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In February 2012, Turner Chanse Cox was hired to work as a machine operator by Gregory Packaging, Inc., doing business as Suncup Juice. Cox suffered from HIV, a physical impairment that substantially limited him in the major bodily functions of the immune...

From the late 1950s to the late 1980s, Donald Walter Schultz worked as a paint booth or room sprayer and as a maintenance painter at plants located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Cleveland, Ohio, and Los Angeles, California. Shultz worked for American Motors...

On Nov. 29, 2010, 23-month-old J.D. climbed out of his crib and opened a door that had a "Safety 1st Clear Grip Door Knob Cover" on it. He walked outside and fell into a pond, where he died. His parents, James Coterel and Crystal Naylor, found...

Cassie Terry, Tammy Jones, Nathan Ryan Means, Melissa Means, Kendra Stroud, Patricia Pruitt, Michelle Maddox, Barbara Anderson, Mary Crosby, Lenora L. Brooks, I.J. Mckinney, Wayne Gardovsky, Martha Ackley, Virginia Burkett, Lisa Anderson, Pamela Morris...

In 1990, Carol Lewellen was diagnosed with *** cancer. In 2003, scans showed that the cancer had metastasized to her bones. Lewellen was prescribed Zometa, a medication manufactured by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation and designed to prevent complications...

Kelton Davis was a 43-year-old African-American male who lived in public housing operated by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) in the City of New York. Mr. Davis was confined to a wheelchair, and on many occasions, visitors to Mr. Davis'...

Following Hurricane Katrina, shipbuilder Signal International, LLC and its sister companies sought to bring in workers from India under the federal government's H-2B guest worker program to perform welding, pipefitting and other marine fabrication...

In early 2011, 20 Whitehorse Pike M, LLC, through sole member Carl Pearson, purchased the Whitehorse Martini Bar in Lawnside, New Jersey. The bar was reopened in July 2011. Lawnside Police Department (LPD) Police Officer Carmen Colon immediately began...

On Aug. 13, 2010, Martin Harrison was arrested on a warrant for a failure to appear. After he was taken to the Santa Rita Jail, Harrison allegedly informed jail nursing staff that he drank alcohol every day and had a history of alcohol withdrawal. In...

On Dec. 1, 2010, Tanya Bartholomew ordered a value meal triple stacker hamburger, fries, a drink and other items from the Burger King Restaurant that was operated by the Army and Air Force Exchange Services under the control of Burger King Corporation...

Catherine Kiger; Elizabeth West; and C. J., a minor by and through her mother and guardian Arnie Ledman, (plaintiffs) are beneficiaries of Arkansas Medicaid. Each plaintiff has cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that affects the lungs, pancreas, liver...

Veronica Ochoa-Valenzuela and her husband, Cesar De Viana, for themselves and on behalf of their minor children, C.F.D.V.A. and K.A.D.V.A. (plaintiffs), alleged that on July 25, 2008, Ochoa-Valenzuela was a seat-belted passenger in the front seat of a...

On June 6, 2013, Victoria Burhans and Chloe Rivera filed an action against Vito Lopez and Sheldon Silver in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Through an amended complaint filed on Sept. 17, 2013, plaintiffs stated that in...

Plaintiffs Cleopatra De Leon and Nicole Dimetman were a *** couple who married in Massachusetts, a state that allowed same-sex marriage, and wanted to have their marriage recognized in Texas. Plaintiffs Victor Holmes and Mark Phariss were a gay couple...

n Jan. 21, 2010, Brenda J. Alcala, a software consultant, was a guest at the Quad Cities Courtyard by Marriott in Bettendorf, Iowa while traveling for her employment. While walking to her vehicle, Alcala slipped and fell on ice that had accumulated on...

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas for Philadelphia County. Michele, who brought the action individually and as the administratrix of Adam's estate, asserted claims against the following other defendants: Veolia Energy North America, SISSCO Material...

James Krivda was hired as Vice President of Perfumery by Givaudan Fragrances Corporation, a manufacturer of fragrances, on Dec. 13, 2004. Krivda entered an employee confidentiality agreement. On April 18, 2008, Krivda gave notice of his intent to resign...

On Oct. 31, 2012, William J. Moyle was driving a Ford F450 truck northbound on United States Highway 75 in Cass County, NE. Roger T. Clarke was operating a Mack Truck owned by his employer Concrete Industries, Inc. ahead of Moyle's vehicle. Clarke...

On Sept. 7-8, 2010, N.W.'s delivery occurred at Tripler Army Medical Center. His mother, plaintiff Laura Whitney, had presented to Tripler on the evening of Sept. 7, 2010, with severe abdominal pains. She was 35 weeks pregnant at the time and had...

Gordon & Holmes, Civil Trial Lawyers (G&H), is a partnership of the corporation of Rhonda J. Holmes and Frederic L. Gordon. Around December of 2008, G&H was hired by Courtney Michelle Love (a/k/a Courtney Michelle Harrison a/k/a Courtney Michelle...

On June 21, 2012, James Ligon was subjected to a traffic stop by California Highway Patrol Officers Joe Lafauci and Cory Walczak. When Lignon exited his vehicle, he was shot numerous times, including in the back, by Officer Lafauci. Lignon, who was unarmed...

On Oct. 24, 2011, BLDC filed a complaint against Masters in the Montana Second Judicial District Court, Silver Bow County, alleging that Masters was in default of its obligations under the loan agreement and promissory notes. BLDC sought judgment in the...

In an action initiated on Feb. 15, 2011, The Security National Bank of Sioux City, Iowa as conservator for J.M.K., a Minor, filed a June 27, 2011 second amended complaint against Abbott in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, Western...

On June 10, 2006, Koua Fong Lee was driving a 1996 Toyota Camry in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Camry allegedly began to accelerate and did not respond to Lee's braking attempts. At a speed of approximately 90 miles an hour, Lee rear-ended an Oldsmobile...

On Aug. 30, 2008, Carlos Ibanez suffered a serious injury at the Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park when he was hit by a roller coaster. After Ibanez's hat blew off while riding the "Jet Stream," he decided to retrieve it due to sentimental...