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| North Carolina Car Dealership Denies Claims in Airbag Lawsuit |  | A car dealership in Kernersville, North Carolina, has denied allegations in a lawsuit over a faulty airbag. The lawsuit was filed over injuries to a man from Forsyth in a 2014 car crash. According to the complaint, the man was injured when he was driving his car and the airbag exploded. The plaintiff was knocked unconscious and then crashed into a utility pole and a tree. The lawsuit was filed in Forsyth Superior Court in October on behalf of the man and his wife. Named as defendants in the lawsuit are Takata Corp. of Japan; Parks Chevrolet in Kernersville; General Motors LLC; and TK Holdings Inc., a subsidiary of Takata.
Michael Hewlett, Winston-Salem Journal 12/20/2016    | | Read Article: Winston-Salem Journal |
| Judge Upholds $25M Boat Injury Lawsuit Settlement | | A judge in Illinois has upheld a $25 million settlement in a boating injury lawsuit. The Cook County Circuit Court judge on Tuesday upheld a previous large settlement of the personal injury lawsuit. The complaint was filed by one man who was permanently injured in a fall off a boat in 2009, which left him a quadriplegic. The defendants in the lawsuit had argued that the plaintiff and his attorneys violated due process by hiding a note from the jury during their deliberation in the case.
Patrick M. O'Connell, Chicago Tribune 12/20/2016 | | Read Article: Chicago Tribune |
| Ohio Homeowner Sued After Fatal Fire | | An Ohio homeowner has been named in a wrongful death lawsuit seeking over $25 million in damages. The lawsuit was filed over a fatal house fire that ended in the deaths of four people. The lawsuit alleges that the Akron homeowner did not provide smoke detectors in the home, as required by city ordinance, which led to the deaths of the individuals. The wrongful death complaint alleges that the lack of smoke detectors in the home caused 'severe injuries, burns and smoke inhalation sustained during the fire,' resulting in death.
Amanda Garrett, Akron Beacon Journal 12/20/2016 | | Read Article: Akron Beacon Journal |
| Texas Nursing Facility Faces Wrongful Death Lawsuit | | A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against a nursing home in Woodway, Texas. The family of a woman who died in February after being admitted to the facility filed the suit this in Waco's 170th State District Court and allege that lack of care at the Regent Care Center of Woodway led to the elderly woman's death. The woman was admitted after she suffered a broken leg. At the facility, her condition worsened and her leg was amputated, exacerbating her poor condition and leading to her death, the lawsuit alleges.
Tommy Witherspoon, Waco Tribune Herald 12/16/2016 | | Read Article: Waco Tribune Herald |
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