The New Jersey Supreme Court has overturned one of the largest medical malpractice suit verdicts in state history. Citing numerous trial errors and other problems, the justices reversed the $75 million in damages awarded to the parents of a boy …
The parents of a teenager who was left brain damaged after an apparent near-drowning is suing the Maryland swim club where the incident happened. William and Mary Becker on Thursday filed a $40 million lawsuit in Baltimore County Circuit Court …
Firefighters say a carnival worker has fallen off a 15-foot-high platform while taking down a Ferris wheel in western New York, suffering serious head and neck injuries. Hilton Fire Chief Eric Guest says the worker slipped off the platform and …
Emergency officials in Virginia’s Pittsylvania County say a July 17 tornado and storm caused an estimated $69,500 in damage. The National Weather Service has confirmed that an F-1 tornado touched down in Hurt that day. The tornado was part of …
Autopsies show three workers killed in the collapse of a Slim Jim factory in North Carolina were crushed to death. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Friday that autopsy results were released for workers Barbara McLean, Lewis Watson and …
Thieves have stolen nearly 50 outboard boat motors in the Florida Keys in recent months and police say the crime spree is the work of well-organized professionals. Monroe County Sheriff’s detectives believe many of the incidents are likely the work …
New cameras that take photos of motorists running red lights at intersections in Lakeland have generated more than a half-million dollars for the city and the company offering the system. The cameras were installed June 1. So far, the city …
A $1.1 million lawsuit filed against the company that owns a Pizza Hut in north Mississippi has grown to include 15 members of the same church who claim they became sick after eating chicken at the restaurant. Nineteen people were …
Although the Sayre Fire struck Sylmar, Calif., last November 2008, victims still have outstanding claims. Several mobile park home owners recently complained to KABC-TV Los Angeles that they are awaiting claims payments by American International Group (AIG). The Sayre Fire …
Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin wants North Carolinian homeowners to be aware of a class-action settlement with Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. for which he estimates some 304,995 consumers across the state may qualify. The settlement is between Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. …