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Nov-12-09 Tampa, FL Homeowners had little doubt that Chinese drywall posed health risks for their households. However, a recent symposium in Tampa concluded that Chinese drywall is not as grave a problem as most people believe it to be. Two conclusions were reached at the symposium: that the drywall is not a hazard to human health, and that the culprit ingred... - City Building Access, Calistoga pays $73,000 settlement for Americans with Disabilities Act violations
Calistoga, CA: (Oct-04-07) Jeff Stivers, a Calistoga city resident, brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging that a number of the city's buildings violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Act had provisions calling for easy public access for disabled individuals. The lawsuit was filed in 2006 in Sonoma County courts against the city and... - Car Accident, City of Sebastian pays settlement to car accident victim
Sebastian, FL: (Oct-03-07) Diann Farr, a Sebastian resident, filed a lawsuit against the city council of Sebastian based on an accident in October 2002, involving a city employee. According to city officials and court records, an employee of the city's water and sewer department was found to be at fault when he turned left in front of a southbound vehicl... - Mentally Retarded Rape, Babcock Center pays $250,000 to settle allegations
Columbia, SC: (Oct-02-07) Brenda Bryant, a South Carolina woman, brought a lawsuit against Babcock Center, alleging that a man from the company raped her mentally retarded daughter, more than a decade ago. Bryant sued the Babcock Center claiming that her 21-year-old mentally retarded daughter was raped by at least one man after she left her daughter in a... - Judge Upends $289 Million Monsanto Roundup Cancer Award
Oct-19-18 San Francisco, CA On October 11, 2018, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Suzanne Bolanos tentatively ruled that she would toss out the jury’s $250 million punitive damage award and schedule a new trial on that issue. The judge also suggested she may also drastically reduce the $39 million compensatory damage portion of the Monsanto glyphosate laws... - Army Veteran Struggles with Chronic Pain and Veterans Affairs
Sep-16-14 Macon, GA Ask disabled US Army Veteran Alex Pappas (pictured) what he thinks about the current VA medical malpractice controversy surrounding the department and its services and he says, “I am absolute proof of the problems with the VA. I think soldiers are only important to the government as long as they are soldiers.” “I don&rsqu... - Brain Injury, Teenager receives $9 million settlement after car accident into a fence
Los Angeles, CA: (Sep-289-07) The family of Samantha Palumbo brought a lawsuit against the city of San Dimas, after their teenage daughter suffered a severe brain injury. The suit claimed that driving alone through San Dimas on April 8, 2005, Samantha lost control of her car and slammed into a city-built fence made of wooden logs. Parts of the fence pierce... - Chief Probation Officer, Searcy, AR pays wrongful termination settlement
Searcy, AR: (Sep-28-07) Denny Bishop, Searcy's former chief probation officer, brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging he was wrongfully terminated. Bishop filed the federal lawsuit against Mayor Belinda LaForce claiming he was fired for advocating equal pay for a female worker, Donya Garrett. He claimed Garrett was being discriminated against because... - Rituxan PML Side Effects
Rituxan has been linked to a serious infection, resulting in the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issuing warnings in 2006 about the medication. These Rituxan side effects have been linked to the death of two patients who were treated with Rituxan for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Despite concerns about the serious side effects, the FDA has no... - Police Training, Officer shot in arm with live ammunition awarded $130,000 settlement
Elmira, NY: (Sep-27-07) Joseph Miller Senior, a former Elmira police officer, brought a lawsuit against the city after he was shot during a training exercise. Sources claimed that Miller sued the city after he was shot in the arm during a training exercise in 2003. An investigation later found the gun was loaded with live ammunition, and not practice round... - New Jersey Win for Johnson & Johnson and Los Angeles Mistrials in Asbestos –Mesothelioma Cancer Talc Trials
Oct-17-18 Los Angeles, CA Within two weeks of each other, two juries in California failed to reach a verdict on the same issues regarding asbestos-talc claims , resulting in two mistrials. Nine votes are needed for a verdict on claims that J&J was guilty of negligence, failure to warn about the risk of asbestos and marketing defective products. On Sept 24, the sixt... - Principal Retaliation, Middletown School District awards Bernard Cohen $425,000 settlement for wrongful termination
Middletown, NY: (Sep-27-07) Former principal Bernard Cohen and the Middletown School District filed lawsuits against each other over a former superintendent's conviction on sodomy charges. Cohen was the high school principal under former Superintendent Robert Sigler, who in 2003 pleaded guilty to sodomizing a 14-year-old male student. Cohen told police he... - Fatal Hit and Run, Postal workers' family awarded wrongful death settlement
Roanoke, VA: (Sep-27-07) The family of John William Edmonds Jr., a US Postal Service worker, brought a lawsuit against Terrance Wayne Dickerson, after Edmonds died in a 2004 hit and run accident. Dickerson panicked and drove off. He returned about half an hour later and turned himself in to police. Dickerson, 41, pleaded guilty in January 2005 to felony hi... - John Peck Junior Client Theft Legal Malpractice Settlement
New Haven, CT: (Sep-23-07) A lawsuit was filed against John Peck Junior, a former New Haven lawyer, alleging that he stole $100,000 from a disabled client who won the money in a car accident settlement. Records show that John Peck Junior is already serving a seven-year prison sentence for defrauding four other clients out of $2 million. In a settleme... - Harrison County, KY Corrections Officers' Harassment Settlement
Harrison County, KY: (Sep-23-07) Former corrections officers Lina Misamore and Danielle Smith brought lawsuits against Harrison County and Sheriff Mike Deatrick, alleging that their civil rights were violated when they were subjected to a sexually hostile work environment and to retaliation when they complained. Misamore and Smith, along with another past... - Car Crash Spinal Injuries, Man awarded $257,000 after accident
Norwich, CT: (Sep-20-07) Peter Barnes, a Salem man, brought a lawsuit against George Mailloux, after he sustained injuries in a collision with a vehicle driven by Mailloux. Barnes sued for injuries sustained in the Dec. 8, 2003 collision that took place near the intersections of routes 82 and 85. Sources claimed that Barnes' judgment was reduced by 40% due... - Fatal Car Accidnet, Elderly woman's family awarded $500,000.
Stonington, CT: (Sep-20-07) The estate of Nancy Gibson, a former Stonington harbormaster who died in an accident after being hit by a truck, filed a lawsuit against the town, a police officer and two drivers. The suit stated that after Gibson was struck, police officer Michael Peckham came on the scene and put on his overhead lights and spotlight to warn t... - School Asbestos, Brooks Laboratories pay $1.8 million in damages
New Canaan, CT: (Sep-20-07) The town of New Canaan brought a lawsuit against Brooks Laboratories, alleging that it was responsible for the asbestos discovered while renovating the New Canaan High School. Brooks Laboratories was among the four defendants that the town named in the suit. The charges stated that Brooks Laboratories prepared the National Emissio... - Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh Priest Abuse Settlement
Pittsburgh, PA: (Sep-18-07) The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh announced that it had reached a $1.25 million resolution of civil lawsuits filed by those who claimed they were sexually abused by diocese priests. Sources alleged that the oldest claim of abuse began in 1954 and the most recent was in 1989. Diocesan spokesman Rev. Ron Lengwin stated that... - Donning and Doffing in Tennessee – Clothes or Protective Equipment?
Oct-12-18 Nashville, TN: Over the past several years Tennessee has experienced a number of Tennessee labor lawsuits by employees demanding compensation for “donning and doffing” (putting on and taking off) clothing such as uniforms and protective gear before and after their shift. While the time it takes to “don and doff” may seem incidental and trivia...