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Friday, July 15, 2011

Illegal strip search in jail 225

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A $1.1 million settlement has been reached with half the plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit over illegal strip searches at the Franklin County Jail in Massachusetts.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The suit accused jail officers of conducting the illegal searches between 2004-2007. Each of the 250 plaintiffs will receive about $2,900 in damages, the Boston Herald reported. San Diego personal injury attorney Wire Report, Boston Herald 02/02/2011

Drug company artificially inflates medication prices 232

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A Texas jury has ordered drug company Actavis Mid-Atlantic LLC to pay $170.3 million for defrauding the state’s Medicaid program.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The suit accused the company of artificially inflating medication prices to receive higher compensation from the state. The trial is believed to be the first of its kind in Texas, the Austin-American Statesman reported. San Diego personal injury attorney Tony Plohetski and Chuck Lindell, Austin American Statesman 02/01/2011

Home broken by police 236

Premises liability is another area of San-Diego-Personal-Injury-attorney.com.The city of Antioch, Calif., has agreed to a $750,000 settlement in a lawsuit filed by a former San Francisco police inspector.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The plaintiff claims her home was "broken into" by police during a dispute she was having with a tenant and she was unnecessarily Tased, arrested and taken to jail. Charges were dismissed in 2008 when a judge ruled police had entered the home illegally. San Diego personal injury attorney Paul Burgarino , San Jose Mercury News 01/31/2011

Nebraska priest sexually abuses a teenager 238

Sexual Harassment is another area of San-Diego-Personal-Injury-attorney.com.The Archdiocese of Omaha has announced a settlement with a Texas teenager in a suit filed against a Nebraska priest.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The suit alleged Father John Fiala sexually abused the teenager in 2007 and attempted to hire someone to murder him. The terms of the settlement were undisclosed. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report,Houston Chronicle 01/28/2011

Friday, July 01, 2011

Well water contaminated from natural gas exploration 173

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A lawsuit has been filed in New York by nine local families against the Anschutz Exploration Corporation over alleged contamination of well water from natural gas exploration.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The lawsuit claims the company was negligent in its drilling and accidentally contaminated the families' water supply, exposing them "to combustible gases and toxic chemicals." The lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damages, as well as the cost of future health monitoring. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, PR Newswire 02/14/2011

Man wrongful imprisoned 175

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The city of La Junta, Colo., has agreed to settle a lawsuit with a New Jersey man who was wrongful imprisoned.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff was arrested on an Amtrak train after being accused of "making statements about bombing the train and al-Qaeda" while on his cell phone. Passengers near the man, however, said they heard nothing of the sort and the suit accuses officers of lying in their arrest affidavits. The terms of the settlement have not been disclosed. San Diego personal injury attorney Felisa Cardona, Denver Post 02/15/2011

Nacho cheese burns 9-year-old child face 179

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A California couple has filed a lawsuit against Walt Disney after their 4-year-old child suffered burns on his face from nacho cheese while at Disney World in Orlando, Fla.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The lawsuit claims that the nacho cheese, which accidentally splashed onto the boy's face, should not have been served at a temperature that causes "immediate burns on contact." The lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages. San Diego personal injury attorney Laura Bly, USA Today 02/14/2011

Glass found in chicken sandwich 181

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An Illinois woman has filed a lawsuit against McDonald's, claiming she found a large shard of glass inside her chicken sandwich.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The suit claims the woman suffered severe "oral injuries" after biting into the sandwich and cutting her mouth on the glass piece. The suit is seeking $50,000 in damages. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, Chicago Tribune 02/11/2011

Explosion at oil refinery 193

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A group of Washington families have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a refinery company over an explosion at an oil refinery that killed six workers.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The lawsuit accuses Tesoro Corp. of “failing to inspect decaying equipment and ignoring industry safety standards and federal laws governing refinery safety.” The lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages. San Diego personal injury attorney Wire Report, Seattle Times 02/09/2011