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Last year, hundreds of attorneys across the nation submitted cases to be included in the LexisNexis Jury Verdict and Settlement database. Some of the cases were submitted directly here at the Litigators’ Verdict & Settlement Exchange. Other...

On Nov. 1, 2013, plaintiffs Alfred Sanchez, 48, a construction worker, and Ana Maria Sanchez, 45, a part-time food service employee, were rear-ended while traveling eastbound on Interstate 10 near Yucaipa Blvd., located in Yucaipa, CA. The Sanchez vehicle...

Eating comes as naturally to human beings as talking, walking, sleeping, and using our opposable thumbs. But according to the National Safety Council, eating food is not without its hazards, as choking is the fourth leading cause of unintentional injury...

During the first half of 2016, the attorney editors on the LexisNexis Jury Verdict team covered several notable employment verdicts from across the country. Even though the year is far from over, we have made a list of the top ten cases that have captured...

The LexisNexis Jury Verdicts team receives hundreds of case submissions each year from attorneys across the U.S. Some of the cases are submitted here at the Litigators’ Verdict & Settlement Exchange. Other cases are submitted to our team’s...

On Sept. 26, 2010, Lola Heifetz went to gastroenterologist Robin Baradarian, M.D. at The Brooklyn Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, PLLC for a routine screening colonoscopy. During the procedure, Baradarian allegedly performed the colonoscopy in a hurried...

In 2009, defendant Shahab Derazi purchased a two-story residential home at a foreclosure sale. Between 2009 and 2013, Derazi rented the home to tenants but did not have the home inspected. In June of 2013, Derazi received complaints from his tenant, defendant...

Florence Nemeth used cosmetic talc from 1960 to 1971. The talc, Desert Flower Dusting Powder, was distributed by Whittaker Clark & Daniels, Inc., (WCD) to the product manufacturer, Shulton, Inc. Mrs. Nemeth developed peritoneal mesothelioma and died...

Last year, hundreds of attorneys across the nation submitted cases to be included in the LexisNexis Jury Verdict and Settlement database. Some of the cases were submitted directly here at the Litigators’ Verdict & Settlement Exchange. Other...

In October of 2014, Richard J. Pellock was diagnosed with non-metastatic bladder cancer by Dr. Alex Horchak. On Jan. 5, 2015, Richard was admitted to UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa, to undergo a robotic-assisted laparascopic radical...

This week's document of the week was not a submission to the JV team. It was pulled from the federal docket and published here due to the impressive nature of the plaintiff's recovery. Plaintiff John Hayes was employed by defendant SkyWest...

On Oct. 3, 2012, six-year-old I.E.S. was on her way to Bonnie Oehl Elementary School in Highland. She tried to cross 9th Street mid-block to get to her bus stop on the other side and was struck by a Subaru Impreza. She suffered multiple injuries, including...

On Saturday, a 3-year-old boy crawled through a barrier and entered a gorilla exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. While the boy was splashing and walking around in a moat, a 17-year-old male lowland gorilla, Harambe, picked the boy up...

On Aug. 20, 2012, Nicole Bermingham (age 30) gave birth to her first child. The labor had been difficult, lasting over 20 hours and leaving Nicole with significant vaginal tearing. On August 23, Nicole began experiencing chills, nausea, worsening vaginal...

On Aug. 2, 2015, 24-year-old Tierney Darden was returning to Chicago from a shopping trip to Minneapolis with her mother and sister. While waiting for a ride from O'Hare International Airport, they stood next to a pedestrian shelter near the outer...

Captain Corcoran was never, never sick at sea. Well, hardly ever —as audiences familiar with Gilbert and Sullivan’s beloved 1878 comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore know so well. Indeed, they eagerly await the moment early in the opera when, challenged...

Plaintiff Eloyd Robinson, an 82-year-old male security guard, underwent a total knee replacement surgery on July 16, 2013, performed by Dr. Rida Azer at United Medical Center. Due to a loss of arterial flow to plaintiff's right leg after the surgery...

On May 14, 2008, Tiffani D. Hurst gave birth to M.A.H. in Sunrise Hospital in Clark County, NV. M.A.H. was premature (born at 6 1/2 months gestation), and received medical care from neonatologist Martin Blahnick, M.D. and Ali Piroozi, M.D. until she was...

2265 Davidson Realty LLC owned an apartment building at 2265 Davidson Avenue, Bronx, NY. Langsam Property Services Corp. managed the property. On May 8, 2013, Aminata Kromah, a 32-year-old woman, went to the building to visit a friend. She stated that...

On April 6, 2012, plaintiff Moises Ore was using a Husky brand stepladder to retrieve tires at a Tire Kingdom warehouse where he worked as a regional sales manager when one or more of the rivets failed, causing plaintiff to fall to the ground and sustain...

On March 30, 2012, plaintiff M.C., a 10-year-old female, sustained catastrophic injuries when defendant Victor Mathews rear-ended the motor vehicle in which plaintiff was riding as a seat-belted passenger. Plaintiff's injuries included fractures and...

On May 24, 2012, while visiting her mother's hospital bedside at Palms West Hospital, plaintiff Earletta Blackwood slipped and fell on the floor, striking an object as she landed. Medical personnel quickly entered and witnessed her on the floor and...

On April 30, 2013, Sophia Maria Alcon, 77, became a resident of South Pueblo Medical Investors, Ltd. d/b/a Life Care Center of Pueblo, a nursing home in Colorado. While a resident there, she sustained several injuries, including urinary tract infections...

On Aug. 6, 2014, Markeese Hodge was shot and killed while he was at an apartment owned by McCorlew Realty, Inc. The apartment unit was allegedly a "problem unit" with a high level of undesirable late night traffic. On Jan. 7, 2015, Katrina...

On June 21, 2011, Rebecca Kerrins was admitted to Palos Community Hospital for the birth of her child. Kerrins stated that she chose Palos for its representation on its website that it provided on-site neonatologists, since she had a high risk pregnancy...