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Gourley v. Baker

Diane Albright had surgery on March 9, 2010, to correct a cystocele or bladder prolapse. She stated that a Pinnacle pelvic floor repair kit designed and manufactured by Boston Scientific Corporation (d/b/a Mansfield Scientific, Inc. and Microvasive, Inc...

Since 1998, Examsoft Worldwide provided software that allowed exam takers to use their own computers to take their exams, while maintaining testing integrity for test administrators. The software sold by ExamSoft included legal bar exam testing packets...

On July 26, 2011, plaintiff Miami-Dade College (MDC) entered into a written contract with defendant Ajax Building Corporation to design and build a parking garage on the west campus of MDC. Ajax subcontracted with defendant M.A.R. Contracting, Inc. to...

On Jan. 19, 2011, Southern California Gas Company and Sempra Energy (collectively SCGC) arrived at property in San Gabriel, CA, to service the gas system in response to a call that the dwelling's heater was not receiving natural gas. During servicing...

On Feb. 13, 2012, plaintiff James Simmons was at the residence of his brother-in-law, defendant Larry Collins, assisting with a plumbing repair and using an angle grinder when the blade broke off and went through the protective eye gear worn by plaintiff...

On Nov. 26, 2012, Benjamin Fortune was injured while using a Ryobi table saw, model BTS21. The table saw was designed, manufactured, marketed, and sold by Techtronic Industries North America Inc., One World Technologies, and Ryobi Technologies. Fortune...

Jack Lowe and Dennis Reynolds were employed by Atlas Logistics Group Retail Services (Atlanta), LLC. In October 2012, Lowe and Reynolds were each instructed by their managers to provide a saliva sample so their DNA could be compared to DNA found in *...

On May 29, 2012, Rolando Cumpian was working for Leal Welding & Erection, Inc. in San Antonio, TX. At that time, Leal was operating as the subcontractor for Joeris General Contractors, Ltd., which was acting as the general contractor for a construction...

On June 4, 2011, Elwood Smith was exiting a restaurant parking lot in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Smith was in a parking space facing Derry Street and chose to pull out of the spot and accelerate into Derry Street. Smith turned his wheel sharply to the...

Wesley Fredieu worked as a wood group operator on an offshore platform owned and operated by W&T Offshore, Inc. On Oct. 20, 2011, a fuel gas header exploded near Fredieu and he was injured. His arm was broken in such a way that screws and plates and...

Cymbalta (generically known as duloxetine) is a prescription antidepressant manufactured, marketed and sold by defendant Eli Lilly and Company. Plaintiffs Gilda Hagan-Brown and Janine Ali claimed that they suffered personal injuries and damages as a result...

On April 27, 2007, 19-year-old Nicole Thompson was operating a 1998 Dodge Neon. Thompson's vehicle was struck by another vehicle, causing her vehicle to go up a curb and crash head-on into a large power pole. Thompson was driving approximately 27...

North Eastern Services-Lakeside, Inc. and North Eastern Services, Inc. (collectively NES) operated a home for intellectually and developmentally disabled adults in Logan, Utah. NES allegedly encouraged its residents to interact with neighborhood children...

On July 29, 2011, Harvey Chernikoff, a 51-year-old mentally disabled man, choked to death on a sandwich while riding a paratransit bus for the handicapped in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bus driver, Jay Farrales, did not stop Chernikoff from eating, even though...

Ronald Terebesi stated that on May 18, 2008 at around 2:00 in the afternoon, he was watching television with a house guest Gonzalo Guizan at Terebesi's home in Easton, CT. Without warning, several members of a combined task force from area police...

In late July and early August of 2010, three-year-old R.J.B. was given multiple doses of Children's Motrin, an ibuprofen-based drug manufactured and/or sold by Johnson & Johnson and McNeil-PPC, Inc. Shortly thereafter, R.J.B. suffered severe illnesses...

Gregory Cotter began receiving psychiatric treatment from Hudson Valley Mental Health Inc. and Tabassum Khan, M.D. on Jan. 13, 2011. Gregory was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and placed on medications. On May 22, 2011, Gregory attempted suicide and...

Luke Meyers worked as a crane operator on an offshore platform owned and operated by W&T Offshore, Inc. On May 12, 2011, a cable snapped on a crane and a 67 pound block fell. The block fell on Meyers' foot, smashing it. Meyers stated that he had...

Chevron Appalachia, LLC owned and operated natural gas wells near Dunkard, Pennsylvania, including the Lanco #7H well site. On Feb. 11, 2014, Ian R. McKee was hired by Cameron International Corp., a company hired by Chevron to perform services at Lanco...

David V. McIntosh was employed by M.K. Battery, Inc. M.K. supplied batteries to be used in military combat vehicles to the United States Army. M.K. enacted a manufacturing change to its existing batteries that allegedly resulted in the new batteries having...

On Dec. 20, 2013, Chris P. Carter filed an action against defendants, Forjas Taurus, S.A., Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc., and Taurus Holdings, Inc., in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Through an amended complaint...

On Dec. 30, 2011, Carlos Martinez and his wife, Rosita de los Santos de Martinez, filed a product liability action in the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas for Philadelphia County. The Martinez plaintiffs named the following as defendants: Honda Motor...

Tatiana Mironova began working as a bartender at Da Marino Ristorante Italiano in September 2009. Da Marino was owned and operated by Pasquale Marino and Peter Rossignuolo. Mironova claimed she was subjected to constant sexual harassment and inappropriate...

Kenneth Kauffman was a long-time smoker who was addicted to tobacco and smoked cigarettes designed and manufactured by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Philip Morris USA, Inc., Lorillard Tobacco Company, Liggett Group, LLC, and Vector Group, Ltd., Inc....