First Lawsuit Filed Over NYC Ferry Crash
The first of many expected lawsuits was filed this week by a passenger on board a New York City ferry boat that crashed into a pier early this month, according to the plaintiff’s attorney. The lawsuit was filed by Desmond Sullivan, who was one of 83 passengers who were injured when the ferry boat crashed […]
Moviegoer Sues Texas Theater Over Shooting
A moviegoer who was shot in the back at a Texas theater last month has filed suit against the theater chain for $30 million, according to the plaintiff’s attorney. The lawsuit was filed by Mario Acevedo, who was shot on December 16 while exiting the restroom at the Mayan Palace 14 movie theater in San […]
Canadian Bus Company Banned in U.S. After Fatal Crash
The U.S. Department of Transportation has banned a Canadian bus company from operating in the United States after a fatal crash in Oregon that killed nine people and injured 39 others. The accident occurred as the bus was en route to Vancouver from Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 30, when the bus skidded on a […]
Stun Gun Lawsuit Settled by Alameda County
Alameda County agreed to a $160,000 settlement in a lawsuit filed by an 18-year-old disabled California woman who was tasered by sheriff’s deputies in 2011. The suit was filed by Sapreena Fowler, who claimed she was forcibly restrained during a confrontation on February 8 at a mental health care center in Castro Valley. Sheriff’s deputies […]
Illinois Nursing Home Sued Over Maggots in Patient’s Ear
A nursing home in Illinois is facing a lawsuit filed by the family of a patient who had maggots in her ear, according to court documents. The lawsuit was filed by the family of Catherine McCann, 90, on November 28 against Lutheran Home, a nursing care facility in Arlington Heights, Illinois. An employee at the […]
Trial Against Taser Manufacturer Begins
Trial began this week in a suit filed against a taser manufacturer by a man who went into cardiac arrest after police shot him in the chest with a stun gun in 2007. The product liability lawsuit claims that Taser International, the manufacturer of the stun gun, was aware of the dangers of aiming the […]
$3 Million Settlement in Frat Party Death Suit
The parents of a Pennsylvania university student will receive over $3 million in a case involving their son’s death at a frat party. Their son, a 20-year-old junior at John Carroll University fell to his death at a New Year’s Eve party at the Phi Kappa Sigma house on the University of Pennsylvania campus in […]
Families of Train Crash Victims File Wrongful Death Suit
The families of two veterans killed when a train struck a parade float in Texas have filed a wrongful death lawsuit this week, according to court documents. The lawsuit, which was filed in Midland County District Court, lists Union Pacific Railroad and Smith Industries Inc., the company that owned the truck which served as a […]
Residents Claim Exposure to Toxic Chemicals at L.A. Housing Development
Residents of a housing development in Wildomar, California, claim that their homes are causing them to become ill. More than 45 owners of homes in the Autumnwood development, which consists of 61 homes that were built in 2006, allege that they have suffered various illnesses caused by exposure to toxic chemicals in their homes. The […]
Iraq Soldiers Win $85 Million Suit Against Defense Contractor KBR
Defense contractor KBR was ordered by a federal magistrate to pay $85 million to National Guard soldiers who were exposed to a cancer-causing agent while serving in Iraq, court documents show. The suit, the first of its kind against a contractor by service members, was filed by 12 soldiers who were exposed to the anti-corrosion […]