Archive for January 29, 2007

Philadelphia Jury Awards $1.5 Million to Couple in Prempro Lawsuit

A Philadelphia jury has ruled in favor of an Arkansas couple who filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the hormone replacement drug Prempro. The company will be forced to pay $1.5 million in compensatory damages.

Taser Incident Prompts Texans' Lineman to Threaten Lawsuit

The Houston Texans' Fred Weary is threatening to sue the city if it does not satisfy requests made by the lineman in response to a November arrest resulting in a Taser shooting.

Whistleblower Wins Case against Oil Company

According to the lawsuit, Kerr-McGee, which is now a unit of Anadarko Petroleum, underpaid $7.5 million in royalties to the U.S. Government.

Fatal Crash Leads to Lawsuit against Tire and Car Manufacturers

In Jacksonville, Florida, a lawsuit seeks the addition of warning labels to tires and automotive manuals after a fatal car crash caused by a deteriorated tire left 3 dead and 5 injured.

Toyota Nears Settlement in Oil Sludge Case

Four years after a class-action lawsuit was filed against them, California-based Toyota Motor Sales has reached a tentative agreement with Toyota and Lexus owners who complained that oil sludge damaged their vehicles' engines.

Air Force Reservist Files Wrongful Termination Suit

An Air Force Reserve nurse is suing her former employer after losing her position shortly after telling her supervisor that she would be sent to Iraq for a four-month deployment.

Texas Toddler, Grandmother Killed in Propane Gas Fire in Mobile Home

An unidentified 2-year-old visiting her grandparents at their Reno, Texas home was killed when a 300-gallon propane tank in the backyard leaked gas into their mobile home. The resulting fire also killed her 44-year-old grandmother.

Classrooms at Massachusetts School Remain Closed as Air-quality Tests Continue

Nearly one month after air-quality tests revealed traces of tetrachloroethylene (PCE), three of the classrooms at Capuano Early Childhood Center in Sommerville, Massachusetts are still closed.

Michigan Family Agrees to $775K Settlement in Toxic Mold Suit

AT&T Development Inc., a Brighton building company, finally settled a lawsuit brought against them in 2004 by a Michigan family that was forced to leave their newly constructed home due to a toxic mold infestation.