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On Oct. 10, 2013, Olivia Johnson, a senior student at Chapel Hill High School in Douglas County, Georgia, suffered a horrific burn injury while demonstrating a science experiment at her school's after-hours "AP Open House." Johnson was performing...

Plaintiff sustained burn injuries when the defendants' Kenmore smooth-top electric range malfunctioned causing an oil fire to erupt. Liability established upon the striking of defendants' answers as a result of the contemptuous failure to provide...

Risperdal is a medication manufactured by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a division of the Johnson & Johnson Company. In August of 2003, A.Y., a four-year-old boy, was prescribed anti-psychotic drug Risperdal in order to treat ADHD. He subsequently began...

On Jan. 31, 2011, City of Columbus paramedics were called to provide emergency assistance to Sonia A. Bray, who was in cardiac distress. Ms. Bray had been undergoing an MRI when she vomited and began to cough, turning blue in the face and suffering chest...

Hat Ballou Inc. and Gina Moore operated All In the Family Child Care Services daycare facility. On April 9, 2014, Zac and Heather Lytle dropped off their seven month old son Roger Lytle at the facility. Roger was laid down for a nap during the lunch hour...

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, Audi of America, LLC, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (collectively Volkswagen) sold TDI vehicles which purportedly operated clean diesel motors. However, Volkswagen...

Charles Barlow was a taxi cab driver for Yellow Cab Co. of Louisville, LLC. Yellow Cab was managed and owned by Procarent, Inc. and Interlock Industries, Inc. On Oct. 28, 2012, Barlow visited several taverns and stores where he consumed multiple alcoholic...

Plaintiff Phi Kappa Sigma Building Corporation of Colorado (PKS) operated a social fraternity with a chapter located at defendant Colorado Seminary (CS) a/k/a Denver University. PKS leased a house/property from CS, where its members lived. Plaintiff Edward...

Last week, Led Zeppelin successfully fought off copyright infringement claims brought over descending chromatic chords used in “Stairway to Heaven,” the rock band’s most well-recognized song. The stakes of the case were huge, with “Stairway...

June 23, 2016 - Nicole Hinson and Cameron Hinson bought a Safety 1st Summit forward-facing car seat that was manufactured by Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc. The Hinsons said that on May 15, 2013, they were traveling with 22-month-old C.H. buckled into the...

June 23, 2016 - On July 21, 2010, Wesley Skiles was scuba diving one mile off the coast of Boynton Beach, Florida, performing underwater cinematography for National Geographic Television. He was using a Dive Rite O2ptima closed circuit rebreather manufactured...

The Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) operated Douglas State Prison. Corizon Health, Inc. and Corizon, Inc. were contracted to provide medical services at the prison. ADC allegedly had a history of failing to provide adequate health care to prisoners...

June 16, 2016 - In a recent Florida federal civil rights action, Ric Bradshaw, as Sherriff of Palm Beach County, filed a motion to dismiss a 42 U.S.C.S Section 1983 claim for supervisory liability against him. Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks denied the motion...

June 16, 2016 - A Los Angeles police detective’s claim that she was discriminated against because of her use of sick/disability time, in violation of California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), was resolved in April of 2016 by a ...

J.V., a ten-year old girl, was shopping at a Macy's Inc. department store in Garden State Plaza Mall in Paramus, NJ on Aug. 16, 2013 with her mother Nora Valdez and her little brother B.V. The family got on an escalator in the store that had reportedly...

June 9, 2016 - On Nov. 25, 2014, Sally LaMay was legally walking through a green signal at a cross walk at Crooks Road and Maplelawn Drive when she was struck by a bus owned/operated by defendant Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation...

Most attorneys—especially those with smaller law firms—will think at least twice before taking on a medical malpractice case. The reasons for their hesitation are obvious: such cases are complex and increasingly expensive to litigate, and...

On Jan. 27, 2010, Oracle America, Inc. acquired Sun Microsystems, Inc. along with its Java platform. Oracle owned by assignment patents originally issued to Sun as well copyrights in materials that comprised the Java platform. Google Inc.'s Android...

June 2, 2016 - On June 23, 2011, Doris Green was admitted to defendant HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Gadsden, LLC, for comprehensive rehabilitation for two weeks towards the goal of her returning home to live with her daughter, Regina Honts,...

June 2, 2016 - Lorraine Patullo-Banks, a Chicago-based accountant, was walking to her home from the Park Ridge Train Station on Feb. 20, 2008. At 6:20 pm, she was struck by a car while attempting to cross Touhy Ave. near 3rd Street. She was severely injured...

Commercial truck driver turned left in front of the plaintiff on a two lane country road. Defendant alleged Plaintiff was speeding and not seat belted.

On Saturday, a 3-year-old boy crawled through a barrier and entered a gorilla exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. While the boy was splashing and walking around in a moat, a 17-year-old male lowland gorilla, Harambe, picked the boy up...

Scott Shays was a veteran of the US Navy and the Vermont National Guard. He served in Operation Enduring Freedom in Kuwait in 2005 and received an Army Commendation Medal. Mr. Shays was exposed to asbestos gaskets, packing, and external insulation used...

Eating comes as naturally to human beings as talking, walking, sleeping, and using our opposable thumbs. But according to the National Safety Council, eating food is not without its hazards, as choking is the fourth leading cause of unintentional injury...

On Feb. 26, 2010, Lashon Bilbro-Beverly was a 40-year-old female that was 32 weeks pregnant with her 7th child. She presented to the Emergency Department of Norwegian American Hospital, complaining of shortness of breath and cough. She was diagnosed with...