NTSB Considers Urging States to Lower Drunk Driving BAC Limit
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has announced that it is considering urging states to lower their drunk driving blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limits to .05 percent. The new BAC limit would contstitute a .03 percent reduction from the .08 limit currently in place in all 50 states. NTSB officials noted that .05 percent is […]
$28M Punitive Damage Award in Plane Crash Suit Reinstated
An appeals court in Missouri has reinstated a $28 million punitive damage award in a lawsuit involving a plane crash that killed six people. The lawsuit was filed by the families of a pilot and four skydivers who were killed in a 2006 crash caused by a defective component part of the plane’s engine. The […]
Surgeon Who Operated on Wrong Side of Brain Faces Lawsuit
A St. Louis-area surgeon who operated on the wrong side of a woman’s brain is now facing a lawsuit, according to court records. The suit was filed by 53-year-old Regina Turner on Friday against Dr. Armond Levy of St. Clare Health Center in Fenton alleging that he performed a right-sided craniotomy bypass instead of the […]
Judge: Lawsuits Against Aurora CO Theater Can Move Forward
A U.S. District Court judge ruled this week that several lawsuits against the owner of the Aurora, Colorado, theater where 12 people were killed in a July 2012 shooting rampage can move forward. The lawsuits were filed against Cinemark, the company that operates the Century Aurora 16 theater, by survivors and families of victims who […]
Florida Jury Awards $26M to Auto Accident Victim
A veteran of the Iraq war was awarded a $26 million verdict this week after suffering permanent brain damage in a 2008 auto accident in Florida. The suit was filed on behalf of 31-year-old Dustin Brink, who sustained injuries to his frontal and temporal lobes when his head hit the asphalt in Kissimmee, Florida, after […]
2 Dead, 2 Injured in Repeat-Offender DUI Crash
Two family members were killed and their daughter-in-law and grandchild are clinging to life after being struck by a suspected repeat-offender drunk driver on Monday. Dennis and Judy Schulte were struck while crossing a street in Seattle, along with their 33-year-old daughter-in-law, Karina Ulriksen-Schulte, and her 12-day-old son, Elias. The couple was killed in the […]
Body in Hotel Water Tank Prompts Lawsuit
A couple has filed a class action lawsuit against Los Angeles’ Cecil Hotel after the body of a woman was found floating in a rooftop water tank, according to court documents. The suit, which was filed by Steven and Gloria Cott on Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, is seeking a refund of the cost […]
Passengers Sue Over Disabled Cruise Ship
Passengers on the cruise ship Triumph filed a class-action lawsuit in a federal court in Florida against Carnival Corp. over a fire that disabled the cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico for five days. Matt and Melissa Crusan of Oklahoma filed the lawsuit on behalf of themselves and other passengers, alleging that Carnival should […]
School Bus Fire Results in Hospitalization of 18 Children
A bus engine fire sent 18 elementary school students to the hospital on Thursday morning, according to fire officials in Texas. The incident occurred in Humble, Texas, when the engine of a school bus carrying children to Northwest Preparatory Academy caught fire at about 8:30 a.m. Thursday morning. A spokesperson for the Humble Fire Department […]
Judge Limits Aurora Theater Shooting Lawsuits
A judge in Colorado ruled that seven lawsuits filed under the legal theories of negligence and wrongful death against a movie theater in Aurora must be brought under the state’s premises liability law, instead. The lawsuits were filed against Cinemark by people who were injured and the families of people who were killed in the […]