Pennsylvania Man Seeks $75,000 in Suit Stemming from Motorcycle Crash

Another driver’s reckless lane change brought Pennsylvania motorcycle enthusiast James Miller’s pleasant morning cruise to a sudden end, according to a civil suit recently filed by Miller and his wife. On May 27, 2007, Maryland resident Ernest Entzian was driving south on I-25, hauling a large camper that was attached to the back of his GMC Sierra truck. In the process of making a left-hand turn, Entzian’s vehicle momentarily entered the northbound lane of the interstate, where his camper collided with Miller’s motorcycle, throwing Miller to the ground and causing him to suffer five broken ribs, a separated left shoulder, and multiple contusions. The Millers have requested a jury trial and are seeking at least $75,000 in the case.

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Company that Manufactured Defective Ax Ordered to Pay $1 Million

Schenectady, New York resident Richard Van Norden was chopping wood in his backyard in November 2003 when the ax he was using broke apart, launching a sharp piece of metal into his eye. Despite undergoing emergency surgery, Van Norden lost vision in his eye, impacting his ability to continue his work as a crane operator. A judge agreed that the design of the ax was defective and that its manufacturer, the Mann Edge Tool Company, was to blame in the incident. A combined judgment of more than $1 million was awarded in the case.

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Jury Awards $60 Million in Florida Wrongful Death Case

Nelson Serrano, once a successful Florida businessman, was found to be responsible in the shooting death of 27-year-old George Patisso, Jr. Patisso was one of four victims killed in a 1997 mass murder incident. Serrano, who had recently been released as a partner in the Erie Manufacturing plant, returned to the facility and opened fire on a group of employees. Serrano has already been sentenced to death for each of the four murders, and is currently awaiting execution in a Florida state penitentiary.

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Crash that Killed Bicyclist Focus of Ohio Wrongful Death Lawsuit

On April 14, 2008, 39-year-old Lawrence Anderson was hit by a car while riding his bike and left at the scene of the collision. He died hours later at an area hospital from injuries he sustained in the crash. The driver accused of causing Anderson’s death, 36-year-old Kevin Mills, fled from the scene of the accident without reporting the incident or summoning emergency help to the site. In addition to the wrongful death lawsuit that has been filed by Anderson’s parents, Mills is facing a number of criminal charges in the case, including aggravated vehicular homicide. A court date has not yet been set in the matter.

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Charleston Doctor Sues Two Colleagues for Malpractice

Health care professionals who are undergoing medial treatment sometimes fall victim to the same type of negligence that is responsible for thousands of injuries and deaths every year. In April of 2008, Charleston gynecologist Dr. Jan Cunningham was being treated for an abdominal condition in an area hospital. Cunningham claims that he was not afforded proper aftercare during his recovery from the operation, resulting in an infection and sepsis that left him in debilitating pain and eventually required several additional surgeries to treat. Along with his wife, Cunningham has filed a malpractice lawsuit against the two doctors who were in charge of his treatment, as well as the hospital in which the treatment was provided.

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Family Files Multiple Lawsuits in North Carolina Woman’s DWI Death

The surviving family members of 24-year-old Emily May, who died a year ago in a fatal car crash, have filed lawsuits against several individuals and businesses they believe should be held responsible in the crash. May was a passenger in a car driven by an underage friend whose blood-alcohol content was over twice the legal limit when the accident occurred. The car struck an aluminum utility pole, which was mounted with a 500-lb. traffic camera. Upon impact, the camera was dislodged from the pole and crashed into the car, instantly killing May. Parties named in the suit include driver Danielle Polumbo, several servers at the restaurant where the two ate dinner, and city officials who approved the camera’s positioning.

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$15 Million Awarded in Traumatic Brain Injury Case

In 2005, 14-year-old Hanford, California resident Christopher Chan was riding his bicycle on the streets of his hometown when he was struck by a vehicle. Chan suffered severe injuries in the collision, including a traumatic brain injury that significantly limited Chan’s cognitive ability. Chan’s parents filed a suit against the city, claiming that municipal workers failed to maintain basic safety standards on the street where the collision occurred. The $15 million that was recently awarded in the case will be paid in installments over the course of Chan’s lifetime.

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Surgeon Named in Wrongful Death Suit

A Wisconsin surgeon who struck and killed a pregnant women and her 10-year-old daughter in an April 2008 car crash has been named in a lawsuit filed by the woman’s surviving family members and the parents of another child who was also killed in the crash. The driver, area surgeon Mark Benson, has been charged with three counts homicide and driving under the influence of alcohol. Benson and several insurance companies have been named in the lawsuit.

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Parking Lot Fall Results in Six-Figure Settlement

After a protracted legal battle, Pennsylvania resident Robert Yusem was awarded $390,000 for injuries he sustained after falling in an industrial plant parking lot in 2000. Yusem claimed his fall was caused by an unsafe accumulation of runoff water in the lot, which the frigid Pennsylvania weather transformed into a mass of slush and ice. Yusem further contended that the business owners should have known that the pooled water would pose a safety hazard.

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Suit Filed After Deadly Helicopter Crash Settled

In 2002, three employees of an air ambulance company were killed in a helicopter crash that officials blamed on pilot inexperience and a faulty rotor. The men had just taken off from an Iowa hospital when the helicopter began to encounter mechanical trouble. The pilot – who was also killed in the crash – was unable to guide the malfunctioning craft to safety. After a lengthy investigation into the causes of the accident, the families of the victims filed suit, eventually resulting in a sizable settlement from several companies involved in the manufacture of the helicopter.

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Supermarket Mishap Leaves St. Louis-Area Woman Injured

In the midst of her weekly grocery run, Latoya Walker unknowingly stepped into a puddle of water that had accumulated in the frozen foods aisle of her local Schnucks, a popular Midwestern chain grocery store. The water caused her to lose her footing and slip, leaving Walker with extensive injuries to the head, lower back, and left hip.

Walker’s suit claims the store was negligent in failing to attend to the safety risk posed by pooled water. She is seeking at least $60,000 for medical costs and wages lost due to the incident.

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Home Depot Hit with Premises Liability Suit

Although shopping at big-box home improvement stores is an experience that’s not for the faint of heart, customers shouldn’t be forced to wear a hard hat – or should they? When Barbara Molska was shopping at a Chicago-area Home Depot store in 2005, she was struck on the head with a heavy brick-like object. Soon after the incident, Molska began to experience an array of troubling health symptoms, including debilitating neck and back pain and vision disturbances. In the recently filed suit, Molska is seeking at least $50,000 to cover the medical costs she incurred after being injured.

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Employer Liable in Chatting-While-Driving Case

Textile industry giant International Paper was found liable in a recent case that highlighted the dangers of using a cell phone while operating a vehicle. An employee who was driving her company car while talking on a company-issued mobile phone rear-ended another vehicle. The impact of the crash forced the other driver into a ditch, causing injuries that ultimately resulted in the loss of an arm. A number of aggravating circumstances in the case – including the fact that the employee had set her vehicle’s cruise control for seven miles over the legal speed limit – resulted in a record $5.2 million settlement.

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Instructor Knowingly Assumed Risk When Riding With Student Drivers, Court Rules

Most passengers don’t plan to be injured in a car crash when they’re riding shotgun, but a New York judge said that that’s exactly what Edward Yetemian, 55, should have done. What explains Yetemian’s bad luck? Well, he happens to work as a driving inspector and instructor for the New York Department of Motor Vehicles – and Supreme Court Justice Valerie Nelson ruled that Yetemian should have expected that his job would put him in harm’s way. Pursuant to the ruling, Yetemian was unable to pursue damages against a 37-year-old student who smashed into a parked car during a lesson.

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Dosage Errors Can Turn Deadly for Tiniest Patients

In late 2007, actor Dennis Quaid’s newborn twins received a dose of blood thinning medication that was 2000 times stronger than necessary. Despite the firestorm of recent media attention surrounding the Quaid case, medical experts say the problem of dosage errors has been a major concern for years – and that infants and children are at particularly high risk for hospital overdoses. CNN.com’s health desk recently offered readers a series of tips to help patients and parents alike avoid dangerous dosage errors.


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Safety of Medical Devices Thrown into Question by Supreme Court Decision

In a recent landmark decision, the Supreme Court moved to limit consumers’ right to sue for damages related to design flaws in medical devices. According to the highest court in the land, FDA approval of a medical device should be evidence enough of its safety and reliability – and consumers are therefore prevented from bring lawsuits challenging device safety at the state level. The controversial decision is seen as a boon to the rapidly growing medical supply industry, already a $75-billion-dollar-a-year behemoth.

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Political Adversaries Once Partnered for Patient-Centered Health Care Reforms

At the height of a cutthroat primary election season, Democratic frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama may not seem to share much common ground. But back in a more peaceful era, the two Senators – both former attorneys – joined together to advocate for patient safety. An article co-authored by the pair was published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2006. Although the medical reform bill Obama and Clinton were backing at the time ultimately failed to pass muster, their stated goals of reducing medical errors and improving transparency in the health care system are something we can all get behind, no matter where we happen to fall along the political spectrum.

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