Posts Tagged ‘Injury’
What Happens If I Can’t Settle My Accident Claim With Other Driver’s The Insurance Company?
What Happens If I Can’t Settle My Accident Claim With Other Driver’s The Insurance Company? The question many injured people have is, what Happens If I Can’t Settle My Accident Claim With Other Driver’s The Insurance Company? If you can’t resolve your claim with other driver’s insurance company you will likely have to file a…
Read MoreLos Angeles Jury Finds Toyota Not Liable In Product Liability Case.
Relatives of Noriko Uno brought a wrongful death suit against another driver and Toyota for a 2009 accident that resulted in Uno’s death. Uno was killed when a Lexus rear ended her vehicle, following which her 2009 Camry accelerated down a residential road. The jury deliberated for a week following a 2 month trial. The…
Read MoreA New Jersey Court Finds Remote Texter Could Be Liable For Injuries To Third Party
In the opinion, the Appellate Court held that a person sending text messages has a duty not to text someone who is driving if the texter knows, or has special reason to know, the recipient will view the text while driving. The Court ultimately determined upheld the lower Court decision granting the remote texter summary judgment,…
Read MoreBye Bye Buckyballs
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has suggested that the manufactures of buckyballs, recall its product as it has received approximately 50 reports of children and teens ingesting the product. Buckyballs are sold as a an adult desktop toy to pass the boredom of the daily desk life. However, some teens and children use them to mimic…
Read MoreUnderage College Student Sues Fraternity For Injuries She Sustained After Drinking Too Much
A University of Idaho female student is suing the national chapter of one of the University’s fraternities. The suit alleges that the Fraternity was negligent in allowing her too drink to much, serving her as an underage minor and failing the keep the premises safe by failing to keep window locks or guard bars on…
Read MoreArizona Legislature Looks To Limit Collateral Source Rule
The Collateral Source Rule is a concept in common law that prohibits the admission of evidence that a injured party’s damages were or will be compensated from some source other than the damages awarded against the Defendant. A typical example is when the injured party uses their own medical insurance to cover their doctor bills.…
Read MoreNo Assumption Of Risk At Baseball Game Of Being Hit In The Eye With A Hotdog
During the 2009 season, John Coomer, did as many do during the summer, he went to a baseball game. Specifically he went to Kansas City Royal game, (he was one of the five fans in the seats). During the course of the game the Royal’s mascot threw foil-wrapped hot dogs into the stands. One of…
Read MoreJudge denies Facebook's settlement proposal to pay damages to charity rather than members of the class.
Read the settlement attached facebook settlement here. Fraley v. Facebook Inc., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, No. 11-1726.
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