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Disabled Hawaii Man Suing Delta Air Lines for ADA Violations

A Maui man who uses a wheelchair says he was forced to crawl through the aisle, up and down stairs and along a tarmac during a Delta Air Lines flight last year. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported that Baraka Kanaan, in …

Parents of Child Born With Cystic Fibrosis Sue

The parents of a child born with cystic fibrosis have filed a lawsuit against health care providers saying they would have terminated the pregnancy had they known of the genetic disorder. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle in a story published Sunday …

Lawsuit Says Ambulance Firm Dissected Man’s Brain

A Northern California coroner is being sued by the parents of a man whose brain was given to an ambulance company for dissection. The New York couple’s 30-year-old son was killed in a 2008 car crash. The San Francisco Chronicle …

Ohio Supreme Court Allows Emotional Distress Claim in Malpractice Lawsuit

The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that a cancer patient may pursue an emotional distress claim that alleges a faulty diagnosis let undetected cancer spread. The court upheld an appellate court decision in a lawsuit filed by Lonna Loudin in …