Archive for the ‘Bodily Injuries’
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September 2nd, 2010
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Accidents with injuries, Bodily Injuries, Briefs, Of General Interest, Recent case filings |
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One of the men hit by an SUV in the parking lot at a PGA Tour tournament in Florida this year has filed a lawsuit against the property owner, driver of the SUV, and the PGA. The man was driving two spectators in a golf cart through the parking lot of the Quarry Golf Course in Naples, Fla., when the cart was hit head on by an SUV. The man suffered multiple broken bones and was hospitalized for weeks. The suit accuses the driver of negligent driving and the tour, the tournament sponsor and the venue owners of failing to provide proper safety precautions and lighting in the parking lot area where the accident occurred.
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August 20th, 2010
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Bodily Injuries, Briefs, Misconduct, Of General Interest, Product Liability, Recent case filings |
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A Maryland man has filed a lawsuit against Best Buy’s Geek Squad after repairs they made to his computer allegedly caused it to shock him. According to the lawsuit, after Geek Squad fixed the man’s computer, it gave him a violent shock when he plugged in his printer. The man claims to have suffered “two injured arms, dislocated shoulders, and a need for physical therapy.” He is seeking $450,000 in damages.
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August 19th, 2010
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Bodily Injuries, Briefs, Misconduct, Of General Interest, Recent case filings, Your Government at Work for You |
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Officers in the Seattle Police Department have been accused in a lawsuit of punching a disabled young man during a jaywalking stop in June 2009. According to the lawsuit, the young was stopped for jaywalking by a Seattle PD officer. The suit claims that when the young man could not produce ID, the officer began punching him. The young man suffered a broken nose and a concussions, the lawsuit claims and was released shortly after his arrest.
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August 16th, 2010
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Bodily Injuries, Briefs, Of General Interest, Slip and Fall Issues |
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A Wisconsin woman has filed a lawsuit against a concert venue in Milwaukee after she fell down the stairs while trying to leave the concert. The woman claims in her lawsuit she was walking down the stairs when the lights suddenly went off for an encore, making it impossible to see. The loss of light caused her to fall and suffer injuries to her head, neck, back, leg and arm, the suit says. The lawsuit alleges negligence on the part of the Bradley Center and concert promoter Live Nation.
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August 10th, 2010
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A lawsuit has been filed against a Houston funeral home over the decayed condition of a body they shipped to Uganda. The lawsuit was filed by a father whose son died on July 1. He claims in his suit that his son’s body had decayed to such a level that he had trouble identifying the body only three weeks after the boy’s death. The father is accusing the funeral home of negligence and is seeking unspecified damages.
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August 10th, 2010
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A New York man has filed a lawsuit against the New York Mets and Major League Baseball after a broken bat hit him in the face at Shea Stadium. The man was hit with the shard in August 2007 and suffered multiple fractures in his face. The lawsuit claims the league and the Mets failed to keep spectators “reasonably safe from hazards they had actual knowledge of.” The man is seeking unspecified damages in his lawsuit.
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August 9th, 2010
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Bodily Injuries, Of General Interest, Product Liability, Product Recall |
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A meat processing company has announced a recall of one million pounds of ground beef and bulk ground meat products that may be infected with a type of E. coli bacteria. Valley Meat Co. announced the recall last week of meat sold in California, Texas, Oregon, Arizona and overseas. It has been reported that the infected meat may cause intense intestinal distress or kidney failure.
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August 9th, 2010
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Bodily Injuries, Briefs, Jury Awards, Misconduct |
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A Mississippi family was awarded $4.7 million by a Hinds County jury over the near-drowning of their two children in a local hotel swimming pool. The lawsuit accused workers at the Jackson La Quinta Inn of failing to lock the pool gate after hours and that the children, who both suffer learning disabilities, wandered in and fell into the water. The jury deemed the hotel 85 percent responsible and the parents 15 percent responsible
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August 8th, 2010
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Automobile Accidents, Bodily Injuries, Briefs, Of General Interest, Product Liability, Wrongful Death |
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A woman in Florida has filed a lawsuit against Ford Motors over the death of her husband in a fiery car accident. The woman’s husband, a Florida Highway Patrol officer, died in his Ford Crown Victoria cruiser when the rear end burst into flames when it was rear-ended. The suit claims that Ford poorly designed the vehicle and placed the gas tank in an unsafe position to where it may ignite of the car was hit from behind. The seeks unspecified damages.
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August 8th, 2010
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A man suspected of robbing a Pittsburgh bank has filed a lawsuit against several city police officers who allegedly assaulted him. The man claims in his lawsuit that he was removed from his vehicle by 12 officers and beaten severely. He suffered a “broken nose, facial abrasions, as well as a closed head injury, which has resulted in persistent neurological injuries,” the suit states. The man lead police on a 20-mile chase before being stopped and removed from his car.