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The plaintiff alleged that the defendant’s commercial staircase was unreasonably dangerous in that the risers and the treads were not uniform and were of varying dimensions. As a result, the plaintiff claimed that this defect caused her to trip and fall...

Plaintiff Pablo Aponte filed a medical malpractice action on Feb. 3, 2015, claiming that defendant Fernando Bayron, M.D., negligently perforated plaintiff's bowel during hernia repair surgery causing post-surgical infection, sepsis, fistula development...

On July 3, 2011, 27-year-old Daniel Ficker and his partner Tiffany Urbach went to a Fourth of July party with their two minor children at the home of Tiffany's cousin Kimberly Mindek in Strongsville, OH. David Mindek, Kimberly's husband and a...

Mrs. Ordway was the seat-belted driver of her 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. She was stopped at an intersection. Her left hand was on the steering wheel and she was looking to her right. A large truck towing a loaded trailer rear-ended a vehicle behind the Ordway...

Daniel Ficker, age 27, was shot and killed outside his home by a Cleveland Police officer who traveled to another jurisdiction, along with an off duty officer, to question Ficker about an alleged theft of jewelry at the off duty officer's home. An...

At trial, the Plaintiff claimed that the Defendant surgeon negligently perforated Plaintiff’s bowel during hernia repair surgery causing post-surgical infection, sepsis, fistula development, then need for a colostomy, and a re-occurrence of the subject...

In 2001, Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc., Depuy Products, Inc., and Johnson & Johnson, Inc. (defendants) began manufacturing and selling a hip joint replacement product called the Pinnacle Acetabular Cup System. Although defendants characterized it as a...

The largest reported police shooting settlement in Philadelphia history was recently obtained in this week's non-peer-submitted case. On April 22, 2014, plaintiff Philippe Holland was delivering pizzas in Philadelphia, PA. While he was making a delivery...

On Aug. 9, 2011, 38-year-old Papu Faalele was working as a longshoremen for Pacific Stevedoring Services (PSS) on a fishing vessel owned by Pacific Princess Partnership and Oceans Unlimited, Inc. During unloading operations at the Starkist Tuna cannery...

On Oct. 29, 2012, a multi-car tanker train derailed near Louisville, in Jefferson County, Kentucky. CSX Transportation, Inc. owned the train, and Paducah & Louisville Railway, Inc. (P&L) owned the railroad tracks. CSX and P&L hired R.J. Corman...

Plaintiff Dennis Pitman was attempting to secure a tree stand base to a tree for an upcoming deer hunting season. He was using a dual ratchet strap kit, manufactured and sold by defendants Ameristep Corporation and Tahsin Industrial Corporation USA, to...

On May 23, 2014, 15-year-old minor M.D. and a 13-year-old male trespassed into a large home under construction in Palos Verdes, CA. When they heard a noise, they became scared and tried to exit the home. M.D. opened a door, stepped into a third-floor...

On Dec. 21, 2015, plaintiff Andrea Mirabal was standing on the side of the road inspecting minor damage to her vehicle from a fender bender when she was struck by a vehicle being operated by defendant Christopher Petricone, Jr., pinning her between the...

Plaintiffs Mark and Patricia Hughes alleged that podiatric surgeon Dominick Sansone, DPM, was negligent when he performed a tarsal tunnel decompression surgery on Mr. Hughes on Oct. 19, 2010. Mr. Hughes had originally been injured by a pressure cleaner...

On Jan 6, 2012, plaintiff Carmen Huff filed an action against defendants, Mark Freeman, M.D. and Illinois Associates in Psychiatry, P.C., in the Illinois Circuit Court for Madison County, Illinois. Plaintiff, who brought the action individually and as...

In January of 2006, Nancy Knox was a patient of Adam P. Beck, M.D. and New England Eye Specialist, P.C. At that time, she lost vision in her left eye due to age-related macular degeneration. She later alleged that Dr. Beck's medical treatment did...

The case involved a malpractice claim filed by the Plaintiffs, Mark and Patricia Hughes, against the Defendants, a podiatric surgeon and his professional association. The Plaintiffs alleged the podiatric surgeon was negligent when he performed a tarsal...

On June 14, 2010, Stacy Stepancik-Goff entered her van in the parking lot of a Village Pantry convenience store in Roscoe, IL. Before Stepancik-Goff could buckle her seat belt or drive away, her vehicle was rear-ended by a vehicle operated by Janice Warner...

On June 13, 2013, an explosion occurred at the Williams Geismar chemical plant near Baton Rouge, LA. The explosion, caused by an over-pressurized reboiler, resulted in the deaths of two people and injuries to hundreds of others. The plant, owned by Williams...

On Aug. 29, 2014, Plaintiff Louis Farese, 48, was rear-ended on Chester Pike at South Avenue, in Glenolden, PA. Farese was stopped waiting to make a left turn at the intersection when his Ford Mustang was struck by a van. The impact forced his car into...

Case No. 2 -- The Fraud Claims - Sonny Low, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Trump University, LLC, et al. In August 2008, Tarla Makaeff, a shoe and handbag designer, purchased a three-day Trump University "Fast Track...

Case No. 1 -- The RICO Claims -- Art J. Cohen, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Donald J. Trump Art J. Cohen, a businessman and resident of the state of California, learned about Trump University in 2009 when he saw an...

Plaintiff was attempting to secure a tree stand base to a tree for an upcoming deer hunting season. He was using a dual rachet strap kit manufactured by Defendant Ameristep when one of the ratchet straps failed causing plaintift to fall over 20 feet to...

Phillip Grenchik, who had numerous health problems including renal disease, was being considered for a kidney transplant through Lifelink. Mr. Grenchik asked his family physician, Dr. Stephen Parks, to write a prescription for the necessary tests, including...

On June 22, 2012, plaintiff Zetah Louis was seen at Maternal Gynerations for routine pregnancy care. She was 35 weeks pregnant, had gestational diabetes, and had a non-reactive non-stress test. A follow-up biophysical profile was performed, with an "equivocal"...