Laws/Cases |
South Dakota Eye Bank Faces Lawsuit Over Infected Corneal Transplant |
The South Dakota Lions Eye and Tissue bank is facing a lawsuit by two individuals who allege they received infected corneal transplants. The infected transplants were given to two teens from Palestine, who suffered from loss of vision. A 19-year-old woman was blinded in her right eye after receiving the transplant, and the other patient, a 17-year-old boy, has an infection threatening vision in both his eyes. The lawsuit alleges that the donor was dead too long before the corneal transplants were taken. Jonathan Ellis, Sioux Falls Argus Leader 06/14/2016 |
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Lawsuit Filed Against Toyota Over Auto Unlocking Feature |
Toyota is facing a lawsuit alleging that the unlocking feature on one of its vehicles led to the carjacking, kidnapping, and sexual assault of a Philadelphia woman. The lawsuit further alleges that the "design flaw" led to the subsequent hit-and-run murders of a mother and her three children. The lawsuit was filed on Wednesday in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court by the alleged sexual assault victim. The lawsuit targets the design which unlocks the vehicle's doors when it is placed in park. The lawsuit alleges that this feature allowed two men to enter the plaintiff's car and sexually assault her. Stephanie Farr, Philly.Com 06/14/2016 |
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Big Bend Landowners Awarded Millions Over Pipeline, but the Fight Isn't Over Yet |
A Presidio county special commission has awarded six landowners about $2.8 million in compensation for the use of their property to construct the Trans-Pecos pipeline and the resulting loss in property value. The assessment is close to 30 times the amount the company vying to build the pipeline offered as compensation for rights-of-way around the buried pipe. The recent condemnation hearing awards are a win — if only a minor one — for the landowners who have said the pipeline company has been low-balling them. Naveena Sadasivam, Texas Observer 06/15/2016 |
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Wrongful Death |
Sandy Hook Families Propose $11M Settlement in Suit Against School District |
The parents of two Sandy Hook Elementary shooting victims have offered to settle their wrongful death lawsuit against Newtown and its school district for $5.5 million each. The families filed suit over the mass shooting that took place in 2012 and ended in the deaths of 26 children and teachers. According to the lawsuit, the school district did not have adequate security measures to prevent the attack from taking place. The defendants have 30 days to accept or reject the $11 million settlement proposal. Matt DiRienzo, The Connecticut Post 06/14/2016 |
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