Archive for January 31, 2008

Parents Sue Tripler Army Medical Center over Daughter's Birth Injuries

A mother and father from Honolulu filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Tripler Army Medical Center earlier this month for actions that they claim resulted in their daughter’s bilateral cerebral palsy.

Comair Lawsuit to Have an Earlier Trial

A liability lawsuit filed against Comair over a 2006 plane crash in Lexington, Kentucky, that killed 49 people will head to trial four months earlier than planned.

Stop-Arm May Have Caused Train Accident

A collision between a train and several cars in Thomasville, North Carolina, could have resulted from a malfunctioning stop-arm that allegedly failed to descend.

Ship's Second Officer Blamed for Harrowing Incident aboard Cruiseliner

The National Transportation Safety Board says bad steering and improper training was the cause of a 2006 incident aboard a Princess Cruises vessel in which the ship tilted dangerously on its side, injuring hundreds of passengers.

Man Attacked by Zebra Sues for Workers' Compensation

A former zoo handler who was attacked by a zebra is filing a workers’ compensation lawsuit against the Florida park that fired him.