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7.12.10
Plaintiffs Aim to Shoot Down Chicago's Gun Ordinance
July 7, 2010
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – A trader on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, a teaching assistant, a self-employed businessman and a veterinarian are challenging the city’s new gun ordinance put in place last week after the U...Read More
7.12.10
Police Beating Led to Miscarriage, Lawsuit Says
July 8, 2010
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA– Metro police are reviewing a woman’s claim that a beating from a police officer caused her to lose her unborn child, said Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Chief Paul Ciesielski...Read More
7.12.10
Expanded Tylenol Recall Aggravates Johnson & Johnson Headache
July 8, 2010
REUTERS – Johnson & Johnson’s string of product recalls grew on Thursday, July 8, 1010 as the company recalled 21 more lots of Tylenol and other over-the-counter medications linked to a musty or moldy odor...Read More
7.12.10
Family of Drowning Victim Sues Blue Island Officials
July 8, 2010
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - The family of a Calumet Township trustee who apparently drowned during an after-hours pool party organized by Blue Island Park District officials last month has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the park district president and the city of Blue Island...Read More
1.11.10
Iowa Court of Appeals Allows $1.5 Million HPV Transmission Case to Stand
December 31, 2009
MUSCATINE COUNTY, IOWA – A Muscatine County dentist is liable for $1...Read More
1.11.10
Judge Slashes Neurosurgery Expert's $7,000 Fee in Automobile Injury Case
January 6, 2010
NEW JERSEY LAW JOURNAL – Neurosurgeons might be able to charge more than other experts for their deposition testimony but $7,000 for two hours is “near to being extortionate,” a New Jersey federal magistrate judge says...Read More
10.21.09
Woman Settles for $7 Million in Target Injury Lawsuit
October 6, 2009
CHICAGO, ILLIONIS – An 80-year-old woman has been awarded a $7 million settlement from Target Corp...Read More
10.21.09
New Report Boosts Backers of Lawsuit Reform Politics
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – Limiting medical malpractice lawsuits could save the U...Read More
10.21.09
Judge Lets Comair Widow Pursue Lawsuit
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY - A federal judge has ruled that the widow of one of the Comair Flight 5191 passengers can sue for loss of companionship, one of the first such claims to go forward in Kentucky...Read More
10.21.09
Home Depot Customer Injured by Forklift Awarded $1.5 Million
MARIETTA, GEORGIA – A Georgia jury awarded a customer and his wife $1...Read More
10.21.09
Federal Way Will Pay $2.2 Million Over Girls’ Playground Choking
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – The Federal Way City Council has agreed to pay $2...Read More
10.21.09
Family of Woman Killed in Downtown Blast Sues NorthWestern Energy
The family of the only person who died in the March 5 natural-gas explosion that destroyed half a city block in downtown Bozeman filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday against NorthWestern Energy...Read More