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Ruling Upholds Arizona Jury Verdict in DUI Suspect’s Death

An Arizona court has upheld jurors’ verdict clearing the state of liability in the death of a Tucson woman killed when a motorist slammed into a Highway Patrol officer’s car where the woman was in custody during her DUI arrest. …

Nevada Jury Awards $16M to Copter Crash Victims’ Families

A Nevada jury has awarded $16 million to the families of four passengers who were killed in a December 2011 helicopter crash near Lake Mead. The jurors ruled Friday against Sundance Helicopters Inc. in a wrongful death case filed by …

Nevada Truck Firm Could Pay $4.5M+ Jury Verdict in Amtrak Crash

A Nevada trucking company could be forced to pay more than $5.5 million if a judge formalizes a jury verdict that found one of its drivers caused a 2011 crash with an Amtrak train that killed six people and injured …

Pennsylvania Jury Orders Honda to Pay $55M Verdict in Rollover Crash

A jury ordered Honda Motor Co. to pay $55.3 million for a rollover accident that left a Pennsylvania man paralyzed, but the car company said Friday it would appeal. Lawyers for Carlos Martinez, 57, of York, argued during a nine-day …

Nevada Attorney General Hails Verdict in Defective PVC Pipe Case

Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto is hailing a jury verdict that found a company knowingly made defective water and sewer pipes sold to Nevada and other municipalities and water districts in the state. Thursday’s verdict in U.S. District Court …

Vermont Paraplegic Awarded $43.1M After Crash

A 51-year-old Vermont woman has been awarded a $43.1 million jury verdict against the manufacturer of a car seat that allegedly collapsed during a 2007 car accident, leaving her a paraplegic. The award is believed to be the largest civil …

Maryland Couple Awarded Damages in Shooting of Dog

A Frederick County Circuit Court jury has awarded $620,000 in damages to a Taneytown, Md., couple whose dog was shot by a sheriff’s deputy. The Frederick News-Post reports that plaintiffs’ attorney Rebekah Lusk said the jury returned a verdict Monday …

Court Upholds Jury Verdict in $10M Colo. Wal-Mart Case

A truck driver who slipped and fell on ice and grease while making a delivery to a Wal-Mart store in northern Colorado can collect a nearly $10 million award after the state Supreme Court upheld a jury verdict in the …

Montana Supreme Court Rejects Louisville Slugger Appeal

The Montana Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously rejected an appeal of a jury’s verdict that found the maker of Louisville Slugger baseball bats liable for the 2003 death of a player who was struck by a ball during a game …

Union Carbide Asks Mississippi Judge to Nix $332M Asbestos Verdict

Union Carbide Corp. has asked a Mississippi judge to throw out a $322 million asbestos verdict and, at the same time, remove himself from presiding over the case any longer. Attorneys for Union Carbide said Circuit Judge Eddie H. Bowen …