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On Aug. 27, 2009, United States Border Patrol agent Ryan Moore, in the course of his duties, was driving a Chevy Silverado westbound on Otay Mountain Truck Trail, an unpaved mountain road with multiple blind turns and unprotected drop-offs. Plaintiff...

On Nov. 20, 2009, Mark Valanski, a 42-year-old mentally challenged man, was admitted to Hampton House in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Valanski had undergone surgery for removal of hardware from his right ankle, wound debridement and culture of the second...

On June 7, 2004, Kevin Roper, the operator of a Wal-Mart truck, allegedly fell asleep and collided with the rear end of a 2012 black Mercedes Sprinter limousine. Tracy Morgan, a comedian and actor; Ardley Fuqua, Jr., a comedian; Jeffrey Millea, Morgan's...

On June 20, 2008, Richard G. Bennett sued his wife Lora A. Bennett (Bennett) for divorce in the Newport News Circuit Court of Virginia. On or before July 16, 2008, Bennett employed attorney Kevin P. Shea of Kevin Shea, Ltd. to represent her in the divorce...

The City of Los Angeles' pedestrian rights of way were allegedly not readily accessible to and usable by people with mobility disabilities because of the pervasive existence of numerous architectural and other physical access barriers along the path...

Around 2010, Shippers Transport Express, Inc. began a program in which it leased trucks to its workforce of California port truck drivers. Shippers classified the drivers as independent contractors instead of employees. Grayling Taylor and Bruce Brown...

Najma Sheikh v. Khalid Nawabi and Golden Gate America, LLC

American Pop Corn Company, ConAgra Foods, Inc. and General Mills, Inc. (collectively the popcorn defendants) manufactured and sold microwave popcorn containing butter flavored products and other products containing diacetyl and/or pentanedione. Givaudan...

On Aug. 9, 2011, plaintiffs Jared Adkins and his 11-year-old son C.A. were paying passengers aboard a 46-foot diving boat named Big Dipper, which provided transportation to scuba diving sites. Plaintiffs were in the water swimming off the stern of the...

Plaintiff Columbia Riverkeeper filed a civil action on Aug. 26, 2013, seeking judicial relief compelling defendant U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to comply with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C.S. $ S 552, as amended, with...

On Dec. 17, 2002, plaintiffs, Francie E. Moeller and other individuals, filed a class action complaint against Taco Bell Corp. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Through a second amended complaint filed on Nov. 21, 2013...

In 1999, Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. began selling Actos, a drug to treat Type II diabetes. Studies indicated patients who took Actos for more than twelve months were at increased risk for developing bladder cancer, but Takeda failed to properly...

Plaintiff Jones was stopped for a red light and was struck by either or both a Milwaukee bus and a third vehicle which collided in the intersection in front of her. Prior to trial an agreement was reached that the Milwaukee bus, defendant Milwaukee Transport...

On July 6, 2012, Harishkumar Patel was driving north on U.S. 31 in Berrien Springs, MI. He lost control of his vehicle and it rolled over. The accident was reportedly caused by a belt or tire tread separation on the right front tire. Patel was severely...

Plaintiff Rachel Smith became a patient of defendants Darren Edmonds, D.C., and Bee Ridge Chiropractic Center in October of 2010. Dr. Edmonds performed manipulations on plaintiff's lumbar and sacral spine on Jan. 20 and 21, 2011. Plaintiff allegedly...

63 year old T.J. Simers began working for the Los Angeles Times in 1990. Beginning in 2000, Simers was a page two sports columnist, earned awards for his column, and received consistently positive performance reviews. In March 2013, Simers collapsed and...

On Jan. 29, 2011, Incarnacion L. Speaks, a front-seat passenger in a 1994 Mazda Protege DX four-door sedan equipped with automatic passive shoulder belts and manual lap belts, was involved in a collision with another vehicle at the West Broadway Street...

Since at least 1999, a number of flexible polyurethane foam manufacturers had engaged in an alleged conspiracy to fix the price of the product and allocate customers. In February 2010, Vitafoam, which was one of the polyurethane foam manufacturers, entered...

For about 40 years, Tod Curtis owned and operated the Ye Olde Town Inn (YOTI) restaurant and bar on W. Busse Avenue in Mount Prospect, Illinois. Curtis was the sole beneficial owner of the property with the power of direction of Trust No. 10510 and the...

George John Bussanich, Sr. was a member, Chief Executive Officer and President of Metropolitan Ambulatory Surgical Center LLC (MASC), a holding company for the managing of medical clinics owned by Bussanich, Sr. and the funding of certain businesses....

Visaya Hoffie, a 23-year-old tourist visiting New York City, has reached a settlement following a tragic incident at the 14th St. PATH Train Station in January 2020. Ms. Hoffie fell onto the train tracks, resulting in life-altering injuries, including...

John Doe v. Los Angeles Unified School District

COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF 1. TENANT HARASSMENT IN VIOLATION OF LOS ANGELES MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS 45.33; 45.35 2. VIOLATION OF THE TENANT BUYOUT NOTIFICATION PROGRAM (LOS ANGELES MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 151.31) 3. ELDER ABUSE 4. VIOLATION...

Jessica Lee v. Michael Wilkins, Kelly Mazzucco, and Kingsford Capital Management, LLC

Duy Nguyen v. Robert Lowe and Four Star Supply, Inc