Category Archives: Personal Injury
Hospital Sued After Paramedic Charged With Sexual Assault
A Tennessee hospital is facing a lawsuit after victims came forward to identify one of their paramedics for sexual assault. The paramedic is charged with sexually abusing female patients during ambulance runs. In at least one case, he is charged with drugging the patient. In cases like this, an employer would automatically be liable… Read More »
School Sued After Horseplay Injury
A Florida high school is the target of a personal injury lawsuit after a student broke his neck in gym class. Video taken by other students shows the student being lifted off the ground and slammed on his head, like a wrestling move. The student suffered a severe spinal injury from which he is… Read More »
Family Sues Health Clinic Chain After Patient Dies
A family has sued Leon Medical Centers after video surfaced from a transport bus’s security cameras. According to the lawsuit, the victim, called “Ana” for this article, suffered a serious head injury in her home, and she was being transported to Leon Medical Center via a Leon Medical Center transport bus. On the way… Read More »
Family Awarded $2M After Student Choking Death At School
The Palm Beach County School Board has agreed to pay the family of a student, we will call him “Billy” for this article, $2 million after Billy choked to death while he was at school. Billy, a 19-year-old student with autism, was not being watched at the time of his death. The settlement will… Read More »
Tianeptine: The Illegal Dietary Supplement Harming Americans
It began when non-violent drug offenders funneled into state-mandated treatment programs began showing up to court slurring their words and glassy-eyed after having passed drug tests. Eventually, the patients told their doctor what was going on. They were taking something called Tianeptine, a drug that had not been approved in the U.S. and was… Read More »
PornHub Targeted In Child Exploitation Lawsuit
An exploitation victim has filed a lawsuit against PornHub alleging that her rapists uploaded the video to the site where it was displayed and downloaded. The lawsuit alleges that PornHub unjustly profited from illegal sex trafficking and child pornography, and did not make enough effort to ensure that all participants in videos were consenting… Read More »
What is “Tort Reform” and Why Does it Matter?
Since the beginning of civilization, there have been businesses that provided services to the community. Since the beginning of civilization, mistakes have been made that cost people their lives or severely injured them. It fits our sense of justice to say that these injured people or the families that they leave behind should be… Read More »
FIREFIGHTER FOAM CAUSES CANCER, CLAIMS SURGE
The use of firefighting foams has been linked to an increased risk of developing cancer. Chemicals in these foams—termed “forever chemicals” because they are nearly indestructible—can infiltrate the human body and cause significant health problems, including a variety of cancers. Firefighters, military service members, and industrial and airport workers whose work involved the application… Read More »
Trucking Company Hit with $411 Million “Nuclear” Verdict
When lawyers refer to a “nuclear” verdict, we mean a verdict that is meant to cause real harm to the defendant. This usually occurs because their conduct is so egregious and wanting of care, that it represented a casual disregard for the safety of others with whom they share the road. In this case,… Read More »
$248 Million Settlement Reached in Drywall Lawsuit
Nearly a decade after filing their lawsuit, 1,800 Florida homeowners recently won a $248 million settlement from the manufacturer of the drywall that they say made their homes unlivable. The drywall, which was manufactured in China, was used here in America across 48 states. However, Florida had the most homes that were impacted by… Read More »