Court Upholds Decision to Reduce Wrongful Death Payout, Denies Retrial
Court Upholds Decision to Reduce Wrongful Death Payout, Denies Retrial
Lawsuits & Litigation
New Lawsuit Claims Medical Samples Were Taken From Woman Against Her Will
The University of Virginia Medical Center is at the center of a new lawsuit that was filed earlier this month. The suit itself was filed by a woman who claims the medical center violated her constitutional rights after she was “sedated by medical staff and forced to give blood and urine samples after a suicide attempt.”
$1M Lawsuit Filed Against Martina McBride and Husband Over Retaliation Claims
Country star Martina McBride, her husband, John McBride, and their recording company Blackbird Studios recently came under in a lawsuit filed by a former employee. According to the former employee, Richard Hanson, the “defendants unlawfully terminated him in an act of retaliation after he reported alleged illegal activity about the company’s internship program.” As a result, he is seeking $1 million in damages.
UND Under Fire in Discrimination Lawsuit Filed by Former UND Women’s Hockey Players
UND recently decided to scrap it’s women’s ice hockey program. As a result, 11 “former members of the now-defunct University of North Dakota women’s hockey program filed a discrimination lawsuit against the North Dakota University System in U.S. District Court” earlier this week.
City of Chicago Reaches Tentative $16m Settlement with Family of Wrongfully Killed Bystander Bettie Jones
The City of Chicago reached a tentative $16 million settlement with the family of 55-year old Bettie Jones, an innocent woman gunned down in a confrontation gone terribly awry. The settlement, writes the Chicago Tribune, arrives as the lawsuit’s trial date looms. While Jones’ surviving relatives may have reached an agreement with the city, another,
Pregnant Women Don’t Have Access to End-of-life Rights in Idaho
Pregnant Women Don’t Have End-of-life Rights in Idaho
Air Force Sued by Victims of Mass Shooting at a Texas Church
A family that lost several members during a mass shooting at a Texas church is suing the federal government, accusing the military of failing to report the killer’s court martial in a public database. The suit, writes The New York Times, claims that gunman Devin Patrick Kelley was criminally convicted of domestic violence while serving
Judging Climate Claims: Prove It, Pruitt
EPA head Scott Pruitt’s on-air climate claims will soon have to be backed up with science, or he’ll have some ‘splainin’ to do, rules a federal judge.
Cosmetic Surgeon, Boutte, Hit with More Litigation from Former Patients
Cosmetic Surgeon, Boutte, Hit with More Litigation from Former Patients
Tampa Food Poisoning Case Results in $6.7M Jury Verdict
In 2013, Angel Martinez and his wife Maria visited Lobster Haven Seafood Market and Shanty in Tampa, Florida and dined on a meal of seafood. Unfortunately for the couple, the raw oysters and lobsters were allegedly contaminated, causing them to suffer from gastroenteritis later that evening. While “Mrs. Martinez was sick for a few days, Mr. Martinez’s illness lasted more than a week.”