Victims of runaway in elevator crash in Houston skyscraper blame inadequate maintenance, negligence
Two women have sued Chevron U.S.A., Inc., after they were trapped and injured in an elevator in the company’s building …
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Child’s fall from second floor in hotel results in $10.9 million settlement
Elijah M. Clayton was two-years old when he stayed with his family at the Ramada Norfolk Airport hotel in Virginia …
Lawsuit alleges meningoencephalitis caused by injectable steroid not included in initial NECC recall
An Alabama woman claims in a lawsuit that she became seriously ill after being injected last year at Brookwood Medical …
Texas Supreme Court addresses questions concerning defamation per se and mental anguish damages
Dr. Variyam was the Chief of the Gastroenterology Division of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock. Dr. …
Fifth Circuit holds that ‘stream of commerce’ approach to personal jurisdiction still applies despite Supreme Court’s McIntyre decision
In J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro, 131 S. Ct. 2780 (2011), the Unites States Supreme Court reversed a decision …
Wrongful death lawsuit filed over fatal accident at Tennessee construction plant
Last May, Larry Chubbs was working at Tag Manufacturing, a company that manufactures large steel parts for construction equipment. Chubbs …
$10.5 million verdict against Dallas club for woman killed by drunk driver
The parents of a 23-year-old woman killed when she was struck by a “monster truck” in a Dallas gentlemen’s club …
Paxil class action lawsuit filed on behalf of Canadian children with antidepressant birth defects
A class action lawsuit is going forward on behalf of “any person in Canada, born with cardiovascular defects, to women …
Toys R Us appeals $20.6 million verdict in lawsuit over Banzai water slide death
Last year, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled 21,000 inflatable Banzai in-ground pool water slides. The CPSC determined that …
Nissan recalls more than 123,000 new Altima sedans after spare tire blowout in trunk
In March “Nissan received a report from a dealer of a spare tire rapid deflation while stored in the trunk,” …