A Jefferson Parish, La., jury agreed with a woman who claimed a malfunctioning signal light led to her 2001 traffic accident. Debra A. Warden, of Westwego, won a $1.5 million judgment against the state of Louisiana. She sought compensation for …
A Bedford, Texas, infectious-disease specialist has been ordered to pay $7.5 million to a former maintenance man who lost his arms and legs to an MRSA infection. Judge Jim Jordan ordered Dr. Meenakshi S. Prabhakar to pay David Fitzgerald after …
A 200-pound domesticated chimpanzee who once starred in TV commercials for Old Navy and Coca-Cola was shot dead by police after a violent rampage that left a friend of its owner badly mauled. Sandra Herold, who owned the 15-year-old chimp …
A jury has awarded more than $4 million to the parents of a South Carolina infant who died after suffering a brain injury during birth. The family’s attorney told The Herald of Rock Hill that a York County jury ruled …
State transportation officials are immune from a lawsuit filed by a brother of Gov. Mike Rounds over a fatal highway crash, the South Dakota Supreme Court says. The court’s 3-2 decision said the 2004 accident was tragic but that sovereign …
A bill that cleared the Mississippi Senate on Friday would make it more difficult to file a negligence lawsuit. Under the bill, an expert’s statement of merit would have to be included in any complaint alleging professional negligence. The statement …
There’s a move afoot in Pierre to change South Dakota’s damage disclosure law for motor vehicles. SB98 would require vehicle titles to contain a statement as to whether the vehicle had been damaged in excess of 40 percent of its …
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland declared a state of emergency following the recent deadly tornadoes and severe weather in her state. The declaration enables emergency claims adjusters to be licensed temporarily to expedite the insurance claims process and provide immediate …
Pressured by community members and lawmakers, Vermont health officials will further investigate the possible health risks of a closed asbestos mine after an earlier report erroneously found a higher-than-expected incidence of lung cancer among nearby residents. New data found by …
Charitable hospitals with self-insurance plans can be sued for incidents that occurred before their pooled liability funds were established, the Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled. The decision comes as a blow to not-for-profit hospitals like St. Joseph’s Mercy Health Center …