07
Jul
Shut Off Alarms Lead to Patient Death
A nurse at an Iowa VA hospital admits to turning off alarms in a continuous monitoring unit, leading to the death of a patient, says Frenkel & Frenkel.The death of an Army veteran at an Iowa VA hospital could have been prevented had a nurse not turned off alarms design...
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Jul
$39 Million Awarded in Parking Garage Collapse Lawsuit
A jury awarded $39 million in a lawsuit, finding Advance Cast Stone primarily responsible for a Milwaukee parking garage collapse, says Frenkel & Frenkel.Advance Cast Stone was found primarily responsible for the collapse of a parking garage panel in Milwaukee that kil...
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Jul
Fired Gas Leak Surveyor Linked to Two Explosions
A fired gas leak surveyor has been connected to at least two explosions that led to two severe injuries and one death, says Frenkel & Frenkel.Javier Garza, a gas leak surveyor employed by CenterPoint, has been connected to two separate explosions in the Houston ar...
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Jul
Settlement Reached in Child Birth Brain Damage Injury
The mother of a child who suffered brain damage due to errors during his birth settled with the hospital for $7.5 million, says Dallas-Fort Worth lawyers Frenkel & Frenkel.Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a $7.5 million settlement in a lawsuit filed by the m...
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Jul
Hiker’s Family sites/default/files Lawsuit Against Wilderness Education Group
The family of a hiker who fell and drowned in India filed a lawsuit against the wilderness education group that sponsored the trip, says Frenkel & Frenkel.The family of Thomas Levi Plotkin filed a lawsuit against the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), a nonprofit or...
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Jul
Johnson & Johnson Settles Off-Label Use Charges
Johnson & Johnson agreed to a $2.2 billion settlement in civil and criminal cases involving their promotion of off-label drug use, says Frenkel & Frenkel.Johnson & Johnson recently settled a long-running case regarding the company's marketing of certain d...
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Jul
Farmers Insurance To Settle Long-Running Lawsuit
Texas homeowners who were customers of Farmers Insurance may benefit from a $117.5 million lawsuit agreement in the works, according to Frenkel & Frenkel.Farmers Insurance may have reached a settlement in a decade-long lawsuit regarding rate increases after mold claims...
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Jul
Lawsuit Filed in Fatal Limo Fire
The families of five nurses who perished in a San Francisco bridge limo fire have sued several companies, claiming negligence, reports Frenkel & Frenkel.The families of five nurses killed in a limo fire on a San Francisco bridge have filed suit against several com...
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Jul
Toyota Settles in Shadow of Jury Award
After a jury returned a $3 million compensatory award, Toyota reached a settlement in a case that may affect other pending suits, says Frenkel & Frenkel.A jury returned a $3 million compensatory award in a case stemming from a sudden acceleration incident involvin...
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Jul
Family sites/default/files Lawsuit in Fatal Garbage Truck Crash
The family of one of the victims in a fatal garbage truck crash filed a lawsuit claiming the truck driver negligent, says Frenkel & Frenkel.The family of a woman who died along with two others in a crash involving a garbage truck on October 15, 2013, filed suit ag...
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