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On April 12, 2011, 37-year-old plaintiff Andreas Bakopoulos was working as a diesel mechanic and pulling on a pipe wrench when he slipped on diesel fuel at Union Pacific Railroad Company's Global One Yard facility located in Chicago, IL. Plaintiff...

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...

June 2, 2016 - On June 23, 2011, Doris Green was admitted to defendant HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Gadsden, LLC, for comprehensive rehabilitation for two weeks towards the goal of her returning home to live with her daughter, Regina Honts,...

Yee Xiong was a student at UC Davis. On July 9, 2012, Xiong went to a party at Lang Her's apartment. Xiong drank a number of drinks and fell asleep. Xiong claimed when she woke up early the next morning, Her was pinning her down and raping her. Her...

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...

Plaintiff Carolina Judka claimed that she sustained serious personal injuries when she tripped and fell down exterior concrete stairs at an Orlando resort after walking through water in the hallway. The property was owned by defendant Lakeside Operating...

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...

On Nov. 7, 2011, James Register, a man in his 70's, tripped and fell while walking on the public sidewalk located in front of the premises of 1890 Lexington Avenue in Manhattan. According to information later provided by Register's legal counsel...

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...

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...

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...

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...

In the afternoon of Oct. 14, 2011, James Fida, II was operating a Ford F250 pickup truck and towing a piece of construction equipment westbound on SR 322 in Delaware County, PA. The vehicle was owned and registered to George J. May, Inc. As he approached...

On April 24, 2011, a driver employed by defendant Pizza Hut of America, LLC, ran a stop sign and drove his delivery van into oncoming traffic, into the path of plaintiff Adam Winnie’s moped. Plaintiff’s moped crashed into the Pizza Hut van...

Ivette Ruiz was a resident of Willowglen Academy - Illinois, Inc. from Nov. 17, 2005 until Dec. 14, 2010. On Aug. 27, 2010, Ruiz fell and fractured a calcaneus and metatarsal. She received a walking boot cast, but was to remain off the foot as much as...

On Jan. 24, 2015, Florencio Gomez-Mendez was shot and killed at his residence in Bradford Ridge Apartments, which was owned and/or operated by JAMCO Properties, Inc. and Clayton Carriage Apts. LLC. On June 11, 2015, a complaint arising out of the incident...

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...

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...

Jesse Oleksza was a Pennsylvania State Trooper who carried a Glock-37 duty pistol in a state police-issued duty belt and holster, which was designed, manufactured and supplied by Gould & Goodrich, Inc. then supplied to the Pennsylvania State Police...

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 ...

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...

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 Feb. 16, 2009, after dark at approximately 6:00 p.m., Annie Mae Butts was driving her 2004 Dodge Neon when she came to a stop at Edmondson Road's intersection with Alabama Highway 91 in Hanceville, Alabama. At the same time, Hanceville Police Officer...

On Oct. 14, 2011, plaintiff Timothy Ahern underwent back surgery to repair a herniated disc. After 12 days, he complained of an increase in pain and was admitted to Mount Nittany Medical Center. Defendant Evan Bell, M.D., an infectious disease specialist...

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...