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Nov-20-13 Washington, DC Patients who have suffered an operating room injury during robotic surgery may not be surprised by reports that the number of robot-related surgical injuries is on the rise. Concerns about injuries linked to robotic surgery are conveyed in da Vinci robot lawsuits, alleging patients were seriously harmed because of the use of the robot du... - St. Matthews Police wrongful charges Settlement
On September 25, 2002, Troy Rufra was arrested and charged with four counts of bank robbery. Rufra sued the county for allegedly showing witnesses' only one photo of him instead of the standard photo line up. The police department has agreed to pay Rufra a $300,000 settlement for wrongful charges through the Kentucky League of Cities Insurance Services As... - Stryker Rejuvenate Has a Few Screws Loose
Nov-17-13 Charleston, SC Since undergoing a Stryker Rejuvenate hip implant, Marcellos, age 35, has been walking with a cane. But wait, it gets worse: because he is on Medicaid, he was told he cannot have hip revision surgery for at least 10 years. “After Stryker hip surgery, my right leg was considerably longer than the other and I could barely get out... - Norcia Bakery delivery accident Settlement
Sheldon Gotschall was making a delivery for his employer when struck by another car which broke his neck and set the truck on fire, killing him instantly. Sherah Bennett, the driver of the car, was found innocent of aggravated vehicular homicide by reason of insanity as she suffers from Bipolar disease. Gotschall's family was awarded $1.25 million from th... - Airbag Issues: Newer Airbags Not Necessarily Safer
Nov-10-13 Omaha, NE When it comes to airbag failure , the situation is a bit like the Goldilocks story: the airbag can deploy too early, too late or not at all. The purpose of airbags, to prevent accidental injuries, is for the safety devices to deploy at exactly the right time. Unfortunately, this does not always happen, putting people in the vehicle at risk of... - Seamen's Society for Children and Families foster care abuse Settlement
In the summer of 1993 Sandra had her two children taken into the New York City foster care system. Seamen's Society for Children and Families placed them in the home of Mary McLaughlin and her adult son Darrell Williams. He allegedly sexually abused and sodomized the two girls for four years. Finally, a day care noticed signs of abuse and informed authori... - Adderall Implicated in Child Abuse and a Murder Trial
Nov-7-13 Boca Raton, FL In the past week, Adderall has been implicated in Seth Fontenot’s murder trial and involved in a case of child abuse by a Florida mother. Seth Fontenot allegedly shot three high school students - one student died from gunshot wounds - in February after they tried to break into Fontenot’s vehicle. Prosecutors in the first-d... - Imation Corp. disposable cameras Settlement
After a six-year legal battle, Jazz Photo Corp., a reloader of disposable cameras, entered into a $25 million settlement with data storage giant Imation Corp. for allegedly faulty camera film. In a case being tried before Hon. Jose Linares of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, the settlement was approved by Hon. Morris Stern... - Double Whammy: Accutane Bowel Problems and Depression
Nov-5-13 Lake Placid, NY Tony’s son was prescribed Accutane for six months just before it was pulled off the market in 2009. He now suffers from ulcerative colitis and depression. Tony has anger issues that might be helped to some degree by filing an Accutane lawsuit. “When I found out that doctors and the FDA knew about Accutane and its link to depressi... - Chicago Title Insurance Company real estate mortgage Settlement
Along with this company, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Office of Thrift Supervision allegedly violated Section 4 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act by providing inaccurate HUD-1 Settlement Statements to lenders and their borrowers. Chicago Title has agreed to pay $5 millio... - First American Title Insurance Co. policy holders Settlement
A $24 million refund settlement was awarded to policy holders. The title insurance company allegedly gave kickbacks to homebuilders, lenders and real estate agents to artificially inflate title costs. (Feb-22-05) [ MERCURY NEWS ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at no obligation, please clic... - How Financial Elder Abuse Works
Oct-29-13 Renton, WA Leonard Swenson was a lonely Washington state widower with a house, a truck, $90,000 in savings and a regular income. A trusting man with a limited education, Swenson became a target of devastating emotional and financial abuse . Although the details differ, Swenson’s story is not untypical of the estimated 5 million cases of elder f... - Paradigm Medical Industries, Inc. securities Settlement
Former executive officers, Thomas F. Motter, Mark R. Miehle, and John W. Hemmer and the surgical and diagnostic equipment manufacturer allegedly committed securities fraud. The US Fire Insurance Company has agreed to pay Paradigm Medical shareholders $1.5 million, Series E Convertible Preferred Stock shareholders $625,000, and a $2.5 million settlement to... - The Harrison Group bedbugs Settlement
The Dugan family of Flourtown sued the owners of the Holiday Inn Oceanfront for allegedly causing bedbug infestation in their luggage and then in their home. The Worcester County Health Department confirmed the parasite invasion and oversaw the pest eradication. CNA Insurance awarded the Dugan family and undisclosed settlement. (Feb-18-05) Le... - Robotic Surgery: Lots of Hype, but Where’s the Proof of Efficacy?
Oct-20-13 Bermuda Dunes, CA When Teresa Hershey of California talked to her doctor about a proposed hysterectomy, the potential for having the surgery undertaken with the aid of a DaVinci surgical robot sounded like a good idea at the time. “It sounded good,” she told Bloomberg News (10/8/13). “[My doctor] sold me on it.” The 41-year-old re... - Lake County Fair Board accidental death Settlement
An eight-year-old boy from died after being shocked by a bumper cart ride in August of 2003. Greyson Yoe died Sept 2, 2003 and his parents filed a lawsuit against the company and its operators. The terms of the settlement are undisclosed but the maximum insurance coverage was $2 million. The owner of the ride was sentenced to 6 months in jail while the ri... - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company insurnace Settlement
Over the next 15 years the largest tire manufacture is going to receive $159 million from a lawsuit they filed back in 1993. The multi-million dollar settlement will be paid in installments over the next 15 months by certain insurance companies. The lawsuit is being paid in exchange for releasing insurers from past, present, and future environmental claim... - Accutane Down the Toilet
Oct-13-13 Grand Blanc, MI The acne treatment drug Accutane has been linked to a litany of side effects, from depression to bowel problems. The latter seems to be the most common, and also a serious side effect. It can lead to Accutane inflammatory bowel disease, Accutane Crohn’s Disease and Accutane Ulcerative Colitis - cause for concern for Cindy. And th... - Small Businesses Sue AIG Over Workers’ Compensation Insurance Scheme
Oct-10-13 Lawsuits in California, New York, New Jersey Allege Decades-Long AIG Fraud ALTON, Ill. (Oct. 9) (Press Release): Small businesses in California, New York and New Jersey this week initiated coordinated class action lawsuits in federal courts on both coasts against American International Group (“AIG”), its subsidiary companies and former CEO Mauri... - City of Portland, OR and Lt. Ted Ross drunk driving Settlement
Kimberly McLellan was awarded $245,000 after suffering injuries in a drunken driving accident. Kevin Hardy also received $26,000 after his car was rear ended in the crash. Lt. Ted Ross, head of the criminal investigation division, attempted driving home after attending a police department Christmas party and then Old Port bar on Dec. 17th, 2002. Ross was...