Archive for November 07, 2005

Illinois Jury Awards $1 Million in Bowel Obstruction Lawsuit

An Adams County jury has awarded $1 million dollars in damages to the parents of a young girl who died from a mistreated bowel obstruction at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois.

Two Taser suits filed in Sacramento

Two separate lawsuits have been filed in Sacramento after two men died as a result of being stunned with a Taser gun.

Lack of seat belts gets $17.5 million for victims of Texas bus crash

A jury in Waco, Texas, last week ordered the maker of a bus involved in a fatal 2003 crash to pay $17.5 million to victims, declaring the bus defective because it had no seat belts.

$10 Million Claim Filed for Fireman's Death Rejected

Santa Clara County has rejected a $10 million benefits claim filed by the family of fireman Captain Mark McCormack who was killed after being electrocuted while fighting a fire.

Family Fights HMO to Save Boy's Life

Family sues Health Net when they refuse care to a four-year-old with a rare form a dwarfisim.