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Dorothy Cowles of Ellington, CT, recently filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Ellington Volunteer Ambulance Corps. and the town after EMTs failed to properly strap her onto a stretcher, causing her to fall.
St. Helena Hospital was recently sued by the family of Rosemarie McMahon after she died while in the care of the hospital.
The Carolina Ale House, Grimaldi’s Pizzeria, and The Flat recently came under fire in a new lawsuit alleging they served an underage girl alcohol. After leaving the establishments, the girl, Abrielle Nicole Redden, got in her car and caused a fatal car accident.
A group of almost 10,000 au pairs recently won a wage dispute lawsuit filed against U.S. “companies authorized to bring au pairs to the U.S.” According to the lawsuit, a dozen au pairs argued that 15 “companies that bring the workers to the U.S. conspired to keep wages low.”
More than 150 people who previously stayed in Marriott properties filed a class-action lawsuit against the hotel company, claiming it didn’t do enough to protect them from a massive data breach.
Alpha Kappa Alpha is at the center of a new lawsuit filed by the mother of a former Northwestern University student. According to the suit, the former student, Jordan Hankins, committed suicide after being hazed by sorority members.
J.H. Routh Packing Co. recalled 1,719 pounds of sausage over concerns that it may be contaminated with rubber.
Mercy Hospital is at the center of a new lawsuit that claims a doctor’s misdiagnosis resulted in the death of a 9-month-old boy.
On December 16, 2017, two-year-old Zion Gastelum died after undergoing a dental procedure at a Kool Smiles dental office. Now, the boy’s family is alleging medical malpractice in a civil lawsuit.
According to a recent recall notice, Bauer’s Candies, a Kentucky-based company, voluntarily recalled certain packages of Modjeskas, “individually-wrapped marshmallow candies dipped in chocolate or caramel” over concerns that the candies may be contaminated with hepatitis A.