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Tennessee Woman Gets $9M in Drunk Driving Suit

A Hamilton County, Tenn., woman has been awarded $9.25 million in damages after she was injured by a drunk driver in 2008. In a phone interview Thursday with The Chattanooga Times Free Press, Jessica Volz said she doesn’t think she’ll …

Louisiana Driver Awarded $1.6M for Injuries

A Terrebonne Parish, La., man left unable to work as an electrician after being injured in a car crash has been awarded about $1.6 million. A jury Thursday found that Jake Belanger deserved to be compensated for medical expenses and …

Ex-Playboy Playmate Gets $1.2M in Suit vs. Police

A New York City jury has awarded a former Playboy playmate $1.2 million for injuries she suffered during a 2006 scuffle with police based on a taxi driver’s false accusation that she was armed and dangerous. Stephanie Adams claimed that …

New York Landscaper Awarded $11.2M in Civil Suit

A New York landscaper who lost his legs on the job has been awarded $11.2 million. A Westchester County jury found the landscaping company 60 percent liable for Robert Loja’s injuries. Loja worked for Sleepy Hollow Landscaping. He was unloading …

Jury Awards $2.3M in Kroger Customer’s Suit

A Gwinnett County, Ga., jury has awarded $2.3 million in damages after a judge determined that Kroger destroyed and manipulated key video evidence involving an injured customer. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that 49-year-old Craig Walters said he slipped on crushed …

Pennsylvania Jury Awards Three Women $72M Over Prempro

A Philadelphia, Pa., jury has awarded three women $72.6 million in compensatory damages over their use of the hormone therapy drug Prempro and more could be coming when punitive damages are determined. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports the Common Pleas Court …

Pennsylvania Jury: $14M for School Bus Crash, Amputation

A woman who was struck by a school bus when she was in high school and lost her left leg was awarded $14 million by a Pennsylvania jury on Monday, although the award is likely to be reduced under state …

Jury Awards $27M in Damages Over Indiana Explosion

A jury has awarded $27 million in damages to a family over a propane explosion at a central Indiana horse farm that killed a man and injured three family members. The Morgan County jury reached the damages award against defendants …

Jury Awards Missouri Clerk $1M in Suit Against Prosecutor

A southwest Missouri court clerk has been awarded $1 million in a lawsuit against a county prosecutor who claimed she and another woman were involved in a “swinger-type sex ring.” Mildred Williams, Texas County court clerk, sued county prosecutor Michael …

California Jury Awards $29.2M to Victims of Fatal Crash

A Solano County jury has awarded more than $29 million to the victims of a head-on crash near Fairfield that killed two children. Jurors on Monday assigned most of the blame for the 2006 crash to Nicola Bucci. Bucci was …