A 27 year old man from Delaware county, who was injured from an electric shock he sufferred after a cherrry picker struck power lines, was awarded $1.25 Million by a Jury. Although plaintiffs are generally prohibited from suing their employer, the injured man was argued not to be a regular…
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Philadelphia Verdict in Death from Infant Tylenol Upheld
A July 2006 verdict awarding the parents of a one-year who allegedly died from liver failure caused by an overdose of Infant Tylenol was upheld by a Philadelphia appeals Court this month. At trial, the parents alleged that their son died after an overdose of acetaminophen resulted in liver failure.…
Pennsylvania Legal Malpractice Claim Must Be Brought Within 2 Years
A Pennyslvania appeals court recently confirmed that the time limit for filing a legal malpractice claim (a claim alleging that a laywer mishandled a case) is strictly 2 years from the date the plaintiff should have reasonably learned about the malpractice. In Wachovia v. Ferretti, the Court rejected the plaintiff’s…
MRSA infection results in $1.2 Million in Verdicts
Two Bucks County prison inmates were awarded a total of $1.2 million by a federal jury in Philadelphia for contracting flesh-eating bacteria (MRSA or methicillin-resistant staphlococcus aureus, also known as “staph”). After a six day trial, the jury found that both prisoners’ civil rights were violated by being jailed in…
Brain Injury from Falling Door Closing Mechanism Results in $10M Verdict
A Philadelphia couple was awarded $10 Million by a jury for a brain injury (closed head injury) caused when the husband was struck in the head by a piece of a falling door. During 10 days of trial, the jury learned that the 36 year old man was leaving a…
Dealware’s Cancer Rate is Among the Nation’s Highest Especially Near Indian River
Delaware’s overall cancer death rate ranks 11th in the Nation and there are lung cancer clusters around the Indian River power plant. Six zip codes near the Indian River power plant have shown an abnormally high rate of lung cancer that has caused state officials to create a “total exposure…
Improper Fetal Monitoring Causing Cerebral Palsy Results in $15 Million Settlement
A full term preganancy was not properly monitored by an obstretrics resident during an induction of labor causing the infant to suffer a hypoxic brain injury resulting in cerebral palsy and spastic quadriplegia. The case against a resident physician and Evanston Hospital resulted in a $15 million settlement for the…
Codeine for Nursing Mother can be Deadly for Infant
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning concerning the use of Codeine, Morphine and related pain and cough medications in nursing woman because of concerns of injury to their infants. This new warning was prompted by the death of an infant in 2006 from an overdose of…
$4 Million Verdict in Drowning of 5 Year Old Child
A 5 year old boy drowned at a Maryland counrtry club because safety rules were not followed. Recently, a jury awarded the parents of the child $4 million after they successfully sued DRD Pool Service Inc, which was the country club’s pool management company. The pool management company was found…
$26.5 Million Verdict for Improper Fetal Monitoring During Labor and a Delayed Caesarean Section
A Boston jury recently awarded $26.5 million to a 10 year old child who was injured at birth because of two doctors’ failure to recognize fetal distress during labor and their delay in carrying out an emergency ceasarean section. Jose Bejarano, Jr. is a severly handicapped child with devastating cerebral…