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 [...]
Jordan Hecht, a personal-injury attorney retained by Mr. Damour’s three sisters, said Wal-Mart didn’t have enough security guards at the Long Island store and the staff wasn’t properly trained. “Hundreds of stores around the country have these kinds of sales, but a tragedy only happens if you don’t prepare,” Mr. Hecht said. “You need to have people line up in a queue in an orderly fashion, with people giving them updates.”
The case has already gone all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court to decide what the issues at court will be, and finally the court date has been set for the case against W.R. Grace and six of its executives for exposing residents of Libby, Montana to dangerous levels of asbestos and insulation materials, [...]