City will pay for citizen’s death by police officer
After a two week trial and two days of deliberations in federal court an eight person jury unanimously decided that the city of Fresno, Calif. was liable for a man’s death.Read the full story from...
View ArticleMan who overdosed at teen house party awarded $4.1 million settlement
A N.J. man will receive $4.1 million to settle his claim that he suffered permanent nerve damage after overdosing on drugs obtained illegally from a pharmacy and given to him at a party. Click here to...
View ArticleAIG wants judge to toss $58 million gas station verdict
Chartis and AIG plan to ask a West Virginia judge to toss a $58 million jury verdict from earlier this week involving a leaking tank at a gas station.Click here to read the full story from the West...
View ArticleStarbucks ordered to pay $7.5M in slip and fall case
A San Diego jury awarded a man and his wife nearly $7.5 million Friday in their civil suit against Starbucks after the man fell inside a coffee shop in 2008. Click here to read the full story from NBC...
View ArticleCourt gives new life to Busch wrongful death suit
The wrongful death lawsuit against former beer baron August Busch IV was given new life on Tuesday when a Mo. appeals court ruled that the parents of the woman who died of a drug overdose at his...
View ArticleMan awarded $1.2 million for condemnation
In what may be the largest eminent domain verdict in county history, a Franklin County, Mo. jury last week awarded a man $1.2 million in connection with the taking of his property for a widening...
View ArticleWoman fights Honda in small claims court
A California woman could inspire a whole new litigation strategy against the auto industry and other businesses. Click here to read the full story from the Detroit Free Press: No big-time lawyers, no...
View ArticleFamily awarded $17.8 million in Marine jet crash settlement
Millions of dollars in compensation have been awarded to a California family that lost four of its loved ones in a military jet crash.Click here to read the full story from KABC-TV: Family awarded...
View ArticlePedestrians awarded $1 million settlement after crash with tow truck
Three N.J. pedestrians who were hit by a tow truck that collided with a cargo train in 2008 have settled a lawsuit for a combined $1 million. Click here to read the full story from the Press of...
View ArticleDenver federal court rule sends most civil cases to private arbitration
A new rule for attorneys who file civil lawsuits in U.S. District Court in Denver now means most plaintiffs will have to use private arbitration to settle their claims. Click here to read the full...
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