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New Jersey Woman Struck by Bus Gets $7.8M Settlement

Lawyers for a woman who had her left leg and right foot amputated after being run over by a New Jersey Transit bus have reached a $7.85 million settlement with the agency. Mercedes Perez also suffered brain damage when she …

Oklahoma Woman in Horse Thefts Now Faces Arson Charge

A 19-year-old woman facing charges in two states for the theft of five horses from Southern Arkansas University is also charged with her mother in connection to a fire at the mother’s home in Oklahoma. Jaci Rae Jackson and Wendie …

Alabama Woman Charged With Staging Robbery

An Alabama woman is facing a felony charge after police say she set up a robbery at the store where she worked. The Dothan Eagle reports that 27-year-old Bridgett Ann Pruitt was charged with theft and filing a false police …

Woman Dies in Freak New York Elevator Accident

Fire Department officials say a woman has died in a freak elevator accident at a New York City office building. The accident occurred around 10 a.m. Wednesday in a 1920s office tower near Grand Central Terminal. Fire officials say the …

Michigan Woman’s Lawsuit Says SUV Smells Like Corpse

A Detroit-area woman is suing an auto dealership, claiming her new SUV smells bad because it once contained a corpse. The Detroit News and CBS Detroit reported Monday that Margarita Salais sued Suburban Ford of Sterling Heights in Oakland County …

California Woman Sentenced for Insurance Fraud

An Orange County woman has been sentenced for committing $30 million in insurance fraud, described as one of the largest known workers compensation insurance fraud cases in California history. Prosecutors say Devon Lynn Kile’s 10-year prison term will be stayed …

German Woman Dies in Thailand Elephant Accident

A 52-year-old German woman has died after falling off an elephant in southern Thailand. Police Capt. Chatchai Nakpaksee says the tourist, Kerstin Kretz Schmar, was riding the elephant with her husband when the accident occurred Tuesday evening in Krabi province. …

Montana Woman Injured After Jumping from Moving Vehicle

Police say a Great Falls woman sustained serious injuries when she jumped from a moving vehicle after getting into an argument with her husband, who has been charged with a fourth driving under the influence and driving without insurance. Great …

New York Woman Critically Injured by Falling Shopping Cart

Authorities say a woman was critically injured when kids pushed a shopping cart off a fourth-floor walkway, hitting her on the head. Police said two 12-year-olds were in custody following the incident Sunday night outside a Target store in East …

Nebraska Woman Wins Right to Sue After Elevator Injury

A woman seriously injured in a fall down an empty elevator shaft at her workplace can sue a real estate company operated by her employers, the Nebraska Supreme Court said Friday. Darlene Howsden was an employee of a Lincoln funeral …