Hogan Family Faces Lawsuit Over Car Crash

Not even the rich and semi-famous can hide from the long arm of justice. According to recent reports, Nick Bollea, the troubled son of wrestling great Hulk Hogan has been named in a lawsuit filed by John Graziano, a 22-year-old veteran of the Iraq war. The lawsuit stems from severe injuries that Graziano suffered in an August 2006 incident, when a bout of street racing went horribly wrong. The suit also alleges that Nick’s soon-to-be-divorced parents shared some of the blame for the incident, having paid to alter the family’s vehicles for better street racing performance.

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Child’s Cerebral Palsy Blamed on Birth Injuries

A sustained lack of oxygen during childbirth can be deadly. Newborns that survive are often left with profoundly debilitating health issues. In a case that was recently settled in Connecticut, a twin birth that was beset with problems ultimately resulted in an emergency caesarean section. Sadly, several delays in the process resulted in oxygen deprivation to the second-born twin. As a result, the baby was born with severe cerebral palsy, a condition often linked to oxygen deprivation. The jury found that the doctor who presided over the procedure was negligent, and a $38 million settlement was awarded in the case.

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American Cars Need Stronger Roofs, Study Says

A leading insurance industry think tank recently released a 20-page study analyzing crash data culled from nearly 23,000 automobile accidents. According to the report’s findings, thousands of lives could be saved each year if American automakers adjusted their manufacturing practices to adhere to higher safety standards. The issue of roof strength was singled out as a major safety hazard, as the majority of traffic injuries and deaths occur in rollover accidents. Representatives of the Big Three automakers have called the report’s findings into question, but the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is said to be taking the report’s recommendations under advisement.

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Record-Breaking Verdict Returned in Medical Device Malfunction Case

Few people can say that they’ve had their hearts fried on an operating table – and lived to tell the tale. But that’s exactly what happened to 54-year-old Paramjit Singh when a monitor malfunctioned mid-surgery. The haywire device heated a catheter inserted into the patient’s heart to temperatures exceeding 500 degrees, literally cooking the tissue on contact. Amazingly, Singh was kept alive through artificial circulation equipment, finally receiving a heart transplant 11 weeks after the botched operation.

Evidence obtained in the case indicated that the monitor’s manufacturer was aware of the device’s design flaw and the risk of malfunction. The jury laid the blame squarely on the manufacturer, ordering the company to pay Singh a staggering $40.1 million.

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Cop Car Mishap Results in Lawsuit

An off-duty Sandy City, Utah police officer was riding his personal motorcycle when he collided with a moving police car. The police officer driving the car was en route to an emergency call when the crash occurred. Although the driver claimed he followed departmental safety procedures when running a red light, the claimant – who suffered a broken leg in the incident – charged that the maneuver was negligent and displayed a reckless disregard for human life. The injured motorcyclist has requested a jury trial, although a court date has not yet been set.

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Leading HMO Settles Birth Injury Case Fourteen Years After the Fact

The fallout from serious birth injuries can reverberate across an entire lifetime, a fact that Kaiser Permanente recently acknowledged with a $3.2 million settlement. Claimant Ariana Ehtemam is a 14-year-old girl who has struggled with an array of difficult health problems since her birth by caesarean section. Delays in the procedure cut off the infant’s oxygen supply, resulting in hearing loss, attention deficit disorder, and cognitive problems. The settlement covered the purchase of a $20 million annuity to subsidize Ehtemam’s lifelong health care costs.

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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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