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Samantha Ronson is suing her former lawyer

Posted on December 11, 2008
Ronson is suing the lawyer she hired to stop rumors circulating about her and Lindsay Lohan and he is suing back. The blogs love it. Martin Garbus is a seasoned attorney from New York men Ronson at a beachside cafe in Santa Monica to discuss being her matter...

US Supreme Court asked to dismiss officials from 9/11 lawsuit

Posted on December 11, 2008
A Bush administration lawyer urged justices today to throw out a lawsuit in which former Atty. Gen. John Ashcroft, at left, and former FBI director Robert Mueller are accused of ordering the jailing of hundreds of Muslim men after the attacks of Sept...

Medical Helicopter Crashes Traced to Lax Oversight

Posted on December 10, 2008
The majority of fatal medical helicopter crashes in 2008 can be traced to poor weather conditions and lax safety standards, according to an analysis by the Houston Chronicle. The newspaper cites halting progress by federal regulators to strengthen safety standards and an explosion in the number of carriers as contributing factors in the record number [...

Judge Denies Exhumation in Wrongful Death Suit

Posted on December 10, 2008
A Florida appeals court has ruled that a plastic surgeon may not have the body of a former patient exhumed in order to lessen civil damages from a wrongful death lawsuit. The 1st District Court of Appeal panel in Tallahassee found there was not sufficient evidence that an exhumation would yield new information relevant to [...

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Doctors Seek Dismissal of Wrongful Death Claim

Posted on December 10, 2008
A group of Massachusetts doctors is asking that a wrongful death lawsuit against them be dismissed and the case handled as a medical malpractice claim. The widow of a man who was struck and killed by the vehicle of an elderly cancer patient claims that Compass Medical and four of its doctors were responsible for [...

Lawsuit Targets Gang Assets

Posted on December 10, 2008
In a first-of-its-kind action, Los Angeles city attorneys filed a lawsuit seeking to recover monetary damages from local gang leaders on behalf of those affected by gang violence. Specifically, the lawsuit targets nine leaders of Los Angeles? 18th Street Gang for property damage, loss in property value, emotional distress, personal injury, medical expenses, and out-of-pocket [...

Organizations Chart Death Rate for Childhood Accidents

Posted on December 10, 2008
A new report by the World Health Organization and Unicef says childhood accidents account for approximately 830,000 deaths around the world each year. According to the first-of-its-kind report, injury accidents are to blame for 40 percent of childhood deaths in developed countries...

Schools at Risk from Chemical Emissions

Posted on December 08, 2008
A new USA Today analysis of government emissions reports reveals that schools around the country face dangerous levels of toxic chemicals from industrial pollution. The report used a computer model to predict where chemical concentrations are highest, and then compared those results to school locations to rank schools at the highest risk...

Escalators Pose Risk of Injury

Posted on December 08, 2008
According to U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates, nearly 11,000 peopled suffered injuries related to riding an escalator last year. An industry trade group said that escalators are ?inherently safe? despite those injuries. Others questions their safety, especially in states where escalator owners, and not regulators, test the machines for compliance.

School Diabetes-Care Lacking

Posted on December 08, 2008
Families of diabetic children are finding they must resort to litigation to ensure their children have access to appropriate supplies and care at their public schools. In many cases, diabetics? needles are banned from school buses, children may only test their blood in the nurse?s office, and no one other than the school nurse is [...

Vendor Settles Lawsuit by Paralyzed Girl

Posted on December 04, 2008
A New York Giants concessions vendor has paid $26 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the parents of a girl who was paralyzed following a 1999 auto accident. According to the complaint, employees of Philadelphia-based Aramark Corp. continued to serve beer to the man responsible for the accident despite the fact that he was [...

Florida to Answer Blood Bank Case

Posted on December 04, 2008
The Florida Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Thursday in a case that will decide whether a lawsuit involving the death of a 7-year-old boy should have been filed as a medical malpractice claim. At issue is whether special medical malpractice procedures should have been followed even though the boy received only blood, not [...

Hospital Admits Fault in Patient Death

Posted on December 04, 2008
An internal report produced in regard to Los Angeles County?s Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Medical Center has acknowledged that the facility failed to properly treat a patient who died after being ignored by staff for nearly an hour. Edith Rodriguez died of a bowel perforation shortly after being arrested instead of receiving treatment...

Chicago County Settles Medical Malpractice Suit

Posted on December 04, 2008
Cook County, Ill. has agreed to pay $9.8 million to settle a medical malpractice claim filed by the family of a pregnant woman who bled to death in a Chicago-area hospital. In the lawsuit, the family claimed that medical personnel at Stroger Hospital failed to provide blood-clotting products in a timely manner...

Jury Awards Damages to Dismissed Dental Student

Posted on December 03, 2008
A former University of Michigan dental student should receive $1.72 million in damages after she was allegedly kicked out of the professional program without cause, a federal jury has ruled. Jurors found that the school and one of its associate deans violated the student?s due-process rights when she was dismissed in 2005 after her third [...

Judge to Consider Class Status for Trailer Claims

Posted on December 03, 2008
A federal judge will decide whether to certify class-action status for lawsuits filed on behalf of hundreds of people allegedly exposed to dangerous fumes from emergency trailers in the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Attorneys for the plaintiffs argued that a class action would be the most efficient way to resolve similar claims across [...

Victim?s family files suring in Wal-Mart stampede death

Posted on December 03, 2008
The family of a New York man who was trampled to death the day after Thanksgiving by a stampede of bargain hunting Wal-Mart shoppers has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. The family also filed notice that Nassau County, on Long Island, and its police department will be sued...

Broader medical refusal rule may go far beyond abortion

Posted on December 02, 2008
In a story written by David G. Savage of the Washington bureau of the LA Times, he reports that the Bush administration plans a new ‘right of conscience’ rule that would allow more workers to refuse more procedures. Critics say it could apply to artificial insemination and birth control and that the outgoing Bush administration [...

Lawyer wife fights for inmate husband

Posted on December 02, 2008
Pamela Griffin and her husband have a challenging relationship. At 36, Pam had just moved to Omaha from Sacramento to take a job as an associate in the banking department of a respected law firm in an old building on Farham Street. Pam and Robert had fallen in love during the 11 years she was [...

Substantial Damages Awarded in Trucking Case

Posted on December 02, 2008
A Kansas jury has awarded $23.5 million to a man who was severely injured in a crash with a truck driver who tested positive for methamphetamine. Jurors found that the driver for Swift Transportation was 65 percent responsible for the accident that left Terry Frederick with major spinal cord injuries...

Texas Court to Consider Insurer?s ?Intentional Acts? Exclusion

Posted on December 01, 2008
The Texas Supreme Court is scheduled to decide whether Nationwide Insurance should honor a $300,000 auto insurance policy purchased by a man who injured several members of a family during a high-speed chase with police. Attorneys for the insurer argue that the driver Richard Gibbons violated the intentional act exclusion of his contract by engaging [...

Investors Seek Damages from Fund Manager

Posted on December 01, 2008
TD Ameritrade investors have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against fund manager The Reserve over its handling of the firm’s Yield Plus mutual fund. According to the lawsuit, TD Ameritrade and The Reserve misled investors by understating the risk associated with Yield Plus, which was frozen following the collapse of Lehman Bros...

Judge Approves Award for Injured Railroad Worker

Posted on December 01, 2008
A California judge has approved a $48 million award to a Union Pacific worker who was left paraplegic in an on-the-job accident. The plaintiff sought damages against Union Pacific under the Federal Employers Liability Act. A spokesman for Union Pacific said the company would seek judicial review of the judgment.

Wal-Mart to Pay Customers for Scanning Errors

Posted on November 25, 2008
Customers who are the victims of price-scanning errors at California Wal-Mart stores will receive $3 for the mistake, as part of a settlement reached between the retail giant and the state. A two-year investigation revealed that 164 California Wal-Mart stores overcharged customers between 2005 and 2007...

Insurer Settles Eating Disorder Class Action

Posted on November 25, 2008
Plaintiffs involved in a class action over the denial of insurance benefits to eating disorder patients could receive more than $1 million, as part of a preliminary settlement offer proposed Monday. Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey said it would pay up to $3...

VA Settles Suit Over Surgical Death

Posted on November 25, 2008
An Illinois Veterans Affairs hospital has agreed to pay nearly $1 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the widow of a man who died there last year after undergoing gallbladder surgery. In the lawsuit, Katrina Shank accused the hospital of medical negligence and failing to perform an adequate background check on the doctor who [...

Hospital Chain Shows History of Abuse

Posted on November 24, 2008
A chain of private psychiatric hospitals is under scrutiny following a string of injuries and deaths at its facilities. A watchdog investigation revealed that facilities owned by Psychiatric Solutions Inc. were significantly more likely to be cited for abuse or neglect than other hospitals providing similar services...

Jury Awards Damages to Man Crushed by Weights

Posted on November 24, 2008
A California jury has awarded a former law student $11 million for injuries he suffered when weightlifting equipment he was using collapsed on him. Jurors found that Flex Equipment Co. and its insurer were negligent for failing to install proper safety features...

Food Labeling May Mislead Consumers

Posted on November 24, 2008
The recall of Whole Foods Market chocolate bars earlier this year is just one example of how food chains may be misleading consumers with product labeling. Advocates say that despite labeling many products still fall victim to contamination from common and dangerous allergens...

Gift Cards Pose Financial Risk to Buyers

Posted on November 24, 2008
Let the buyer beware when purchasing a gift card this holiday season, especially if the restaurant or retailer is in financial trouble. According to a research and advisory firm, consumers lost about $100 million on gift cards issued by bankrupt businesses in the past year...

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