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Injury caused by cell phone use yields $22 million verdict 

By: Ruth Sheehan
Published: May 23, 2012

Tags: car accident, cell phones, Texas

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.

Injured trash truck driver awarded $11.4 million 

Published: May 23, 2012

Tags: California, defective design

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.

Police officer’s lawsuit divides town, settles for $1.2 million 

By: Dan McDonald
Published: May 22, 2012

Tags: civil rights violation, emotional distress, Massachusetts, retaliation

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 

Published: May 18, 2012

Tags: fraud, shareholders

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.

Skechers to pay $40 million to settle case over claims 

Published: May 18, 2012

Tags: false advertising, weight loss

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.

Jury blames hospital for using old equipment in baby’s birth 

By: Sylvia Hsieh
Published: May 17, 2012

Tags: birth injury

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in Philadelphia has awarded $78.5 million to a mother whose baby was born with quadriplegic cerebral palsy because outdated ultrasound equipment failed to detect the baby’s heartbeat.

Labor contractor agrees to settle harassment suit 

Published: May 17, 2012

Tags: California, sexual harassment

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.

Jury awards $1 million to police sergeant for retaliation 

Published: May 17, 2012

Tags: California, police, police misconduct, retaliation

A jury awarded $1 million to a Los Angeles police sergeant who claimed he faced retaliation for reporting misconduct by a superior officer.

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.

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.