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McDonald’s In Hot Water Again with Lawsuit 2007-07-10 12:32:45 Well, the hot coffee lawsuit against McDonald
’s several years ago was bad enough and now the mega-burger chain is in hot water again for refusing service to a woman born with Holt-Oram Syndrome (hands six inches from her shoulders).
Since birth, Dawn Larson has used her feet instead of her hands and has even managed to grasp hold of a driver’s permit. According to the lawsuit, an employee and manager at the McDonald’s restaurant in Rockford, Illinois refused her service because of her disability. The employee is reported to have said, before closing the window on Larson, “Oh, no, I’m not doing this”.
To add insult to injury, Larson later received from McDonald’s $10 in gift certificates to compensate her for the humiliating incident witnessed by her children who were in the car at the time. The amount of the lawsuit has not been disclosed. Read more:Again
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Personal Injury Lawsuit Filed Against Pit bull Owner 2007-06-29 11:39:30 The Stinson family in Charlotte Harbor, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of their 14-year-old daughter who was mauled by a pit bull on March 17 while she was walking home from school. According to the Sun Herald a pit bull named Diesel attacked the girl causing her to receive stitches for the defensive wounds.
The owner of the dog, Michael Davis and property owner John J. Steger are both named in the lawsuit for allowing the dog to roam free. The pit bull was put to sleep by Animal Control officers on March 30 after being deemed a menace. Davis also faces criminal misdemeanor charges for reckless disregard in this same incident. Read more:Lawsuit
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Family of Ill Children File Taco Bell Lawsuit 2007-06-21 16:52:38 Taco Bell was more like Taco Hell to the Keith Andrew family in Sydney, Nebraska, when after dining at the restaurant in October 2005, their two children, ages 4 and 7-years-old became violently. The youngest of the children spent a night in the hospital for gastroenteritis and dehydration and the other became ill as well.
The lawsuit alleges that Keith Andrew, a local police officer and his family were being targeted by employees, who urinated and spit on food and put it in a special pan just for local cops. The lawsuit also alleges that management knew of the practice and was negligence to act to protect patrons. Read more:Lawsuit
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GlaxoSmithKline Diabetes Drug Lawsuit Filed 2007-06-12 15:55:43 A class action lawsuit has been filed in New York against pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline regarding their diabetes drug, Avandia. According to the lawsuit, GlaxoSmithKline failed to disclose that Avandia increased the risk for heart attack in patients taking the drug.
After recent congressional hearings, the U. S. Food and Drug Administration has asked the pharmaceutical company to place a “black box” warning on the diabetes drug, which indicates the most serious of warnings jus short of pulling a drug from the market. The study citing the increased risk of heart attack was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Read more:Lawsuit
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First Canadian Global Warming Lawsuit Launched 2007-05-29 16:45:09 Friends of the Earth Canada, a non-profit environmental organization has filed the first global warming lawsuit against the Government of Canada. The environmental and toxic tort lawsuit was filed in Federal Court by Sierra Legal alleging that the government abandoned its commitment to cut greenhouse gases to the levels in line with the Kyoto Protocol.
The Canadian
government ratified the Kyoto Treaty in 2002 and then in April 2007, turned turncoat with its “Turning the Corner” climate strategy that would leave the country and its citizens off-target by 39-percent in 2012. According to the lawsuit, this would also mean the targets for cutting greenhouse gases would not be achieved by 2020 or 2025 as well.
The lawsuit is asking the Canadian government to reinstate policies to cut global warming by reducing greenhouse gases to 6-percent below the 1990 levels as ratified in the Kyoto Protocol. Read more:Lawsuit
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Father of Fatally Injured St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher Sues 2007-05-25 19:39:03 The father of fatally injured St. LouisCardinals
relief pitcher, Josh Hancock, is suing a restaurant owned by another former St. Louis Cardinal. Dean Hancock has decided to sue Mike Shannon’s Restaurant over the wrongful death of his son according to the state’s dram shop liability laws.
The lawsuit is for more than $25,000 from the restaurant who was allegedly serving Josh Hancock drinks for 3 ½ hours after a St. Louis Cardinals baseball game had ended on April 28. Josh Hancock afterwards was driving 68 mph in a 55 mph zone and hit the back of a tow truck as he was talking on a cell phone with his blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit.
The tow truck company, Eddie’s Towing and the driver of the stalled car that was being towed are also named in the lawsuit. Read more:Father
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Man Disabled by Drunken Driver Wins Lawsuit Over Access 2007-05-17 15:49:29 A man who was disabled by a drunken driver and confined to a wheelchair has sued and won a lawsuit against the city of Riverside, California for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). John Lonberg sued the city 10 years ago and finally won his court case.
The city was shown to be in violation of 189 access points on curbs. The city of Riverside has 4 months to fix all curbs and must pay Mr. Lonberg $221,000 in damages for inhibited him from becoming a “self-reliant member of the community”. Read more:Lawsuit
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Fan Sues Mets for Letting Drunken Man Fall on Her 2007-05-08 12:07:41 A fan who was at the home season opener of the New York Met’s baseball game is suing the organization for negligence. According to reports, a blonde 300-pound drunken man who was acting in an intoxicated manner over a long period of time, fell upon Ellen Massey, 58, and crushed several of her vertebras requiring surgery to repair.
The drunken man is now being called a John Doe since he was not stopped when he attempted to leave and his identity is now unknown. Massey was hospitalized for two weeks after surgery, as rods and screws were used to repair her spinal column. Massey, an attorney, was with her nephews when the incident occurred. Read more:Letting
Lawsuit Filed in Botched Drug Raid that Kills 92-year-old Woman 2007-05-03 11:06:00 In Atlanta, the niece of 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston has filed a lawsuit for wrongful death. Last November, police conducted a drug raid based on a faulty tip from an informant.
Narcotics officers burst into Johnson’s home on a no-knock warrant, inspiring her to fire at the unknown intruders in self-protection. Police fired back, killing the woman. Two officers have already plead guilty to manslaughter while a third is awaiting other charges.
The wrongful death lawsuit is expected to be filed within the next two weeks. A claim has already been made by the niece, which usually precedes litigation. Read more:Lawsuit
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New Jersey Child Protective Services Lawsuit Emerges 2007-04-24 16:33:14 A lawsuit has been filed by the adoptive mother of an 8-year-old girl alleging that the New Jersey
Division of Youth and Family Services
(DYFS) failed to protect and investigate sexual and physical abuse by the girl’s biological father. According to the lawsuit, the DYFS had a callous disregard for the child’s safety and failed to act in light of evidence of abuse. In 2003, DYFS was found to be grossly negligent and the agency was overhauled.
According to the adoptive mother, the child undergoes weekly therapy sessions. The child has been remembering the abuse in fragmented fashion, has intrusive thoughts and frequent nightmares, which are consistent with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) found in trauma survivors.
The lawsuit also names Jersey Shore University Medical Center for failing to act when the girl, then 2-years-old, was brought in for alcohol poisoning and failed to report the incident to DYFS. The lawsuit does not specify damages, but most likely, they will include Read more:Lawsuit
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Many Bitter After $660 Million Catholic Priest Settlement 2007-07-24 14:46:31 The recent $660 million settlement in the CatholicPriest
sexual abuse scandal in Southern California has left some vindicated and others outraged. The Archdiocese of Los Angeles led by Cardinal Roger M. Mahony settled the case days before Mahony would have had to testify at trial.
The settlement, the largest ever for a case of this type, covered 508 plaintiffs who were sexually abused by Catholic clergy. By many accounts, Mahony himself was able to escape further criminal and civil charges with the settlement even though he was negligent in reporting incident of sexual abuse and child rape to police authorities and chose instead to reassign priests to different locations. Read more:Bitter
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O.J. Simpson Book Rights Go to Goldman’s 2007-07-31 10:29:32 In Florida, a Federal bankruptcy judge’s court-appointed trustee has awarded Fred Goldman
the rights to O. J. Simpson
’s unpublished book titled “If I Did It.” The awarding of rights will help with the $38 million wrongful death lawsuit that the Brown’s and Goldman’s had previously won, but have barely collected upon.
The Brown’s who stepped into the book lawsuit at the last minute will be awarded 10-percent of the proceeds of the sale of the Simpson chronicles with the Goldman’s being awarded the remainder. Fred Goldman and Denise Brown are currently at odds as to whether the book should be published at all.
Fred Goldman at first did not want “If I Did It” published and took legal action to have it blocked from sale. Goldman has changed his stance since then, but Denise Brown has stated that she believes copycat killings will result from the publishing of the book and thus does not want the manuscript to be made public. Read more:Rights
Minnesota 35W Bridge Lawsuits Likely 2007-08-09 19:51:11 As soon as the Minnesota
Interstate 35W Bridge collapsed, there was an immediate call from the public regarding who was responsible for this tragedy. While the cause and responsibility of the bridge collapse may be 6 months to 1 year away as investigators put together the pieces of what had happened, initial reports say that lawsuits are immanent.
Private contractors and insurers could face hundreds of millions of dollars in wrongful death lawsuits and to a much lesser extent, the government could face a much smaller payout as well. Minnesota state’s liability is limited to $1 million total in the incident. Besides wrongful death, other insurance claims will most likely involve auto claims, property damage, worker’s compensation and even business interruption. Read more:Lawsuits
Lindsay Lohan Looks Personal Injury Lawsuit in Face 2007-08-15 19:46:18 Tracie Rice has teamed up with a couple of California personal injury lawyers to sue the troubled actress LindsayLohan
for assault and infliction of emotional distress. The claim states that Miss Lohan chased Rice through the city streets of Los Angeles and could have cause physical injury or death.
Michelle Peck was driving the car that Rice was in before the high-speed chase ensued. Lohan was later arrested for DUI and booked on possession of narcotics as well. Rice is asking for unspecified damages in the lawsuit. Read more:Looks
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Mattel Lawsuit Seeks Testing Children For Lead Poisoning 2007-08-22 11:29:09 A lawsuit against Mattel was filed this week in Los Angeles Superior Court. The Mattel class action lawsuit seeks monetary damages that will go towards testing children for lead poisoning because of the paint used on the toy products.
The massive Mattel recall involved toys made in China that were manufactured with lead paint and also toys that had small magnets that could fall off and choke small children. The Mattel lawsuit is the first of its kind, but more litigation of the same nature will likely follow. Read more:Lawsuit
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Yahoo Human Rights Lawsuit 2007-08-28 11:00:05 Yahoo has been accused of aiding the Chinese government in stopping the spread of democracy in that country. In San Francisco federal court, the World Organization for Human Rights
filed a lawsuit on behalf of Wang Xiaoning’s wife.
Wang Xiaoning was jailed in China for the online promotion of democracy and subversive behavior against the government. Yahoo is accused of aiding and abetting the Chinese government by collecting personal data such as name and address of its bloggers and handing this information over to the Chinese. Read more:Yahoo
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Dan Rather Sues CBS News for Wrongful Termination 2007-09-20 10:36:26 Dan Rather
has decided to sue CBS News for $70 million in a wrongful termination lawsuit. The celebrity journalist left the news division in June 2006 after a 60-Minutes Memogate scandal cost several colleagues their jobs and Rather his reputation.
Memogate centered around President Bush and his time in the Texas Air National Guard and some dubious documents that were provided as evidence. The lawsuit claims that parent company Viacomm violated the terms of the contract with Dan Rather and also sought to tarnish his reputation and his ability to seek reemployment.
Advocate Groups Stop Pepper Spray of Disabled Youth Inmates 2007-09-14 18:16:56 Advocacy groups Texas Appleseed and Advocacy Incorporated have filed a lawsuit against the Texas Youth Commission over using pepper spray on young inmates with mental disabilities. The lawsuit was brought forth on behalf of three 15-year-olds who have had pepper spray used on them or been threatened with its use.
According to the advocacy groups the use of pepper spray has gone up dramatically this year and unfairly targets kids with disabilities who tend to act out more. Pepper
spray was introduced as a policy as a method of last resort, but the practical use, according to the lawsuit has been one of intimidation and punishment rather than rehabilitation. Read more:Advocate
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Methadone Clinic Pays $1 Million to Settle Lawsuit 2007-09-06 14:26:20 A methadone clinic in Portland, Maine has settled a lawsuit for $1 million with the U. S. government. The U. S. Attorney General’s Office has stated that CAP Quality Care, Incorporated, increased the illegal use of methadone in the area by improper dispensing methods.
The government alleged an the clinic had an unreliable inventory methodology that let patients walk away with from the clinic with unaccounted for methadone. The government also alleged that the clinic falsified documents to cover up its practices. Read more:Clinic
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Kentucky Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Filed 2007-09-27 12:25:21 A teacher in the Jefferson County Public School (JCPS) District has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the elementary school where she works. This comes right after a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision involving the same school district over similar charges.
Fifth-grade teacher Lorraine Hill, who is black, is claiming that she was denied a transfer to a school closer to her resident solely because of her race. The lawsuit states that the JCPS policy of Singleton Ratio is a discriminatory quota that limits the hiring and transferring of African-American teachers to 15-percent. Read more:Kentucky
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Sex Abuse Lawsuit Against Mormon Church, Boy Scouts 2007-10-04 11:54:00 A sexual abuse lawsuit against the MormonChurch
and Boy Scouts
of America is picking up steam as more men have come forward with similar allegations. Four more men have joined the previous two “Jack Does” in claiming abuse suffered at the hands of the same church and scout leader.
Timur Dykes, a former Mormon spiritual leader and scout leader and previously convicted sex offender is at the heart of this case as the one accused of sexual assault. Dykes has not been named as part of the lawsuit, however. The lawsuit is seeking $25 million in damages from the two organizations.
A spokesman for the Boy Scouts of America defended the organization saying that they work hard to protect the boy scouts from predators. Two years ago, an official with the Boy Scouts who headed up a national task force to protect children from sexual abuse was himself convicted of possessing and distributing child pornography. Read more:Lawsuit
Family of 4-year-old Killed by Police Sue 2007-10-18 11:40:20 The family of 4-year-old Daviay Legrand, who was killed by police responding to an emergency call is suing for $8 million. A rookie officer for the Allentown, PA police department ran a red light, pushing another officer’s car into two children who were observing from the sidewalk at the time.
Daviay’s mother and two siblings witnessed the car running into Daviay and Jason Marcelle who suffered two broken legs as he tried to pull Daviay to safety. The city’s liability in this case is limited to $500,000 for all victims.
The rookie officer has a history of receiving speeding tickets before joining the police force and remains suspended without pay. The police union has filed a grievance in order to have the rookie officer returned to duty. Read more:Family
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American Electric Power of Ohio Settles $4.6 Billion Lawsuit 2007-10-11 19:32:58 Coal-fired power plant AmericanElectric
Power of Ohio
has settled a $4.6 billion lawsuit for polluting eight different states. The U. S. government calls this the largest environmental settlement on record.
The company has been held accountable for creating smog and acid rain that had lead to a number of respiratory ailments and even the disruption of aquatic life. As part of the settlement, American Electric Power has agreed to pay $60 million in cleanup costs, a $15 million fine and cut emissions by 2/3 over the next 10 years. Read more:Lawsuit
Anti-Poverty Agency Sues Town for Discrimination 2007-10-25 14:29:54 Anti-poverty agency South Middlesex Opportunity Council is suing the officials and residents of Framingham, Massachusetts for discrimination. The lawsuit, filed in Boston, is claiming that town officials and two residents have violated the civil rights of the disabled people they represent.
According to the lawsuit the Framingham officials and residents engaged in a “not in my backyard” effort to rid the town of the disabled residents in a group home. In addition, the allegations claim that the officials and residents illegally delayed the expansion of the group home.
The most recent lawsuit is the third in two years against the city claiming civil rights violations. Read more:Poverty
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Mother Sues Hospital Over Son’s Staph Infection Death 2007-10-31 16:02:14 In New York, the mother of a 12-year-old boy who went to Bedford-Stuyvesant elementary school, is suing the local hospital over the death of her son. According to the allegations, emergency room doctors at the Kings County Hospital were negligent in failing to diagnose a serious staph infection known as MRSA.
The doctors gave the child Benadryl and sent him home with his mother. The mother is suing for $25 million on the heals of what may be a localized outbreak of this kind of infection. Unconfirmed reports also state that a couple other students at different local schools have also been infected.
Washington Woman Awarded $4 Million in Lawsuit Over Crash 2007-11-07 19:35:31 A Bellevue, Washington
was awarded $4 million in a settlement involving a car crash with a police officer 3 years ago. The police officer resigned in 2006, when investigators found the crash was avoidable.
The police officer was driving down an alleyway at 35 mph in pursuit of a DUI suspect when hitting the Bellevue woman. The woman sustained traumatic brain injuries as a result of the accident and required months of recovery time.
The woman had been home from Bulgaria where she was studying under a Fulbright Scholarship. The woman has since been able to complete her studies. Read more:Lawsuit
Judge Lost Pants Now Loses His Shirt 2007-11-14 18:43:41 Judge Roy Pearson had brought forth a $54 million lawsuit against South Korean immigrants who own a dry cleaning company saying they had lost a pair of his pants. Pearson who was an administrative law judge in Washington D. C. has now lost his job over the incident.
Pearson was suing Customs Cleaners for the loss of his trousers, mental anguish and attorneys fees, which he calculated to be $67 million, but later reduced to $54 million. Pearson claimed the cleaners did not live up to their “satisfaction guaranteed” motto.
Pearson was deselected for another term as judge as apparently his performance was not satisfactory. Read more:Judge
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Washington Woman Awarded $4 Million in Lawsuit Over Crash 2007-11-07 19:35:31 A Bellevue, Washington
was awarded $4 million in a settlement involving a car crash with a police officer 3 years ago. The police officer resigned in 2006, when investigators found the crash was avoidable.
The police officer was driving down an alleyway at 35 mph in pursuit of a DUI suspect when hitting the Bellevue woman. The woman sustained traumatic brain injuries as a result of the accident and required months of recovery time.
The woman had been home from Bulgaria where she was studying under a Fulbright Scholarship. The woman has since been able to complete her studies. Read more:Lawsuit
Mother Sues Hospital Over Son’s Staph Infection Death 2007-10-31 16:02:14 In New York, the mother of a 12-year-old boy who went to Bedford-Stuyvesant elementary school, is suing the local hospital over the death of her son. According to the allegations, emergency room doctors at the Kings County Hospital were negligent in failing to diagnose a serious staph infection known as MRSA.
The doctors gave the child Benadryl and sent him home with his mother. The mother is suing for $25 million on the heals of what may be a localized outbreak of this kind of infection. Unconfirmed reports also state that a couple other students at different local schools have also been infected.
Anti-Poverty Agency Sues Town for Discrimination 2007-10-25 14:29:54 Anti-poverty agency South Middlesex Opportunity Council is suing the officials and residents of Framingham, Massachusetts for discrimination. The lawsuit, filed in Boston, is claiming that town officials and two residents have violated the civil rights of the disabled people they represent.
According to the lawsuit the Framingham officials and residents engaged in a “not in my backyard” effort to rid the town of the disabled residents in a group home. In addition, the allegations claim that the officials and residents illegally delayed the expansion of the group home.
The most recent lawsuit is the third in two years against the city claiming civil rights violations. Read more:Poverty
, Discrimination
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