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March 10, 2016 - Ruthie Allen and others were passengers on a bus owned and operated by Greyhound Lines, Inc. The bus departed Cincinnati, Ohio, on its way to Detroit, Michigan, at around 3:30 a.m. EST on Sept. 14, 2013. Less than an hour after leaving...

March 17, 2016 - On Oct. 10, 2013, Indian River Sherriff's Deputy Michael Cavanaugh responded to a "welfare check" of toddler children called in by their mother, who was the estranged wife of the child's father, plaintiff Craig Kovaleski...

In the morning of March 1, 2012, Cecil Geoffrey Vining was seriously injured when his bicycle was struck by a pick-up truck driven by Candido Burgos. At the time of the collision, Vining was riding westbound with companion bicyclists in the bicycle lane...

On Aug. 21, 2007, Thomas Doster was admitted to Long Term Hospital of Dothan with a medical history of Myasthenia-Gravis, coronary artery disease, hypertension, and a history of chronic renal insufficiency. At some time during or after his admission,...

Ebony Curry was a 27-year-old woman with learning disabilities and autistic tendencies living at home in Brooklyn with her father, Henry Williams, and a younger brother. On May 18, 2011, Curry fell down the stairs in her home. Her father called 911, and...

April 14, 2016 - On Dec. 2, 2010, Mary Kate Ford, 60 years of age, was admitted to the emergency department of the West Georgia Medical Center with morbid obesity, end state renal disease, congestive heart failure, hypothyroidism, and other conditions...

April 21, 2016 - On Feb. 27, 2012, at 12:05 p.m., Dennis Cash was working the accident scene of an overturned gravel truck on State Route 130 on Snowden Mountain. The owner of a family garage in Madison Heights, Dennis was working with a crew at the site...

On Nov. 30, 2009, plaintiff Llaulin Cruz, 31, a physical therapist aide, came to St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx for delivery of her first child. During the delivery, the OB-GYN, Michael Ihemaguba, M.D., who was on-call at the hospital, performed a...

May 5, 2016 - On June 1, 2010, a Cessna U206F piloted by Preston Cavner departed Merrill Field Airport in Anchorage, AK. The plane had been rebuilt in 2003 by Continental Motors, Inc., Northwest Seaplanes, Inc. had replaced parts on the engine, and the...

From September of 2001 through 2012, Mary Jean Alsina was employed by Millburn Township Board of Education as a full time band director. In 2011, she began to teach in a room two days a week that was known as the "Brass Cave" and had a damp...

May 19, 2016 - Plaintiff Thomas Bumgardner alleged that as he was driving south on University Drive, defendant Joyce Barbin was driving north on University Drive and made a left turn onto NW 44th Street in front of plaintiff's vehicle. Defendant's...

Tyler Thomas was a 19-year-old student at Peru State College in Peru, NE. On Dec. 3, 2010, she was seen on a security camera about 1:30 a.m. walking towards her dorm. She disappeared. Then 29-year-old student Joshua Keadle told investigators that he had...

June 2, 2016 - Lorraine Patullo-Banks, a Chicago-based accountant, was walking to her home from the Park Ridge Train Station on Feb. 20, 2008. At 6:20 pm, she was struck by a car while attempting to cross Touhy Ave. near 3rd Street. She was severely injured...

June 9, 2016 - On Nov. 25, 2014, Sally LaMay was legally walking through a green signal at a cross walk at Crooks Road and Maplelawn Drive when she was struck by a bus owned/operated by defendant Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation...

June 16, 2016 - A Los Angeles police detective’s claim that she was discriminated against because of her use of sick/disability time, in violation of California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), was resolved in April of 2016 by a ...

June 23, 2016 - On July 21, 2010, Wesley Skiles was scuba diving one mile off the coast of Boynton Beach, Florida, performing underwater cinematography for National Geographic Television. He was using a Dive Rite O2ptima closed circuit rebreather manufactured...

Plaintiff Phi Kappa Sigma Building Corporation of Colorado (PKS) operated a social fraternity with a chapter located at defendant Colorado Seminary (CS) a/k/a Denver University. PKS leased a house/property from CS, where its members lived. Plaintiff Edward...

Hat Ballou Inc. and Gina Moore operated All In the Family Child Care Services daycare facility. On April 9, 2014, Zac and Heather Lytle dropped off their seven month old son Roger Lytle at the facility. Roger was laid down for a nap during the lunch hour...

Risperdal is a medication manufactured by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a division of the Johnson & Johnson Company. In August of 2003, A.Y., a four-year-old boy, was prescribed anti-psychotic drug Risperdal in order to treat ADHD. He subsequently began...

In 2011, two actions were filed against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) regarding the handling of concussions and risks related to concussions involving student-athletes. The cases were consolidated. After multiple other actions were...

Plaintiff Sandra Ritz, a 46-year-old airport baggage screen for the Transportation Security Administration, claimed that she sustained an injury as a result of a rear-end automobile collision with defendant Margot Slade, which occurred on Feb. 8, 2010...

On Aug. 6, 2011, Melissa and Chuck Kersnick, principal owners of K-2 Catering, LLC, had a party at their home. The Kersnicks' son, Zachary Kersnick, was instructed to give guest rides on the utility vehicle. When giving 16-year-old Haley Belt a ride...