Barron Hilton ordered to pay $4.9 million in drunken driving case 
Published: July 19, 2011
Tags: car accident, drunk driving, DUI, loss of earnings, medical expenses, pain and suffering, pedestrian
Barron Hilton, the younger brother of Paris Hilton, has been ordered to pay $4.9 million to a former gas station attendant he struck with his Mercedes-Benz, an attorney said.
Ruling gives muscle to Confrontation Clause
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: July 11, 2011
Tags: Confrontation Clause, criminal, DUI, lab tests, Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that the Confrontation Clause bars admission of laboratory reports such as blood-alcohol content tests through the in-court testimony of an analyst who did not personally perform the test was viewed as a major victory by some defense attorneys.
Jury awards $49.2 million in car crash suit
By:
Associated Press
Published: February 3, 2011
Tags: automobile accident, California, drunk driving, DUI, police officer, wrongful death
A Ventura County, Calif. jury has awarded more than $49 million in a lawsuit stemming from a freeway accident that killed one man and left a California Highway Patrol officer a quadriplegic.
Jury awards $6.8 million to woman injured by patron of restaurant in DUI crash
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: August 23, 2010
Tags: automobile accident, drunk driving, DUI, overserve, Pennsylvania, restaurant
A Common Pleas Court jury has found a Coatesville, Pa. restaurant liable for continuing to serve alcohol to an intoxicated man who later caused a car accident that severely injured a Chester County woman.
Attorneys take on prescription ‘drugged’ driving cases
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: August 12, 2010
Tags: drugged driving, DUI, prescription drugs
Prosecutors are stepping up their efforts against prescription “drugged drivers,” but DUI defense attorneys are taking them on, and often they are winning.
New device could impact field sobriety testing
By:
Nora Tooher
Published: July 7, 2010
Tags: DUI, field sobriety tests, horizontal gaze nystagmus test
A California firm is marketing a new infrared device that can be used by police to test eye movement during field sobriety tests.
Settlement reached in wrongful death case
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: May 26, 2010
Tags: DUI, Florida, wrongful death
A settlement has been approved in a wrongful death suit that stemmed from a fatal crash involving former major leaguer Jim Leyritz.
Driver convicted of DWI can sue under Dram Shop Act
By:
Nora Tooher
Published: April 30, 2010
Tags: dram shop act, drunk driving, DUI
A dram shop law doesn’t bar a claim by a motorist who alleged a restaurant served him alcohol when he was visibly intoxicated, the New Jersey Appellate Division has ruled.
Police training in drunk driving eye test challenged
By:
Nora Tooher
Published: March 19, 2010
Tags: drunk driving, DUI, horizontal gaze nystagmus, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
A recent Illinois Supreme Court ruling may provide fodder for defense lawyers in other states seeking to challenge police testimony about an eye test widely used in DUI arrests.
Top Ten Jury Verdicts of 2009
By:
Justin Rebello
Published: January 15, 2010
Tags: breach of fiduciary duty, defamation, DUI, Engle litigation, hormone replacement therapy, medical malpractice, motor vehicle accident, Philip Morris, Prempro, Top Ten Verdicts, workers' compensation
The year’s top verdicts include two drunk driving accidents, one $300 million tobacco verdict, and one verdict in the ongoing Prempro litigation against Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. But which verdict was #1? A look back at the top verdicts of the past year.
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