The family of Brian Beaver, 24, of Washington, is suing a bar in Montana that served alcohol to the man who ultimately killed him that night. The lawsuit alleges that the bar failed to use reasonable care when it served an already visibly drunk Brian Holm on November...
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Woman Files Personal Injury Claim Over a Fatal Megabus Crash
Megabus has become well-known in the US today due to their ability to cheaply and comfortably transport people from city to city throughout the eastern and central United States. Rates are as low at $1.00/ticket. Unfortunately for the company, they’re also becoming...
Missouri Couple Wins $6.4 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict
Jeffrey Schneider, 59, and his wife, Connie Schneider, were awarded $6.4 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit as a result of a stroke that he had suffered in 2007. According to the Schneiders, their doctor, Dr. Joseph Thompson of SSM Depaul Group, had every...
Company Hid Cancer-Causing Effects of Chemicals, Lawsuit Claims
A federal lawsuit has been charged against the company whose chemicals leaked into the Elk River and left thousands of West Virginians without water for more than a week. Eastman Chemical Company, which makes a chemical commonly used in coal preparation known as...
Injured Worker Compensated $1 million in Lawsuit Settlement
It was just a typical day at work at Montalvo Corp., a Main-based maker of paper-making machine parts, when Kevin D’Allaird of Albany experienced an injury that later turned into a 1 million dollar settlement in his favor. Markline Sales, Inc., a Buffalo sales...
Malpractice Law Suit Over Delivery of Breech Baby
In 2011, the Cates family elected (after having scheduled a C-section) for a vaginal delivery for their breech baby. After consulting with numerous doctors, the Cates felt this was a safe way to deliver their baby since the hospital’s website advertised its expertise...
Lawsuit Filed Against Pittsburgh Police After a Shooting Left Man Paralyzed
Leon D. Ford, a 20-year-old man from Shael, Pennsylvania is filing a civil rights lawsuit against the city of Pittsburgh, its police leadership and three officers this week. Ford is accusing officers of, “excessive force, unlawful search and seizure and violation of...
Victim Wins in Police-Beating Lawsuit Case
A federal jury ruled Tuesday that Chicago Police have obeyed to the code of silence when protecting fellow officers after a lawsuit was filed by a female bartender who was videotaped being beaten by an off-duty officer. Jurors awarded the bartender, Karolina Obrycka,...
Hertz Employees Accused of Racist Bullying on Facebook
Maurice Howard, a 27-year-old black man from Maui, is suing Hertz and Facebook because employees of the car company made racist comments about him on the social website. His attorney stated what was done was a hate crime. The name-calling described Howard as a...
Johnson & Johnson To Pay $4B In Hip Implant Lawsuit
Johnson & Johnson is in the media again – this time it’s for defective hip implants. The company will pay more than $4 billion to settle more than 7,500 lawsuits. Thousands of people have already had their devices removed. De Puy, Johnson & Johnson’s...