Negligence Law Blog

Wright State fights claim it's responsible for student's suicide

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 by Simon W. Johnson

Wright State fights claim it’s responsible for student’s suicide

from The Columbus Dispatch

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/05/12/wright-stat e-fights-claim-its-responsible-for-students-suicide.html

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Topic: Negligence

Walmart to Pay over $4.8 Million in Overtime Pay Settlement

Monday, May 14, 2012 by Christopher M. Davis

Walmart has been the focus of a number of controversies and scandals involving the treatment of their employees over the past decade or so. Recently, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation revealed that thousands of employees had been wrongfully classified as exempt from overtime pay. As a result, the department store giant has recently agreed to pay nearly $5 million in back wages and damages to former employees, in addition to nearly $500,000 in fines to the Department of Labor. ... Read More

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Topic: Negligence

State pays $2.85M settlement in case of child sex abuse

Thursday, May 10, 2012 by Simon W. Johnson

State pays $2.85M settlement in case of child sex abuse

from The Seattle Times

http://seattletim es.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018144314_dshs05m.html

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Topic: Negligence

Varied Reactions To Recent San Francisco Pedestrian Deaths

Tuesday, May 8, 2012 by Erik L. Peterson

In the last several months, three separate fatal pedestrian accidents have occurred, and as reported in the San Francisco Examiner, these deaths have prompted a variety of different responses. As provided by the San Francisco District Attorney's Office, "each of the incidents included acts of negligence" but the public reactions... Read More

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Topic: Negligence

Number Of Pre-term Brths In U.S. Increasing

Tuesday, May 8, 2012 by Erik L. Peterson

A global pre-term birth study conducted by the March of Times, entitled Born Too Soon: the Global Action Report on Preterm Birth evaluated the extent of national, regional and global pre-term births. The report revealed that the number of pre-term births is increasing in most countries, and now ranks as the second leading cause of death globally for children under... Read More

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Topic: Negligence

Former Miramonte students' lawsuit accuses LAUSD of negligence

Monday, May 7, 2012 by Simon W. Johnson

Former Miramonte students' lawsuit accuses LAUSD of negligence

from Los Angeles Times

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/05/negligence-suit-lodged-against-dist rict-in-miramonte-scandal.html

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Topic: Negligence

Student locked in cell for 5 days by forgetful DEA agent sues for $20 million

Monday, May 7, 2012 by Simon W. Johnson

Student locked in cell for 5 days by forgetful DEA agent sues for $20 million

from NYDailyNews.com

http://www.nydailynews.com/news /national/student-locked-cell-5-days-forgetful-dea-agent-sues-20-million-article-1.1071920?localLink... Read More

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Topic: Negligence

Jury Awards California Family $74 Million In Cerebral Palsy Case

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 by Erik L. Peterson

Cerebral palsy is a type of birth injury that is caused by trauma to the brain. It occurs at or close to the time of birth and the severity of the condition is based on the kind of damage to the brain of the newborn. The condition is chronic and will not get better or worse over time.If you believe your child has suffered any type of birth injury, speaking to an experienced California birth injury... Read More

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Topic: Negligence

Ohio family sues contractor over mine deaths

Thursday, April 19, 2012 by Michael A. Bruno

Two years ago there was a mining disaster in West Virginia that was the worst this country had seen in decades.

Scott Napper sued David Stanley, an independent contractor out of St. Clairsville, Ohio, for the death of his son Josh. Josh was one of the 29 men killed in the mine blast. Also killed in the blast was Josh's uncle and... Read More

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Topic: Negligence