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Former Drug Sales Exec Wins Age Bias Suit in Vegas

A pharmaceutical firm says it’ll appeal a nearly $1.9 million judgment awarded by a federal jury in Las Vegas in an age bias lawsuit. Sales executive Randy Dossat claimed he was fired at age 55 because he complained about supervisors’ …

Mom: Amputation Decision in Pennsylvania Bus Crash ‘Excruciating’

An eastern Pennsylvania woman says the decision whether to have doctors amputate her 16-year-old daughter’s leg after she was run over by a school bus was “excruciating” and the “worst day ever of my life.” Faced with that testimony, a …

Pennsylvania Jury Awards $23M to Amputee

An eastern Pennsylvania jury has awarded more than $23 million to a woman who lost portions of both legs to infection almost three years ago. Attorneys for the 55-year-old Lehighton woman argued that a home care nurse failed to report …

Civil trial to Begin in Arkansas for Convicted Evangelist

Evangelist Tony Alamo, who is serving a 175-year sentence in federal prison for taking young girls across state lines for sex, faces a civil trial starting Tuesday that he ordered the beating of two of his former ministry members. In …

Oklahoma Senate bill Targets Uninsured Motorists

Uninsured motorists involved in a traffic accident would be unable to receive compensation for pain and suffering damages under a bill approved in the Oklahoma Senate. The Senate voted 28-20 Wednesday for the bill over the objection of Democrats who …

California Jury Awards $4.5 Million for Malpractice

A Burbank jury has awarded a woman $4.5 million in a medical malpractice case she brought against a La Canada Flintridge physician after the death of her husband. The Pasadena Star-News says the jury on Wednesday awarded Susanne Whatley-Miller and …

Louisiana Construction Company Loses Harassment Case

A federal jury has awarded $451,000 in damages to a post-Katrina bridge repair worker who filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Boh Bros. Construction Co. in 2009. Kerry S. Woods, a 33-year-old ironworker represented in the suit by the U.S. …