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Injury caused by cell phone use yields $22 million verdict

Ruth Sheehan — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:23:33 +0000

A Texas jury has awarded more than $22 million to a woman injured when her car was broadsided by a station wagon driven by a Coca-Cola marketing employee talking on her cell phone.

The Nueces County jury awarded 37-year-old Vanice Chatman-Wilson more than $11.5 million for lost wages, medical expenses
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Injured trash truck driver awarded $11.4 million

Tony Ogden — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:22:48 +0000

A federal court jury in San Francisco has awarded $11.4 million in damages to a garbage truck driver whose spine was injured when a front wheel of his truck collapsed and the 55,000-pound vehicle dropped to the ground.

Read the full article from the San Francisco Chronicle: Injured trash truck
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Police officer’s lawsuit divides town, settles for $1.2 million

Dan McDonald — Tue, 22 May 2012 18:34:14 +0000

At first, attorney Michael Sacco thought he was handling a routine disability claim. A sole practitioner in Westfield, Mass. who typically represents retirement boards, Sacco quickly found himself knee-deep in a civil rights lawsuit that offered a glimpse into the inner political machinations of a sleepy town and its police department, revealing a sordid mess.

Former employee wins $1.5 million in securities fraud suit

Tony Ogden — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:44:11 +0000

A former employee of Stiefel Laboratories won a $1.5 million verdict on allegations that the Coral Gables-based company defrauded its employee shareholders during its $2.9 billion sale to GlaxoSmithKline in 2009.

Read the full article from the South Florida Business Journal: Former Stiefel employee wins $1.5M verdict in securities fraud
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Skechers to pay $40 million to settle case over claims

Tony Ogden — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:42:46 +0000

Skechers has agreed to pay $40 million to settle charges that the company made unsupported claims about the benefits of its toning shoes, falsely asserting that they help people lose weight, tone their lower bodies and even combat heart disease.

Read the full article from the Columbia Daily Tribune: Skechers
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Jury blames hospital for using old equipment in baby’s birth

Sylvia Hsieh — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:55:47 +0000

A jury in Philadelphia has awarded $78.5 million to a mother whose baby was born with quadriplegic cerebral palsy because outdated ultrasound equipment failed to detect the baby’s heartbeat.

The obstetrician testified that he was sure the ultrasound read a still
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Labor contractor agrees to settle harassment suit

Tony Ogden — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:10:42 +0000

A California farm labor contractor has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a federal agency’s suit on behalf of female vineyard workers in Sonoma and Mendocino counties who said a crew supervisor harassed them with crude remarks and demanded sex to keep their jobs.

Read the full article from The
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Jury awards $1 million to police sergeant for retaliation

Tony Ogden — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:07:40 +0000

A jury awarded $1 million to a Los Angeles police sergeant who claimed he faced retaliation for reporting misconduct by a superior officer. Read the full article from The Associated Press: Jury awards $1 million to LAPD sergeant

For selling alcohol to minors, a $716 million judgment

Tony Ogden — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:57:24 +0000

It was the drunk driving accident that killed a Riverview, Fal. man more than four years ago, when a 17-year-old lost control of his Camaro and slammed into a car driven by Sammy Garcia.

The convenience store that provided him with the alcohol has just been ordered to pay hundreds
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Jury sets damages at $1 million in death from dye

Steve Lash — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:27:04 +0000

A Baltimore, Md. jury has awarded a total of $1 million to two men whose mother died due to an allergic reaction to dyeing agents used in a heart catheterization procedure that the brothers alleged was unnecessary.

The award to Brian
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