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Mass. Halloween Prank Sparks Legal Claim

The family of a Taunton High School student injured running away from a teacher wearing a mask and wielding what appeared to be a chain saw for a Halloween prank is seeking up to $100,000 in compensation for medical expenses. …

California Court Reinstates Suit over Cat’s Shooting

A state appeals court has ruled that a Contra Costa County man can recover medical expenses from whoever shot his cat with a pellet gun and seek punitive damages if the person did it deliberately. The San Francisco Chronicle reports …

Pennsylvania Mother Wins $21.6M in Botched Birth

An Erie County jury says the hospital now known as UPMC Hamot must pay $21.6 million in a malpractice case in which a botched birth left a boy profoundly disabled for life. Wednesday’s verdict includes $19.6 million to provide for …