Massachusetts ‘Alarm Fatigue’ Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Settled November 29, 2011 The family of an 89-year-old man who died at Massachusetts General Hospital when nurses did not respond to alarms on...
West Virginia Inmate Files Suit Over Staph Infection November 28, 2011 A Roane County man claims in a lawsuit he contracted a drug-resistant staph infection after jail overcrowding caused his medical...
U.S. Top Court to Decide Whether Lawsuits Require Harm November 28, 2011 By James Vicini In a dispute pitting big business against consumer groups, the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Monday on whether a person...
Minnesota City Settles Firefighter Suit for $528K November 28, 2011 The city of St. Paul, Minn., has settled a firefighter’s discrimination claim for nearly $530,000. William Eldredge hasn’t fought a...
Virginia School Officials Face $31.5M Lawsuit November 28, 2011 Another local school district in Virginia is facing a multimillion-dollar lawsuit over allegations of a child being assaulted on a...
Louisiana Suit Claims Suspect Hurt During Arrest November 28, 2011 A Thibodaux man is suing the Lafourche Sheriff’s Office, claiming a deputy dislocated his shoulder during arrest in November 2010....
Utah Couple Sues Over Beetle-tainted Baby Formula November 28, 2011 By JENNIFER DOBNER A Utah couple has filed a personal injury lawsuit against the makers of Similac, claiming their child was sickened by...
Family of Nebraska Man Killed in Crash Sues Company November 28, 2011 The parents of a Bellevue man who was killed when his bicycle was struck by a gas truck have filed...
Kentucky Company Settlements EEOC Harassment Suit November 23, 2011 An Ashland, Kentucky, credit card processing company has agreed to pay $365,000 to 11 former employees who said they were...
Landowners on Expressway Path Sue North Carolina DOT November 23, 2011 By MICHAEL BIESECKER Property owners whose land and homes lie in the path of the long-planned Southern Wake Expressway have filed a class-action...