Friday, March 25, 2011
Personal Injury Roundup No. 98 (3/25/11)
New Cases
- Neither incident has yet resulted in litigation, but probably will; two deaths on amusement rides last weekend. I'm covering them at MassTort.org.
- Suit alleges casino bus driver fell asleep, resulting in crash that killed fifteen. (USA Today, and an interesting but only tangetially related story in the New York Times)
- Suit alleges injuries in fall resulted from shoes materials sticking together. (Sun Times)
- Teacher threatens student with defamation suit for complaining about her grades. (SGVTribune.com)
Appeals
- Court reinstates cheerleader's lawsuit alleging negligence resulting in her injury at cheerleading camp. (Chicago Tribune)
- Indiana appellate court considering claim of woman suing Carnival Cruises for having boats go too fast. (USA Today via Overlawyered)
- Preview of important FELA Supreme Court argument. (SCOTUS blog)
Reform, Legislation, Policy
- Government launches web portal for reporting produces perceived to be dangerous. (SaferProducts.gov)
Trials, Settlements and Other Ends
- Lawsuit over post-Katrina deaths in a hospital settles during jury selection. (Pro Publica)
Miscellaneous
- Stan Chesley in trouble. (Abnormal Use
--BC
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