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Medical Center Sued For $6.3M Over An Infants Death

Categories: Verdicts

A lawsuit has been filed against a medical center for $6.3 million over the death of an infant who died from meningitis.

The wrongful death lawsuit was filed by the parents of a 7-month-old, accusing the hospital emergency room doctor and…

PA Hospital Loses Bid For A New Trial In A $2.4M Verdict

Categories: General

A state appeals court rejected a second bid by Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley Health Network Inc. for a new trial over a $2.4 million verdict awarded to a woman who was permanently disabled and confined to a wheelchair due to its employees’…

City Of Fort Lauderdale Ends Decade Long Battle With $18M

Categories: Verdicts

The City of Fort Lauderdale has agreed to settle a lawsuit for $18 million over an old incinerator that residents claimed was making them sick.

An attorney filed a lawsuit on behalf of 182 named plaintiffs. The lawsuit alleged that the…

Royal Caribbean Ordered To Pay $3.38M Over Passenger's Death

Categories: Verdicts

On March 7, a federal jury in Miami ordered Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. to pay $3.38 million to the estate of a passenger who died of cardiac arrest in 2016, while on board an Alaskan cruise.

According to court records…

NCL To Pay $2M To Passenger Who Suffered a Heart Attack

Categories: Verdicts

A Trinidad and Tobago resident survived a heart attack onboard NCL's Norwegian Pearl vessel in 2016; however, his lawyers said he suffered unnecessary additional damages since he was kept on the ship for two days after the incident…

Slip & Fall Victim Awarded $3.2M in a Hip Injury Lawsuit

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Monmouth Jury recently awarded $3.2M to a slip and fall victim who suffered a hip injury after slipping on an icy walkway at the Jackson Premium Outlets.

According to the case records, the defendants had ignored a leaky…

Chicago Hospital Hit With $23.6M in Birth Injury Lawsuit

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A Cook County jury ordered Chicago's Amita Health Saint Hospital to pay $23.6 million to a 4-year-old who suffered brain damage during birth as the doctors failed to perform a cesarean section quickly enough to deliver her in a healthy…

Injured Biker Wins $39 Million in Follow-up Trial

Categories: Verdicts

An Edison High School graduate who suffered injuries in a drag racing accident was awarded $39 million by a Middlesex County jury.

In July 2012, the plaintiff was riding a motorcycle on Saw Mill Road in Heller Industrial…

Florida Woman Awarded $4M For On-Flight Shoulder Injury

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A Florida woman was awarded $4 million in a lawsuit filed against United Airlines over allegations that a flight attendant while trying to help her get seated dropped her and injured her shoulder.

An attorney who…

Jury Awards $123 Million To Duck Boat Crash Victims

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A Washington jury awarded about $123 million to the victims and families of a 2015 duck boat crash in Seattle, in which five college students were killed and more than 60 people were injured.

In 2015, the Branson-based…