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Baltimore Women Awarded $3.8M in Lead Paint Suit

A jury has awarded more than $3.8 million to two Baltimore, Md., women who suffered permanent brain damage after being exposed to lead paint as babies. The Baltimore City Circuit Court jury reached that verdict after two hours of deliberations …

Brain-Damaged Inmate Settles With Northwest Pennsylvania County

A northwestern Pennsylvania county’s insurance company is paying $65,000 to settle claims by a former inmate left brain-damaged after a jail guard allegedly slammed him into a wall. The Erie Times-News reports Erie County isn’t acknowledging any wrongdoing in approving …

Miss. Supreme Court Hears $17.2 Damage Award Appeal

The Mississippi Supreme Court will consider an appeal by APAC-Tennessee Inc. of a $17.2 million verdict a DeSoto County jury awarded to an injured teenager in 2009. A DeSoto County jury found for Ethan Bryant of Hernando, who suffered permanent …