California Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Lawsuit News

Yoichi Shimamoto punched his wife in the face In December 2006, not long after they got off a plane in San Francisco, California. That, of course, was the fault of United Airlines. The Shimamotos (puncher and punchee) have now sued United in a federal court, claiming that the airline is responsible for Mr. Shimamoto’s actions… because United’s employees served him a number of glasses of wine during the course of the flight from Osaka. (One would assume he asked for them, but the report did not say.)

Personal injury lawsuits are filed by individuals or their representatives who are injured due to the negligence of another person. The most common personal injury cases include automobile accidents, slip and fall, assault and battery, medical malpractice and product liability. Injuries may be either…

In Maryland, a man who previously sought medical treatment at Sinai Hospital for depression is suing the hospital and security guard Timothy Hough for $77 million. The former patient, Gerrod Lewis, says that Hough assaulted him in the hospital emergency room on Labor Day. Sinai Hospital acknowledges that an unfortunate altercation happened but maintains that [...]