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Wal-Mart pulls formula after Mo. baby's death |
| Wal-Mart has pulled a batch of powdered infant formula from more than 3,000 of its stores nationwide after a newborn Missouri boy who was given the formula became gravely ill with a suspected bacterial infection and died after being taken off life support, the retailer said Wednesday. Associated Press, Houston Chronicle 12/22/2011 | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
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Woman Awarded $7.2 Million in Bus Accident |
| A Dallas jury has awarded a 24-year-old woman $7.2 million for injuries she suffered in a Greyhound bus crash in December 2007. According to the woman's lawsuit, the bus driver had been using a cell phone while driving the bus on an icy road and eventually lost control of the bus and it flipped over. The plaintiff suffered back, head and neck injuries in the accident, and the awarded damages will allow her to have surgery to correct the injuries. Staff Report, The Sacramento Bee 12/19/2011 | Read Article: The Sacramento Bee |
NBA Player Named in Sexual Harassment Suit |
| NBA player Monta Ellis will be named as a defendant in a sexual harassment lawsuit this week, USA Today reports. In the lawsuit, a former employee of the Golden State Warriors claims she was sent graphic photographs by Ellis on her cell phone. The suit also alleges the plaintiff was fired by the team to cover up Ellis' actions. Tom Weir, USA Today 12/21/2011 | Read Article: USA Today |
Merck to Pay $24 Million for Defrauding Medicaid |
| Drug giant Merck & Co. will pay $24 million to the state of Massachusetts to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of over-charging for some of its drugs. The lawsuit claimed Merck reported "false and inflated prices to services such as First Data Bank for a trio of treatments for asthma and other respiratory diseases," which affected state reimbursements. The settlement was the largest Medicaid fraud settlement in Massachusetts history. Robert Weisman, Boston Globe 12/21/2011 | Read Article: Boston Globe |
Suit Filed After Girl Killed by Chunk of Ice at Cave |
| The death of an 11-year-old Washington girl in the Big Four Ice Caves has prompted a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Services. The girl was killed when an ice chunk rolled down a mountain and struck her. According to the lawsuit, area signs "fail to adequately warn visitors of the potential danger from the kind of ice avalanche," that killed the girl. The lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages. Christine Clarridge, Seattle Times 12/20/2011 | Read Article: Seattle Times |
$150B Award for Splendora Fire Victim's Family |
| An attorney says a Texas jury has awarded the largest verdict he has ever heard of — $150 billion to the family of a man who died 12 years after being set afire as an 8-year-old. Robbie Middleton was set on fire near Splendora in Montgomery County on his 8th birthday in 1998. The attorney says the punitive damage award is symbolic and the family expects none of it will be paid. The defendant, Don Wilburn Collins, is currently imprisoned on an unrelated sexual assault charge. He was never charged and denies involvement in the 2010 death of 20-year-old Middleton. Associated Press, Houston Chronicle 12/22/2011 | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
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