Archive for January 04, 2007

Search Continues for Indonesian Plane Crash Victims

The search continues for passengers who boarded the Adam Air Boeing 737-400 on Jan. 1, headed for Manado on Sulawesi Island, Indonesia. After two distress signals were issued from the plane, communications were lost and the plane went missing.

Student Mistakenly Held on Drug Charges Settles Civil Suit for $180,000

A student from Bryn Mawr College who was wrongly held on drug charges has settled her civil suit against the city of Philadelphia for $180,000.

Couple Files Malpractice Suit after Complications from Birth

A couple in Sanbornton, New Hampshire, has filed a malpractice suit against Dr. Anita Krishna Das, alleging that the obstetrician and gynecologist provided negligent care after the birth of their firstborn child in Oct. 2002.

Settlement Reached over Fatal Brain Hemorrhage from Disneyland Ride

The Walt Disney Co. recently settled a lawsuit brought by the family of Cristina Moreno, who suffered a fatal brain injury after going on the Indiana Jones Adventure ride at the Anaheim, California Disneyland in June 2000.