Lawsuit
Rock Band Settles in Rhode Island Fire
The rock band Great White has entered into a settlement agreement for its role in the 2003 fire at The Station night club in Rhode Island. They have agreed to a million dollar settlement. The defendants in the case are listed as the band members, their tour manager, Daniel Biechele, Manic Music Management Inc., and…
Read MoreZyprexa Confidential Documents Unsealed
Last week a federal judge in Brooklyn decided to unseal confidential documents produced by Eli Lilly about it’s anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa. The judge, Jack Weinstein, cited as reasons the health of thousands of people and fundamental issues about how drugs are approved for use. The documents were produced by Lilly after patients sued because the…
Read MoreLegal Fees Capped in Vioxx Settlement
U.S. District Judge Elden Fallon, the federal judge overseeing much of the massive Vioxx litigation, on Wednesday capped plaintiffs’ attorney fees at 32 percent. In doing so he stated that he wanted to ensure that attorney fees were reasonable. He also indicated that attorneys could recover reasonable costs. The judge gave several reasons for the…
Read More“Loss of Chance” Ruling in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has handed down a decision which, according to malpractice lawyers, will help patients who before the decision would have had little chance of collecting from doctors. The ruling came about in a case where the patient, Kimiyoshi Matsuyama, 46 years old, had complained to the doctor about stomach pains. He…
Read MoreGood Samaritan, False Arrest, 7.7 Million
In 2002 Rachelle Jackson, a trained nurse, heard the sound of an auto crash while out walking. When she got there a police car had been hit when another car ran a stop sign. The driver of the police car was unconscious and the other officer was dazed. She pulled the passenger, Officer Kelly Brogan,…
Read MoreSupreme Court Slashes Exxon Damages Verdict!
On Wednesday the U.S. Supreme Court, by a 5-3 vote, slashed a punitive punishments award against Exxon Mobil from two and a half billion dollars to about 500 million dollars. It is no surprise that this decision was applauded by business and decried by Alaskans and environmentalists. This means that victims of the spill who…
Read MoreWrongful Death Lawsuit filed over negligent supervision
This case looks to be all about whether the child was adequately watched. When you hand over your child to another for care such as this, the caregiver is many times subject to a higher level of scrutiny. We see this in many states with schools as well. Timothy Burke was fine when his father…
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