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‘Designated driver’ isn’t liable for friend’s fatal crash 

Published: May 17, 2012

Tags: drunk driving, wrongful death

A driver who provided transportation for a night of underage drinking had no liability for a fatal automobile accident that his intoxicated passenger caused after being dropped off, the Rhode Island Supreme Court has ruled in affirming a summary judgment.

For selling alcohol to minors, a $716 million judgment 

Published: May 16, 2012

Tags: alcohol, drunk driving, Florida, minor

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 of millions of dollars.

Driver can sue utility for negligent pole placement 

Published: May 16, 2012

Tags: immunity, negligence

A driver could sue an electric utility for the negligent placement of a pole that he struck when he lost control of his vehicle on a snow-covered road, the New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled in reversing judgment.

Jury sets damages at $1 million in death from dye 

By: Steve Lash
Published: May 15, 2012

Tags: allergy, Maryland, medical malpractice, medical test, wrongful death

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.

Doctor had broad duty to recommend further testing 

Published: May 15, 2012

Tags: informed consent, medical malpractice, negligence

A doctor who made a non-negligent misdiagnosis regarding an emergency room patient with stroke-like symptoms could be liable for failing to inform the patient about the availability of a non-invasive diagnostic test that would have definitively identified his condition, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled in affirming judgment.

Jury awards $450,000 over propane fire in leased motorhome 

Published: May 15, 2012

Tags: California, explosion, rental car

A jury has awarded $450,000 to three family members, one of whom was seriously burned near Yosemite National Park in 2008 while filling the propane tank of a motorhome leased in Carson, Calif.

Man wins $1.7 million jury verdict over car crash 

Published: May 15, 2012

Tags: California, car crash, negligence

A retired Ventura County, Calif. firefighter has won a $1.7 million jury verdict for injuries caused by a 17-year-old driver found liable for negligence after running a red light.

Med-mal verdict tops $1.2M 

By: Kristi Tousignant
Published: May 14, 2012

Tags: Maryland, medical malpractice, nerve damage

A Maryland woman has been awarded $1.2 million in damages in her medical malpractice lawsuit against a cardiologist who left her with permanent nerve damage in her foot and leg.

$3 million settlement could close lawsuit over shooting 

Published: May 14, 2012

Tags: Michigan, police shooting, wrongful death

Ionia County, Mich. has agreed to pay $3 million to settle a lawsuit over the fatal shooting of a man who was killed in his home.

Abused foster child wins $3.75 million from state 

Published: May 14, 2012

Tags: brain damage, child abuse, foster care, Oregon

Stephanie Kuntupis, the now 7-year-old girl who suffered permanent brain damage at the hands of her Gresham foster father five years ago, has settled a lawsuit with the state of Oregon, winning $3.75 million.