Woman blinded by drug wins $21M in lawsuit (access required)

Published: September 10, 2010
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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 (access required)

Published: September 9, 2010
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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 (access required)

By Sylvia Hsieh - Published: September 9, 2010
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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 (access required)

Published: September 9, 2010
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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 (access required)

Published: September 9, 2010
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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 (access required)

Published: September 9, 2010
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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 (access required)

Published: September 9, 2010
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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 (access required)

Published: September 8, 2010
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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 (access required)

Published: September 8, 2010
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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 (access required)

Published: September 8, 2010
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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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