Montana Suit Over Skier’s Death Will Go to Trial
A wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of a 16-year-old German exchange student who fell head first into a pocket of loose snow while skiing at Whitefish Mountain Resort will go to trial, ruled...
View Article$13.3 Million Lawsuit Filed Against University of Portland
The family of a 55-year-old worker who accidentally plummeted to his death at the University of Portland’s Chiles Center has filed a $13.3 million lawsuit against the university. The lawsuit states...
View ArticleJudge Tosses $21.5M Verdict in Cruise Ship Injury Case
A federal judge on Jan. 5 threw out a $21.5 million jury verdict awarded to an Illinois man who claimed he was injured during a cruise in 2011, after the man’s former assistant came forward to say he...
View ArticleWoman Sues Walmart for Damaged Hearing
A woman’s cochlear implants shocked her and made an earsplitting noise when they were damaged by a Wal-Mart theft-alarm system, reports Courthouse News. Yvette Garces had one of the implants surgically...
View ArticleChristus Purportedly Settles Suit Over Newborn’s Skull Fracture
With an impending trial, Christus Hospital-St. Mary has reportedly settled a medical malpractice lawsuit alleging the health care provider and a nurse negligently caused a newborn’s skull fracture. On...
View ArticlePedestrian Fatalities on the Rise for 2015
The number of pedestrians killed in traffic accidents is expected to have risen by as much as 10 percent in 2015, reports The Insurance Journal, making it the biggest increase ever recorded. The annual...
View ArticleMother Sues to Require Lifeguards on Cruise Ship Kiddie Pools
Valentina Azzia vividly remembers the moment her son nearly drowned in a pool while on Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas. Now, as reported by Florida’s WPLG Local 10 News, she has filed a lawsuit...
View ArticleSalmonella Victims Won’t Get Restitution
A former peanut company executive serving a 28-year prison sentence will not have to pay money to victims of a deadly salmonella outbreak linked to his Georgia facility, a federal judge ruled. As...
View ArticleAtlanta Braves Sued for Death at Stadium
The upper-deck railing at Turner Field should have been higher than 33 inches, the family of a man who fell to his death at an Atlanta Braves game last year claimed in court. In a wrongful-death suit...
View ArticleMan Sues After E-Cigarette Explodes in His Face
An e-cigarette exploded and tore through a Santa Ana, CA man’s eye, smashed two cheekbones and then started a fire, according to a lawsuit against vaping retailers and distributors. The victim,...
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