Legal Claims Filed Against U.S. Government for Washington Plane Crash
February19
The family of one of the 67 American Airlines passengers killed in a devastating plane crash has filed two legal claims against the federal government. They are seeking compensation for the January 29 mid-air collision between American Airlines Flight 5342...
Virginia Boar’s Head Plant Tied to Deadly Listeria Outbreak
September19
A deadly listeria outbreak that hospitalized at least 57 and killed nine across 18 states has been tied to the Boar’s Head Provisions plant in Jarrett, Virginia. The plant has not been operational since late July, and the company recalled 7.2 million...
Manhattan Jury Awards Record-Setting Verdict to Former Cornell Student Nearly Killed in Car Wreck
October19
A Manhattan jury awarded a record-setting $71 million verdict last Thursday, September 28 to a former Cornell University student who suffered life-altering injuries in a wreck caused by a fatigued driver. According to court documents, the wreck occurred in August...
Largest Pelvic Mesh Verdict to Date Awarded Against Johnson & Johnson
September29
Last week, a jury in Philadelphia, PA awarded a 51-year-old woman $57.1 million in damages for complications, pain, and suffering related to pelvic mesh implants that failed to work as intended due to inherent defects with the product. The verdict...
PA Med Mal Verdict Hit 15-Year Low
June6
Medical malpractice jury verdicts have hit a 15-year low in the state of Pennsylvania since the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts began reporting figures in 2000. Last year, there were 101 medical malpractice cases tried in state courts, reflecting a...
Insurers Seek Millions of Dollars from Victim of Dodger Stadium Beating
April21
The term “subrogation” refers to the legal right that allows insurance companies to recover funds paid on behalf of an injured person. This might seem like an abstract legal concept, but it’s a tangible problem for accident victims insured under...
Medicare Gives D.C. Hospitals Mid-to-Low Ratings
April19
After Medicare released its star rating system for hospitals, most facilities in the Washington D.C. area received mediocre scores. In fact, patient-quality ratings across the nation were low, with only 251 hospitals in the United States getting five out of...
NY Birth Injury Cases Reveal Possible Trend of Preventing Common Brachial Plexus Defense
January22
An article recently published in the New York Law Journal – Precluding Med Mal ‘Maternal Forces’ Defense – is shedding light on an emerging trend in birth injury cases. According to the article, several recent birth injury cases involving brachial...
$50 Million Verdict Awarded in Wrongful Birth Lawsuit
December17
Earlier this month, a jury in King County, Washington awarded $50 million to a couple whose son was born with severe mental and physical disabilities – an unprecedented jury verdict for this type of case. The case itself was also...
L.A. Man Awarded $58 Million After Being Severely Beaten
July12
A 43-year-old house painter from Los Angeles was recently awarded nearly $58 million dollars in compensation after a beating from a security guard left him severely brain damaged and deformed. In April 2010, Antonio Lopez Chaj was involved in an...