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Toyota Motors has agreed to pay $1.1 billion to settle class-action lawsuits against the company over unintended acceleration claims involving many of the company’s vehicles. Reports say that an estimated 16 million Toyota, Lexus and Scion vehicles sold in the … Continue reading →

A jury has returned a $17.3 million verdict against Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling in a lawsuit by an actress who lost most of her belongings in a fire at a West Hollywood apartment building he owns.  City News … Continue reading →

The city of San Diego has been found at fault for the collapse of a large palm tree that crushed a local man’s legs, leaving him paralyzed. The man’s suit claimed “cutbacks in tree-trimming and inspection services” left many diseased … Continue reading →

A Pennsylvania jury has awarded $109 million to the family of a Pittsburgh woman who was burned to death by a power line that fell in her backyard. The lawsuit accused West Penn Power Co. of failing to properly train … Continue reading →

Officials at Florida A&M University have requested that a wrongful death suit filed against the school over a 2011 fatal hazing incident be dismissed. Lawyers for the college said the student that died “willingly submitted to a hazing ritual to … Continue reading →

In this blog, you will find a series of posts with an on-going discussion of the worker’s compensation system in Nevada.  Each state has a different system because worker’s compensation is governed by state law unless you work for the … Continue reading →

Merck & Co. Inc. has agreed to pay upwards of $220 million to settle a class-action lawsuit with Missouri residents over the prescription pain medication Vioxx. The lawsuit accused the company of violating the state Merchandising Practices Act by promoting … Continue reading →

More people die of prescription drug overdoses than auto accidents. In 2007, the rate was an overdose of prescription drugs happened every 19 minutes. Based upon 2010 statistics, it is every 14 minutes. . . Our medicine cabinets are more … Continue reading →

The family of a man killed by a Scottsdale police officer in February have filed a lawsuit against the city and department. Police responded to a 9-1-1 call from the man’s neighbor, saying he was waiving a pistol in the … Continue reading →

Three people injured during the shooting in Colorado during a screening of “The Dark Knight Rises” have filed a lawsuit against the theater owners over lack of security. The suit claims that “readily available security procedures, security equipment and security … Continue reading →