A toxic tort legal suits has been filed on behalf of 143 people who worked at or lived near an oil refinery owned by BP in Texas City, alleging that they were exposed to benzene and other harmful chemicals that were released into the air in April 2007. The lawsuits was filed in the 122nd [...]
Bizjournals.com, NC Provisions of a bill on medical malpractice that would have eased caps on court damages in lawsuits were removed Monday by Colorado’s House Judiciary Committee, which then approved what was left of the bill in a 7-5 vote. Although stripped of its … Topics: Colorado, court, damages, fee, law, lawsuit, lawyer, malpractice, medical, medical [...]
All 179 claims presented against the state of Minnesota on behalf of those impacted by a 2007 bridge collapse have been settled for a total of $36.6 million, with individual settlements ranging from $4,500 to over $2.2 million. The state of Minnesota agreed to pay the settlements to survivors of the tragedy and to family [...]
Babcock & Wilcox has settled a 14-year-long lawsuits for $52.5 million for personal injury, wrongful death and property damage to 365 claimants from the Apollo and Parks area. U.S. District Court Judge Donetta Ambrose, chief judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, approved the settlement Friday. The plaintiffs alleged that airborne radioactive emissions from the [...]