A number of British retailers and business groups have joined forces with the Association of British Insurers (ABI) in support of an omnibus bill, introduced in Parliament in July. The legislation, entitled the “Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders …
Knott’s Berry Farm has reached a confidential settlement with a 12-year-old boy who was injured on its Xcelerator roller coaster when a cable broke and ripped into his leg. The Los Angeles Times reported that Kyle Wheeler of Weaverville and …
A 74-year-old woman who said she was injured after falling in a Costco store in Florida beat back the retailer’s effort to move the case to that state because it was too much trouble to defend itself in New York. …
A judge says 14 plaintiffs can enroll in a court-administered medical monitoring program even as they sue DuPont over a West Virginia zinc-smelting plant they say made them sick. Plaintiffs got copies of Harrison County Circuit Judge Thomas Bedell’s ruling …
New Jersey proposed a sweeping overhaul last week to its regulations for the personal injury protection component of auto insurance, hoping to curb rising premiums. The changes affect how and what doctors can bill for treatments and restructure the process …
The Michigan Supreme Court says the state has no obligation to maintain a northern Michigan trail, dismissing a lawsuit by a woman who sued after suffering serious back injuries when her off-road vehicle hit a partially buried board. In a …
A Tennessee man is suing a Mississippi casino because he claims the slot machine he was playing broke apart and injured his arm and back. Randy E. Perkins of Hickman County, Tenn., said he was injured at Tunica Roadhouse Casino …
The Michigan appeals court has ruled in favor of a man who accidentally struck a young Muskegon County girl in the face with a softball during practice. Emily French lost at least four teeth and had her jaw wired shut …
The family of a Trumbull High School student is suing the town and the Board of Education after being struck in the head by a tennis ball in gym class. Krisen Sileio’s lawyer told the Connecticut Post the teen suffered …
A defamation suit against a northeastern Pennsylvania newspaper is before a judge for a second time. The suit against The Citizens’ Voice of Wilkes-Barre involves stories published in 2001 stemming from raids of the home and workplace of businessman Thomas …
