Editor's Picks Ala. Supreme Revives Lawsuits, Questions Attorney’s Authority to Settle All Claims The Alabama Supreme Court revived a medical malpractice lawsuit and a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the estate of a... Read More
Lawsuit Alleges Negligence in Train Derailment and Chemical Fire that Forced Residents from Homes LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court alleges negligence by CSX Transportation caused a train derailment... Read More
Florida Injury Attorney Begins Prison Time for Defrauding Former Players in NFL Lawsuit A Florida injury attorney who led a class-action lawsuit on behalf of former NFL players, then defrauded his clients out... Read More
State Supreme Court Upholds Attorney Fees in Tennessee Workers’ Comp Case In what could be seen as a rare win for the claimants’ bar in Tennessee, the state Supreme Court upheld... Read More
Failed Wheel Bearing Caused Ky. Train Derailment but Didn’t Trigger Alarms, CSX Says LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A failed wheel bearing on a train car caused a derailment that sparked a chemical fire... Read More
Florida Hospital Alleges Juror Misconduct, Wants New Trial After Verdict in Maya Case The Florida hospital at the center of the high-profile Maya Kowalski negligence case has asked for a new trial, alleging... Read More
Cleanup, Air Monitoring Underway at Kentucky Train Derailment Site LIVINGSTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky officials and crews with rail operator CSX were working Friday to remove train cars and... Read More
Encroaching Wildfires Prompt N.C. and Tenn. Campgrounds to Evacuate PINNACLE, N.C. (AP) — Wildfires have prompted campgrounds in North Carolina and Tennessee to evacuate starting Sunday while firefighters prepared... Read More
Florida Man Sentenced for Role in Workers’ Compensation Fraud Conspiracy A federal judge has sentenced Ramon Paz of Lakeland, Florida to 33 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit... Read More
Heavy Rain in Florida Has Little to Do with Hurricane Season FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Why has it been raining so much in South Florida? Experts say the latest windy,... Read More