews may be unwittingly exposing patients to drug-resistant bacteria through unsanitized stethoscopes, researchers report in a new study. According to the report, published in the journal Prehospital Emergency Care, emergency medical service workers failed to clean stethoscopes as often as they should, potentially spreading methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA.

Drywall Suits Raise Safety Questions

Posted on March 17, 2009
Scores of Florida homeowners are engaged in class-action lawsuits over Chinese-made drywall they say emits sulfur gases that corrode copper coils and electrical and plumbing components. The cases, which may ultimately affect homes in other parts of the country, also raise new issues about oversight of products imported from China...

Man Ordered to Pay Damages in Wrongful Death Case

Posted on March 17, 2009
A judge has ordered a North Carolina man to pay more than $15 million in damages in a wrongful death lawsuit involving his slain wife. The award to the family of Michelle Young includes $3.89 million in actual damages and $11.67 million in punitive damages...

Family Plans Lawsuit Over Chimp Attack

Posted on March 17, 2009
Family members of the victim of a February chimpanzee attack will likely seek $50 million in damages from the animal?s owner, court papers filed Monday say. According to the preliminary court filing, relatives of Charla Nash will seek for the owner to account for her finances and prevent her from liquidating assets...

State Court Approves ?Light? Cigarette Lawsuit

Posted on March 17, 2009
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has rejected arguments from Philip Morris that a 1965 federal cigarette law pre-empts state laws against deceptive marketing. In a unanimous ruling, the state?s highest court cited a December U.S. Supreme Court ruling in which the justices found that consumers may pursue lawsuits involving the marketing of so-called light cigarettes...

Calif. Court Hears Arguments Over Juror Polling Error

Posted on March 17, 2009
The California Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week over whether a judge?s failure to get one juror?s answer on two of 13 questions in a jury poll should warrant a new trial in a wrongful death case. Plaintiff attorneys argue that if a new trial is granted it could clear the way for unscrupulous [...

Salmonella Outbreak Should Give Lawmakers Pause

Posted on March 17, 2009
The nationwide salmonella outbreak linked to the Georgia peanut processor should give lawmakers in every state pause as they consider legislation to add punitive damages in civil trials. Punitive damages can be an appropriate deterrent to corporate misconduct and that current laws are sufficient to prevent abuse of punitive damages.

Report finds Nation?s Healthcare System a Liability

Posted on March 16, 2009
The nation?s costly healthcare system is putting the United States at an economic disadvantage when compared to other advanced countries, a report released last week says. According to the report produced on behalf of CEOs of major companies, the American worker benefits significantly less in terms of health quality despite paying significantly more for healthcare...

Worker Claims He Was Sickened by Asbestos at Smithsonian

Posted on March 16, 2009
A Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum worker has filed a federal workplace safety complaint accusing the museum of knowingly exposing him to asbestos. According to the worker, the Smithsonian mishandled asbestos contained in spackling causing him to develop asbestosis...

Chemical Company to Restrict Sale of BPA

Posted on March 16, 2009
A Philadelphia-based petrochemical company announced last week that it would restrict the sale of a chemical that scientists believe may harm infants. In a letter to investors, Sunoco said that it would no longer sell bisphenol-A, or BPA, to manufacturers who intend to use the substance for food and water containers used by children under [...

President Presses for Food-Safety Overhaul

Posted on March 16, 2009
Speaking during his weekly radio address, President Obama this weekend announced plans to shore up the nation?s troubled food-safety system. Obama said he would rely on the newly created Food Safety Working Group for advice and food safety enforcement...

Heart Device Linked to More Than a Dozen Deaths

Posted on March 16, 2009
More than a dozen people implanted with internal heart defibrillators have died because of faulty wiring that connects the device to the heart, medical device maker Medtronic announced Friday. According to the company, about 2,000 legal claims have been filed in connection with the thin electrical cable, known as the Sprint Fidelis...

Baby Products May Contain Carcinogens

Posted on March 16, 2009
A nonprofit product safety group announced last week that baby products made by some of the nation?s largest companies contain trace amounts of chemicals considered potential carcinogens by the Food and Drug Administration. According to the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, more than half of the baby products analyzed by the group contained either 1,4-dioxane or [...

Damages Awarded to Former Popcorn Worker

Posted on March 14, 2009
A federal jury awarded $7.5 million Thursday to a former popcorn worker who claimed he developed a debilitating lung condition after working with artificial butter flavoring. The verdict came just one day after the plaintiff, Ronald Kuiper, died of complications related to the so-called popcorn lung ailment, his attorney said...

Wrongful-Death Suit Filed Over Death of another Football Player

Posted on March 14, 2009
The family of a former University of Central Florida football player has filed a lawsuit blaming coaches and athletic trainers for the man?s death. The family claims that coaches and other staff failed to respond to signs of physical deterioration during an offseason workout despite knowledge that the 19-year-old freshman suffered from a genetic blood [...

University Settles Suit Involving Offseason Fatality

Posted on March 14, 2009
A circuit court judge on Thursday approved a $2 million settlement between the University of Missouri and the family of a former football player who died during a voluntary workout in 2005. In the lawsuit, the family alleged that university athletic officials had not given medical attention to a sickle cell trait blamed for the [...

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