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<title>Mattel Agrees To Settle Consolidated Action Involving Lead In Toys</title>
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<![CDATA[LOS ANGELES - Toymaker Mattel Inc. on Oct. 13 agreed to a settlement that will provide refunds and other monetary relief to families who purchased children s toys manufactured in China that were recalled as a result of dangerously high levels of lead (In Re: Mattel Inc. Toy Lead Paint Products Liability Litigation, No. 07-1897, C.D. Calif.; See 1/12/09, Page 6). 
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<title>Family Of Boy Killed In Fire Started By Fan Wins $13.5M Verdict</title>
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<![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania jury on Oct. 16 returned a $13.5 million verdict for the family of a 7-year-old who was killed in a 2005 fire started by a faulty fan motor (Loretta Foster Thompson, et al. v. Lasko Products Inc., No. 070400391, Pa. Comm. Pls., Philadelphia Co.). 
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<title>Target Succeeds In Bid For Dismissal Of Strict Liability Claims In Illinois</title>
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<![CDATA[CHICAGO - A federal judge in Illinois on Oct. 20 dropped strict liability claims brought against a retailer in a product liability action, noting that the plaintiff failed to show that the company was involved in the manufacturing process of an allegedly dangerous children's toy (Andrew Goesel, et al. v. Boley International Ltd., et al., No. 09-4595, N.D. Ill.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 96869). 
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<title>New York Judge Finds Government Site Was Unreasonably Dangerous</title>
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<![CDATA[SYRACUSE, NY - A federal judge on Oct. 8 awarded more than $700,000 to a New York couple after determining that the U.S. government was liable for a man's injuries suffered while attending a military fundraising event (Thomas Dockery, et al. v. United States of America, No. 1:07-cv-144, N.D. N.Y.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 94389). 
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<title>Michigan Appeals Panel Finds Condition In Parking Lot Open And Obvious</title>
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<![CDATA[DETROIT - In a 2-1 decision, a Michigan appeals panel on Oct. 13 reversed a trial court decision to deny summary judgment to a medical center in a premises liability action, ruling that the dangers presented by the defendant's snow-covered parking lot were open and obvious (Christine Blue v. St. John Hospital and Medical Center, No. 284769, Mich. App.; 2009 Mich. App. LEXIS 2112). 
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<title>Oklahoma Judge: Objects On Floor At Wal-Mart Were Open And Obvious</title>
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<![CDATA[OKLAHOMA CITY - A federal judge in Oklahoma on Oct. 13 granted summary judgment to a retail giant named as the defendant in a premises liability case, finding that the plaintiff was aware of a possibly dangerous condition at a store prior to being injured (David Kinkaid v. Wal-Mart Stores East L.P., No. 09-0068, W.D. Okla.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 95238). 
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<title>Indiana Appeals Panel: Plaintiff Needs Expert To Show Lack Of Informed Consent</title>
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<![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS - An Indiana appeals panel on Oct. 8 overturned a trial court's decision to deny summary judgment to a physician in a medical malpractice case, concluding that the plaintiff failed to provide expert testimony to back up her lack of informed consent claims (Douglass S. Hale M.D. v. Melissa Phelps, No. 49A02-0902-CV-191, Ind. App.; 2009 Ind. App. Unpub. LEXIS 1686). 
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<title>New York Panel Finds Damages For Birth Injury Excessive, Remands Action</title>
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<![CDATA[BROOKLYN, NY - A New York appellate panel on Oct. 6 reversed a trial court's decision not to set aside damages in a medical malpractice action, finding that the jury's verdict against an obstetrician was excessive (Valerie Abdelkader, et al. v. Ayman Shahine, No. 2007-10621, N.Y. App., 2nd Dept.; 2009 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 7033). 
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<title>Ohio Judges: No Expert Testimony Necessary For Couple's Negligence Claims</title>
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<![CDATA[AKRON, Ohio - A panel of Ohio appeals judges on Oct. 13 ruled that a couple's negligence claims against a nurse and hospital do not require expert testimony, reversing a trial court's decision to grant summary judgment to the defendants (Brenda Hill, et al. v. Wadsworth-Rittman Area Hospital, et al., No. 09CA0012-M, Ohio App. 9th Dist.; 2009 Ohio App. LEXIS 4583). 
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<title>Congressional Budget Office: Tort Reform Would Prompt Major Cut In Health Spending</title>
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<![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. - Total national health care spending would decrease by $41 billion over the next 10 years, and the federal deficit would be reduced by $54 billion in the same period if a series of tort reform proposals were enacted, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said in an Oct. 9 letter to U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch. 
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<title>Couple Agrees To Undisclosed Settlement In Burn Injury Action</title>
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<![CDATA[OMAHA, Neb. - A federal judge in Nebraska on Oct. 6 dismissed a defendant from a workplace injury action involving a man who was seriously burned while on the job after the parties agreed to an undisclosed settlement (Garey E. Seger, et al. v. Ernest-Spencer Metals Inc., et al., No. 08-75, D. Neb.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 93409). 
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<title>Iowa Judge Remands Hand Injury Case, Finds Court Lacks Jurisdiction</title>
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<![CDATA[CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - A federal judge in Iowa on Oct. 13 remanded a workplace injury action to state court after determining that the court lacked jurisdiction because several of the defendants were Iowa residents (Wiley Whitacre v. Energy Panel Structures Inc., et al., No. 09-3051, N.D. Iowa; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 95474). 
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<title>Air Crash Defendants Ask Judge To Reconsider Ruling On Punitive Damage Claims</title>
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<![CDATA[SAN DIEGO - Two aircraft companies and a pilot's estate asked a California federal judge on Oct. 14 to reconsider her refusal to grant summary judgment on punitive damage claims against them in a suit filed by the families of two people killed in a plane crash in 2006 (In re Palomar Crash of January 24, 2006, No. 06-CV-02711-DMS-POR, S.D. Calif.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 93678). 
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<title>Federal Jury In Texas Finds For Police Officer In Taser Injury Case</title>
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<![CDATA[LUBBOCK, Texas - A Texas jury returned a verdict for defendants on Oct. 20 in an action alleging that a police officer used excessive force with a motorist who was hit with a Taser and injured during a traffic stop (L.J. McCallan v. The City of Lubbock, Texas, et al., No. 06-264, N.D. Texas). 
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<title>Illinois Jury Returns $25 Million Verdict For Auto Accident Injury Victim</title>
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<![CDATA[CHICAGO - An Illinois jury on Sept. 10 returned a verdict for the plaintiff in an auto accident case in what is reportedly the largest award for a paraplegic in Cook County (Andrzej Chraca v. Steve Miles, et al., No. 04 L 9461, Ill. Cir., Cook Co.). 
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<title>California Jury Returns $21 Million Verdict For Iraq War Veteran</title>
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<![CDATA[SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - A California jury on Oct. 16 awarded a man who was seriously injured in a rear-impact automobile accident more than $21 million in damages (Michael Nelsen v. Hillyard Inc., No. 800884, Calif. Super., San Bernardino Co.). 
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<title>Arbitrator Awards Injured Cab Passenger $19,000</title>
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<![CDATA[Case name: Arlene Piper, et. al. v. Mohammed Haq, et. al. Case number: CGC-07-466703 Court: Calif. Super., San Francisco Co. 
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<title>Washington High Court: Patients Cannot Recover Economic Damages Under CPA</title>
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<![CDATA[OLYMPIA, Wash. - The Washington Supreme Court on Sept. 24 reversed an appellate court ruling in a medical malpractice case, concluding that a patient's economic losses suffered through an allegedly unnecessary surgical procedure are not recoverable under the state's Consumer Protection Act (Teresa Ambach v. H. Graeme French, No. 81107-5, Wash. Sup.; 2009 Wash. LEXIS 884). 
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<title>Illinois Panel Upholds $5.4M Verdict In Suit Over Failure To Treat Cancer</title>
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<![CDATA[CHICAGO - An Illinois appeals panel on Sept. 30 affirmed a trial court's decision to award more than $5 million to a couple who claim that a woman's doctor failed to diagnose and properly treat her breast cancer (Marsha Dienstag, et al. v. Lawrence Margolies, No. 1-06-1558, Ill. App., 1st Dist.; 2009 Ill. App. LEXIS 942). 
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<title>North Carolina Family Comes To Partial Settlement In Mistaken Death Case</title>
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<![CDATA[LOUISBURG, N.C. - The family of a pedestrian who was mistakenly declared dead after a traffic accident reached a $1 million settlement with a North Carolina county and two paramedics on Sept. 30 (Larry Donnell Green, et al. v. Wade R. Kearney II, et al., No. 07-1225, N.C. Super., Franklin Co.). 
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<title>Tennessee High Court: Widow's Claims Against State Employee May Proceed</title>
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<![CDATA[KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled Sept. 30 that a woman who lost a medical malpractice case in federal court could still pursue a claim against a state-employed physician even though the jury assigned no fault to the doctor (Juanita Mullins v. State of Tennessee, No. E2007-01113-SC-R11-CV, Tenn. Sup.). 
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<title>Government Wins Dismissal Of Woman's Medical Negligence Case Filed In Mississippi</title>
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<![CDATA[HATTIESBURG, Miss. - A federal judge in Mississippi on Sept. 28 dismissed a woman's medical malpractice claims against the federal government after determining that the court lacks jurisdiction to hear her case (Barbara Bobbett v. United States of America, No. 2:08cv279, S.D. Miss.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 89000). 
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<title>Kentucky High Court Restores Verdict For Family Of Woman Who Bled To Death</title>
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<![CDATA[FRANKFORT, Ky. - The Kentucky Supreme Court on Oct. 1 reinstated a state court's verdict in a medical malpractice case for the husband and estate of a woman who died after allegedly receiving substandard medical care following auto accident, reversing a state Court of Appeals decision (Tina Martin, et al. v. Ohio County Hospital Corp., No. 2008-SC-000211-DG, Ky. Sup.; 2009 Ky. LEXIS 234). 
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<title>U.S. Judge Says Heart Doctor's Opinion On Surgery Length Lacked Reliable Methods</title>
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<![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA - A pediatric heart surgeon did not rely on appropriate studies or scientific data in forming his opinion that a defendant surgeon's deviation from normal procedures during a boy's operation caused liquid to form around his lungs and ultimately caused his death, Pennsylvania federal judge held Aug. 21 (Robert Daddio, et al. v. A.I. DuPont Hospital for Children of the Nemours Foundation, et al., No. 05-441, E.D. Pa.; 2099 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 74834). 
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<title>Panel Reverses Award Of Attorney Fees Based On Prior Settlement Proposal</title>
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<![CDATA[MIAMI - A Florida appeals panel on Sept. 30 reversed a trial court's decision to award attorney fees to a man injured in an auto accident, citing a prior proposal for settlement of the action (Eucenda Segundo v. Cedric Reid, No. 3D08-2039, Fla. App., 3rd Dist.; 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 14589). 
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<title>Kentucky Appeals Court Reverses $2M Punitive Award In Suit Over Fatal Crash</title>
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<![CDATA[FRANKFORT, Ky. - A trial judge erred by not granting a trucking company's request for a directed verdict on punitive damages, the Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled Sept. 25, reversing a jury's $2 million punitive award to the estate of an accident victim (Fuel Transport, Inc. and Troy E. Vanderpool v. Garnett Gibson, as executor and personal representative of the estate of Topsie Gibson, No. 2008-CA-00969-MR, Ky. App.; 2009 Ky. App. LEXIS 183). 
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<title>San Francisco Arbitrator Issues $10,000 Award In Auto Accident Injury Case</title>
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<![CDATA[Case name: George Bravo v. Chelsea Miller Case number: CGC-08-471816 Court: Calif. Super., San Francisco Co. 
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<title>California Arbitrator Finds Driver Not Liable For Hitting Pedestrian</title>
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<![CDATA[Case name: Susanne Sook Han Lee vs. Antonio Delacruz Case number: CGC-07-460740 Court: Calif. Super., San Francisco Co. 
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<title>Parties Reach Settlement For Estate Of Woman Killed In Drunken Driving Accident</title>
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<![CDATA[PETERSBURG, Va. - The family of a Virginia woman who was killed by a drunken driver reached a $1 million wrongful death settlement with the truck owner's insurance company on Oct. 5 (Constance D. Ragsdale, et al. v. Carmen Alejandro Garcia-Hernandez and R.J. Biringer Construction Co. Inc., No. CL08-2887, Va. Cir., Richmond). 
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<title>JPMDL Panel Consolidates Hydroxycut Actions To California District Court</title>
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<![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on Oct. 6 consolidated 16 product liability actions alleging that a dietary supplement and weight-loss aid was responsible for numerous consumers' health problems (In re: Hydroxycut Marketing And Sales Practices Litigation, MDL No. 2087, JPMDL). 
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<title>Georgia Man Settles With Shoe Manufacturer For Son's Foot Injury</title>
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<![CDATA[ATLANTA - A federal judge in Georgia held an in-chambers conference on Sept. 25 before deciding to close a case filed by the father of a boy whose foot allegedly was injured when it was sucked into a moving escalator (Clark Meyer, father and natural guardian of A.M., and Clark Meyer, individually v. Crocs Inc., No. 1:08-cv-2716, N.D. Ga.; See 9/29/08, Page 6). 
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<title>Judge Rules Hasbro Does Not Have To Produce Post-Injury Accident Reports</title>
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<![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA - A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Sept. 28 denied a motion to compel filed by the plaintiffs in a product liability action, noting that they failed to show the relevance of the post-injury information they are seeking (Albree King et al. v. Hasbro Inc., et al., No. 07-4001, E.D. Pa.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 89119). 
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<title>Panel Denies Consolidation Of Listerine Cases Filed In Two District Courts</title>
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<![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on Oct. 1 denied centralization of three product liability actions alleging that a mouthwash marketed to children was defective (In re: Listerine Agent Cool Blue Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2097, JPMDL). 
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<title>Federal Judge In Kansas: Aircraft Safety Can't Be Predicted With Graph</title>
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<![CDATA[KANSAS CITY, Kan. - A forensic weather analyst's attempt to predict a plane's relative safety by plotting aircraft data on a graph is untested and not generally accepted, a federal judge in Kansas held Sept. 9 in barring his testimony in the Cessna products liability multidistrict litigation (In re: Cessna 208 Series Aircraft Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1721, Case No. 05-md-1721-KHV, D. Kan.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 81932). 
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<title>Chinese Drywall Distributors, Manufacturers Invoke Economic Loss Rule</title>
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<![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS - The economic loss rule bars plaintiffs in the federal Chinese drywall multidistrict litigation from recovering under tort law for property damage to their homes, groups of drywall distributors and manufacturers argue in respective Sept. 28 and 30 briefs (In re: Chinese-Manufactured Drywall Products Liability Litigation, No. 2:09md02047, E.D. La.; See 9/28/09, Page 14). 
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<title>Panel Finds Multiple Verdicts Inconsistent, Remands Slip-And-Fall Case</title>
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<![CDATA[BOSTON - A Massachusetts appeals panel on Sept. 18 reversed a pair of trial court decisions in a premises liability action, citing inconsistent verdicts from three trials and the need for a proper determination of damages (Malahut Leng v. Kelly Secrest, et al., No. 08-P-961, Mass. App.; 2009 Mass. App. Unpub. LEXIS 1004). 
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<title>California Justices Overturn New Trial Decision, Find No Jury Misconduct</title>
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<![CDATA[LOS ANGELES - In a 2-1 decision on Sept. 25, a pair of California appeals justices reversed a trial court decision to grant a new trial based on alleged misconduct and the jury's verdict in a premises liability action (Donna Tannen, et al. v. Leonard La Vern Palmer Jr., et al., No. B207414, Calif. App., 2nd Dist.; 2009 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 7687). 
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<title>Pennsylvania Veteran Alleges Contractors Breached Duty At Iraqi Construction Site</title>
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<![CDATA[PITTSBURGH - A former Army sergeant alleging exposure to hexavalent chromium while assigned to a water treatment plant in Iraq sued government contractors on Sept. 11 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania for personal injuries he alleges were caused by the contractors' failure to warn him of the exposure risks (Glen Bootay v. KBR Inc., et al., No. 09-1241, W.D. Pa.). 
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<title>Appeals Panel Affirms $250,000 Punitive Award To Woman Who Drank Toxic Beverage</title>
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<![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. - A restaurant's policy of having to complete of an incident report before investigating possible injury to customers is an aggravating factor sufficient to warrant punitive damages, a North Carolina appeals court held Oct. 6, affirming a $250,000 punitive award against a woman who was accidentally served cleaning solution instead of water (Katherine Hanna Everhart v. O'Charley's Inc., No. COA08-1454, N.C. App.; 2009 N.C. App. LEXIS 1627). 
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<title>7th Circuit Rules Contractor Not Liable For Injuries To Subcontractor's Employee</title>
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<![CDATA[CHICAGO - A Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Sept. 30 affirmed a trial court decision in favor of defendants in a workplace accident case, holding that general contractors did not create a dangerous condition that led to injuries suffered by an employee of a subcontractor doing work on a construction site (Jose Antonio Aguirre, et al. v. Turner Construction Co., et al., No. 08-3999, 7th Cir.; 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 21467). 
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<title>Panel Says Plaintiffs Had Knowledge Of Diacetyl Risks; Summary Judgment Stands</title>
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<![CDATA[CINCINNATI - An Ohio appeals panel on Sept. 25 upheld summary judgment in favor of an artificial-flavoring company in a chemical exposure action, agreeing that the plaintiffs had knowledge of their hazardous working conditions and possible medical problems for several years before filing their complaint (Robin Doane, et al. v. Givaudan Flavors Corp., et al., No. C-080928, Ohio App., 1st Dist.; 2009 Ohio App. LEXIS 4268). 
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<title>Chrysler Bankruptcy Judge Allows $24M Settlement For Family Of Man Killed By Truck</title>
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<![CDATA[NEW YORK - A U.S. bankruptcy court judge on Sept. 24 approved a $24 million settlement payment to the family of a California man who was killed when he was run over by a Dodge pickup truck (In re Old Carco LLC, No. 09-50002, S.D. N.Y.). 
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<title>California Jury Returns $49M Verdict To Man Injured In Truck Accident</title>
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<![CDATA[SAN JOSE, Calif. - A California superior court jury on Sept. 21 awarded more than $49 million to a man who suffered a traumatic brain injury when a truck struck the vehicle he was riding in; the award included more than $27 million to cover his future medical expenses (Drew Dakota Bianchi v. Salazar Equipment Co., et al., No. 1-08-cv-104548, Calif. Super., Santa Clara Co.). 
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<title>Florida Panel Reverses Verdict For Defendant In Fatal Auto Accident Case</title>
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<![CDATA[MIAMI - In a 2-1 decision, a Florida appeals panel on Sept. 9 reversed a jury's verdict for the defendant in an action involving an auto accident that killed a teenage girl, saying that the trial court erred by allowing the jury to consider the possible negligence of the teen's mother (Iris Probkevitz v. Velda Farms LLC, et al., No. 3D07-1052, Fla. App., 3rd Dist.; 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 13191). 
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<title>Municipality To Pay Nearly $100,000 To Teen Hit By Police Car</title>
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<![CDATA[GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The city of Grand Rapids, Mich., agreed Sept. 15 to pay $99,500 to settle an action filed by a girl who was injured when she was struck by a police car (Rosetta Maria Buchanan v. City of Grand Rapids, et al., No. 08-1602, Mich. Cir., Kent Co.). 
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<title>Alaska Town Agrees To Settle Action With Woman Injured In High Speed Chase</title>
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<![CDATA[ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The City of Wasilla, Alaska, agreed Sept. 11 to pay $100,000 to settle an action filed by a woman injured in a crash with a drunken driver involved in a high-speed pursuit with a police cruiser (Jennifer Setters v. John Glass, et al., No. 3AN-08-08743CI, Alaska Super.). 
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<title>Hawaii Appeals Court: Trial Court Erred By Allowing $12.5M Punitives In Crash Suit</title>
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<![CDATA[HONOLULU - Citing a lack of "clear and convincing" evidence that a seat belt manufacturer knew of a defect in its product yet failed to correct it, a Hawaii appeals panel on Aug. 19 vacated a jury's $12.5 million punitive damages award to a man who was seriously injured in a crash and remanded the case (Dason Udac, et al. v. Takata Corp., et al., No. 28328, Hawaii App.; 2009 Hawaii App. LEXIS 596). 
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<title>Panel Says Trial Court Erred By Ruling For Defendants In Door Injury Case</title>
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<![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS - A panel of Louisiana appeals judges on Aug. 26 awarded a man injured in a premises liability action more than $500,000 after finding testimony the trial judge relied upon to make his judgment to be insufficient (Michelle Cronin, et al. v. Department of Public Safety and Corrections, et al., No. 2009-CA-0256, La. App., 4th Cir.; 2009 La. App. LEXIS 1586). 
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<title>Hilton Hotel Chain Reaches Confidential Settlement With Man Injured By Sign</title>
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<![CDATA[HONOLULU - A federal judge in Hawaii on Sept. 16 accepted a U.S. magistrate judge's recommendation to adopt a confidential settlement reached between a hotel chain and a Minnesota couple vacationing at the defendant's resort (Mark Mullaney and Lynette Mullaney v. Hilton Hotels Corp., et al., No. 07-00313, D. Hawaii; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84869). 
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<title>San Francisco Jury Finds Hotel Owner Not Responsible For Guest's Injury</title>
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<![CDATA[Case name: Elizabeth Mercado v. David Nale Case number: CGC-07-465954 Court: Calif. Super., San Francisco Co. 
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<title>Kentucky Family Settles Action With Government Over Vacation Deaths</title>
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<![CDATA[LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A federal judge on Sept. 18 approved a $5 million settlement for a Kentucky woman and her son for the deaths of her husband and 8-year-old daughter who were swept over a 184-foot waterfall in a national park in Hawaii during a family holiday (Holly W. Brown, M.D., et al. v. The United States of America, No. 04-574, W.D. Ky.). 
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<title>Judge Grants Summary Judgment To Sears In Slip-And-Fall Injury Action</title>
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<![CDATA[DETROIT - A federal judge in Michigan granted summary judgment to a retailer on Sept. 11 in a premises liability action, concluding that the defendant took the proper steps to address a potentially hazardous condition at one of its stores (Catherine D. Luzier v. Sears Roebuck and Co., et al., No. 08-cv-11635, E.D. Mich.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 82810). 
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<title>Judge Amends Judgment In Slip-And-Fall Action, Denies Motion For New Trial</title>
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<![CDATA[NEWARK, N.J. - A federal judge in New Jersey on Sept. 10 agreed to amend the judgment in a premises liability action, granting a plaintiff's request for prejudgment interest (Minaxiben Talsania v. Kohl's Department Store Inc., No. 05-3892, D. N.J.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 82271). 
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<title>Judge Dismisses Father's Wrongful Death Case Based On Statute Of Limitations</title>
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<![CDATA[CHICAGO - A federal judge in Illinois on Sept. 15 dismissed a product liability action filed against a seat belt manufacturer, contending that the two-year statute of limitations period passed by the time the plaintiff filed the instant action on behalf of his late daughter (Robert Black, et al. v. Key Safety Systems Inc., No. 09-3988, N.D. Ill.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84974). 
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<title>Chinese Drywall MDL Plaintiffs, Builders Square Off Over Settlement Offers</title>
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<![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS - Counsel representing homeowners in the federal Chinese drywall multidistrict litigation asked the court on Sept. 3 to stop builders from tricking homeowners into settling their claims without providing all of the facts; the builders counter in a Sept. 21 brief that there is no clear record of misleading communications and that they have a legal right to effect repairs in Florida (In re: Chinese-Manufactured Drywall Products Liability Litigation, No. 2:09md02047, E.D. La.; See 8/24/09, Page 7). 
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<title>Montana Supreme Court Vacates $3.7M Punitive Award In Infant's Car Seat Death</title>
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<![CDATA[HELENA, Mont. - A trial court erred in excluding evidence of a child safety seat manufacturer's compliance with federal regulations, the Montana Supreme Court ruled Sept. 14, vacating a jury's $3.7 million punitive damages award to a couple whose infant son was killed in an accident and ordering a new trial on the issue (Tyler Malcolm v. Evenflo Company, Inc., et al., No. DA 08-0085, Mont. Sup.). 
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<title>International Paper Settles Case Involving Exploding Boiler In Mississippi</title>
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<![CDATA[JACKSON, Miss. - A U.S. magistrate judge in Mississippi dismissed a workplace accident case with prejudice on Sept. 18 after the parties agreed to an undisclosed settlement (Melody Jayne Yellott, et al. v. International Paper Co., No. 5:08-cv-265, S.D. Miss.). 
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<title>Judge Grants Summary Judgment To Plaintiff In Faulty Ladder Action</title>
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<![CDATA[BROOKLYN, NY - A New York judge on Sept. 9 granted summary judgment to a man who was injured on the job when he fell from a ladder, ruling that the defendant failed to provide him with a safe work environment (Symeon Monioudis v. The City of New York, No. 37192/03, N.Y. Sup., Kings County; 2009 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 2319). 
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<title>Federal Judge Approves Partial Settlement For Parents Accused Of Abuse</title>
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<![CDATA[BROOKLYN, NY - Following the recommendation of a U.S. magistrate judge, a federal judge in New York on Sept. 8 adopted a proposed partial settlement payout of $115,000 to a couple falsely accused of abusing and injuring their child (Denes Q., et al. v. Janet Caesar, et al., No. 07-1281, E.D. N.Y.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 82003). 
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<title>Florida Judges Reverse Decision To Limit Damages In Medical Malpractice Case</title>
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<![CDATA[WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A Florida appeals panel on Sept. 23 reversed a trial court's decision to limit damages in a medical malpractice action, ruling that an updated state statute should not have been enforced retroactively (Nadine Raphael, et al. v. Dr. James Shecter, et al., No. 4D08-432, Fla. App., 4th Dist.; 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 14084). 
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