07
Jul
Settlement Dispute Ruling Overruled in BP’s Favor
An appeals court has overruled a lower court's ruling, agreeing that the lower court misinterpreted terms of a BP settlement, says Frenkel & Frenkel. A federal appeals court overturned a decision by U.S. District Court Judge Carl Barbier, agreeing that the judge misint...
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Jul
Fracturing Blamed for Pennsylvania Creek Radiation Levels
Radiation levels in a creek feeding the Allegheny River in Pennsylvania showed significantly high radiation levels, and officials believe fracking may be the cause, Frenkel & Frenkel says.According to officials in Pennsylvania, Blacklick Creek, a tributary of the Conemaugh...
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Jul
Tennessee Woman Sues After Contracting Fungal Meningitis from Steroid Injection
A Tennessee woman who contracted fungal meningitis after receiving a tainted steroid injection sued in federal court, Frenkel & Frenkel says.Joan M. Peay of Nashville, Tenn., filed suit in U.S. District Court after she received a steroids injection that was tainted with fun...
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Jul
Parents Face Third Lawsuit in Fatal Crash
The parents of a teenager driving a pickup truck in an accident where four people died face a third lawsuit, Frenkel & Frenkel says.The parents of a teenager who was driving a pickup that crashed and killed four people face a third lawsuit, which was filed by the mothe...
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Jul
Vancouver Woman May Be Unable to Collect $500,000 Judgment
A Vancouver Woman May Be Unable to Collect $500,000 JudgmentA Vancouver woman who was awarded $529,000 by a Clark County jury may be unable to collect the judgment under state of Washington law, as the jury found that she was 58 percent negligent in the accident. Washingto...
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Jul
Family of Deceased MTA Employee Filed Suit
The family of a longtime MTA employee who was killed after her restraint system failed has filed suit against those they say are at fault, says Frenkel & Frenkel.The family of a woman killed after a tow truck ran red light, striking her Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Auth...
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Jul
Employees Filed Suit Against Mars Petcare for Exposure
Eight employees of Mars Petcare filed suit against the company for allegedly exposing them to phosphine gas, says the law firm Frenkel & Frenkel.Eight employees of a recently closed Mars Petcare plant filed suit against the company just as operations were winding...
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Jul
BP Officials Under Fire In Court
Frenkel & Frenkel, a Dallas law firm, explains how BP officials have come under fire during the second phase of the lawsuits regarding the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.British Petroleum (BP) officials came under fire during the second phase of trials re...
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Jul
Brake Problems Generate BMW Recall
Dallas law firm Frenkel & Frenkel says that BMW is recalling 176,000 vehicles due to power brake problems.BMW announced recently that it was recalling 176,000 vehicles due to problems with the power brake system in those vehicles. Model years 2012 through 2014 are affected...
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Jul
DISD Discontinues Van Use to Transport Students
After a Dallas news station's investigative report, the DISD discontinued using 12- to 15-passenger vans to transport students to and from school, says Frenkel & Frenkel.After a local news station reported that the Dallas Independent School District (DISD) was using 1...
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