There has been a bench verdict in the case regarding the injuries Robert Dorroh received after an accident in 2000. 43-year-old Mr. Dorroh was driving to work in his 1985 Ford Bronco at approximately 6:50 a.m. Cedar Sol Warren was traveling in the opposite direction, and was speeding. Mr. Warren Read more »
Family wins $5 million in wrongful death case
by JDC May 29, 2008
The family of a Georgia woman who drowned in a bathtub at Gwinnett Medical Center has been awarded $5 million in a wrongful death lawsuit. Wendy Wyckstandt, 34, was hospitalized in 2000 for post-partum high blood pressure four days after giving birth. Her mother found her after she collapsed while Read more »
PA family wins wrongful death lawsuit
by JDC May 27, 2008
The family of a Ross, Penna. man who died of asbestos exposure in 2006 recently won $7 million in a wrongful death lawsuit. In 1968, Mr. Tripoli began working as a union contractor in the Koppers Company building, and continued to work there intermittently for seven years. He also worked Read more »
Victim wins case in construction accident
by JDC May 23, 2008
A lawsuit has been settled in the case of a 2003 construction accident in Gilroy. On August 7th, 49-year-old Manuel Pereira, a sheetrock specialist, was working for a subcontractor for Greg Farotte Construction, Inc. Mr. Pereira was performing work in a scissor lift at El Amigo Restaurant. The machinery rolled Read more »
Wisconsin man wins medical malpractice lawsuit
by JDC
35-year-old Jim Lang of Wisconsin has won over $3 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit after losing a portion of his left leg. In 2003, Mr. Lang visited Dr. Gregory Estlund after he injured his leg while working at a factory in Hammond. After four visits to Dr. Estlund with Read more »
Las Vegas clinic caused hepatitis C outbreak
by JDC May 22, 2008
The Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada has been related to over 80 cases of hepatitis C, and the medical workers’ practices have now been blamed. In January, the Southern Nevada Health District found cases of hepatitis C that seemed to be linked to the clinic. Since February, 85 cases have Read more »
Teen’s family files lawsuit in equestrian accident
by JDC May 21, 2008
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in the Riverside County Court by the parents of a girl who died while competing in the Olympic equestrian sport of eventing. The sport consists of three competition phases: dressage, show jumping, and a cross-country obstacle course. Mia Eriksson, 17, died in November Read more »
City not responsible in nightclub deaths
by JDC
An appellate court in Illinois ruled Friday that the city of Chicago is not responsible for the deaths of 21 people in a stampede in 2003 at the E2 nightclub. The stampede began after pepper spray was used to break up a fight on the club’s second level. Occupants fled Read more »
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