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City Musuem Stands up to Personal Injury Lawsuits

Posted on April 14, 2010
Management from the St. Louis-area City Museum used Facebook recently as way to voice discontent with a number of personal injury lawsuits filed against the museum. On April 5th, museum management decided to voice their feelings through their Facebook fan page, acknowledging that the museum is a place where ?kids and adults can run, jump, and [...

After Akon Concert, Fan Files Personal Injury Lawsuit

Posted on April 12, 2010
Akon is a fixture on the pop music charts: More than 300 times has he made a guest appearance on a song that hit the Billboard Hot 100 charts. His massive popularity makes him a hot commodity in concert, but his fans’ enthusiasm is leading to lawsuits against venue owners and tour promoters...

California Ice Rink Injury Results in $10 Million Wrongful Death Suit

Posted on April 06, 2010
The family of a woman who died after she struck her head during a fall while ice skating at a city rink in Irvine, Calif. recently filed a $10 million claim against the city that could lead to a wrongful death lawsuit. The claim filed on behalf of Cherlynn Tang, who died in February at the [...

TV Anchor Sued After Hitting Man With Ferrari

Posted on April 04, 2010
A personal injury lawsuit was filed against former Detroit TV broadcaster Fanchon Stinger and her former boyfriend after their Ferrari hit a man on motorcycle. David Sugg filed the injury lawsuit earlier this month against the two after he was struck in May 2007 by a Ferrari coupe while he was riding his motorcycle...

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Michael Jackson?s Father Expected to File Personal Injury Lawsuit

Posted on April 02, 2010
Michael Jackson?s father will likely file a wrongful death lawsuit against the man working as the singer?s personal doctor at the time of Jackson?s death. Joe Jackson, Michael?s father, is expected to file the personal injury lawsuit within the next three months, according to NBC Los Angeles...

Lawsuit Claims Botox Treatment Led to Death

Posted on March 22, 2010
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Wheelchair Company Sued After Disabled Rights Activist Dies

Posted on March 20, 2010
A wrongful death lawsuit filed against a wheel chair manufacturing company alleges that a malfunctioning wheel chair led to the death of a prominent disability activist. The lawsuit, filed in Boston by the parents of quadriplegic Jeffrey Thompson, requested $10 million in damages from National Seating & Mobility Inc...

Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against Undercover Police Officer in Georgia

Posted on March 18, 2010
A wrongful death lawsuit filed Monday in federal court in Georgia claiming an undercover drug officer who shot and killed a minister in September was not legally certified as a police officer at the time. Abigail Ayers, widow of Rev. Jonathan Ayers, filed the wrongful death lawsuit that also goes on to claim that Stephens County [...

Toyota Class Action Personal Injury Lawsuits Grow

Posted on March 14, 2010
Toyota may be facing even more legal problems stemming from their recent recalls, but these aren’t because of sticky gas pedals. Several groups of vehicle owners are now filing class action lawsuits against the Japanese auto maker, alleging that all of the personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits that have been filed against the company are [...

Supreme Court Considers Allowing Injury Lawsuits Against Vaccine Makers

Posted on March 12, 2010
The United States Supreme Court agreed to hear a landmark case that will decide whether people can file personal injury lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies if vaccines are found to be the cause of health problems. The case of Hannah Bruesewitz, who started having seizures after a series of vaccines, could set a sweeping precedent over an [...

Another Personal Injury Suit Filed Against Taser Maker

Posted on March 10, 2010
A California man, who had a heart attack after being hit by a Taser stun gun and is now disabled, filed a personal injury lawsuit against the weapon maker. The lawsuit alleges that Taser International, manufacturers of the controversial ?non-lethal? police weapon, had past knowledge that voltage from the Taser could cause permanent harm to a [...

Trampoline Personal Injury Suit Settled with Board of Education

Posted on March 06, 2010
A Chicago man who filed a personal injury lawsuit 18 years ago against the city?s board of education after he was severely hurt while jumping off a trampoline received a record-breaking settlement from the city. Ryan Murray, 30, was offered a $14.7 million settlement last week to dismiss his lawsuit against both the Chicago Board of [...

Lawsuit From McDonald?s Chicken Sandwich Injury Reinstated

Posted on March 04, 2010
A Virginia federal appeals court reinstated a personal injury lawsuit filed against McDonald?s after a man burnt his lips on a chicken sandwich. The suit, originally filed five years ago, was thrown out in 2008 before a jury could come to a decision on whether McDonald?s was liable for 62-year-old Frank Sutton?s injuries...

Fourth Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Toyota

Posted on February 28, 2010
The mother of a 21-year-old woman killed in a 2007 car crash recently filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Toyota, claiming a sticking accelerator in the woman?s vehicle led to the accident. Sandra Livingston, a Long Island, New York resident, filed the federal suit against the Japanese auto maker on Feb...

Widow of Austin IRS Worker Files Personal Injury Suit

Posted on February 26, 2010
A personal injury lawsuit was filed by the widow of an Internal Revenue Service worker who was killed when a man crashed his plane into an office building in Austin, Texas. The lawsuit claims Sheryl Mann Stack, widow of the plane’s pilot Andrew Joseph Stack III, should have warned people that her husband might be dangerous [...

Injury Suit Against Trolley Square Hero Settled

Posted on February 24, 2010
A personal injury lawsuit filed against a police officer, who was considered a hero after holding off a shooting rampage in Salt Lake City, was quietly settled recently. Natasha Child sued Ogden police officer Ken Hammond on claims that he used excessive force against both her and her husband during a May 2008 arrest...

NFL Player?s Personal Injury Lawsuit Against Former Team Tossed

Posted on February 21, 2010
David Givens will have to find another way to score against his former team. A federal judge recently dismissed a personal injury lawsuit filed by the former NFL wide receiver against the Tennessee Titans football team. The judge said Givens will have to pursue further action through arbitration under the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement...

Wrongful Death Suit Claims Taser Caused Drowning

Posted on February 18, 2010
The mother of a man who died while evading police officers filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Arkansas, claiming a deputy hit him with a Taser while he was in a pond, knocking him unconscious and causing him to drown. Martha Neely, mother of 36-year-old Brett Howie, filed the personal injury lawsuit against Jefferson County, Sheriff [...

Ford Settles Injury Lawsuits After SUV Paralyzes Woman

Posted on February 15, 2010
The Ford Motor Company opted to settle for most of the requested $17.7 million in a personal injury lawsuit after a Ford SUV crash left a woman paralyzed from the neck down. Ford decided to pay $16 million to Lynn Wheeler recently during the end of a trial in Clayton County, Ga...

Toyota Gas Pedal Defect Leads to Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Posted on February 13, 2010
A third wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Toyota for faulty gas pedals sticking to the floor and causing accidents. The family of 34-year-old Trina Renee Harris filed against the large Japanese automaker after she died in a car accident shortly before Christmas in Houston, Texas...

Injury Lawsuit for Milwaukee Sheriff After Former Deputy Jailed for Shooting

Posted on February 11, 2010
A personal injury lawsuit has been filed against a Wisconsin country sheriff after a former deputy was convicted of shooting his then-girlfriend and a 12-year-old girl in 2008. The suit, filed Feb. 5, claims that Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr...

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed After GSU Basketball Player?s Death

Posted on February 08, 2010
A wrongful death lawsuit was filed against Grambling State University after a basketball player died last August following a ?punishment? run of four miles in high heat without water. Henry White, 21, became ill on Aug. 14 after participating in what was described by a university statement as a ?conditioning drill...

Skydiving Center Found Not Liable for Jumper?s Injuries

Posted on February 06, 2010
A jury ruled last week that a central California-area skydiving center was not responsible for spinal cord injuries as a result of an accident during a jump about three years ago. In a 10-2 decision, jurors at the San Joaquin Valley Courthouse ruled that the Parachute Center owner and pilot Bill Dause did not act in [...

Pedal Problems Lead to Personal Injury Lawsuits for Toyota

Posted on February 04, 2010
In the latest chapter of the Japanese automaker?s woes, Toyota customers are filing lawsuits against the company with complaints that faulty gas pedals are causing, or could cause, car accidents and injuries if their vehicles suddenly accelerate. About 6...

Worker Injured at BP plant wins $1.72 million Personal Injury Lawsuit Verdict

Posted on February 02, 2010
A Texas man who filed a personal injury lawsuit after he was severely hurt in an accident at petroleum magnate BP?s Texas City oil refinery won a $1.72 million verdict in a recent court ruling. Ernesto Tamez and his wife Maria filed the industrial accident lawsuit against Maxim Crane Works, an industrial company based in Pennsylvania...

Death by Chocolate Results in Personal Injury Lawsuit

Posted on January 31, 2010
A personal injury lawsuit was filed in early January against a Camden, PA.-based chocolate plant after a worker was killed last summer when he fell into a vat used to melt chocolate. Vincent Smith II, 29, was working at the Lyons and Sons chocolate plant on July 8, according to CBS...

Injury Lawsuits Filed Over Tainted Chinese-Made Drugs

Posted on January 26, 2010
More than 30 personal injury lawsuits have been filed in Illinois and Texas after a tainted medication led to allergic reactions and deaths in 2008. Baxter International Inc. recalled herapin, a blood thinner and anti-coagulant, in 2008 when ingredients in the medication were found to cause adverse reactions...

Gary Coleman Settles Injury Lawsuit With Fan

Posted on January 24, 2010
Actor Gary Coleman opted to settle a personal injury lawsuit filed against him and his former wife by disgruntled fan Colt Rushton. Dustin Lance, injury attorney for Rushton, said the suit was settled within the last 30 days. Court records revealed that the injury lawsuit against the actor, best known for his role in the [...

Lawsuits Filed Against Anti-Smoking Drug After Deaths

Posted on January 21, 2010
Three different personal injury lawsuits were filed against Pfizer Inc. last week claiming that suicide attempts and a death stemmed from use of the drug Chantix to help alleviate symptoms of nicotine withdrawal. The crux of each personal injury lawsuit is that staff at Pfizer did not properly inform both doctors and potential users about the [...

Ski Trip Teacher Chaperone Sues School for Injury

Posted on January 14, 2010
A Massachusetts school teacher was recently awarded worker?s compensation benefits after she was injured while chaperoning students on a school ski trip. Karen Sikorski, a math teacher at Peabody High School in Peabody, Mass., injured her shoulder in 2004 during a trip to Mount Ascutney in Vermont with the school?s ski club...

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