Doctor awarded $5 million 328

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The Supreme Court has stood by a decision that awarded a California doctor $5 million in punitive damages.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The doctor had sued Lawnwood Medical Center after a hospital executive said “he would not send his dog to the doctor for surgery.” The medical center argued the award was excessive, but the decision was upheld. San Diego personal injury attorney Jesse J. Holland, San Francisco Chronicle 01/10/2011

Power balance bracelets product liability 335

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Power Balance, LLC recently admitted to an Australian court that their Power Balance bracelets don’t have “credible scientific evidence” supporting their claims.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com Over 2.5 million bracelets have been sold worldwide and are worn by many popular professional athletes to improve mental and physical performance. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ordered the company to pull its product from the market and provide refunds to consumers. San Diego personal injury attorney Adam Caparell , New York Daily News 01/05/2011

Chicago workers discrimination lawsuit 336

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Supervalu Inc. has agreed to a $3.2 million settlement with 110 Chicagoworkers in a discrimination lawsuit over firings at local supermarkets.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The lawsuit claimed that Supervalu and its Jewel-Osco chain “had a ‘policy and practice’ of terminating employees with disabilities at the end of their medical leaves.” The suit alleged that since 2003, 1,000 employees had been terminated under this policy. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, Chicago Tribune 01/05/2011

Harbor-UCLA Medical Center medical malpractice 341

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Los Angeles County has approved a $1.175 million settlement with a female patient at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in a medical negligence lawsuit.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The woman, who was treated at the medical center in 2008, claimed in her suit that one of her blood vessels was inadvertently punctured by a catheter tip during a procedure. The woman suffered further complications from the injury but was released a few days later. San Diego personal injury attorney Rong-Gong Lin II, LA Times 01/04/2011

New Balance false claim ads lawsuit 342

Premises Liability is another area of San-Diego-Personal-Injury-attorney.com Sneaker company New Balance has been targeted in a lawsuit that claims the company makes false claims in ads for its toning walking shoes.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The advertisements claim the shoes burn more calories than regular shoes and improve health. These claims, the suit states, are “false, misleading, and reasonably likely to deceive the public.” San Diego personal injury attorney Lauren Keiper, Reuters 01/04/2011

Paint company $1 million lawsuit 343

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A California paint company has agreed to pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of “illegal transportation and mismanagement of hazardous waste and materials.”San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com Vista Paint Corp. will pay the settlement to six district attorney’s offices and will also have to improve their training and storage methods. The company allegedly improperly transported paint thinners and solvents, unusable paint materials and rags and absorbents used to clean up spills of hazardous materials. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff and Wire Reports, The Desert Sun 01/05/2011

Desert off-road race wrongful death 344

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The death of a spectator at a California 200 desert off-road race this past August has prompted a suit against the race promoter and driver involved in the accident.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The suit claims the race promoter was negligent in allowing spectators to stand in dangerous areas. The accident, which occurred when one of the drivers lost control of his truck, killed eight people. The suit is seeking unspecified damages. San Diego personal injury attorney Phil Willon, LA Times 01/05/2011

“pollution diet” lawsuit 320

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The American Farm Bureau Federation will file a lawsuit today against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its planned “pollution diet” in the Chesapeake Bay.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The farm lobbying group claims cattleman and growers can’t afford to comply by the swift and drastic changes aiming to significantly reduce pollutants flowing into the water, and that the regulations would ruin agriculture in the region. San Diego personal injury attorney Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond Times-Dispatch 01/10/2011

Agency for workforce violates Florida constitution 318

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Two legal groups have sued the Agency for Workforce Innovation for allegedly violating the Florida Constitution by not increasing minimum wage by $.06 this year to account for inflation.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The raise could affect nearly 200,000 workers in Florida, and add up to about $15 million over the course of a year. Seven other states also have similar laws where the minimum wage increased on the first the year. San Diego personal injury attorney Bill Kaczor, Bloomberg 01/11/2011

Police fatally shot man behind the wheel 316

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The family of a former Pace University football player is suing the Town of Mount Pleasant and Village of Pleasantville for $120 million, claiming local police “were negligent and lacked proper training before they fatally shot Henry behind the wheel of his car.”.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The shooting occurred outside of a bar in New York state, and according to the suit, the family’s son had slowed down his car when an officer jumped onto the hood and shot him just feet away. The required notice of claim also states that after the shooting, officers handcuffed Henry and delayed medical care. San Diego personal injury attorney John M. Guilfoil, Boston Globe 01/12/2011

Mother and father wrongfully imprisoned 315

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A Michigan police department will pay a local family $1.8 million as a result of the mother and father being wrongfully imprisoned for the alleged sexual abuse of their autistic daughter.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com Julian and Thal Wendrow were prosecuted and jailed after their 14-year-old daughter, who has the speech and functioning of a two-year-old, reportedly typed during a facilitated communication session that her father had been raping her for the last seven years. The girl showed no physical signs of assault in an examination and the method is widely discredited among experts. In addition, the couple’s son, who suffers from Asperger’s, was reportedly lied to and held in a two-hour investigation with no adult representative and can be seen on tape shaking and crying denying claims that he or his father assaulted anyone. San Diego personal injury attorney John Wisely and L.L Brasier, Detroit Free Press 01/12/2011

Mammoth Lakes, Calif. premises liability 325

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The Sierra Nevada ski resort in the small town of Mammoth Lakes, Calif., has been ordered to pay $30 million for backing out of an agreement in 1997 giving a developer the “right to develop a hotel and buy land in return for improving the local airport.”San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The resort, located in a town of only 7,500, plans on appealing the decision before the Feb. 8 deadline. San Diego personal injury attorney San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle 01/10/2011

Treatment facility videotaped 36 females for promotional materials 326

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A company that formerly managed a drug treatment facility in Dallas has been sued for allegedly videotaping 36 females without their written consent.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com Residents were told that the DVDs would only be shown to the judges who sent them to the center, but the suit claims they were instead used as promotional materials to grow the business. San Diego personal injury attorney Houston Chronicle, Houston Chronicle 01/10/2011

Doctor awarded $5 million 328

Premises Liability is another area of San-Diego-Personal-Injury-attorney.com The Supreme Court has stood by a decision that awarded a California doctor $5 million in punitive damages.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The doctor had sued Lawnwood Medical Center after a hospital executive said “he would not send his dog to the doctor for surgery.” The medical center argued the award was excessive, but the decision was upheld. San Diego personal injury attorney Jesse J. Holland, San Francisco Chronicle 01/10/2011

Power plant pollution violation 332

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The Environmental Protection Agency has filed a lawsuit against EME Homer City Generation over pollution violations at their power plant.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The suit calls the plant “one of the largest air pollution sources in the nation.” According to the lawsuit, plant owners made modifications to the plant starting in 1994 but failed to use acceptable control technology. San Diego personal injury attorneyRich Lord, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 01/06/2011