Associated Press December 27, 2008 The family of a 17-year-old leukemia patient has sued health insurance giant Cigna Corp. for her death last year after the company initially refused to pay for a liver transplant. The lawsuit filed last week in Los Angeles County Superior Court by the family’s attorney, Mark Geragos, alleges breach [...]
By DANIEL TEPFER Staff writer, Connecticut Post Updated: 12/25/2008 11:05:19 PM EST BRIDGEPORT — A dentist promised a local woman he would give her a “celebrity smile,” but instead gave her a bite only a horse could love, she claimed in a lawsuit. A Superior Court jury apparently agreed with her and on Monday awarded Marvalyn [...]
Last Edited: Thursday, 18 Dec 2008, 6:47 AM MST Created: Thursday, 18 Dec 2008, 6:47 AM MST By MyFOXColorado.com WASHINGTON, D.C. – A baby products manufacturer issued a recall for a high chair Thursday. Evenflo recalled 95,000 of its “Majestic” high chairs. The company says it has received more than 1,000 reports of [...]
12/16/2008 7:33 a.m. AP LOS ANGELES — Documents show Dennis Quaid and his wife have agreed to a a $750,000 settlement with a hospital that gave his newborn twins an overdose of blood thinner. A petition filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday shows the Quaids and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have agreed on the [...]
UNION-TRIBUNE 7:18 a.m. December 12, 2008 Family and friends of an Oceanside woman who was killed last year when she fell from a hot-air balloon in New Mexico have reached a $1.4 million settlement in a wrongful-death lawsuit. Rosemary Wooley Phillips, 60, died during the annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in October 2007 in [...]
By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services Tucson, Arizona | Published: 12.11.2008 PHOENIX — A veteran state lawmaker is trying again to make it harder for those injured in hospital emergency rooms to sue for damages. Sen. Carolyn Allen, R-Scottsdale, said Wednesday she is introducing legislation that would require a patient to prove malpractice by “clear [...]
by Sylvia Hsieh Dolan Media Newswires Wisconsin Law Journal December 1, 2008 Boston — A new type of med-mal lawsuit is on the increase — claims based on hospital infections. Several recent verdicts and settlements illustrate this trend: On Nov. 6, a jury awarded $13.5 million to a Massachusetts woman who died of an infection [...]
By Ray Huard UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER California November 27, 2008 EAST COUNTY COURTS – An El Cajon woman who was permanently brain damaged as a result of the care she received at a county-owned nursing home has been awarded $1.6 million in a court settlement. Ruth Lomeo, 44, is unable to care for [...]
Associated Press By JIM SUHR – 6 days ago EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — A widow whose husband died at a Veterans Affairs hospital under fire for substandard care has agreed to settle her lawsuit against the government for $975,000, her attorney said. Katrina Shank had sought $12 million in her federal wrongful-death lawsuit. [...]
