The city of Norfolk, Virginia has agreed to pay $7.5 million to a teen who was injured when he was hit by a truck driven by a city employee. The settlement must be approved by the circuit court judge hearing the case. The case is set to go to trial Read more »
City of Norfolk, Virginia to pay out $7.5 million to teen hit by city truck
by Michael February 6, 2008
Ford Motor Company must pay $6.5 million to rollover accident victim
by Michael
Ford Motor Company must pay $6.5 million to a 41 year old brain damaged man stemming from a 2004 accident involving a Ford sports utility vehicle. The Texas jury found the Explorer defective. The victim lost control of the vehicle when a tire lost its tread. Zamora was ejected from Read more »
Worker killed in dry-dock accident
by Michael February 3, 2008
A 36-year-old San Diego worker was killed after he was crushed while working on the dock near the Broadway Pier. The shipyard machinist was crushed by a crane and was unable to be revived by paramedics. If you’ve been injured and work anywhere in or near the water, you may Read more »
Mitsubishi Motor Trial set to Start in Florida
by Michael February 2, 2008
Mitsubishi Motors is accused of neglecting a seatbelt defect that may have caused a death in a rollover accident. The product liability trial is set to begin Monday, February 4, 2008. The lawsuit, filed in Circuit Court in Palm Beach County, Fla., says a seatbelt in a 2001 Montero sport Read more »
$3.2 million awarded in birthing malpractice case
by Michael
Kaiser Permanente must pay $3.2 million to a 14-year-old Lake Forest girl who wasn’t breathing and suffered brain damage when delivered by Caesarean section. Court documents indicate the girl now suffers from physical and behavioral problems. The $3.2 million has purchased an annuity worth $20 million over her lifetime. She Read more »
Appelate Court Upholds $13 million dollar settlement
by Michael
The Nassau County Legislature unanimously approved a $13 million award and voted a bond issue to pay for it. The award stemmed from a lawsuit filed 13 years ago after a woman was seriously injured in an auto accident. The victim, Merryl Kihl, was a passenger in a car that Read more »
Jury awards $15.3 million in asbestos case
by Michael
A sealant company in Baltimore, Maryland was ordered to pay $15.3 to a 73-year-old man after it was determined that he developed Mesothelioma from exposure to asbesto-containing products the company made. The plaintiff, George J. Linkus, worked for the Key Highway Shipyard, from 1952 through 1959. In 1954 he was Read more »
Jury awards burn victim $1.5 million
by Michael
A jury in Anderson, Indiana has awarded $1.5 million to a mentally disabled man who suffered first- and second-degree burns when he was placed in a bathtub of scalding water. The assisted living home where the man suffered the injury provides services to mentally disabled clients. The jury decided Residential Read more »
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