Year / 2010
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Third Party Liability in Construction Accident Avoids Limits of Workers Compensation Laws
Construction accidents can be devastating. They are generally far more serious than other workplace injuries. Often times, unlike run of the mill workplace accidents, construction accidents result in permanent injuries and even…
February 3, 2010 -
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
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