Japan’s Takata Corp is expected to plead guilty to criminal wrongdoing as early as Friday as part of a $1 billion settlement with the U.S. Justice Department over its handling of air bag ruptures linked to 16 deaths worldwide, sources said. The settlement includes a $25 million criminal fine, $125 million in victim compensation and […]
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A wrongful death lawsuit filed against a nursing home in Richmond, Virginia highlights the dangers of pressure ulcers and reveals the pain and suffering patients go through when their caregivers ignore their conditions. Donald Shelton eventually developed respiratory distress and went into septic shock after multiple wounds across his body were allowed to fester and
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The family of a girl killed in a Texas car crash is suing Apple because the driver who plowed into their car was using FaceTime behind the wheel. Five-year old Moriah Modisette was killed and her father was seriously injured when driver Garrett Willhelm plowed into their car at 65 mph on a Texas highway on Christmas Eve in
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Richard Boltuck did not plan to spend most of his waking hours fighting with public officials. He just wanted the state to install a left-turn traffic light at an accident-prone intersection near his home in Bethesda, Maryland. This request would drag on for more than eight years, and place Boltuck,an economist, squarely in the center of
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Ikea has reached a $50 million settlement with the families of three toddlers who died after unsecured Ikea dressers tipped over, according to lawyers for the families. The furniture giant confirms a settlement has been reached but describes it as “tentative.” The money will be divided evenly among the families, the lawyers say. The settlement
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An Oregon man has filed a $3.9 million wrongful death lawsuit against a Eugene tavern and one of its customers. Julio Ortiz Ahumada of Springfield says the Keg Tavern served alcohol to a “visibly intoxicated” Isabel McDaniel on Dec. 11, 2014. She later struck Ortiz Ahumada and his father as the crossed the street, reported
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A Casper nursing home that’s been repeatedly accused of negligence and poor care settled a lawsuit last month in federal court alleging its staff injured a resident — the latest settlement in a string of legal disputes amid closer governmental oversight due to repeated deficiencies found during health inspections. The suit alleged that a Poplar
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Law firms representing 14 passengers or their families have filed public notices against NJ Transit, saying they plan to seek more than $115 million in damages in connection with an Aug. 19 Newark bus crash that killed two people. All riders who have filed a claim for their “catastrophic” injuries say the crash has left them permanently
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A second family has filed a lawsuit against Johnthony Walker and Durham School Services, saying their 9-year-old child is permanently disfigured because of the negligence that caused last week’s crash. The lawsuit, filed in Hamilton County Circuit Court, coincides Walker’s first court appearance today for his criminal charges. He faces six counts of vehicular homicide and
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An exploding e-cigarette engulfed James Dardini’s leg in flames a few hours after he arrived at work in Clermont, according to a lawsuit pending in Volusia Circuit Court. The suit says Dardini had smoked his e-cig during his long commute from DeLand, about 60 miles away. The explosion sent him to the emergency room burn
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