Personal Injury Law News

Court Backs City in Ambulance Lawsuit (R News)

Administrator — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:23:24 +0000

A judge ruled in favor of the city of Rochester in a lawsuit filed by Monroe Ambulance. The ambulance company sued the city, claiming irregularities and illegalities in the process that resulted in Rural Metro Medical Services being awarded the latest city ambulance contract.

Teen who lost feet on Ky. ride settles lawsuit (San Francisco Chronicle)

Administrator — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:15:37 +0000

A Kentucky amusement park says it has reached a settlement with the family of a Louisville teen whose feet were severed after an accident on a ride last year. Kaitlyn Lasitter was 13 when a cable broke as she was riding on the Superman Tower of Power at Six...

US teen who lost feet on ride settles lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! News)

Administrator — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:38:52 +0000

A U.S. amusement park has reached a settlement with the family of a Louisville teen whose feet were severed after an accident on a ride last year.

Teen who lost feet on Ky. ride settles lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! News)

Administrator — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:32:38 +0000

A Kentucky amusement park says it has reached a settlement with the family of a Louisville teen whose feet were severed after an accident on a ride last year.

Leepertown accident results in lawsuit (Bureau County Republican)

Administrator — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:20:06 +0000

BUREAU — A 2006 accident at the Leepertown Grade School has resulted in a lawsuit against the Daktronics sign company.

Widow of victim in Groton fatal accident sues (Boston Globe)

Administrator — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:40:34 +0000

The widow of a victim in a triple fatal crash in Groton last year has filed a lawsuit against several people.

One family files lawsuit against Camp Algonquin, high school (Northwest Herald)

Administrator — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:12:56 +0000

ALGONQUIN – An investigation into the drownings of three Chicago high school students on the Fox River will continue into next week, said spokewomen for the McHenry County Conservation District Police and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

Lawsuit filed over Crystal man’s death in county workhouse (UPDATED) (Brooklyn Center Sun-Post)

Administrator — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:40:17 +0000

The parents of a 32-year-old Crystal man who died in the Hennepin County workhouse last fall have filed a wrongful death suit in federal court. Jeff Berg was found dead in his workhouse cell of a drug overdose on Nov. 11, 2007.

Lawsuit Window Opened By S.D. High Court (Yankton Press & Dakotan)

Administrator — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:32:25 +0000

PIERRE (AP) — The South Dakota Supreme Court has reversed a 1993 high court ruling that gave people who are mentally ill at the time of personal injury accidents five years to start lawsuits for damages.

Trucker in fatal accident to face charges (Kinston Free Press)

Administrator — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:02:39 +0000

Police say the driver of the tractor-trailer that ran over a compact car, killing three people inside on Sept. 9 will face criminal charges for the accident.

Student accuses safety officer of assault (WABC-TV New York)

Administrator — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:14:55 +0000

A high school student and his family have filed a lawsuit.

A second lawsuit filed against trooper involved in double-fatality crash on I-64 (Belleville News-Democrat)

Administrator — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:19:25 +0000

A second lawsuit against State Trooper Matt Mitchell was filed Thursday on behalf of a man and his then pregnant wife who were injured in the same crash last year that killed two Collinsville sisters.

Lawsuit Window Opened By High Court (KELO Sioux Falls)

Administrator — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:23:15 +0000

The South Dakota Supreme Court has reversed a 1993 high court ruling.

Lawsuit filed in Camp Algonquin drownings (Northwest Herald)

Administrator — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:50:15 +0000

CHICAGO (AP) – The mother of one of three teenagers who drowned during a school leadership retreat last week has filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Public Schools and the camp where the retreat took place.

ESCONDIDO: Judge dismisses suit against merchants association (North County Times)

Administrator — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:34:06 +0000

ESCONDIDO —- A judge has dismissed a libel lawsuit filed last summer against Escondido’s Downtown Business Association and its chief executive.

Lawsuit filed over Crystal man’s death in county workhouse (UPDATED) (Eagan Sun-Current)

Administrator — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:58:34 +0000

Leepertown accident results in lawsuit (Bureau County Republican)

Administrator — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:50:26 +0000

BUREAU — A 2006 accident at the Leepertown Grade School has resulted in a lawsuit against the Daktronics sign company.

Tow Truck Scam Victims File Lawsuit Against City (CBS 2 Chicago)

Administrator — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:33:21 +0000

The City of Chicago was sued Wednesday for failing to take corrupt cops off the street once it learned they were soliciting bribes from tow truck drivers. The class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of all accident victims who may have been charged excessive or fraudulent fees by towing companies to cover the costs of payoffs. CBS 2 Investigator Pam Zekman reports.

ESCONDIDO: Judge dismisses suit against merchants association (North County Times)

Administrator — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:18:56 +0000

ESCONDIDO —- A judge has dismissed a libel lawsuit filed last summer against Escondido’s Downtown Business Association and its chief executive.

Leepertown accident results in lawsuit (Bureau County Republican)

Administrator — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:31:35 +0000

BUREAU — A 2006 accident at the Leepertown Grade School has resulted in a lawsuit against the Daktronics sign company.

Lawsuit filed over Crystal man’s death in county workhouse (UPDATED) (Eagan Sun-Current)

Administrator — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:13:35 +0000

Columbus pays $175,000 to settle Zachary Allen lawsuit (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer)

Administrator — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:56:52 +0000

A lawsuit filed after former firefighter Zachary Allen crashed a fire truck on Macon Road has been settled for $175,000 by the city of Columbus.

Attorney Milton Ferrell Jr. dies of mesothelioma (Miami Herald)

Administrator — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:29:38 +0000

The scene unfolding in the intensive-care unit was extraordinary. Milton M. Ferrell Jr. — a second-generation Miami lawyer, philanthropist and Democratic Party activist just nine days past his 57th birthday — lay dying. The primary cause: mesothelioma, an asbestos-linked cancer that cost him a lung in May.

Attorney Milton Ferrell Jr. dies of mesothelioma (Miami Herald)

Administrator — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:28:28 +0000

LegalView Informs Small Towns Surrounding A Closed Asbestos Mine of Mesothelioma Risks (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Administrator — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:01:00 +0000

LegalView recently alerted residents of several small towns in the state of Vermont to alarming reports that asbestos waste from a closed mine may have been used in road and driveway construction across the area. Asbestos has been linked to the development of an incurable form of cancer known as mesothelioma.

LegalView Reports of New Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Study Publishing Positive Results for Brain-Injured Victims (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Administrator — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:01:00 +0000

LegalView recently reported of a new treatment study for patients of TBI. The study found that when oxygen was administered therapeutically to brain-injured victims cognitive recovery improved.

Elections & Voting (Online Journal)

Administrator — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:57:20 +0000

As the sun sets on Bush 2, it is clear that a very thin line of electoral protection preserved Barack Obama’s victory in Ohio — and the nation. And it’s no accident the vote count battle for a Columbus-area congressional seat still rages.

Disabled man who sued dozens of Central Coast businesses is barred from filing further litigation (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)

Administrator — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:20:16 +0000

By Carol J. Williams — Whether Jarek Molski is a crusader for the disabled or an extortionist who abused the law for personal gain, the vexatious litigant has filed his last lawsuit. The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear the case of Molski vs. Evergreen Dynasty Corp., owner of a Chinese restaurant in Solvang, Calif., in a legal Waterloo for the 38-year-old Woodland Hills man. Molski …

Alleged “Douchebag” Sues Author (The Smoking Gun)

Administrator — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:37:57 +0000

Claiming that he has been unfairly branded a “douchebag” in the book “Hot Chicks with Douchebags,” a Las Vegas man has filed a libel lawsuit against the volume’s author and publisher.

Chicago patient sues over HIV kidney (UPI)

Administrator — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:45:08 +0000

CHICAGO, Nov. 18 (UPI) — A lawsuit contends a Chicago hospital didn’t tell a patient her new kidney came from a homosexual donor who turned out to have hepatitis and the HIV virus.