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Last Entry: March 30, 2011 at 17:45:23

Fugitive Doctor Faces Justice in Medical Malpractice Trial

Posted on August 30, 2010
The story sounds like a script written for a TV drama: A fugitive doctor performs needless surgeries on innocent victims and narrowly evades authorities by escaping to the Italian Alps. Sadly, for hundreds of sick people in Indiana, this story is all too real...

Man Injured in Rat Attack at Discount Store, Files Injury Lawsuit

Posted on August 24, 2010
A recent trip to the Dollar Tree proved far more expensive than a Philadelphia man expected when he was allegedly bitten by a furry critter hiding in the store?s shelves. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the unfortunate shopper, Bernard King, was at the discount store shopping for ribbon to help him wrap his granddaughter?s birthday present...

Injured Driver Sues Owners of Car-Battering Horse

Posted on August 16, 2010
Sometimes you?re the windshield, and sometimes you?re the horse. This week, a Wisconsin woman filed a personal injury lawsuit against the owners of a reckless horse that allegedly ran into her car. According to the Madison/St. Claire Record, the plaintiff, Melva Lee Yates, claims that she was driving her 1995 Pontiac Grand Am in late 2008 when [...

Ousted Official Pledges Libel Lawsuit against Blogger

Posted on August 10, 2010
A former Department of Agriculture official who was fired as a result of unfair allegations by a controversial Internet figure may soon have her day in court. Recently, Shirley Sherrod announced her intention to file a personal injury lawsuit against Andrew Breitbart, who posted a heavily edited video on his website that unfairly portrayed Sherrod as [...

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Personal Injury Lawsuit Decries Use of Toxic Chemicals in Gulf

Posted on August 03, 2010
To help break up the thousands of gallons of oil in the gulf, BP has spent the past few months deploying chemical dispersants. The use of one particular dispersant, Corexit 9500, is the focus of a recent personal injury lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed last week in the U...

Violent Greyhound Collision Kills Six, Wounds 20

Posted on July 26, 2010
Tragedy struck Greyhound, the nation’s largest intercity bus carrier, during a fatal crash in California last week. Six people were killed and 20 others were wounded in the culimnation of a series of even deadly events, according to the California Highway Patrol...

Elderly Baseball Fan Files Injury Lawsuit Against Phillie Phanatic

Posted on July 20, 2010
In disturbing news for one of baseball?s most iconic mascots, a 75-year-old woman recently filed a personal injury lawsuit against the Phillie Phanatic for his antics during a minor league game. According to the Philadelphia Daily News, the plaintiff, Grace Crass, alleges that the giant, green, furry creature lumbered through the stands and stepped onto her [...

Launch of Apple iPhone Gets Bad Reception

Posted on July 12, 2010
A class action lawsuit could tarnish the shine of one of the world’s biggest brands. The defective product lawsuit lists many complaints against the latest version of the Apple iPhone, as well as AT&T, the company which provides phone and data service to the phone’s users...

Supreme Court Allows Landmark Sexual Abuse Lawsuit to Continue

Posted on July 08, 2010
Providing further hope for victims of sexual abuse, a lawsuit against the Vatican has leapt over another hurdle. According to the Associated Press, the Supreme Court recently refused to stop a sexual abuse lawsuit filed by an Oregon man against the Vatican...

Tased and Confused: Police Fire Tasers at Elderly Women

Posted on June 29, 2010
During confrontations with physically threatening combatants, police often enlist the aid of non-lethal weapons, including the popular Taser stun-gun. As the use of Tasers becomes more widespread and accepted, police have begun using them in more situations...

BP Creates Injury Settlement Fund to Pay Victims of Gulf Oil Spill

Posted on June 22, 2010
As the oil continues to gush into the Gulf of Mexico, BP is worried about a potentially costlier spill. The inevitable tide of personal injury lawsuits from those harmed by the accident poses a grave financial threat to the oil giant. Anticipating future lawsuits, BP recently agreed to pay $20 billion into an escrow account to [...

Ground Zero Plaintiffs Could Get Larger Injury Settlement

Posted on June 15, 2010
In the aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, thousands of firefighters, police officers, and construction workers heroically converged on the scene. Injuries suffered by these workers in the ensuing rescue effort led to a lengthy legal fight that may finally be over...

Hundreds of Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Threaten to Close New York Hospital

Posted on June 08, 2010
Injured plaintiffs have many concerns when seeking legal relief for personal injuries. But rarely do they worry about the defense’s continued existence. However, more than 260 people face this exact problem in New York, where the shuttering of St...

Fallen Sailor?s Mother Wins Wrongful Death Suit, But Who Will Pay?

Posted on June 03, 2010
A New Jersey woman was recently awarded $1.2 million in a wrongful death lawsuit after her son was killed in a Navy training accident. However, despite winning the lawsuit, Cassita Massiah does not yet know who is responsible for making the payment. Massiah filed the personal injury lawsuit after the tragic death of her son, Freddie [...

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed in Wake of CVS shoplifter Strangulation

Posted on May 31, 2010
The father of a man who was strangled to death by a CVS store employee after being suspected of shoplifting filed a wrongful death lawsuit recently against the chain of convenience stores. Michael A. Johnson is claiming within the personal injury suit that a CVS manager strangled his son, 34-year-old Anthony Kyser, while attempting to hold [...

Transocean Trying to Limit Their Liability in Oil Rig Disaster

Posted on May 28, 2010
The company who owns the Deepwater Horizon, the BP oil rig which sunk in April after an explosion, recently said they will be appealing to a federal judge to place a limit on the overall liability cost they will be responsible for at $27 million. If the request is granted, Transocean would be left as much [...

Target Recalls Trunk that Crippled Toddler

Posted on May 25, 2010
A federal recall was recently announced for storage trunks sold nationwide by retail store Target since they pose a possible strangulation risk. The defective product recall comes about a year from after two children were injured in relation to the trunks...

California Lawyers Chosen in Toyota Personal Injury Lawsuits

Posted on May 23, 2010
Personal injury attorneys were chosen out of a pool of 75 legal professionals from across the United States to handle consolidated legal cases against Toyota over issues with cars that led to a nationwide recall. The Japanese auto maker has faced a slew of personal injury, wrongful death and class action lawsuits after recalling about 8 [...

Notorious B.I.G. Wrongful Death Lawsuit Dismissed

Posted on May 18, 2010
A federal wrongful death lawsuit filed eight years ago in relation to the fatal shooting of New York City rapper Notorious B.I.G. was recently dismissed. The suit targeted the city of Los Angeles, and further legal action in the rapper?s death is likely, according to the Associated Press...

Personal Injury Attorneys Says Oil Rig Workers Told to Say They Saw Nothing

Posted on May 16, 2010
Personal injury lawyers representing several oil rig workers who were aboard an off-shore drilling platform that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico said they were told to sign documents that denied they were hurt or that they witnessed the explosion. Workers who were on the� Deepwater Horizon deep sea drilling platform when it exploded, killing 11 [...

Oil Rig Workers File Personal Injury Lawsuit After Explosion

Posted on May 12, 2010
Three workers who survived a deadly explosion on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico reported in injury lawsuit filing papers that they were left floating in lifeboats for over 10 hours, in full view of the burning oil rig. The personal injury lawsuit was filed in the Galveston, Texas area county court, and contains [...

Detroit Police Change Taser Standards After Death

Posted on May 07, 2010
A year after a 16-yer-old boy died shortly after he was shocked by a Taser weapon, Detroit-area police departments are changing policies on the weapon?s use. In October 2009, Taser International, the Arizona-based company who manufacturers the 50,000 volt stunning weapons, sent out an advisory to law enforcement agencies around the country, recommending that officers using [...

Judge Sues Police for Using Pepper Spray During His DUI Arrest

Posted on May 04, 2010
A northern Illinois judge facing a drunken driving charge has recently filed a personal injury lawsuit against a suburb?s police department, accusing the police of mistreating him during the arrest. Judge David Hall has claimed in a federal lawsuit that police officers used excessive force during the traffic stop and subsequent arrest...

Actor Sues for Personal Injuries After Being Detained at Oscars

Posted on May 01, 2010
And you thought the Oscars were long. An actor recently filed a $50 million personal injury lawsuit against the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, claiming that security guards working the Oscars ceremony interrogated and held him and his wife for several hours while the ceremony proceeded...

Disney World Hit With Personal Injury Suit After Ride Leads to Stroke

Posted on April 29, 2010
A tower of terror, indeed. Opening arguments were heard recently in the trial of a personal injury lawsuit filed by a man who experienced a stroke after riding a famous attraction a Walt Disney World in Florida. In one of the few injury lawsuits filed against the famed amusement park that made it to trial, 80-year-old Marvin [...

Ohio Resident Sued for Torturing Man in Somalia

Posted on April 27, 2010
A former high ranking officer in the Somali military, who now resides in Ohio, is the target of an injury lawsuit filed by a man who claims he was tortured in Somalia in 1988 at the hands of the former military official. The suit was filed against Abdi Aden Magan, who served as a colonel and [...

Coconut Injury Lawsuit Thrown Out After Appeal

Posted on April 25, 2010
A personal injury lawsuit filed by a woman who claimed she was hit in the head with a coconut during a New Orleans parade was recently thrown out in court. Daisy Johnson Palmer, 74, was looking for damage payments after she claimed that on Feb. 26, 2006, a hollowed-out coconut was lobbed at her, causing a [...

Toyota Personal Injury Lawsuits Consolidated Into One Case

Posted on April 21, 2010
More than 150 different lawsuits against Toyota will be tried in one courtroom in front of a single federal judge in Santa Ana, Calif., including about 100 class action suits against the beleaguered Japanese automaker and another 50 personal injury lawsuits over claims of uncontrolled acceleration...

Philly Officer Faces Injury Lawsuit for Alleged Drunken Shooting

Posted on April 19, 2010
A Philadelphia police officer is the target of a personal injury lawsuit that claims he fired his weapon after an off-duty night of drinking. According to the Philadelphia Daily News, the lawsuit is charging Officer Thomas Schaffling with firing his weapon wildly around 3 a...

Family Sues Indiana Amusement Park After Injury on Tea Cup Ride

Posted on April 17, 2010
The family of a five-year-old boy filed a personal injury lawsuit against an Indianapolis indoor amusement park after the boy was severely injured on the mini tea cup ride. Dennis Jennings and Antoinette Marion said their son Denzel Jennings suffered a fractured skull, among other injuries, after riding a mini-tea cup ride at the Xscape amusement [...

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