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Suit Filed Over Boy Killed During Police Chase

Posted on August 18, 2010
A lawsuit has been filed over the death of a Dolton, Ill., teenager who was hit by a car during a police chase last August. The suit claims that Cook County officers were “recklessly” pursuing a suspect through a Dolton neighborhood at dangerously high speeds without proper authorization...

Fischer-Price Recalls Toy Set Over Choking Hazard

Posted on August 17, 2010
Toy maker Fischer-Price has announced a recall of almost 100,000 Little People Play-n-Go Campsites due to the potential choking risk the toy presents. According to the the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, one of the characters that comes with the toy set can break at the waist, exposing “small parts that could pose a choking [...

Atlanta Settles In Illegal Police Raid, Fatal Shooting

Posted on August 17, 2010
The city of Atlanta, Georgia has agreed to a $4.9 million settlement with the family of a woman who was killed by police during an illegal raid of her home in 2006. Officers busted down the woman’s door after an informant said he had purchased drugs from her home...

Fatal Shooting By Police Prompts Lawsuit

Posted on August 17, 2010
A lawsuit has been filed against the Baltimore County police department over the fatal shooting of a local man in February 2008. Officers fired 70 bullets at the man after he allegedly rammed one of their police vehicles with his car. The lawsuit claims the officers used excessive and unnecessary force in opening fire on [...

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Lawsuit Filed Over NJ Plant Explosion

Posted on August 17, 2010
A former employee at the Kleen Energy power plant in New Jersey has filed a lawsuit against the plant owners over injuries he sustained during a gas blowout in February. The employee claims in his lawsuit that he and other workers should not have been required to be on site during a dangerous procedure known [...

Cancer Drug May Be Condemned By F.D.A.

Posted on August 16, 2010
The F.D.A. is considering the rare move of revoking their approval of the breast cancer drug Avastin because the benefits of the drug may not outweigh the risks. Medical experts made a recommendation to the F.D.A. earlier this year condemning the drug due to its potential toxic side effects and extremely high cost...

Med. Malpractice Suit Settled In California

Posted on August 16, 2010
A $5.5 million settlement has been reached in a medical malpractice suit brought against Los Angeles County by the family of a girl who suffered head trauma during a cheerleading stunt. The woman was taken to County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center after falling from a human pyramid in August 2007...

Woman Falls At Concert, Files Suit Against Venue

Posted on August 16, 2010
A Wisconsin woman has filed a lawsuit against a concert venue in Milwaukee after she fell down the stairs while trying to leave the concert. The woman claims in her lawsuit she was walking down the stairs when the lights suddenly went off for an encore, making it impossible to see...

Man Recieves $2.85 Mil. After Being Tased

Posted on August 16, 2010
A stun-gun manufacturer has agreed to a $2.85 million settlement with a California man who suffered brain damage after being tased four years ago. The man was shocked by a Watsonvile, Calif., police officer in 2006 after refusing to exit a bus. The suit says the man went into cardiac arrest and stopped breathing for [...

Frozen Fruit Recalled For Causing Typhoid Fever

Posted on August 13, 2010
Goya Foods has issued a recall of packages of its frozen mamey fruit pulp after it was found the food may cause typhoid fever. The recall was instigated after the FDA found traces of salmonella that is linked to typhoid in the product . There have been seven confirmed cases of typhoid fever in California [...

Jury Awards $6.2 Mill. To Family In Professor?s Death

Posted on August 13, 2010
The family of a deceased University of North Florida professor will receive a $6.2 million settlement from a local hospital after the professor died during a CT scan. The man had gastric bypass surgery at Shands at the University of Florida hospital in 2002...

Taco Bell Allegedly Connected to Salmonella Outbreak

Posted on August 12, 2010
Salmonella has sent 10 people to the hospital in Ohio and sickened 15 more, and the outbreak is believed to be connected to fast food restaurant Taco Bell. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has not officially named Taco Bell as the cause of the outbreak, but reportedly most of the 155 people in [...

Lawsuit: Florida Officers Injured Hijacking Victims

Posted on August 12, 2010
A lawsuit has been filed against the Jacksonville, FL sheriff’s office by a local woman who was shot by police officers in March. The victim’s car hijacked by someone that had just completed robbing a bank with the victim and her son inside...

Lawsuit Filed After Fatal Boat Crash In Penn.

Posted on August 12, 2010
A lawsuit has been filed in the death of two students in a boating accident in July on the Delaware River. The two students were caught underneath the boat after a barge crashed into a tour boat whose engine had stalled. The lawsuit accuses our operator Ride the Ducks and tugboat operator K-Sea Transportation Partners [...

Honda Recalls Vehicles For Faulty Ignition Switch

Posted on August 12, 2010
Automaker Honda has recalled 384,222 vehicles because of a malfunction in the ignition that can cause the vehicles to roll. The recall covers some 2003 model Accords, Civics and Elements, along with some 2004 Elements. The ignition switch in some of the vehicles may become worn and the keys can be taken out of the [...

Dehumidifiers Recalled For Fire Risk

Posted on August 12, 2010
Almost 100,000 LG Electronics dehumidifiers have been recalled due to a potential fire hazard. The recall was issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission this week, affecting Goldstar and Comfort-Aire portable dehumidifiers. According to reports, fires have been caused when the power connectors short-circuited.

Wash. DOC Settles Over Injuries Caused By Felon

Posted on August 12, 2010
The Washington Department of Corrections has agreed to settle a $4.25 million with a local woman who was hit by a car driven by a mentally ill felon. The woman suffered severe brain injuries from the accident, which occurred in June 2008. The lawsuit claimed that the department should have been keeping a closer watch [...

Lawsuit Filed Over Death Of Family From CO2

Posted on August 12, 2010
A lawsuit has been filed over the death of a family by carbon monoxide poisoning in a rented Aspen luxury home. The gas leaked into the home in 2008 from a gas-fire broiler filling the house and killing the Lofgren family. The suit accuses the contractors, manufacturers and inspectors for Pitkin County of failing to [...

Lawsuit Filed Against Funeral Home Over Body?s Condition

Posted on August 10, 2010
A lawsuit has been filed against a Houston funeral home over the decayed condition of a body they shipped to Uganda. The lawsuit was filed by a father whose son died on July 1. He claims in his suit that his son’s body had decayed to such a level that he had trouble identifying the [...

Mets Fan Hit With Bat Files Suit Against Team, MLB

Posted on August 10, 2010
A New York man has filed a lawsuit against the New York Mets and Major League Baseball after a broken bat hit him in the face at Shea Stadium. The man was hit with the shard in August 2007 and suffered multiple fractures in his face. The lawsuit claims the league and the Mets failed [...

One Million Pounds Of Meat Recalled

Posted on August 09, 2010
A meat processing company has announced a recall of one million pounds of ground beef and bulk ground meat products that may be infected with a type of E. coli bacteria. Valley Meat Co. announced the recall last week of meat sold in California, Texas, Oregon, Arizona and overseas...

Jury: Inn To Pay $4.7 Mill. In Almost-Drowning

Posted on August 09, 2010
A Mississippi family was awarded $4.7 million by a Hinds County jury over the near-drowning of their two children in a local hotel swimming pool. The lawsuit accused workers at the Jackson La Quinta Inn of failing to lock the pool gate after hours and that the children, who both suffer learning disabilities, wandered in [...

Widow Files Lawsuit Against Ford In Husband?s Death

Posted on August 08, 2010
A woman in Florida has filed a lawsuit against Ford Motors over the death of her husband in a fiery car accident. The woman’s husband, a Florida Highway Patrol officer, died in his Ford Crown Victoria cruiser when the rear end burst into flames when it was rear-ended...

Bank Robber Suspect Files Lawsuit Against Police

Posted on August 08, 2010
A man suspected of robbing a Pittsburgh bank has filed a lawsuit against several city police officers who allegedly assaulted him. The man claims in his lawsuit that he was removed from his vehicle by 12 officers and beaten severely. He suffered a “broken nose, facial abrasions, as well as a closed head injury, which [...

Jury Awards $30 Mill. In Foster Care Abuse Suit

Posted on August 08, 2010
A San Jose jury awarded $30 million to a man who was sexually abused as a child by his foster parent. The lawsuit claimed that the man forced the victim into “600 acts of sexual abuse from December 1995 to March 1999.” The lawsuit also named foster agency the Giarretto Institute as a defendent, stating [...

Lawsuit Filed In Bizarre School Bus Crash

Posted on August 06, 2010
A school bus crash in Cook County, Ill., has prompted a lawsuit from the parents of one of the injured children. According to the lawsuit, the driver of the bus opened the door while it was moving to vomit but accidentally spun the wheel, sending the bus down into a ditch...

Woman Fell At Airport, Suffered Brain Damage, Lawsuit Claims

Posted on August 06, 2010
A lawsuit has been filed against the Salt Lake City International Airport by a woman who slipped and fell and suffered brain damage. The woman, a former flight attendant, said she was walking to her car when she slipped on a slick sidewalk, falling and hitting her head...

Railroad Worker Awarded $3.7 Mill. In Lawsuit

Posted on August 05, 2010
A Wyoming jury has awarded $3.7 million to a local man who developed lung cancer after 37 years of working for BNSF Railway. The plaintiff claimed in his lawsuit that years of breathing in diesel fumes, silicone dust and asbestos while at work caused his cancer...

Use of Airport Full-Body Scanners Challenged In Lawsuit

Posted on August 05, 2010
A lawsuit has been filed challenging the use of full-body x-ray scans at airports. The scanners use X-rays or radio frequency energy to detect weapons and explosives beneath passengers’ clothing. The lawsuit, filed against the Department of Homeland Security, claims that the scanners violate Fourth Amendment by subjecting passengers to a “a uniquely invasive search [...

Settlement Reached In Stun Gun Lawsuit

Posted on August 05, 2010
A settlement of $750,000 has been reached in a lawsuit against a Jefferson County, Illinois police officer who allegedly used a stun gun unnecessarily on three teenagers and assaulted another. �According to the suite the police officer used the stun gun on the teens two years ago and while Illinois state investigators found no wrongdoing [...

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