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Woman Sues for Injuries Sustained In Dallas Cowboys Facility Collapse

Thomas Dennis / 05-16-2011 / Defective products

According to Avvo, a Texas woman who works for the Dallas Cowboys has filed a personal injury lawsuit over the 2009 collapse of one of the team’s practice facilities. In May of 2009, the Cowboys special teams coach Joe DeCamilis broke his back and 11 other employees were injured when winds ripped through the roof […]

Thomas Dennis / 05-12-2011 / Auto Accidents

According to TMZ, Dreama Walker has been sued by a woman who alleges the ex-Gossip Girl star caused serious damages to her and her vehicle. The unnamed LA female driver says that the 24-year-old actress rental car accidentally smashed into her vehicle on March 11. The female claims Walker destroyed her vehicle and left her […]

Thomas Dennis / 05-10-2011 / Personal Injury

According to Tri City Herald, the Prosser school district has settled a personal injury lawsuit with a former student who suffered a hand injury in shop class five years ago. The school district agreed to pay Juan Copado $75,000 in damages related to a November 2006 accident in Prosser High School. Copado, now 18, suffered […]

Thomas Dennis / 05-09-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to BND Southwest Illinois, Joyce Meyer Ministries has been named as a defendant in a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the family of Sheri Coleman. The lawsuit was filed in Monroe County and its 27-pages indicate that Joyce Meyer, her son Danny Meyer, plus Meyer Ministries played a role in the death of […]

Thomas Dennis / 05-05-2011 / Personal Injury

According to the San Francisco Gate, A Sacramento jury has returned a verdict against the City of Sacramento in a lawsuit alleging traumatic brain injury and other severe injuries. Cathy Liu was beginning her residency at UC Davis when she went out on a morning jog and was hit by a car. Liu was a […]

Thomas Dennis / 05-04-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to PR News Wire, the First District of the Illinois Court of Appeals has received an appeal of a $16.56 million judgment entered more than two years ago against Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc. and ALZA Corp. The appeal comes from a 2008 jury verdict in Cook County District Court. […]

Thomas Dennis / 05-03-2011 / Theme park accidents

According to the Louisiana Record, a Jefferson Parish woman has filed a lawsuit against Universal Studios after she fell and injured herself while exiting a portable toilet located near a Final Destination IV movie set. The personal injury trial is set to go to trial next year. Debra Pittman claims that she exited the portable […]

Thomas Dennis / 05-02-2011 / Nursing Home Neglect/Abuse

According to Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Information, a Chicago nursing home is facing a lawsuit alleging negligent and abusive long-term care. Three siblings filed a lawsuit against Ridgeview Nursing Home after their mother died but the family was not notified until four months after her passing. According to the complaint, the woman was admitted in […]

Thomas Dennis / 04-29-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to My FOX DFW, the family of a woman run over by a pickup truck in the parking lot of a strip club has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Kasey McKenzie’s estate is suing the driver, Eric Crutchfield, and the Spearmint Rhino Gentleman’s Club in Dallas. On March 17, Crutchfield’s pickup turned monster truck […]

Thomas Dennis / 04-28-2011 / Personal Injury

According to the Daily Markets, a Pima County Superior Court has found that BCI Coca-Cola Bottling Company is responsible for personal injury a woman suffered after slipping and falling. The plaintiff identified as Metzler, a 26 year old kindergarten teacher stopped at a local Fry’s grocery store. While shopping, she slipped and fell on water […]

Thomas Dennis / 04-21-2011 / Truck Accident

According to The Tennessean, a Brentwood bicyclist has filed a lawsuit against a Franklin construction company and its truck driver after a near-fatal collision. Michael Montgomery, 58, filed a suit in Williamson County Circuit Court naming Civil Constructors Inc. and Curtis Tipton and Citicapital Commercial Leasing Corp as defendants. Montgomery alleges Tipton negligently and recklessly […]

Thomas Dennis / 04-12-2011 / Truck Accident

According to Digital Journal, a wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Cargo Transporters, Inc. and its driver. According to the complaint, King W. Mungai suffered injuries when his Toyota Corolla collided with a tractor trailer on Route 301. The College of Southern Maryland student died as a result of his injuries, despite being treated […]

Thomas Dennis / 04-04-2011 / Consumer Safety

According to CNN, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is asking for additional studies on food dye and ADHD link. An FDA advisory committee decided Thursday there is insufficient evidence to support a link between artificial dyes in foods and children diagnosed with ADHD. The FDA committee will not make a recommendation to ban or […]

Thomas Dennis / 04-01-2011 / Theme park accidents

According to MSNBC, a lawsuit against Walt Disney World following a deadly monorail crash in July 2009 has been dismissed. The Disney monorail backed into the front of the train driven by Austin Wuennenberg, 21, killing the young man. Christine Wuennenberg, Austin’s mother, filed a lawsuit against Disney in January 2010, claiming the monorail’s manager […]

Thomas Dennis / 03-31-2011 / Defective products

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a product recall has been issued for Toxic Waste brand Short Circuit Bubble Gum over fears of high amounts of lead contained in the candy. The candy affected comes in a 3.2 oz. packaging, Lot #15070SC12 and has a distinct yellow and black caution tape design on […]

Thomas Dennis / 03-29-2011 / Personal Injury

According to the Louisiana Record, Ford Motor Co is named as a defendant in a personal injury lawsuit caused by asleep-at-the-wheel driver. Everett Chad Ganier filed a lawsuit against the automaker, Inner Parish Security Corp., Darryl J. Batiste and ABC Insurer in Jefferson Parish District Court. The case was then moved to federal court in […]

Thomas Dennis / 03-25-2011 / Personal Injury

According to EIN News, a migrant worker was awarded $16.5 in a personal injury lawsuit against a former construction employer. Antonio Acevedo came to the United States legally and was hired to work at an Opa-locka warehouse. A catastrophic construction accident left Acevedo paralyzed. According to lawsuit details, the employer required workers to work on […]

Thomas Dennis / 03-18-2011 / Defective products

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, an outdoor wood burning fireplace is under a recall after 14 reports of the chimney’s bronze finish catching on fire. According to the agency, the freestanding Garden Treasures Living steel outdoor fireplace with a bronze-finish chimney sold at Lowe’s. Sunjoy Industries Group Limited is recalling 20,000 fireplace […]

Thomas Dennis / 03-17-2011 / Defective products

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, a Sunbeam Products wine bottler opener is under voluntary recall after the company received dozens of consumer injury reports. Sunbeam Products Inc. recalled 159,000 wine bottle openers sold through QVC after consumers claimed injuries such as cuts on their hands. The CPSC announced twenty two people experienced […]

Thomas Dennis / 03-14-2011 / Personal Injury

According to Media Bistro, Denise Herron has received a judgment award of $3.2 million from an LA Superior Court Judge in her personal injury case. Herron suffered personal injuries, job loss and repeated surgeries after a visit to the Greek Theatre. According to court documents, Herron and her boyfriend went to the Greek Theatre to […]

Thomas Dennis / 03-10-2011 / Medical Negligence

Ryan Jeffers and Leah Vang brought their toddler daughter Malyia to the Methodist Hospital in Sacramento when she had a persistent fever, skin discoloration and weakness. The couple waited with their sick daughter in the emergency room for five hours, and begged doctors and nurses to treat their daughter. Jeffers eventually forced his way into […]

Thomas Dennis / 02-24-2011 / Personal Injury

According to Southeast Texas Record, following the assault of another woman by a female employee, Dallas-based WFC Limited Partnership, doing business as World Finance Corporation, is being sued. WFC Limited Partnership and its employee, Zanobia Jones, are being sued by Pam Atkins. Ms. Atkins filed the lawsuit against the two on January 19th, 2011. Originally, […]

Thomas Dennis / 02-21-2011 / Medical Negligence

A study recently released by The Institute of Medicine is estimating that approximately 100,000 Americans die every year due to medical mistakes that could have been prevented. If the Centers for Disease Control included preventable medical mistakes as a category, it would be the sixth leading cause of death in America. Among these mistakes includes […]

Thomas Dennis / 02-17-2011 / Personal Injury

According to the West Virginia Record, a woman is suing National Tire & Battery for personal injury after she was injured at its Barboursville property. Melissa Mynes claims she was on the property in September for the purpose of purchasing tires for her vehicle. Mynes claims she tripped over a defect in the concrete sidewalk […]

Thomas Dennis / 02-16-2011 / Defective products

According to Reuters, Hoover is voluntarily recalling the Hoover WindTunnel Bagless Canister Vacuum model S3755 for a fire hazard. The Consumer Safety Protection Commission issued a warning to consumers that the vacuum may expose them to potential fire and electrical shock. The agency warns that even if the affected Hoover vacuum is disconnected from the […]

Thomas Dennis / 02-15-2011 / Defective products

According to CNN, the Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a second Summer Infant baby monitor product recall that involves specific models. The agency reports Summer Infant monitors with a “Summer” logo on the front, labeled Slim and Secure, and sold in either silver and white or pink and white have a fire hazard. The affected […]

Thomas Dennis / 02-11-2011 / Defective products

According to PR Newswire, The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Lasko portable electric heater. The product recall includes about 107,500 units of Lasko Model 5540 and Air King Model 8540 manufactures in 2002. Lasko received 36 consumer complaints of the electrical connection overheating with no reports of injury, however 18 […]

Thomas Dennis / 02-04-2011 / Nursing Home Neglect/Abuse

According to the Times Standard, a Humboldt County jury awarded a major verdict of $671 million against a nursing home chain, with several similar lawsuits pending in the state of California. All lawsuits filed against Skilled Healthcare allege its nursing homes provide too few staff to meet resident needs. Skilled Healthcare failed to meet the […]

Thomas Dennis / 02-02-2011 / Nursing Home Neglect/Abuse

According to HeraldNet, a 92 year-old resident is dead due to nursing home neglect, according to a jury verdict handed down in a Hopkins County courthouse. The family of Joseph Clint Offut filed a complaint against Harborside of Madisonville because the man died only nine days after he started his stay in the nursing home. […]

Thomas Dennis / 02-01-2011 / Nursing Home Neglect/Abuse

According to HeraldNet, The owners of an Everett, Washington nursing home settled a lawsuit with the family of a 97 year-old man over neglect allegations. The family filed a lawsuit in 2009 alleging the nursing home staff failed for months to care for the man and neglected to notify his primary doctor of penile cancer. The patient […]

Thomas Dennis / 01-31-2011 / Personal Injury

Former University of Southern California running back Stafon Johnson filed a lawsuit against the school and an assistant conditioning coach for a personal injury. Johnson claims the coach’s negligence caused an accident and that he suffered a crushed throat because of it. Johnson was bench-pressing 275 pounds in 2009 when the bar dropped or fell […]

Thomas Dennis / 01-26-2011 / Personal Injury

Sen. James Alesi, a Monroe County Republican, dropped a personal injury lawsuit after a storm of criticism in his district. The Rochester state senator dropped his negligence and personal injury lawsuit against several constituents. Sen. James Alesi sued homeowners and builders of a home for injury, alleging the couple wrongly allowed him to hurt himself […]

Thomas Dennis / 01-24-2011 / Personal Injury

Christopher Harris suffered a catastrophic brain injury when a sheriff’s deputy ran up and shoved him in a wall. The Harris family sued King County for personal injury and settled the lawsuit for $10 million. Harris suffered permanent brain and spinal damage in 2005, cannot longer talk, walk or feed himself and requires 24-hour care […]

Thomas Dennis / 01-18-2011 / Personal Injury

The City Council of Portland has agreed to pay $44,043.26 to settle a personal injury lawsuit filed because of actions of a former police officer. Edassa Argo, 28, of Portland, filed a personal injury suit alleging former Office Ronald Frashour rammed into her car while responding to an emergency call. In August of 2008, Frashour […]

Thomas Dennis / 01-17-2011 / Personal Injury

A River Coast police officer injured in a 2008 car crash while at work is set to receive an award of $3.1 million for his personal injury. Patrol office Michael Victor responded to an emergency call of possible shots fired at a convenience store. He collided with a vehicle driven by a River Forest resident, […]

Thomas Dennis / 01-12-2011 / Personal Injury

United Pacific Railroad Co. is appealing a $1.25 million personal injury award entered against the company in a wrongful death and personal injury suit. The lawsuit stems from an accident where a train hit a truck in Missouri in 2007. Guy Webb suffered massive injuries and his brother died when a train hit the vehicle […]

Thomas Dennis / 01-10-2011 / Auto Accidents

A Florida dentist is facing a lawsuit after a fatal vehicle crash killed two individuals and injured another. Matthew Moye, 34, practicing dentist at Big Bend Dental in Riverview, allegedly drove drunk, sped and lost control of his Cadillac. Tampa police arrested Moye, charged him two counts of DUI manslaughter, two counts of vehicular homicide, […]

Thomas Dennis / 01-07-2011 / WKN News

The Orlando Personal Injury Lawyers at Wooten, Kimbrough, Damaso, and Dennis, P.A. participated in a local food drive to support the mission of the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida. Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida assists local agencies such as emergency food pantries, soup kitchens, homeless shelters and low-income day care centers. […]

Thomas Dennis / 01-04-2011 / Personal Injury

The State of Nebraska’s insurance is settling a personal injury lawsuit with two former Chadron State College wrestlers and has agreed to pay out nearly $3 million to injured parties. Max Baker and Willy Jones received head injuries as a result of an accident in Colorado that occurred in 2008. The wrestling team headed for […]

Thomas Dennis / 01-03-2011 / Personal Injury

Christopher Pallotta lost part of his leg in a motorcycle crash two years ago, the man who was employed with the Staten Island Parks Department can no longer work. However he will now be able to work at rebuilding his life. In September of 2008 Pallotta was riding his motorcycle when a 2006 Nissan driven […]

Thomas Dennis / 12-31-2010 / Motorcycle accident

A preliminary approval has been granted by the U.S. District Court in a breach of warranty class action lawsuit that was filed against the American Suzuki Motor Corporation and Suzuki Motor Corporation over damages that were allegedly caused by a defective design in the 2005 and 2006 Suzuki GSX-R motorcycles. The settlement has been negotiated […]

Thomas Dennis / 12-27-2010 / Personal Injury

A 2008 automobile accident in California has resulted in a $9 million verdict after a four week jury trial. The personal injury lawsuits were filed against the refrigeration equipment company, Hussmann Corp. as a result of a rear end collision that left drivers of two vehicles with serious injuries. According to the complaint on April […]

Thomas Dennis / 12-24-2010 / Wrongful Death

A Massachusetts state trooper was killed when he crashed his motorcycle due to debris in the roadway and was flung into the handrails in a Big Dig tunnel. The family of the trooper filed a lawsuit alleging that the poor design of the walkway handrails in the tunnel was to blame. In fact the rails […]

Thomas Dennis / 12-23-2010 / Motorcycle accident

When 40 year old Robert M. Gianguzzo was struck by a vehicle while riding his motorcycle, he was thrown roughly 25 feet through the air. When EMT’s arrived Gianguzzo said that he was having trouble breathing. Gianguzzo was transported to the nearest hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Mr. Joseph Presti age 83 […]

Thomas Dennis / 12-22-2010 / Motorcycle accident

Anyone who knows anything about motorcycles is well aware of the name Harley Davidson, and is well aware of the danger involved in riding a motorcycle. A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by a firefighter who was left as a quadriplegic after a motorcycle accident. The 2004 accident on an Arizona interstate […]

Thomas Dennis / 12-20-2010 / Motorcycle accident

David Apa, an Attica prison guard was injured while riding his motorcycle in August of 2007. The cause of the accident was Dr. Barbara Radolinski who veered in front of his motorcycle in her vehicle. Apa lost his job at Attica because of surgeries required due to the accident because he was not covered by […]

Thomas Dennis / 12-08-2010 / Auto Accidents

A minor car accident which occurred in October of 2008 resulted in a major traumatic brain injury for a 4 year old girl. The accident occurred when the family including the then 2 year old little girl was traveling in the family van. A commercial truck that was hauling pipes for a well drilling company […]

Thomas Dennis / 12-07-2010 / Personal Injury

Joyce Walters has been awarded more than $150,000 for damage to her vocal cords that she claimed occurred after struggling to make herself heard over outside noise that affected her classroom. The classroom was located adjacent to a roofed courtyard where students congregated at lunch time and during breaks. Mrs. Walters had to frequently repeat […]