Woman blinded by drug wins $21M in lawsuit 
Published: September 10, 2010
Tags: drug saftey, New Hampshire, prescription drug, product liability, Sulindac
A federal jury in New Hampshire has awarded $21 million to a woman blinded and scarred by a prescription drug she took for shoulder pain.
$20.5M verdict for welder overturned
Published: September 9, 2010
Tags: Daubert, expert witness, product liability
An expert witness didn’t have a reliable scientific basis to testify that fumes from welding products were the cause of a form of Parkinson’s Disease suffered by a plaintiff, the 6th Circuit has ruled.
Small firm lawyers win $131M in Ford rollover retrial
By Sylvia Hsieh -
Published: September 9, 2010
Tags: Ford, rollover
The third time was a charm for small firm lawyers who won $131 million against Ford for a rollover accident that killed 22-year-old New York Mets prospect Brian Cole.
University reaches a settlement with shooting victim
Published: September 9, 2010
Tags: Florida, police, shooting, university
The University of Florida has reached a settlement with a doctoral student shot on March 2 by a campus police officer.
Transplant patient receives $6 million settlement over infected kidney
Published: September 9, 2010
Tags: Illinois, infection, medical malpractice, organ transplant
A transplant patient who contracted bacterial meningitis from an infected kidney — which went untreated for weeks and resulted in brain damage — will receive a $6 million settlement from Rush University Medical Center.
Skilled Healthcare reaches settlement over staffing case
Published: September 9, 2010
Tags: California, class action, inadequate staffing, nursing homes
Skilled Healthcare Group Inc. has announced a $50 million lawsuit settlement over staffing in its California nursing homes, helping it avoid a $677 million damage verdict.
Carbon monoxide verdict of $34 million survives challenge
Published: September 9, 2010
Tags: carbon monoxide poisoning, Maryland
A Baltimore, Md. judge has refused to throw out or reduce a jury’s $34.3 million award to 20 restaurant workers over a carbon monoxide leak at a waterfront hotel in 2008.
Artificial hip lawsuit is preempted
Published: September 8, 2010
Tags: FDA, Food and Drug Administration, hip replacement, medical devices, preemption, Riegel v. Medtronic
The federal regulatory scheme for the approval of medical devices preempts a product liability suit alleging defects in an artificial hip component, a U.S. District Court in Texas has ruled in granting a dismissal.
CDC: Auto accidents costs U.S. $100 billion
Published: September 8, 2010
Tags: auto accidents, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, motor vehicle accidents
Automobile accidents cost the United States economy almost $100 billion annually, with a cost to each licensed driver of roughly $500 per year, according to a new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
State settles lawsuit over woman’s accident
Published: September 8, 2010
Tags: abuse, disability, Nebraska, negligent care
The state of Nebraska has settled a lawsuit that accused workers at the Beatrice State Developmental Center of waiting five days to report an accident in which the legs of a resident were broken in a fall.
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