Month / January 2010
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Ford Settles Defective Product Lawsuit with Woman Left Paralyzed in Auto Accident
Following a $16 million verdict, Ford Motor Company settles with a woman left paralyzed in an auto accident. The settlement came as the jury considered additional punitive damages against the manufacturer for…
January 18, 2010 -
New Mexico Court Takes #5 Honors on List of Judicial Hellholes
The American Tort Reform Association named the New Mexico appellate courts #5 on their list of judicial hellholes. Among the reasons for the listing was the refusal to adopt the baseball rule…
January 12, 2010 -
Medical Malpractice Verdict for Brain Damage from Birth Related Infection
A jury awarded a family $7.4 million for the brain damage that their child suffered as a result of an untreated infection at birth. The child, Paris Campen, suffered brain damage when…
January 10, 2010 -
Construction Accident Fatality Results in Settlement with Contractor and Sub-Contractors
The family of a worker killed in a construction accident in Texas reached a settlement with the contractor and subcontractors in a wrongful death lawsuit for the seemingly low amount of $440,000.00.…
January 9, 2010
Recent Posts
- Federal Tort Claims Act
- The Myth of the Frivolous Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
- Caps in New Mexico Medical Malpractice Claims Against the Government: No Wiggle Room for Multiple Beneficiaries
- Caps on Punitive Damages: Great for Business, Bad for Everyone Else
- Can I Be Ordered To Pay the Other Side’s Legal Fees?
Categories
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- Birth Injuries
- Brain Injury
- Cerebral Palsy Birth Injuries
- Civil Rights
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- Insurance Bad Faith Claims Practices
- Medical Malpractice
- New Mexico Civil Rights Act
- Nursing Home Negligence & Abuse
- Personal Injury
- Prison and Jail Negligence
- Prison Medical Neglect
- Trucking Accidents
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- Work Related Injuries
- Wrongful Death