CLEVELAND - In a 2-1 decision, Ohio's Eighth District Court of Appeals on July 28 overturned summary judgment granted to a property owner in a premises liability case, concluding that defects in a sidewalk where a teenager was injured were not open and...
Continue readingPHILADELPHIA - A neurologist had no evidence to support her opinion that a woman who fell at a Walmart store suffered mild brain trauma, a federal judge in Pennsylvania held July 15 in finding her testimony unreliable and inadmissible (Sandra Salamone ...
Continue readingSALT LAKE CITY - The Utah Court of Appeals on July 29 affirmed summary judgment for the defendants in a medical malpractice action, agreeing that the plaintiff failed to present expert testimony regarding a rotator cuff injury she allegedly suffered wh...
Continue readingATLANTA - The 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 26 upheld summary judgment for a tire manufacturer in a wrongful death action, agreeing that the plaintiff failed to show that a tire that separated, causing a deadly vehicle crash, had a design ...
Continue readingFRANKFORT, Ky. - A Kentucky Court of Appeals panel on July 22 affirmed a defense verdict in an auto accident action, concluding that the trial court did not err while providing instructions to the jury (Donald W. Buckler v. Terri L. Mathis, No. 2010-CA...
Continue readingFRANKFORT, Ky. - The Kentucky Court of Appeals on July 29 upheld a defense verdict in an auto accident injury action, concluding that the trial court did not err in denying a directed verdict for the plaintiffs because it was unclear if the driver was ...
Continue readingDETROIT - A Michigan Court of Appeals panel on July 28 granted summary judgment to a hospital in a medical malpractice action, ruling that a woman's cancer misdiagnosis claims were time-barred (Mary O. Dennis v. Henry Ford Health System, No. 298103, Mi...
Continue readingWASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced July 5 that Viking Range Corp. has agreed to pay a $450,000 civil penalty to resolve allegations that the company was aware of a defect involving its refrigerator door hing...
Continue readingGREENLAND, New Hampshire (CNN) -- Rick Perry aimed Saturday to shift attention from Iowa's straw poll to New Hampshire and South Carolina, where he told conservative activists he is seeking the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.The Texas governor...
Continue readingDECATUR, Ga. -- A standoff with a man holed up in a DeKalb County home has ended with the suspect being shot and killed, Channel 2 confirmed.At 5:30 p.m., police said the man came outside and was engaged by a member of the SWAT team. He was then shot ...
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