A local woman is suing a nursing home for elderly abuse, claiming that the employees dropped her 65-year-old aunt on the floor and this caused her to be confined to a wheelchair. The eldery negligence suit was served on behalf of her mentally retarded aunt. The lawsuits claims that the Aunt underwent surgery for a [...]
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.)
The Pennsylvania (PA) Supreme Court is today hearing what could possibly be a landmark mesothelioma case to determine whether or not Pennsylvania will adopt the American Law Institute’s (ALI) Restatement of Torts to recognize the elements of negligence in products liability cases – alleging strict liability. Pennsylvania’s laws have, so far, kept these claims separate from one another. In the Bogosh case, his estate was awarded damages after he died of the disease mesothelioma which is caused by insulation materials and asbestos exposure. The defendant in this case was a descendant…
A Judge has upheld a family’s medical malpractice lawsuit claim against doctor. The family of the 12 year old was awarded $9 million, but 10 years after his wrongful death. Leading West Palm Beach medical malpractice lawyers who specialize in doctor injury lawsuits are educating Floridians on a recent judgment.