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IHOP Files Trademark Suit Against Church Group

Posted on September 15, 2010
Breakfast restaurant chain IHOP has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against a religious group of the same name. The lawsuit claims the religious group, International House of Prayer, is violating numerous trademarks held by the restaurant causing “great and irreparable injury? and confusing the public...

Jury: Woman Defrauded By Hospital, Awarded $1 Million

Posted on September 15, 2010
A Texas jury awarded a Houston woman $1 million after they ruled she was defrauded by Christus St. Catherine Hospital in Katy, Texas. The jury ruled the hospital “fraudulently obtained consent to do an autopsy” on the woman’s husband who died at their facility in January 2004...

Deck Collapses, Lawsuit Follows

Posted on September 14, 2010
At least eight people were injured in Lakeview, Ill., when a second story deck collapsed during a house party. A lawsuit has been filed by one of the injured against the building’s owner. The lawsuit claims the building owner should have replaced the “dilapidated and dangerous porch...

Suit To Be Filed Over Sponge Left In Patient

Posted on September 14, 2010
A county judge in Palm Beach, Fla., will file a lawsuit against a surgeon and two radiologists over a sponge that was left inside him after a surgery at Good Samaritan Medical Center. The claim states the sponge rotted away part of his intestine, leaving him with the constant need to use the restroom and [...

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Pickup vs. Pickup at Venetucci and Tenderfoot Hill Road

Posted on September 14, 2010
Two pickups collided at the intersection of Venetucci and Tenderfoot Hill Road in Colorado Springs today (9/14/2010). �This location is to the west of Office Max and Target just south of Lake Avenue and, oddly enough, it appears that the intersection has been pre-built for traffic control...

Death Of Three In Landslide Leads To Lawsuit

Posted on September 13, 2010
The death of a mother and two children in a landslide in Logan, Utah, in July 2009 has prompted a lawsuit against the city. The suit, filed by the husband and father of the deceased, claims studies had shown the Logan Northern Canal was prone to giving way to landslides...

Fatal Dog Bite Prompts Suit Against Owner

Posted on September 10, 2010
The death of a Washington state man from a dog bite has prompted a lawsuit by the man’s family against the dog’s owner. The man developed an infection from a bacteria contracted through the dog’s saliva and died of a blood clot 10 days after being bitten, the suit states...

Red-Light Cameras Unconstitutional, Suit Says

Posted on September 10, 2010
A lawsuit has been filed in Florida challenging a new state law that allows cities to install red-light cameras to give tickets to motorists that run red lights. The lawsuit claims the camera takes away people’s basic right to “innocence until proven guilty...

Toshiba Recalls 41,000 Laptops

Posted on September 09, 2010
Toshiba and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission have announced a recall of 41,000 notebook computers due to the potential for computers to overheat and burn consumers. The CPSC reports the computers can overheat at the adapter plug and melt the plastic casing...

Suit: Doctor Prescribed Too Much Narcotics

Posted on September 09, 2010
A doctor in Palm Beach, Fla., has been accused of prescribing “lethal doses of powerful narcotics” that killed one of his patients. The suit, filed by the mother of the deceased, claims the doctor gave the deceased a very high dosage of Xanax and Roxicodone in July 2007 for back pain...

California Nursing Home Group Settles Class-Action Suit

Posted on September 09, 2010
A California nursing home group has agreed to pay $50 million to settle a lawsuit accusing them of failing to adequately staff their numerous homes �across the state. �The group was found guilty of failing to meet the state requirements of maintaining 3...

Third Suit Comes In Fatal Boating Accident

Posted on September 08, 2010
A third lawsuit has been filed over a fatal boating accident involving a drunk driver who slammed the boat into the seawall off the coast of Connecticut in 2009. The crash killed two people and their families have already filed suits against the driver...

Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against Ga. Nursing Home

Posted on September 08, 2010
A Georgia nursing home operator may be ordered to pay $43.5 million in a wrongful death lawsuit to the family of a man who died at the home in April 2007. The suit claims that the nursing home failed to adequately care for a resident. The suit also claims that other legal problems the owner [...

Lawsuit Filed Over Car Accident At Golf Tourney

Posted on September 02, 2010
One of the men hit by an SUV in the parking lot at a PGA Tour tournament in Florida this year has filed a lawsuit against the property owner, driver of the SUV, and the PGA. The man was driving two spectators in a golf cart through the parking lot of the Quarry Golf Course [...

1.1 Mil. Toyotas Recalled Over Engine Defect

Posted on August 31, 2010
Toyota Motors will recall 1.1 million vehicles in their Corolla and Matrix lines in order to fix potential defective modules in the engine. The recall affects model years 2005 to 2008. Toyota said cracks may occur in the certain engine control module circuit boards, causing the engine to stall while driving...

Kids Burned With Acid, Apt. Owners To Blame, Suit Alleges

Posted on August 31, 2010
Two Chicago mothers have filed a lawsuit against the owners of their apartment complex after a bottle of acid was dumped onto their two children by another child in the complex. The women claim in their lawsuit that the apartment owners were negligent in leaving the drain cleaner – which was 93 percent sulfuric acid [...

Man Became ?Addicted? To Video Game, Suit Says

Posted on August 31, 2010
A lawsuit has been filed against South Korean game developer NCSoft Corp. by a Hawaii man who claims he became “addicted” to one of the company’s video games. The man claims in his lawsuit that he spent 20,000 hours over five years playing the game “Lineage II” and “continues to this day to have a [...

Jury Awards $1.95 Mil. In Post-Surgery Death

Posted on August 31, 2010
A Virginia jury has awarded $1.95 million in a lawsuit over the death of a woman less than two days after she received plastic surgery. The woman was sent home an hour after her July 2008 surgery even though she was having respiratory problems, dizziness and fever, the lawsuit claims...

Illinois Malpractice Suit Settled For $5.3 Million

Posted on August 31, 2010
Central DuPage Hospital in Illinois has agreed to a $5.3 million settlement with the husband of a woman who died of a stroke in 2006. The suit claimed to doctors “failed to properly evaluate and treat” the woman in December 2006, which lead to her death...

Garmin Recalls Units Over Fire Hazard

Posted on August 25, 2010
Garmin Ltd has issued a recall of 1.25 million personal navigation devices over the potential for the battery to overheat and cause a fire hazard. Garmin says there have been 10 reports of batteries overheating in the devices, but none have caused injuries...

Lawsuit Over Pot Hole Accident Settled In Missouri

Posted on August 24, 2010
Jackson County, Mo., has agreed to a $270,000 settlement in a lawsuit filed by a motorcyclist who crashed his bike in a pot hole last summer. The motorcyclist was riding his motorcycle in east Jackson County when he hit a pot hole ankle-deep and as wide as his arms, his lawsuit claims, suffering serious injuries...

Milton?s Bread Recalled Over Undeclared Allergen

Posted on August 23, 2010
A California bread company has issued a recall of 5,000 to 10,000 loaves of bread because of an undeclared allergen in the bread. Milton’s Baking Company said their 24 oz. packages of multi-grain bread contains milk and can cause “serious and life-threatening health risk to milk-allergic individuals...

Settlement Reached In Fatal Tanker Truck Explosion

Posted on August 23, 2010
A Brownsville, Texas, woman has reached a $3.2 million settlement in a lawsuit she filed over the death of her husband in an explosion in 2006. The woman’s husband was filling up a tanker truck at a RTW Properties L.P. terminal when the truck exploded, killing him...

FDA Needs Preventative Power, Officials Say

Posted on August 23, 2010
Officials for the F.D.A. are asking Congress for more power to enforce rules and hold companies accountable, especially regarding imported food. The statements, made by F.D.A. Margaret Hamburg in a recent interview, came on the heels of a salmonella outbreak that affected some 1,300 and resulted in a recall of 500 million eggs...

Mazada Issues Recall Due To Power Steering Loss

Posted on August 20, 2010
Automaker Mazada has recalled 215,000 vehicles due to a potential loss of power to the steering wheel, which can cause an accident. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that rust can form on the pipes of the power steering system, causing them to shut down to avoid overheating...

Suit: Computer Fixed By Geek Squad Shocks Owner

Posted on August 20, 2010
A Maryland man has filed a lawsuit against Best Buy’s Geek Squad after repairs they made to his computer allegedly caused it to shock him. According to the lawsuit, after Geek Squad fixed the man’s computer, it gave him a violent shock when he plugged in his printer...

Seattle PD Beat Kid For Jaywalking, Suit Claims

Posted on August 19, 2010
Officers in the Seattle Police Department have been accused in a lawsuit of punching a disabled young man during a jaywalking stop in June 2009. According to the lawsuit, the young was stopped for jaywalking by a Seattle PD officer. The suit claims that when the young man could not produce ID, the officer began [...

$65 Mil. Verdict Upheld In Major Car Crash Suit

Posted on August 19, 2010
A Florida court of appeals has upheld a $65 million verdict in a lawsuit over a 2007 crash that left a young woman seriously injured. The woman was hit by a tractor trailer that ran a red light, suffering such extensive injuries that she cannot care for herself...

Children?s Center Targeted In Wrongful Death Suit

Posted on August 19, 2010
A lawsuit has been filed against a children’s learning center in Florida over the death of a 2-year-old girl who was left in one of the daycare center’s vans. The lawsuit claims the owners of the learning center were “negligent in the death of the toddler...

Salmonella Outbreak Prompts Recall Of Eggs

Posted on August 18, 2010
Iowa egg distributor Wright County Egg has issued a recall of 13 brands of their eggs due to a salmonella outbreak in various states across the country. In California, 266 people have been hospitalized after eating the infected eggs. CDC officials urge consumers and restaurants to wash and cook their eggs thoroughly to help kill [...

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