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Norwalk Property Owner Cleared of Liability in Slip-and-Fall Injury Lawsuit
Personal Injury and Torts

A Stamford jury ruled in favor of Norwalk Commercial Realty Corp. in a premises liability lawsuit filed by Jose Montanez. The verdict followed claims that Montanez slipped and fell on untreated snow and ice at Harbor House Apartments in December 2019. The jury found that Montanez failed to prove the defendant’s negligence by a preponderance of the evidence and awarded no damages.

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Hospital Conceals Hip Fracture Diagnosis: Patient Wins $3.3 Million Verdict
Personal Injury and Torts

Denise Wood vs. Suzanne Percival-Pacini, et al Case Background On May 29, 2020, Plaintiff Denise Wood filed a premises liability and medical malpractice lawsuit in the California State, San Bernardino County, Superior Court (Case Number: CIVDS2008904) after suffering a hip fracture. This case was assigned to District Judge Rodney Gilstrap and referred to Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne. Cause On May 13, 2019

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UPMC Doctors Cleared of Medical Malpractice in Fatal Liver Biopsy Case
Negligence and Malpractice

Frank Diplacido vs UPMC et alCase Background On February 21, 2020, Plaintiff Frank Diplacido filed a medical malpractice lawsuit in the Pennsylvania State, Court of Common Pleas, Allegheny County, Civil Division(Case number: GD-20-002851 ). This case was assigned to Judge Klein Arnold I.Cause Frank DiPlacido, acting individually and as Executor of the Estate of his late wife, Marianne DiPlacido, filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside, UPMC, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Cancer Services, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, and several physicians. He alleged that their negligence led to an unnecessary and ultimately fata

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$29.4 Million Verdict: Three Companies Found Liable in Catastrophic CNG Truck Explosion Case
Personal Injury and Torts

Johnson Et Al V. Rush Enterprises, Inc. Et Al Case Background On January 24, 2019, Plaintiff William Lee Johnson, an incompetent adult, by and through his Guardian ad Litem, Jerrad Johnson filed a product liability lawsuit in the United States District Court, California Eastern (Case number: 2:22cv422). This case was assigned to Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone. Cause On December 21, 2018, a CNG truck explosion at a fueling station in Buttonwillow, Kern County, California, caused life-altering injuries to William Lee Johnson. Johnson, a co-owner of B & N Trucking, Inc., had recently purchased a Kenworth tractor equipped with a CNG fuel system. Rush Enterprises, Inc. (doing business as Momentum Fuel Technologies

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Underage DUI Tragedy: Jury Clears Co-Defendant in Teen Wrongful Death Case
Personal Injury and Torts

Ami Fid Bissette, et al vs. Katherine Ann Deis Case Background On November 7, 2022, Plaintiff Ami Fid Bissette and others filed a wrongful death lawsuit in the North Carolina State, Wake County, Superior Court (Case number: 22CVS013895-910). Judges Claire V. Hill, Collins George Bryan Jr., and Gale M. Adams presided over this case. Cause On November 13, 2021, Katherine Ann Deis and her friends, including Defendants Mary German, Ayden Andolina, and Katherine Fruehauf, bought alcohol from Apex Eagles, a convenience store with a reputation for selling alcohol to minors. The store’s employee sold them multiple packs of Truly Hard Seltzer without verifying their ages. The group then took the a

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Texas Dog Attack Results in $25K Verdict: Owner Held Liable for Three-Dog Assault
Personal Injury and Torts

Mark Adams vs. Kay S. Adams, et al Case Background On September 29, 2022, Plaintiff Mark Adams filed a premises liability lawsuit in the Texas State, Fort Bend County, 2

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Florida Jury Awards $14.6M in Wrongful Death Car Accident Case
Personal Injury and Torts

William Jackson Adams, Individually, et al vs. Kim Michelle Johnston, et al Case Background On October 11, 2019, Plaintiff William Jackson Adams, Individually, filed a wrongful death and car accident lawsuit in the Florida State, Duval County, Fourth Circuit Court (Case number: 2019-CA-007253). Judge Michael Sharrit presided over this case. Cause On December 9, 2018, Cathy Adams rode as a passenger in a vehicle traveling through St. Johns County, Florida. Her husband, William

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Ford to Pay $2.5B in Punitive Damages for Fatal 2015 F-250 Roof Collapse
Personal Injury and Torts

Brogdon Et Al V. Ford Motor Company Case Background James Edward “Dusty” Brogdon Jr., as Executor of the Estates of Debra Sue Mills and Herman Edwin Mills, along with their surviving children, filed a wrongful death lawsuit seeking damages for their parents' injuries and deaths. The crash occurred in Decatur County, Georgia, but the lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court, Georgia Middle, Columbus, where their son and executor, Dusty, resides. Judge Clay D. Land presided over this lawsuit. Cause In August 2022, Debra Mills, 64, was driving a 2015 Ford F-250 Super Crew 4x4 King Ranch truck around a right-hand turn. She lost control, causing the truck to veer onto the right shoulder and hit a drainage culvert. The impact sent the vehicle airborne for about 80 feet. It then crashed int

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Jury Finds No Negligence in SeaWorld Lawsuit Over Water Slide Injury
Personal Injury and Torts

Almeida-Graves V. Seaworld Parks & Entertainment Llc Case Background Patricia Almeida-Graves filed a personal injury lawsuit against SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment L.L.C. after she fell while boarding a water slide raft. She claimed that the amusement park was liable for negligence. She filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Newport News). District Judge Elizabeth W. Hanes oversaw the case, with Magistrate Judge Lawrence R. Leonard handling referrals. [Case number: 4:22cv127] Cause Patricia Almeida-Graves, a New Jersey resident, visited Busch Gardens Water Country USA in Williamsburg, Virginia, on August 22, 2015. SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, L.L.C

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Nursing Home Negligence: Westchester Park, LLC Hit With $650K Verdict for Elderly Patient's Wrongful Death
Negligence and Malpractice

Corselli vs. Westchester Park, LLC, et al Case Background On August 06, 2019, Plaintiff Gaye Corselli, as the Administrator of Pearl Jackson’s estate, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Westchester Park, LLC, a nursing home, alleging negligence in its care of Pearl Jackson. The lawsuit was filed in the Supreme Court of New York, Westchester County. Judge Robert S. Ondrovic presided over this lawsuit. [Case number: 61694/2019] Cause

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LA Jury Awards $5.77M in Negligence Case Against LA County Metropolitan Transit Authority
Negligence and Malpractice

Kevin McElrath vs. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority Case Background Kevin McElrath filed a personal injury lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority (METRO) and Robert Albertazzi. He sought damages for injuries sustained in a bus-related incident. The bus negligence lawsuit was filed in the California Superior Court, Los Angeles County. Judges Ian C. Fusselman, Lisa R. Jaskol, Lee S. Arian, and Kerry Bensinger presided over this lawsuit. [Case number: 21STCV33539] Cause At the time of the incident, McElrath lived in Los Angeles. He alleged that METRO operated as a municipal entity conducting business in the city. He also claimed that Robert Albertazzi, em

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Construction Worker Wins $14.8M in Workplace Injury Lawsuit
Personal Injury and Torts

Melvin Greaves vs. Northeastern Conference Corporation of Seventh-day Adventist Case Background On September 24, 2020, Plaintiff Melvin Greaves filed a premises liability and workplace injury lawsuit in the New York State, Kings County, Supreme Court (Case Number: 518040/2020). Judge Devin P. Cohen presided over the case. Cause Plaintiff Melvin Greaves, a Kings County, New York, resident, worked for a contractor on a construction project at 1315 Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn. The Defendant, Northeastern Conference Corporation of Seventh-Day Adventist, owned, operated, and managed the property while also overseeing its construction, renovation, and alteration work. On August 10, 2020, Plaintiff perf

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