Cleveland Clinic Hit with Hefty Payout in Age Discrimination Case
Cleveland Clinic Hit with Hefty Payout in Age Discrimination Case
Lawsuits & Litigation
Grieving Couple Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit After Botched Delivery
Ashley and Leland Jones recently filed a wrongful death lawsuit “on behalf of their daughter, Rowyn, who was born on October 16, 2016, and died the next day.” In the lawsuit, the couple allege that their daughter’s death was “caused by a botched delivery and a failure to order a needed Caesarean section,” and names Dr. Ashley M. Lane, nurse Chelsey Roberts, and Bolivar OB/GYN LLC and its parent company, Signature Medical Group, Inc. as defendants, according to the suit.
Family of Indianapolis Father Who Drowned While Saving Daughter Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Earlier this year, 24-year-old Anthony Burgess Jr. drowned in a pond after saving his three-year-old daughter. Now the family of the child is filing a wrongful death lawsuit against an apartment complex and car manufacturer, “alleging they are responsible for the death.” The accident occurred on March 26 “after Burgess Jr. jumped into a pond when his car rolled in with his daughter, Amina Garret, inside.” Amina survived, and since the incident, Burgess Jr. has been hailed as a hero.
Pharma Patent Litigation Increases Nearly 30% in 2017: Lex Machina’s 4th Hatch-Waxman/ANDA Report
Legal Reader is pleased to announce the release of the fourth Hatch-Waxman/ANDA Report by Lex Machina. Analyzing pharmaceutical patent litigation, it states that in 2017, such litigation increased by nearly 30%, among other information useful to attorneys in that field.
Parkland Father Files Suit Against ‘Coward’ Sheriff’s Deputy
The father of a student who was killed in February during the Parkland, FL, high school shooting is filing a wrongful death lawsuit against a former sheriff’s deputy he accuses of cowardice. The New York Times reported on Tuesday that Andrew Pollack filed the suit in Broward County court on behalf of his deceased daughter,
Investigation Reveals Goodyear’s Dunlop D402 Tires Have Caused Dozens of Motorcycle Accidents
Since 2006, five motorcyclists have been killed by unexpected blowouts on Harley-Davidson D402 tires. According to the Center for Investigative Reporting’s Reveal, another 22 bikers were injured by the same Dunlop brand of tubes, manufactured and sold by Goodyear. “All of a sudden, the tire just let go – there was no warning, no nothing,”
After Defending Sexually Harassed Co-Workers, Former San Jose Policeman Was Fired
After voicing concerns to upper management about alleged sexual harassment towards female employees at a tech company, a San Jose security contractor was fired. As a result, the security contractor, Robert Lobach, who also happens to be a former San Jose police officer, has filed a lawsuit against the tech company, Xilinx. So what happened? What were the events that lead up to Lobach’s termination?
Texas and Six Other States Sue to End Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program
On Tuesday, Texas and six other states filed a federal lawsuit challenging the legality of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Known colloquially by its acronym, DACA, the program granted temporary, renewable work permits to some 694,000 undocumented immigrants who arrived to the United States as children. President Donald Trump officially terminated scheme in
Will the Chicopee City Council Settle a Gender Discrimination Lawsuit for $140K?
Recently it was determined that the Chicopee city council will be asked to fork over $140,000 to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit. The lawsuit itself was filed by Nicholle Huber back in 2016 in the U.S. District Court and claimed “she was hired to repair and maintain city vehicles only to have that offer rescinded four days later because of her gender.” The city and the “supervisor of the central maintenance garage,” Allen Ryczek, were named in the suit.
McKeen and Associates Wins Genesys Medical Malpractice Appeal
Justice was served for a mother and her injured infant in Flint, Michigan on April 9 as McKeen & Associates won an appeal filed by Genesys Regional Medical Center. Genesys lost the medical malpractice suit at the Circuit Court level and challenged the $2.9M verdict. What follows is a press release from McKeen & Associates, detailing this victory.