The parents of a 13-year-old Colorado boy killed in an avalanche last winter say it’s not a ski risk protected from lawsuits. The parents sued Vail Resorts last summer claiming the company’s negligence created an avalanche trap that killed their …
A federal jury has awarded $3.2 million to a mentally ill woman who sued after Los Angeles police shot her and shocked her with a Taser. The Los Angeles Times reported jurors found that officers were negligent, malicious and used …
A man who was left partially paralyzed by an infection has been awarded $1.5 million from a Fresno, Calif. medical center. The Fresno Bee says jurors ruled Tuesday that Kaiser Permanente Medical Center was 30 percent negligent for Dusten Chevalier’s …
A negligence lawsuit says San Jose, Calif. police officers prevented paramedics from helping a dying gunshot victim. The San Jose Mercury News says 48-year-old Verna Lisa Hollins was shot by neighbor Robert Turner two years ago in an apartment hallway. …
A woman who worked at the Montana Women’s Prison while she was pregnant has filed a lawsuit alleging she contracted a virus that caused her child to suffer severe neurological damage. The Billings Gazette reported Brittany Mumm and her husband …
An elderly California couple are suing the landowner of a Waikiki outdoor bazaar, claiming they were injured when a branch from a large banyan tree fell on them. Attorneys for the Rancho Palos Verdes couple filed the lawsuit Thursday against …
A Hawaii man is suing a Las Vegas hotel and casino where he was beaten and robbed in 2010, claiming Main Street Station was negligent in not providing enough security in a long, dark hallway that leads to restrooms. Calvin …
There are reports showing serious lapses in mental patient care at Southern California’s Metropolitan State Hospital. Internal investigative reports obtained by the Los Angeles Times show workers at the Norwalk mental hospital slept on the job, failed to make regular …
A jury awarded $2.3 million to the Museum of the Rockies Inc. in a lawsuit against a Bozeman-area developer who failed to pay a promised endowment and research gift after using the museum and paleontologist Jack Horner in promotional materials …
The family of a man who resided in a Grand Forks nursing home until he died in January is suing the elder care facility in federal court. The complaint against Valley Homes and Services accuses Valley Eldercare Center of negligence …
