Former Drug Court Judge Disbarred for Taking Cocaine from Locker
Former Drug Court Judge Disbarred for Taking Cocaine from Locker
Lawsuits & Litigation
Restaurant Price-Fixing Lawsuit Granted Class Action Status
Restaurant Price-Fixing Lawsuit Granted Class Action Status
$40M Settlement Reached Between Delaware County Family and Hospital, Ending Medical Malpractice Case
Recently, a Delaware County jury awarded “$40 million to the family of a 6-year-old who suffered a spinal injury during birth.” The settlement is the largest of its kind in the county, but how will it be divided up, and what was the lawsuit about that resulted in such a large settlement? For starters, the settlement is related to a lawsuit filed on behalf of Grayson Charlton, a young girl who has been paralyzed “from her mid-chest down” since birth due to a medical error. According to the settlement agreement, “$10 million will go towards past and future pain and suffering, while the rest of the award will go toward future economic damages.”
NAACP Sues Trump Administration, Claiming Discrimination Against Haitian Refugees
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, alleging its decision to rescind a temporary, protected immigration status for Haitians was racially motivated. “The action by the Department of Homeland Security to rescind TPS [temporary protective status] for
Prestigious Institution Accused of Having Culture of Sexual Assault
Prestigious Academy Accused of Having Culture of Sexual Assault
Assisted Living Home Administrator Sentenced in Abuse Case
Assisted Living Home Administrator Sentenced in Abuse Case
$12M Settlement Awarded in Medical Malpractice Case
A recent medical malpractice lawsuit ruled against the University of Arizona Health Network, now Banner-University Medical Center Tucson and awarded $12 million to a “Tucson woman in a vegetative state” due to a medical error. The largest medical malpractice lawsuit in Pima County in the last decade, the suit stems from an incident that occurred on September 13, 2013. In that day, Esmeralda Tripp visited the ER alone and had “been to the same emergency room multiple times dealing with the same issue,” seizures. According to her daughter, Jamaica Tripp-Serrano, she was “generally treated with a Vitamin K shot or plasma and released.” In addition to the frequent seizures, Tripp was also on “Coumadin, a blood thinner medication.”
Idaho’s Public Defender System Under Scrutiny in Proposed Class Action
An Idaho court has ruled that a lawsuit filed by the state’s American Civil Liberties Union over public defender funding can move to class action status. “This decision is about ensuring even the most vulnerable among us have adequate legal representation and that public defenders have the time and resources they need to defend their
Michigan’s Taco Bell Employees Join Lawsuit Against Franchise Owner
Michigan’s Taco Bell Employees Join Class Action Against Sundance
Female Janitors Allege ABM Didn’t Protect Them Against Harassment
Female Janitors Allege ABM Didn’t Protect Them Against Harassment