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Man Charged With DUI After Fatal Wreck

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PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. -- The Georgia State Patrol is investigating a deadly wreck involving a motorcycle in Paulding County that killed an Atlanta man.Investigators said a motorcycle and a Pontiac G6 wrecked along Cadillac Parkway just before midnight F...

05 August

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Washington Appeals Panel: County Not Liable For Crash On Slippery Bridge

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SEATTLE - A Washington appellate court on June 28 affirmed summary judgment for a municipality named as a defendant in an auto accident action, holding that it did not have sufficient notice that icy road conditions existed prior to an accident that in...

05 August

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Ohio Appeals Panel: Football Player’s Claims Not Subject To Arbitration

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CLEVELAND - An Eighth District Ohio Court of Appeals panel on July 7 upheld a trial court ruling that denied a professional football team's motion to compel arbitration, agreeing that a player's personal injury claims stemming from a rehabilitation pro...

05 August

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Indiana Appeals Panel: Hospital Had Duty To Warn Of Parking Lot Dangers

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INDIANAPOLIS - An Indiana Court of Appeals panel on June 8 overturned summary judgment for the defendant in a premises liability action, concluding that the plaintiff's claims for a trip-and-fall injury were not barred by the state statute of repose (C...

05 August

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5th Circuit Affirms Verdict For Helmet Manufacturer In Wrongful Death Action

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NEW ORLEANS - The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on June 20 upheld a defense verdict in a product liability case, concluding that the trial court did not err by excluding evidence regarding alternative motorcycle helmet designs (Joanna McGlothin N...

05 August

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California Jury Returns $2.25M Verdict For Man Injured During Eye Surgery

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in Atlanta News

Case name: Roland Tseng v. Mazzocco Ambulatory Surgery Center Case number: LC084435 Court: Calif. Super., Los Angeles Co. Full story on lexis.com...

05 August

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Appeals Court: Autoliv Responsible For Chrysler’s Portion Of Settlement

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals on June 17 ordered a seat belt manufacturer to pay the remainder of a $150,000 settlement in a fatal auto accident action that was not picked up by an automobile manufacturer after it filed...

05 August

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Oil Spill Cleanup Worker Seeks $25M In Damages For Long-Term Health Problems

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NEW ORLEANS - A seaman involved in oil spill cleanup operations in the Gulf of Mexico who received a $21,000 settlement from BP LLC filed a complaint in a Louisiana federal court on June 17, seeking $25 million in damages for exposure to oil and toxic ...

05 August

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Illinois Appeals Panel: Malpractice Claims Barred By Statute Of Limitations

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CHIGAGO - The First District Illinois Appellate Court on June 30 affirmed summary judgment for the defendants in a medical malpractice action, concluding that the plaintiff failed to file her complaint within the two-year statutory period even though s...

05 August

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8th Circuit Reverses Quadriplegic’s $1M Loss of Consortium Award

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ST. LOUIS - The Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 6 remanded a loss of consortium claim filed by the husband of a woman injured while shopping at the defendant's retail location, noting that it was unusual for the trial court to award a high...

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