Legal News Archive For
March, 2009
Malpractice Lawsuit Results in Multimillion Dollar Payout
Added: 2009-03-31 15:11:51
A malpractice lawsuit that was filed by a woman who suffered brain damage has resulted in a multimillion dollar award, according to recent reports. The lawsuit claimed that the woman, from Blackstone, suffered brain damage as a result the lack of treatment she received when she developed an illness...
Lawsuit over Tortured Iraqis to Move Forward
Added: 2009-03-30 15:15:11
A federal judge has given the go ahead for an Iraqi torture lawsuit to continue, despite claims from a defence contractor that the lawsuit should be thrown out. The lawsuit was filed over allegations that civilian American interrogators severely mistreated and tortured Iraqis at the Abu Ghraib pris...
Whistleblower Lawsuit Filed against NCH Healthcare System
Added: 2009-03-27 15:16:22
A whistleblower lawsuit has been filed against the NCH Healthcare System by a woman who said that she was demoted and came close to being fired simply for doing what she thought was the right thing. She claims that the healthcare system has violated Florida whistleblower laws by penalising her for ...
Priest's Brother Files Lawsuit
Added: 2009-03-26 15:18:43
The brother of a priest has filed a lawsuit over a 2007 gas explosion that left his brother seriously injured. The priest was injured in his apartment following a gas explosion. Rev. James C. McCarthy was reportedly in hospital for months following the explosion, and he died in November of that yea...
Firefighters Sue City for Compensation over Pay
Added: 2009-03-25 15:19:26
According to recent reports a number of firefighters have decided to sue the City of Rockingham for compensation over pay. Ten firefighters in all are claiming that they are entitled to compensation from the city in relation to overtime pay. The lawsuit was filed last week at the United States Dist...
Lawsuit Filed Against J Lo and Other Movie Cast Members
Added: 2009-03-24 15:20:17
A lawsuit has been filed against Hollywood superstar and singing sensation, Jennifer Lopez, over the script of one of her movies. It is not just Jennifer, otherwise known as J Lo, that is being sued, but also a number of other cast members that were involved in the same movie,The lawsuit relates to...
Fifty Million Dollar Lawsuit Filed over Chimp Attack
Added: 2009-03-23 15:21:34
After she was attacked by a friend's pet chimpanzee, the family of a woman has filed a fifty million dollar lawsuit against the owner of the animal. It was reported a couple of weeks ago that Charla Nash, who remains in a critical condition, was attacked by the chimp. The chimp belonged to her f...
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against UCF
Added: 2009-03-19 15:32:19
According to recent reports a wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against UCF following the death of a football player who is said to have died following a workout. The family of the man have filed the lawsuit after he died during practice.Ereck Plancher was nineteen years of age and came from Na...
Lawsuit Filed over Exploding iPod Touch
Added: 2009-03-18 15:34:42
A lawsuit has been filed by the parents of a boy whose iPod Touch allegedly exploded in his pocket, leaving him seriously injured. The lawsuit has been filed by the mother of the boy, who is from Ohio, and she is demanding two hundred and twenty five thousand dollars in damages from Apple, the make...
Family of Dead Man Settle Lawsuit Against King County
Added: 2009-03-16 15:44:15
A lawsuit against King County has been settled for one and a half million dollars after the lawsuit was filed by the family of a twenty one year old man that was killed by a metro bus. Michael Dahlquist died in April 2007 after the bus swerved into his lane killing him as the result of a head on co...
Willis to Counter-sue over Lawsuit
Added: 2009-03-13 15:45:10
Hollywood A list actor Bruce Willis is reportedly counter-suing over a lawsuit that was filed against him by a movie company. Willis, who has been in many hit movies such as the Die Hard series, The Sixth Sense, and many others, said that the lawsuit that had been filed against him was 'frivolous' ...
Lawsuit Settled by Lindsay Lohan
Added: 2009-03-13 15:39:13
The Hollywood film star Lindsay Lohan has apparently settled a lawsuit that was filed over a stolen coat. The Hollywood star has apparently reached a legal settlement following the filing of the lawsuit, which was filed after she was accused of stealing an expensive mink coat whilst on a night out ...
Class Action Lawsuit Filed over Chinese Drywall
Added: 2009-03-12 15:52:26
A further class action lawsuit has recently been filed in Miami against the manufacturer of Chinese drywall. This is thought to be one of several class action lawsuits that have now been filed over the Chinese drywall. In one of the earlier class action lawsuits that was filed in Sarasota there are...
Couple Wants Dismissed Lawsuit to be Reconsidered
Added: 2009-03-11 15:53:41
A Pittsburgh couple who filed a lawsuit against Google over violation of privacy wants judges to reconsider the lawsuit after it was dismissed. A lawyer for the couple has asked the courts to reconsider the lawsuit after it was dismissed. The lawsuit was filed over online photos of the couple's hom...
Lawsuit Settled by Michael Baker Corp
Added: 2009-03-10 15:55:08
According to officials from the Michael Baker Corp the company has recently settled a class action lawsuit that was filed against it. The engineering and maintenance firm said that it is awaiting court approval on the settlement, but has not disclosed what the settlement figure for the class lawsui...
Fifty Million Dollar Lawsuit Filed over Shooting
Added: 2009-03-09 15:56:28
A fifty million dollar lawsuit has recently been filed by the family of a man who was killed by a former transit police officer. The shooting occurred on New Year's Day and the lawsuit has been filed against the officers that were involved in the shooting. The family's attorney originally asked ...
Nearly Thirty Million Dollars Awarded to Woman over Metra Derailment
Added: 2009-03-06 15:57:18
A former Southland woman has been awarded nearly thirty million dollars over a Metra train derailment in which she was severely injured. The derailment occurred on Chicago’s South Side, and last week the jury in the trial awarded the woman compensation of $29.6 million. The lawsuit filed by Re...
Bikini Model Files Lawsuit over Groping
Added: 2009-03-05 15:59:27
A lawsuit has recently been filed by a bikini model, who claims in her lawsuit that she was groped by her bosses at the Hawaiian Tropic Zone. She also claims that she was indecently propositioned by her bosses at the company. However, this is just one of a number of women suing the company relating...
Birth Control Patch Results in Class Action Suit
Added: 2009-03-04 16:00:22
A class action lawsuit involving the Canadian version of the Ortho Evra birth control patch has been filed, according to a recent report. An agreement has been reached to settle the class action lawsuit by a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. The lawsuit was filed by women who claimed that they did n...
Seven Lawsuits Filed in Relation to the Republican National Convention
Added: 2009-03-03 16:01:09
Although it has now been six months since the Republican National Convention the legal repercussions are still rife, with a recent report claiming that seven lawsuits have been filed against police in relation to the RNC. The lawsuits were filed by protestors last week in U.S. District Court in St....
First Lawsuit Filed over Buffalo Air Crash
Added: 2009-03-02 16:02:38
Just two weeks after the tragic plane crash involving a Continental Connection flight in Buffalo, New York, the first lawsuit has been filed. Continental Connection Flight 3407 ran into problems in its approach to Buffalo Niagara International Airport on 12th February. It then crashed into a house ...