Apr 16, 2009
San Francisco - EEOC's appeal of ruling in sexual harassment suit involving male complainant.
Apr 6, 2009
Jury trial to determine the damages suffered by plaintiff as a result of a low-speed three-vehicle collision. The defendant's loaded truck hit a Cadillac Escalade, and the Escalade hit the plaintiff's Chevy Trailblazer.MRIs taken five weeks, six ...
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Mar 30, 2009
The plaintiff's sciatic nerve was permanently injured during hip replacement surgery, resulting in chronic pain. The plaintiff sought over $1M in damages.The defendant orthopedic surgeon had undergone eye surgery for a detached retina 20 days bef...
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Mar 2, 2009
Plaintiff allegedly slipped on a wet floor in a Walmart store aisle and fell backwards, hitting his head on a pallet, resulting in herniated discs in his neck and back. The plaintiff alleged that there were no warning cones blocking his access to...
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Feb 23, 2009
The Ferlanti case was a 10-day jury trial for a plaintiff who died at age 81 of lung cancer after suffering chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as a result of cigarette smoking for over 55 years. The jury awarded the plaintiff $700,000 a...
Nov 18, 2008
This is an appeal of litigation for proposed "safer cigarette" alternative. Plaintiff, Rose, claims that two cigarette companies were negligent in designing their product because the "safer cigarette" should have used lower levels of tar and nicot...
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Nov 5, 2008
Plaintiff Martha Kornak's husband, 35 year-old James Kornak, died after surgery to install a pacemaker, which was indicated for atrial fibrillation or arrhythmia (fast or irregular heartbeat). The pacemaker was successfully implanted, but due to ...
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Mar 5, 2008
Alaska sued Eli Lilly to recover the Medicaid funds Alaska spent to treat the side effects of Lilly's drug Zyprexa. Alaska claimed that Lilly failed to properly report that Zyprexa could cause hyperglycemia and diabetes. Alaska also asserted tha...
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Aug 9, 2007
Proceeding to determine whether plaintiff attorneys were entitled to recover a 25% contractual contingency fee (worth approximately $500,000) plus $42,000 in costs from a portion of a recovery on behalf of a successful medical malpractice plaintif...
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Aug 7, 2007
During a ten-year period the plaintiff, an attorney, loaned the defendant money -- bridge financing, or interim funding -- to trade petroleum products, such as crude oil or natural gas. The defendant allegedly owed the plaintiff $675,000, but ref...
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Jul 16, 2007
A defective carburetor allegedly caused the crash of a Cessna 150, severely injuring both occupants.A pilot and a student pilot were conducting touch-and-go landings at night when the engine lost power on takeoff. According to the plaintiff, both...
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