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Washington DOT Settles Lawsuit Over Dangerous Road

Posted on July 20, 2010
The Washington State Department of Transportation has agreed to pay $2 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a man involved in a serious motorcycle crash in 2006. The motorcycle rider claimed in his lawsuit that the DOT was aware for years that the roadway where he crashed was dangerously designed, but had failed to [...

Lawsuit: Couple Started Fire To Collect On Insurance

Posted on July 20, 2010
An insurance company has filed a lawsuit against an Iowa couple, claiming they intentionally set fire to their home to collect the damages. The lawsuit claims that the couple were the only people in the house when the fire started and therefore are the only reasonable suspects...

Recall: Romaine Salads May Have E.Coli

Posted on July 17, 2010
Salad producer Fresh Express has issued a recall of 23 variates of their bagged Romaine salads due to possible E. Coli contamination. The targeted products have an expiration date of July 8-12, and have an “S” in the product code. There have been no reports of illnesses yet from the products.

Jury: Driver, Caltrans, Responsible For Car Accident

Posted on July 17, 2010
A jury in California has ordered Caltrans and a northern California woman to pay $12.2 million to a 21-year-old girl who suffered permanent brain damage during a car accident in 2006. The woman hit the girl with her car while the girl was crossing the street at a cross walk at the top of a [...

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J&J To Retrofit Penn. Plant, Draft New Action Plan

Posted on July 17, 2010
Johnson & Johnson announced that it will completely retrofit its Pennsylvania plant that has been under fire for producing many of the children’s medications that have been subject to four major recalls in the past few months. J&J also said in a statement to the F...

Kids Jewelry Recalled Over High Levels of Cadmium

Posted on July 15, 2010
More than 130,000 kids’ metal necklaces, bracelets and earrings have been recalled due high levels to toxic metals present. The jewelry, sold at Justice and Limited Too stores between November 2008 and February 2010, is said to contain unsafe levels of levels of cadmium, a known carcinogen...

Lawsuit Against Pfizer Inc. Reinstated in California

Posted on July 15, 2010
The California Supreme Court has reinstated a lawsuit filed by pharmacies against Pfizer Inc. that accuses the company of price fixing. The lawsuit claims that Pfizer and other drug companies conspired together to keep cheaper medications from Canada out of the U...

Another Recall Of Drop-Side Cribs Over Safety

Posted on July 15, 2010
A voluntary recall of of 82,000 drop-side cribs has been issued by Pottery Barn due to the high risk that a child may become stuck within the frame and suffocate. This is the 12th recall of such cribs and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that 32 children have died since 2000...

Avandia To Be Restricted, FDA Panel Votes

Posted on July 15, 2010
An FDA panel has made a recommendation �to the agency that the controversial diabetes drug Avandia should either be taken off the market or its sale should be severely restricted. �Avandia has recently come under attack for trial results that revealed that patients taking Avandia are at an increased risk of heart attack...

Fatal Train Wreck In Illinois Prompts Lawsuit

Posted on July 15, 2010
A lawsuit was filed against two northern railroad companies this week by the family of a Chicago woman who was hit by a train and killed. The woman died in the train accident earlier this year when an Amtrak train hit her SUV, which was stopped on the tracks in heavy traffic...

Suit Against iPhone, AT&T to Be Given Class-Action Status

Posted on July 13, 2010
A federal judge will reportedly allow a lawsuit filed against AT&T and Apple to proceed with class-action status. The lawsuit accuses Apple and AT&T of creating an exclusive deal to pair the iPhone with service provider AT&T as a way to eliminate competition...

Errors Found In Clinical Trials Of Popular Diabetes Drug

Posted on July 12, 2010
A Food and Drug Administration official last week harshly criticized a major clinical trial for the popular diabetes drug Avandia, saying that the drug maker ignored numerous cases of patients suffering heart problems during the trial. The examiner said he found a dozen instances that point to Avandia causing heart attacks and strokes in patients, [...

Consumers File Lawsuit After J&J Tylenol Recalls

Posted on July 12, 2010
The recall of millions of bottles of Children’s Tylenol and other medications by Johnson & Johnson has prompted a lawsuit by consumers. The lawsuit accuses the company of fraud and racketeering for “not recalling all of its children’s drugs...

EVAC Settles Suit With Mom Over Premature Birth

Posted on July 12, 2010
Florida ambulance provider EVAC has settled a $5 million lawsuit with a local woman whose son was born two months prematurely while in an ambulance during a transfer between two hospitals. Margaritia Stivers Chess was being transferred from Bert Fish Medical Center to Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children when her son was born in 2004...

More Medication Recalled By Johnson & Johnson

Posted on July 10, 2010
Johnson & Johnson announced Thursday that they would be expanding their recall of over-the-counter medicines to “various brands of Tylenol for children and adults and several forms of its Benadryl allergy tablets and Motrin painkiller.” J&J officials said the expansion is merely a precaution, as some of the packaging materials used could be tied back [...

Lawsuit Filed Over Drowning At Pool Party

Posted on July 10, 2010
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the city of Blue Island, Ill., over the drowning of a man at an after-hours pool party at a local swimming pool. According to the lawsuit, the man drowned at a party held by the Blue Island Park District and that alcohol was openly consumed in the [...

New Chicago Gun Ordinance Prompts Lawsuit

Posted on July 08, 2010
A group of Chicago residents have filed a lawsuit against the city and a newly instituted gun ordinance, claiming that it violated their Constitutional rights. The ordinance “requires anyone who wants to keep a handgun at home to obtain a Chicago firearm permit, take firearms training and have no convictions for a violent crime, unlawful [...

Utility Co. To Pay $5 Mill. Over Fatal Accident

Posted on July 08, 2010
Utility provider PG&E has agreed to pay $5 million to the mother of a 20-year-old woman who was killed in a car accident involving one of the company drivers. The woman and a friend were killed in the wreck in 2006 when the truck driver, a diabetic, blacked out a the wheel after forgetting to [...

Motorcycle vs Car at Powers & Grinnell in Colorado Springs

Posted on July 07, 2010
As is typical when there is an accident involving a car and a motorcycle, generally the motorcycle looses. �This was true at Powers & Grinnell �where one of the two people on the motorcycle did not survive and the other is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries...

Sony Recalls Laptops Over Burn Risk

Posted on July 06, 2010
Sony has recalled more than 230,000 VAIO laptops over a safety issue at the request of the Consumer Product Safety Commission after that organization said the computer were at risk to overheat and could cause burns to the user. �The models were sold between January and April 2010.

Verdict Against Goodyear Upheld In 2004 Fatal Accident

Posted on July 06, 2010
A $32.2 million verdict against Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has been upheld by the Nevada Supreme Court in a lawsuit over the death of three people in 2004. �Goodyear had argues that the initial ruling was excessive (in the initial trial it was ruled that Goodyear could not present a defense of liability because [...

Med. Malpractice Lawsuit Issues Award to Lesbian Partner

Posted on July 06, 2010
A Connecticut woman has been awarded $1.3 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit filed by her lesbian partner against a local oncologist. The woman filed the lawsuit in January 2006 after she was treated for the wrong form of cancer. In the lawsuit she also sought damages for her longtime partner, whom she had joined [...

Bad Reviews of Doctor on Internet Prompt Libel Lawsuit

Posted on July 06, 2010
A cosmetic surgeon in northern California has filed a libel and defamation lawsuit against a host of online critics who were allegedly “badmouthing” her on the Internet. Dr. Kimberly Henry claims in her lawsuit that at least 12 different online reviews have engaged in “libel and defamation, invasion of privacy and interference with prospective economic [...

Suzuki Recalls Sedans Over Faulty Interior Door

Posted on July 02, 2010
A faulty door on the center dashboard box has prompted a recall of 5,107 Suzuki Kizashi sedans. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has reported that during an accident the door may suddenly swing open, injuring the passenger in the vehicle...

Car vs. Scooter accident in Colorado Springs

Posted on July 01, 2010
An elderly scooter victim sustained multiple compound fractures when she was stuck by an elderly person driving a car in Colorado Springs. �The scooter victim was taken to Memorial Hospital for treatment.

Lawsuit Filed Over Fatal Shootings In Virginia

Posted on July 01, 2010
A 2008 shooting in Virginia, has prompted a lawsuit against the city, county and state by the families of the victims. The defendant shot and killed one man and injured two others during his shooting spree. The lawsuit claims that the defendant should have been in prison at the time of the shooting on an [...

Settlement Reached In Tent Collapse Case

Posted on July 01, 2010
A confidential settlement has been reached over the injury of three children at a 2008 air show in Huntsville, AL. The children were injured when a tent at the air show collapsed during a thunderstorm. �The lawsuit alleged that the tent builder failed to properly construct the tent.

Suit Filed To Block UAL Purchase Of Continental

Posted on June 30, 2010
A group of airline passengers have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the merger of United Airlines and Continental Airlines Inc. The lawsuit claims that the merger is an attempt to form a monopoly, and would lead to higher prices and less services for the customer...

General Mills Low-Fat Claims False, Lawsuit Claims

Posted on June 30, 2010
A $5 million lawsuit has been filed against General Mills, alleging their claim that its Fruit Roll-Ups and other snacks are low-fat are false and misleading. The Plaintiff says in her lawsuit that General Mills fails to tell the public that “it uses partially hydrogenated oil in the snacks, which the lawsuit says is ‘dangerous’ [...

City Of Denver Settles Wrongful Arrest Lawsuit

Posted on June 29, 2010
The city of Denver has agreed to a $175,000 settlement in a lawsuit filed by a woman who was arrested by police who were improperly enforcing a restraining order. The woman was arrested for violating a restraining order that was in fact supposed to protect her from her ex-boyfriend, the lawsuit stated...

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