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Massachusetts Appeals Court Finds Landowner Not Responsible for Tenant’s Dog

Victor Creatini says he was taking a bike ride with his dog on a leash beside him when a pit bull ran into the street and attacked his dog, causing him to fall from his bike and suffer injuries. Although …

Delaware Lawmaker Loses Bid to Revive Lawsuit Over City Property

A Delaware lawmaker who owns a house damaged by a fire that started in an adjacent city-owned dwelling has lost her bid to revive a federal lawsuit. Rep. Stephanie Bolden, a Wilmington Democrat, claimed that the city repeatedly ignored her …

Attorneys: N.Y. Woman’s Lawsuit Against Nephew Was an Insurance Case

A New York woman who sued her 12-year-old nephew for $127,000 over injuries she received when he exuberantly greeted her at his birthday party four years ago was forced to go to court over her medical bills, her lawyers said …

South Carolina Health System Settles Infection Lawsuit for $600K

South Carolina’s Greenville Health System has settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the family of a surgical patient who died after contracting an infection. The Greenville News reported that court documents show the health care system offered $600,000 to settle …

Cement Company Negligence Charge Dismissed in Florida Teen Suicide Suit

A judge in Florida has tossed a portion of a lawsuit that alleged negligence against a cement company in the death of a 12-year-old central Florida girl who committed suicide after being bullied. Rebecca Sedwick jumped to her death from …

Virginia Mom of Boy Left on Bus Sues School Officials for $500K

Richmond school officials are being sued by the mother of a 4-year-old autistic boy who was left on a bus. Nyheim Butler’s lawsuit accuses Richmond Public Schools, the district’s transportation director, a former bus driver and a former bus monitor …

Port Authority Cleared of Negligence Claims in ’93 WTC Bombing

Last week, New York State’s high court cleared Port Authority of New York and New Jersey of negligence claims in the 1993 World Trade Center parking garage bombing. The Sept. 22 ruling reverses lower courts’ decision. The Court of Appeals …