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Suit: Cruise Operator Negligent In Texas Passenger Death

Carnival Cruise Lines is being sued for negligence by relatives of a woman who bled to death after falling on a water glass in her room last year. The suit this week in federal court in Galveston, Texas says 39-year-old …

BNSF Railway Company Plume Trial To Begin

A trial to determine BNSF Railway Company’s responsibilities for cleaning up plumes of fuel and toxic solvents beneath Livingston starts Monday in Great Falls. The trial is set to resolve a suit 165 Livingston plaintiffs filed in 2007, which alleges …

New Mexico Widow Sues Utah Crematory, Claims Ashes Mix-Up

A New Mexico widow whose husband was killed in a 2009 plane crash is suing a Utah crematory and funeral home after she says they gave her the wrong person’s ashes. Marilynn Flynn of Alamogordo has filed a federal lawsuit …

Jury Says Doctor Negligent In Cerebral Palsy Case

A California jury says a couple should get $74 million for a doctor’s botched delivery of their daughter that resulted in her developing cerebral palsy. Lawyers say the San Luis Obispo County judge will determine the exact amount of damages, …

Directors of Failed Atlanta Bank Sued, Accused of ‘Lavish’ Spending

Federal bank regulators have sued 17 former directors and officers of the failed Silverton Bank, accusing them of gross negligence and corporate waste. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has accused the Atlanta bank in the lawsuit filed Monday of slipshod …

NFL Facing Possible Class Action Claim Over Concussions

Seven former players have sued the NFL in Philadelphia over the league’s handling of concussion-related injuries, the first potential class-action lawsuit of its kind. The players accuse the league of training players to lead with their heads, failing to properly …

California Jury Blames Family for Fire That Destroyed Einstein Papers

A Northern California family has been ordered to pay $750,000 for starting a wildfire that destroyed papers written by Albert Einstein. A jury last week ruled against Margaret Pavese, her husband, Lawrence, and her father-in-law in a negligence lawsuit. The …

Tennessee Aquarium Sued Over Child’s Bacterial Infection

The parents of a child who developed a bacterial infection after petting stingrays and sharks at Chattanooga’s Tennessee Aquarium has filed a federal lawsuit seeking $2.4 million. Spokesman Thom Benson said that aquarium officials do not believe the aquarium was …

Massachusetts Family’s 9/11 Lawsuit Blames Logan Airport Security

The family of a Massachusetts man killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks says newly released court documents show security problems at Boston’s airport the day of attacks are to blame for the man’s death. The documents were filed …

Jury Finds Rhode Island Not Liable in Newport Cliff Walk Fall

A Newport County Superior Court jury yesterday found the state of Rhode Island is not liable in the personal injury case of a man who became a quadriplegic after he fell from Newport’s famed Cliff Walk while on his honeymoon. …