Singer Enrique Iglesias is being sued for running over a fan’s foot three years ago. According to the lawsuits the singer and his manager allegedly ran over the foot of an 11-year-old girl. This was in in 2007. The little girl and her mother, who is also suing the singer because she witnessed the mishap [...]
Baltimore Sun, Feb 17, 2009Legislation currently before the House and Senate committees would allow 2 or more lawsuits to split up to 150% of the amount allowed for wrongful death or medical injury. It would also raise the non-economic damage cap. Under our current laws, awards can expand to 125%, but only if there are [...]
A lawsuit brought on behalf of an individual for Illinois medical malpractice was found to be a null because the “lawyer” was unlicensed. The nullity rule directly punishes the unknowing client in this case. In Applebaum v. Rush University Medical Center, 2008 WL 4943860, the High Court of Illinois explaines that the nullity rule: “Should [...]
…The 2007 petition demanded immediate removal of mercury based preservatives from FDA regulated products and a recall of existing stocks. The new petition reiterated the argument that thimerosal containing medicinal preparations cause autism, that they have not undergone adequate safety testing, and that federal employees and scientific advisors have negligently enabled harm and have conspired [...]