It goes without saying that fighting fires is never going to be an easy job. There are definitely no tame days at the office. Still, it’s no less disheartening to learn when one of these brave men or women gets hurt while on duty. On the morning of March 4th, four were hurt while responding […]
PARKER COUNTY TEXAS WOMAN AWARDED $695,000 IN A DOG BITE LAWSUIT
On June 1, 2014, a neighbor’s blue heeler dog attacked Jennifer Duggin. As a result of this bite, Duggin suffered severe vascular and permanent and disfiguring damage to her leg resulting in chronic swelling and pain, preventing her from walking long distances as a result of being attacked by the dog in her neighborhood […]
$4.2 Million Dollar Verdict Obtained in Oil and Gas Water Pollution Case
March 10, 2016 – A $4.24 million Verdict was obtained on behalf of two Pennsylvania families for the contamination of their drinking water by an oil and gas drilling company. The case was heard in Federal Court in Scranton, Pennsylvania in the courtroom of District Magistrate Judge Martin C. Carlson of the Middle District of […]
Conference Continuance Granted for Injury Action Against an Energy and a Steel Company
A lawsuit filed over the summer has been postponed before the trial even got started. Below, we’ll discuss the specifics of what this postponement entails and the type of suit that’s been filed. The Lawsuit George McNulty filed a lawsuit against two companies. The defendants are Kinder Morgan, Inc. (including any of its many operating […]
Mother Sues Driver and Car Owners Over the Death of Her Son
Last April, every parent’s worst nightmare occurred when a two-year-old boy was killed not far from his home. The child was the victim of a hit-and-run accident that took place in Fairhill. Since then, the mother of the child has filed a lawsuit against the driver as well as the owners of the vehicle he […]
Contractor Petitions for Federal Court
Due to the unique construction of our country, most lawsuits end up either in state or federal court. While that may seem like little more than semantics, the truth is that this distinction makes a big difference where lawsuits are concerned. Therefore, it’s not completely uncommon to have defendants ask for their cases to be […]
Hotel to Take Lawsuit to Federal Level
When you consider all the things that could go wrong, it’s not hard to understand that hotels often find themselves on the receiving end of lawsuits. That being said, it is rare for a hotel to petition the suit to be moved to the federal level. However, that’s exactly what a hotel in Charleston is […]
West Virginia Wrongful Death Lawsuits Rejected Due to Failure of Victims’ Loved Ones to File Claims Quickly
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, in a decision concerning an appeal emanating from the Ohio County Circuity Court in West Virginia, has held that the Werner Enterprises, a Nebraska-based trucking company, was not engaged in illegal spoliation of evidence as part of an ongoing wrongful death lawsuit. Incredibly, even the trial courts in […]
$250,000 Damage Award Reversed In Case of Pennsylvania Student Harmed by Table Fall
A Pennsylvania Court of Appeals has reversed a Delaware County Court of Common Pleas trial court order originally awarding a student $250,000 for damages sustained as the result a school’s negligent role in a gymnasium table fall incident several years prior. The Chichester School District has originally lost a trial case filed by the student, […]
$250,000 Damage Award Reversed In Case of Pennsylvania Student Harmed by Table Fall
A Pennsylvania Court of Appeals has reversed a Delaware County Court of Common Pleas trial court order originally awarding a student $250,000 for damages sustained as the result a school’s negligent role in a gymnasium table fall incident several years prior. The Chichester School District has initially lost the trial case filed by the student, […]
