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Jury awards $24.3M to girl run over by dad’s truck 

Published: March 9, 2010
Tags: motor vehicle accident, wrongful death

An Oregon girl whose truck-driver father accidentally ran her over with his big rig has won $24.3 million in damages from the Portland company that a California judge found legally responsible for her injuries.

Builder gets hammered in $58M verdict over $233,000 house 

By Sylvia Hsieh - Published: March 8, 2010
Tags: arbitration, breach of contract

A jury has awarded a Texas couple $58 million after a long legal battle against a builder and warranty insurance company for failing to fix a defective foundation on their $233,000 home.

The award dwarfs an earlier arbitration award of $800,000 that the defendants got overturned.

Court awards bullied student $800,000 

Published: March 8, 2010
Tags: bullying, Title IX

In what experts say could be a landmark decision, a Michigan school district last week was ordered to pay $800,000 to a student who claimed the school did not do enough to protect him from years of bullying, some sexually tinged.

Woman awarded $12.5M in elder abuse case 

Published: March 5, 2010
Tags: elder abuse

A 94-year-old woman was awarded $12.5 million this week after being sexually molested by an illegal immigrant hired as a dietary aide at Oakdale Heights of Santa Clarita, Calif., where she was a resident at the time.

First Botox verdict goes to defense, but it’s just the beginning

By Nora Lockwood Tooher - Published: March 4, 2010
Tags: Allergan, Botox, botulism, failure to warn

Allergan Corp. scored a victory in the first Botox trial, but legal experts say the defense verdict may have little impact on ongoing litigation.

Hawaii jury awards $54M in fraud case 

Published: March 4, 2010
Tags: fraud

A Hawaii jury yesterday awarded more than $54 million to plaintiffs in a class action against a Chicago banker accused of fraudulently transferring assets to avoid paying an earlier judgment against him. The verdict is believed to be one of the largest in state history.

Drunk man who fell under bus gets $7M 

Published: March 4, 2010
Tags: motor vehicle accident, pedestrians

A California transit authority has agreed to pay more than $7 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was drunk when he fell under a bus and was run over.

Jury: $2.1M in muzzle-loader ‘latent ember’ 

Published: March 4, 2010
Tags: product liability

A Louisiana jury has awarded $2.1 million to a Franklinton man who was severely injured when the ramrod for a muzzle-loading shotgun fired into his wrist in 2004.

Large lemon law judgment contradicts jury’s findings

Published: March 3, 2010
Tags: attorney fees, Lemon law

In what may be the largest lemon law verdict ever, a plaintiff won a $482,000 judgment from a court, including $302,000 in attorney fees, against Mercedes-Benz.

Homeowners win $51M in construction defect case 

Published: March 2, 2010
Tags: construction defects, home buyers

A Texas jury yesterday awarded $51 million - including $44 million in punitives - to a married couple who claimed that their home builder failed to correct defects in their $234,000 house.