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| Family Sues Georgetown Gym After Sexual Assault |  | A lawsuit filed Wednesday in Williamson Cnty against AcroTex Gym in Georgetown after a former employee pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a girl there in 2010. The parents of the girl didn't find out about the assault until years later. The suit alleges AcroTex Gymnastics was negligent and the employer should have done background checks on employees and should have trained its employees to recognize suspicious behaviors.
Amber Downing, KVUE-TV 10/27/2016    | | Read Article: KVUE-TV |
| Amtrak Settles Philly Derailment Claims For $265M | | A Pennsylvania federal judge on Thursday approved a $265 million settlement for all pending claims over the 2015 derailment of Amtrak train number 188 in Philadelphia, which caused eight deaths and more than 200 injuries. Amtrak has settled all pending claims over the 2015 derailment of train 188 in Philadelphia, which caused eight deaths and more than 200 injuries, for $265 million. U.S. District Judge Legrome Davis signed off on the settlement that was negotiated by the seven-attorney plaintiffs management committee and Amtrak, saying it was appropriate because of a $295 million cap on damages under federal law and the prospect for years of protracted litigation.
Dan Packel, Law360.com 10/27/2016 | | Read Article: Law360.com |
| BMW Crash Victim Files Lawsuit Over Injuries | | A New Jersey man has filed suit against BMW over a crash that left him blind in one eye. The lawsuit, filed by the 23-year-old man, alleges that he and his younger brother were both injured in a crash despite the fact that they were wearing their seat belts, due to the fact that the car's airbags did not deploy. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff was knocked unconscious and suffered a concussion, spine and skull fractures, complete blindness in his right eye and contusions when he crashed into a pole in September 2014. The lawsuit names as defendants BMW of North America, the New Jersey Department of Transportation, Sussex County, the Township of Wantage, Jersey Central Power & Light and Ray Price Honda of East Stroudsburg, Pa.
Anthony G. Attrino, NJ.com 10/26/2016 | | Read Article: NJ.com |
| Used Cars Slip Past Recall Safeguards, Putting Drivers in Danger | | The Takata airbags defect claimed another life last month, a 50-year-old Riverside, Calif., woman whose 2001 Honda Civic had been sold three times at auto auctions. The death has highlighted a group of drivers especially vulnerable to dangerous vehicles: second, third or even fourth owners, who purchased their vehicles in transactions far removed from the protections offered to buyers of new cars.
RACHEL ABRAMS & HIROKO TABUCHI, The New York Times 10/27/2016 | | Read Article: The New York Times |
| California Gym Settles Heart Attack Lawsuit | | A southern California gym has settled a wrongful-death lawsuit over a fatal heart attack incident that took place at its Studio City facility. The lawsuit was filed by the children of the man who suffered a fatal heart attack while at the gym in 2015. The complaint also named as defendant the man's personal trainer, who allegedly failed to take proper action when he suffered cardiac arrest. The terms of the settlement have not been disclosed.
Staff Report, Los Angeles Daily News 10/26/2016 | | Read Article: Los Angeles Daily News |
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