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• Ford Motor Company Ordered To Pay $6.5 Million In Rollover Case Where Man Suffered Brain Damage

  Amy Rothschild | February 06, 2008 12:28 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  In 2004, Ruben Zamora, an oil field worker who was disabled prior to the accident, lost control of a 1993 Ford Motor Company Explorer sports utility vehicle when a tire lost its tread. The Explorer rolled over and the 41 year old driver was ejected from the vehicle. Ruben Zamora lost control of the 1993 Explorer when a tire lost its tread and was ejected from the vehicle as it rolled over. Mr....

• Family Sues Over Six-Year-Old Son's Pool Drowning

  Amy Rothschild | January 29, 2008 2:00 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  On January 28, 2008, the parents of a six-year-old boy who drowned when his arm got caught in a strong underwater swimming pool suction drain, filed a law suit agains the the town of Greenwich, Connecticut, Shoreline Pools and other defendants. The lawsuit, which asks for more than $15,000 in damages, states that Shoreline Pools ad a history of violating building code requirements. The lawsuit...

• Widow Sues Disney Cruise Line For Wrongful Death Of Husband

  Amy Rothschild | January 28, 2008 9:28 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Marilyn Piazza of New York, has brought a wrongful death suit against Disney Cruise Line claiming that the company is at fault in the August 14, 2007, death of Santo L. Piazza, her husband. Mr. Piazza was 78 years old at the time of his death.Mrs. Piazza alleges that her husband died on a Mediterranean cruise in the summer of 2007 as a result of poorly designed raised threshold on bathroom...

• Families of Mine Collapse Victims Plan To File Suit

  Amy Rothschild | January 24, 2008 2:33 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  The first lawsuit stemming from the August 2007 mine collapse disaster in Crandall Canyon is formally taking shape. On January 23, 2008, notices of claims were sent to the Intermountain Power Agency (IPA) and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power by attorneys for the surviving heirs of seven miners killed in a pair of mine-wall collapses - along with two miners injured in the ill-fated...

• Hospital Accused In Sending Deceased Infant to Dirty Laundry Rather Than Morgue

  Amy Rothschild | January 23, 2008 2:13 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  On July 8, Kourtney McGee of Cleburne was in her second trimester when she went to Huguley Memorial Medical Center of Fort Worth because she was bleeding. She gave birth prematurely to Jacob Dwayne Robinson, who did not survive. Hospital staff told Ms. McGee, the mother, and Milburn "Pete" Robinson, the father, that their child's body would be taken to the morgue.When the funeral director...

• Students Burned in School Chemistry Accident Reach $1.8 Million Settlement

  Amy Rothschild | January 18, 2008 2:41 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Calais Weber and Cecilia Chen suffered personal injuries when a chemistry experiment burst into a ball of fire at a private boarding school in Hudson, Ohio. The personal injury lawsuit settled for $18.9 million. Calais suffered burns over 46 percent of her body, and Cecilia was burned over 18 percent of her body. In addition to the intense pain, Calais also suffered deep depression. Calais...

• Family Of Man Killed In Bus Crash Files Wrongful Death Action

  Amy Rothschild | January 17, 2008 1:54 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Pedro Mendez was killed on January 2, 2008, when a chartered bus owned by Capricorn Bus Lines Inc. of Houston, and in which he was a passenger, crashed. The crash occurred when the driver of the bus became sleepy, veered off the highway and and tried to pull back onto the highway. The driver overcorrected resulting in the bus zigzagging across the highway. The bus then rolled over before...

• Another Beef Recall Due to Concerns Regarding the Deadly E-Coli Bacteria

  Amy Rothschild | January 14, 2008 2:19 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Rochester Meat Co. of Rochester, Minnesota, a meat packing company, recalled about 188,000 pounds of ground beef patties and some other products because of E. coli bacteria concerns. The affected meat was manufactured Oct. 30 and Nov. 6, and was shipped nationally to food distributors for use in restaurants and food service institutions. It was not sold to retailers. The United States...

• Family of Victim Files Wrongful Death Suit Against Drunk Driver and Tavern that Allegedly Served Driver Alcohol

  Amy Rothschild | January 14, 2008 9:20 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Relatives of a 44 year old Marvin Garcia have filed a wrongful death suit against Michah Henry, a military police officer accused of causing a crash that resulted in Mr. Garcia's death on New Year's Day. The lawsuit also names Maloney's Tavern, an Albuquerque bar that allegedly served alcohol to Mr. Henry that night. The lawsuit is seeking monetary damages and court costs.Mr. Henry, the...

• Pet Food Company Pays $3.1 Million In Settlement to Pet Owners For Contaminated Food Manufactured in South Carolina

  Amy Rothschild | January 07, 2008 10:24 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Diamond Pet Foods with is based in Meta Missouri, will pay $3.1 million in a settlement with pet owners as a result of contaminated pet food that was manufactured in its South Carolina plant. The contaminated pet food resulted resulted in the illness and death of dozens of dogs nationwide including twenty three states, and the recall of twenty brands of cat and dog food. The pet food contained a...