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Created: 05 March 2012 A Brooklyn woman has been awarded $17.9 million in a lawsuit she filed against the city and the Brooklyn Hospital Center for a failed diagnosis that forced the amputation of both her feet and hands. In 2008, she was diagnosed with kidney stones after a short stint in the ER and sent home. The next day,…
Created: 17 February 2012 The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of about 31,000 Tumblekins Toys vehicles and playsets to due choking and laceration risks. The agency said the toys can break into small pieces, posing risks of injury to small children. There has been one report of a toy breaking, but no injuries occurred. Staff Report, PR…
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Created: 09 December 2010 The AP (12/9) reports, “A federal court jury on Wednesday ordered healthcare company Johnson & Johnson to pay damages of $1.8 million in the case of an 82-year-old man who sued over claims the antibiotic Levaquin (levofloxacin) caused him severe tendon injuries.” The trial “was the first on more than 2,600 other US lawsuits making similar…
Created: 05 September 2010 A New York hospital is attempting to overturn a $56 million verdict in a birth injury lawsuit won by a family last year after their son’s shoulder became stuck on the mother’s pelvic bone during delivery. The shoulder dystocia lawsuit was filed by the Swanson family, alleging that Northern Westchester Hospital botched the delivery of their…
Created: 20 February 2010 In Maryland, a jury awarded the family of Ryan Dineen $3,991,000 for their cerebral palsy lawsuit. Ryan is now 9. His family’s lawsuit alleged that medical staff members at Frederick Memorial Hospital of medical malpractice related to Ryan’s birth in May 2000. Named as defendants in the civil complaint were the hospital, three nurses, and three…
Created: 07 December 2009 In a press release (12/4), Kreindler & Kreindler LLP wrote, “A New York jury has directed the Volvo Car Corporation to pay $8.75 million to a Yonkers man whose leg was crushed when he was hit by a 1987 Volvo 740 wagon that was missing a clutch starter safety switch, the victim’s law firm, Kreindler &…
Created: 04 December 2009 The Louisville Courier-Journal (12/3, Howington) reported, “A jury in Albuquerque, N.M., has returned a damage award of about $54 million against ResCare Inc. over the rape of a disabled male resident in one of the company’s group homes five years ago.” Carl Bettinger, an attorney for the plaintiffs, said that “The award was the largest ever…
Florida jury orders Philip Morris to pay $300M to former smoker. Details Created: 20 November 2009 The AP (11/19) reported, “South Florida jury on Thursday ordered Philip Morris USA to pay $300 million to a former smoker, agreeing that the tobacco company’s negligence was the cause of her emphysema. The award for Cindy Naugle, 61, is the largest to date…
Judge orders Pfizer to pay $75 million in punitive damages in Prempro case. Details Created: 05 November 2009 Bloomberg News (11/5, Feeley) reports, “Pfizer Inc. must pay about $75 million in punitive damages to an Illinois woman who developed cancer after taking one of the drugmaker’s menopause treatments, people familiar with a sealed verdict in the case said.” A judge…