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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...

From 2010 to 2014, Lance Clement was principal and superintendent of Orange Center Elementary School District. In January 2014, Clement began calling several students to his office. After entering the office, Clement would allegedly inappropriately touch...

In May of 2007, 67-year-old Reba Golden fell from the second story of her home and fractured her spine. The diagnostic workup showed that she had a recent burst fracture at L1 and two older fractures at T10 and L4. She was referred to Dr. Jens Chapman...

On Aug. 23, 2010, Nicholas Loeb was severely and permanently injured when the vehicle he was driving fell off of the roadway and down a cliff while he was on Lisbon Lane between Sandall Lane and Crater Lane in Los Angeles, California. On Jan. 24, 2011...

On Feb. 4, 2014, John BB Doe filed an action against Redlands Unified School District, Laura Whitehurst, and others in the California Superior Court for Riverside County. Doe alleged that while he was a student at the school district, he engaged in a...

On Aug. 19, 2009, 19-year-old plaintiff Christopher Bent was cooking at his parents' home when the Kenmore smooth top electric range that had been turned off allegedly reignited and caused an oil fire to erupt. Plaintiff sustained significant burn...

On Nov. 5, 2014, Robin Wells was operating a 2013 Kia Optima with her 9-year-old daughter M.M.L.W. as a passenger when a collision occurred with a 2002 Ford F-150 truck driven by Don L. Mueller, the owner of Don Mueller Construction Company. Mrs. Wells...

On March 13, 2012, plaintiff Douglas R. Peden was operating his motorcycle heading east on P.J. Keller Hwy. in McLean County. Defendant Michael W. Baker, who was operating an all-terrain vehicle (ATV), turned onto P.J. Keller Hwy. from Hwy 1925 E. Rd...

On July 9, 2012, plaintiff Deborah Revette was a customer at Dollar General Store No. 7853 in Mobile, Alabama, when she slipped and fell in clear, liquid laundry detergent that was on the floor in the chemical aisle. She suffered severe leg and shoulder...