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Jury Awards $11.35 Million to Plane Crash Survivors |
| A Philadelphia jury has awarded $11.35 million to an Ohio man and his fiancé for injuries they suffered in a 2007 plane crash in Georgia. The jury found that Winner Aviation, the company that maintained the plane, had failed to properly repair the rear engine from a previous defect and that the front engine had needed a complete overhaul. Both plaintiffs suffered serious injuries which included third degree burns and lung and respiratory injuries. Pat Galbincea, Cleveland Plain Dealer 12/19/2011 | Read Article: Cleveland Plain Dealer |
$8.5 Million Awarded in Wrongful Death Lawsuit |
| A New Hampshire jury awarded $8.5 million to a local woman and her two children in a wrongful death lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed against a local trucking company after the woman's husband was run over by a tractor-trailer while riding his bicycle. The jury ruled that the trucking company, Loignon Champ-Carr Inc., "negligently caused" the man's death. Staff Report, Boston Globe 12/17/2011 | Read Article: Boston Globe |
Lawsuit Against Facebook Ads to Go Forward |
| A California district judge has given the go-ahead to a lawsuit against Facebook Inc. and the sponsored advertisements on Facebook.com. The lawsuit claims the ads on Facebook that use a Facebook user's name and profile picture, claiming the user "likes" a product is a fraudulent violation of state laws. The plaintiffs demand compensation for the use of their likeness without consent. Joe Schneider, Bloomberg 12/18/2011 | Read Article: Bloomberg |
Suit Over Cop's Hit-And-Run Death Settled |
| A settlement has been reached in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the wife of a Lexington, Ky., police officer who was killed in a hit-and-run accident in April 2010. The man responsible for the officer's death has been convicted of second-degree manslaughter, the Lexington Herald-Leader reports. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed. Jim Warren, Lexington Herald-Leader 12/17/2011 | Read Article: Lexington Herald-Leader |
Bystander Shot and Killed at Concert, Lawsuit Filed |
| A Salt Lake City woman has filed a lawsuit against a local concert hosting company over the fatal shooting of her son at a concert in October. The suit claims a fight broke out at the end of the event, and the boy was inadvertently shot in the chest. The plaintiff claims in her suit that the hosting company, SJS Limited, was "negligent by not providing supervision and adequate security to insure the safety of the patrons." Roxana Orellana, The Salt Lake Tribune 12/17/2011 | Read Article: The Salt Lake Tribune |
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Report Raises Concerns About Asbestos at 2007 Fort Worth Demolition |
| The EPA's approval of an experimental asbestos demolition method at a Fort Worth apartment building in 2007 may have exposed workers and the public to carcinogenic fibers, according to a new federal report. The EPA should notify all workers who took part in the experiment and people who were in the vicinity of the work, according to the report from the agency's inspector general. Fort Worth was the first urban area to test a "wet" method of demolition, in which crews can take down a building without first removing the asbestos. Instead, workers soak walls and ceilings with soapy or foamy water during demolition to try to keep the fibers from being released into the air. Fort Worth used the method to demolish a building at the Oak Hollow apartments on Boca Raton Boulevard. Darren Barbee, Fort Worth Star-Telegram 12/19/2011 | Read Article: Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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