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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 March 9, 2014, Ling Nie was admitted to Garden Grove Hospital and Medical Center for labor and delivery services. That evening, Nie underwent a caesarean section performed by obstetrician Long-Dei Liu, M.D. Following the surgery, Nie suffered a post...

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...

On Sept. 1, 2014, plaintiffs Raul Adrian Castro Manzano and Catheryne Cristina Lucero had an infant son who died shortly after birth. Plaintiffs contracted with defendant Carey Royal Ramn Mortuary to take possession of the body and transfer it for cremation...

Illegal search and seizure, false arrest, numerous constitutional rights violations. Deputy Cavanaugh responded to "welfare check" of toddler children called in by mother/estranged wife against father/estranged husband. When deputy arrived at...

In 2004, plaintiff George Prussin, a resident of Tenafly, was one of a group that invested in and formed The Law Funder LLC, a company which provided funding to parties to bring personal injury and other types of court cases, in return for a percentage...

Crash of a Piper Cherokee PA 28-180 in Margaret, Alabama resulting in injuries to the Plaintiff, a passenger in the aircraft. Plaintiff claimed that the Defendant pilot violated CFR §§ 61.23, 61.57 and 91.409. Plaintiff further alleged that the Defendant...

ACTION 1) Breach of Fiduciary Duty, 2) Aiding and Abetting Breach of Fiduciary Duty, 3) Assault, and 4) Battery

Plaintiff alleged that at the Defendant’s local restaurant, the carpeting in the booth, which is located on a raised platform, is the same color and pattern as the floor. Therefore, the step down from the booth gave the appearance of a one-level floor...

Plaintiff alleged that as he was driving south on University Drive, the defendant was driving north on University Drive. The defendant made a left turn onto NW 44th Street as Plaintiff was approaching that intersection. The defendant failed to yield to...

This was a trip/slip and fall claim by plaintiff alleging the defendant homeowners negligently installed and maintained "nosing" on their stair which caused plaintiff to fall. Plaintiff's further claimed building code violations. The defendants...

Scott Shays was a veteran of the US Navy and the Vermont National Guard. He served in Operation Enduring Freedom in Kuwait in 2005 and received an Army Commendation Medal. Mr. Shays was exposed to asbestos gaskets, packing, and external insulation used...

Commercial truck driver turned left in front of the plaintiff on a two lane country road. Defendant alleged Plaintiff was speeding and not seat belted.

Plaintiff sustained burn injuries when the defendants' Kenmore smooth-top electric range malfunctioned causing an oil fire to erupt. Liability established upon the striking of defendants' answers as a result of the contemptuous failure to provide...

Plaintiff was the front seat passenger in a Tahoe owned by Lola Dee Tripp that was traveling north on I-75. At that same time and place another vehicle changed lanes near Ms. Tripp, Ms. Tripp swerved, overcorrected and her vehicle crashed to the right...

This was a June 23, 2010 motor vehicle accident on a narrow two lane road. Plaintiff, La-Tressa Huggins, was seated in the front-passenger seat of an Infiniti QX4 SUV. The car was parked in the road assisting another motorist. Walter Haller was operating...

Plaintiff was involved in a rear-end collision when she was stopped at a stoplight in Cape Coral, Florida.

Lucille Barthel was driving in a westerly direction on Griffin Avenue approaching the intersection of US27/441 when she struck Dominic Paravano. At the time of the collision, Mr. Paravano was walking along the north side of Griffin Avenue between the...

Trip and fall down concrete stairs at commercial establishment after walking through water in hallway

Mr. Perez was rendered an incomplete paraplegic after being shot multiple times. Economic Damages: Economic damages consisted of past/future medical bills, totaling appox. $5.0

Defendant negligently discharged a pellet gun while in his garage, bullet traveled across the street and struck the Plaintiff in the abdomen.

Breach of contract, computer services provided.

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...

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...

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...