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Jul

Protecting minors

I saw the article below on Yahoo. Often attorneys suggest structuring a large settlement for a client's protection. That is putting the moneys in an investment vehicle or trust that pays yearly, thus the client doesn’t spend all the money at once. Often c...

Jul

Explosion lawsuits

Workers hurt in gas explosion file suit: Drilling rig in Klickitat County McClatchy-Tribune Information Services — Unrestricted - September 1, 2009ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Four workers injured in an explosion at a natural gas well last summer in Klickitat Coun...

Jul

Rhino Cases

A Texas jury on Thursday ruled in favor of Yamaha Motor Co. in a lawsuit over alleged design defects that plaintiffs claimed caused the death of a 13-year-old boy. In the verdict, jurors found that the Yamaha Rhino all-terrain vehicle was not to blame for the death of Forest &ld...

Jul

Swimming pool cases

A jury has awarded $3.8 million to the family of a former Alabama State University football player who died after an incident at a hotel swimming pool. The lawsuit alleged that employees at the Rodeway Inn in Montgomery allowed 19-year-old Derrick Marshall to use the pool even t...

Jul

And you were worried about the football player!

Federal safety officials are warning the owners and operators of lighted outdoor fields to inspect light poles following the failure of more than a dozen poles designed by a Texas company. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said its investigation into poles designed and...

Jul

Overtime Claims

A class-action lawsuit alleging workers were misclassified so they would not receive overtime pay has been settled for $22.8 million. Thousands of Cintas delivery drivers affected by the company's policy will share the settlement. The parties reached the settlement through...

Jul

Debt Collection cases

Three operators of multiple debt-collection agencies were sued by New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo in an attempt to shut down the companies over illegal tactics. Some of the practices detailed at a press conference announcing the suit included insulting victims, threaten...

Jul

Crashworthiness cases

Nissan Motor Co., LTD's request for a new trial in a case where a jury awarded $1.85 million to the plaintiff was denied by U.S. District Judge Leonard Davis. The jurors found that Rebecca Perdue’s injuries were caused by a structural design defect in her Nissan Path...

Jul

Kids/toddlers/Daycare

We have had several cases where children have been injured in daycare facilities. Some have been neglected or abused, others hit or beaten by other children due to a lack of supervision. Here is an article regarding a case like this today: A Florida jury has awarded $3 mil...

Jul

Vytorin Suits to Settle

Merck and Schering-Plough have agreed to pay a combined $41.5 million to settle more than 100 lawsuits filed by consumers and health plans over the cholesterol drug Vytorin. According to the lawsuit, the companies conspired to delay the release of studies that showed the drug to...

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