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Man Settles Drywall Accident Lawsuit
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
A man who allegedly suffered a traumatic brain injury when hundreds of pounds of drywall fell on him while he was grouting tile has settled for $5.75 million with the subcontractor.
Accord Reached in RUV Crash Case
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
The parties disputing a fatal recreational utility vehicle crash out of Wayne County have settled for $2.7 million in federal court in Scranton, according to attorney Kevin P. Foley, who represented the accident's victim.
Boeing Settles Whistleblower Suit
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
The Boeing Co., the world's largest combined manufacturer of commercial jets and military aircraft, has agreed to pay nearly $4.4 million to settle a Federal False Claims Act whistleblower lawsuit.
Jury: Car Did Not Strike Woman With Buttock Contusion
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
An Allegheny County jury has returned a defense verdict in a case where a woman claimed she was struck by a car in a dark, rainy parking facility.
Man Injured in Drywall Accident Settles for $5.75 Million
The Legal Intelligencer
Friday, January 27, 2012
A man who allegedly suffered a traumatic brain injury when hundreds of pounds of drywall fell on him while he was grouting tile has settled for $5.75 million with the subcontractor whose employee allegedly dropped the drywall.
Boeing Settles Whistleblower Suit for $4.4 Mil.
The Legal Intelligencer
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
The Boeing Co. has agreed to pay nearly $4.4 million to settle a Federal False Claims Act whistleblower lawsuit in which the company was alleged to have submitted inflated bills to the U.S. government for work related to the Chinook Helicopter Program.
Judge Says Plaintiff Wasn't Injured in Sideswipe Accident
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
On Jan. 29, 2008, plaintiff Raymond Harris, 41, a piano mover, was a front-seat passenger in a box truck driven by his co-worker, Dennis Borcky, who was traveling in the right southbound lane on Interstate 476 near Newtown Square, Pa.
Narcotics to Patient With Sleep Apnea Results in Award
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
A Chester County jury has awarded more than $805,000 to the estate of a man after his wife and father alleged doctors continued to dose the man with narcotics despite his "obstructive sleep apnea" hours before he died in 2007.
$7 Mil. Accord Reached for Man Crushed Under Granite Slab
The Legal Intelligencer
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
A man rendered paraplegic after being crushed under a slab of granite has reached a $7 million settlement with the manufacturer of a stone cutting table and two distributors of the table.
Delayed Cancer Diagnosis Brings Jury Award
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
A Lawrence County jury has returned a verdict of $2 million to a 29-year-old registered nurse and her husband after a doctor failed to diagnose and treat the woman's colon cancer for more than a year,
Accord Reached for Man Crushed Under Granite Slab
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
A man rendered paraplegic after being crushed under a slab of granite has reached a $7 million settlement with the manufacturer of a stone cutting table and two distributors of the table
Federal Judge Approves Antitrust Settlement
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
A federal judge approved last month a $35.5 million settlement in a class action in which plaintiffs alleged that Babies "R" Us and a group of baby product manufacturers violated antitrust law.
Blair Co. Jury Makes Award to Woman's Estate in Suit Over Perforated Colon
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
A Blair County jury has awarded more than $600,000 to the estate of a woman after finding that her attending doctor during a hospital stay failed to timely diagnose and treat the bowel obstruction the plaintiffs said eventually led to her death.
Two Plaintiffs Win Jury Award in Plane Crash Suit
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
A Philadelphia jury awarded $11.36 million last month to two plaintiffs who suffered burns over 35 percent of their bodies after the Cessna plane they were in crashed shortly after takeoff from a Georgia airport.
No Indemnity for Broker in Copyright Infringement Award
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
A Montgomery County judge has ruled that an insurance broker and its employee are not entitled to indemnity under their "advertising injury" coverage for a $30 million judgment levied against them.
Seven-Figure Accord Reached in Car Crash
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
A mechanic who said he can no longer work because of injuries he sustained in an automobile collision has settled with the other driver involved in the collision and the non-profit charity that employed that driver.
Mericle Settles 'Kids-for-Cash' Civil Lawsuits
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Robert K. Mericle, the builder of two juvenile detention facilities who allegedly paid millions in "finder's fees" to Ciavarella and former Luzerne County Judge Michael T. Conahan, has agreed to settle his portion of a civil suit brought by a class of juvenile plaintiffs for $17.75 million.
Bulk of Mericle Settlement Reserved For Juveniles Who Were Harmed
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
The largest single portion of the $17.75 million settlement developer Robert K. Mericle agreed to on Dec. 16 will be reserved for juvenile victims who suffered physical or psychological harm as the result of being sent to detention centers by former Luzerne County Common Pleas Court Judge Mark A. Ciavarella Jr.
Judge Sides With Luzerne County Newspaper in Defamation Suit
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
After a decade of litigation and a second trial in the case, a Luzerne County judge has ruled that The Scranton Times, which owns and publishes the Citizens' Voice newspaper, did not defame Luzerne County businessman Thomas A. Joseph Sr.
No Causation in Accident Case but Defendant Stipulates to Liability
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
On July 8, 2006, plaintiff Darwin Burnett, late 50s, unemployed, was a passenger in a pickup truck, stopped at a red light on Eighth Street in Erie, when the truck was rear-ended by a sports utility vehicle driven by Dwight Smith.
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