In Morristown, New Jersey, the Daily Record, and now USA Today, is reporting on a lawsuit that was filed against Shannon Colonna for causing an auto collision – when Colonna was not in any vehicle involved in the crash. The lawsuit stems from a head-on collision between David and Linda Dover and Kyle Best. The…
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According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Central Freight Lines has been ordered to pay settlements to eight dock workers to settle age discrimination lawsuits. Central Freight Lines, a Waco-based company, has terminals that it operates in both Fort Worth and Dallas. The lawsuit was brought against the company by the United States Equal Employment Opportunity…
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According to the Corpus Christi Caller Times, a Corpus Christi jury awarded $24 million last Friday to a woman that was catastrophically injured by a Coca-Cola driver that was using her cellphone at the time of the collision. Of the $24 million awarded, $14 million was allocated for actual damages (the damages to compensate the…
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Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. (“Citizens”) has appealed to the United States Supreme Court over an award of $104.6 million to thousands of its Louisiana policyholders. Citizens is the insurer of last resort in Louisiana, which means that Citizens insures homeowners in Louisiana that cannot get private insurance due to high risk. The large judgment…
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On March 29, 2012, the 1st Court of Appeals in Houston, Texas affirmed the trial court’s summary judgment in favor of the employer and essentially held that there is no legal duty on an employer to investigate its employees’ driving records, absent other indicators of unsafe driving. The case arose out of an automobile accident…
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German automaker BMW (Bavarian Motor Works) is recalling 1.3 million of its luxury vehicles, world-wide. The recall is due to defects with a battery cable cover in the trunk of the affected vehicle. According to BMW’s statement, the improper mounting “can result in the electrical system malfunctioning, the vehicle failing to start and, in some…
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According to the Los Angeles Times, a California jury recently awarded over $8 million to an elderly homeowner whose home was nearly destroyed after a dump truck crashed into the home, rupturing a gas line, and causing an explosion. Residence Mutual Insurance Co. had insured Robert Christopher’s home for more than fifty years. According to…
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An August 2009 internal e-mail from DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.’s vice president confirms that Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary (DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.) were well aware of the FDA’s refusal to approve the metal-on-metal ASR hip replacement and resurfacing systems a year prior to issuing the now-famous recall. In August of 2010, Johnson & Johnson and…
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