A Costco customer was hit by a steel rod while reaching for a package of paper towels, prompting a host of medical interventions. The 62-year-old North Salem, New York resident suffered irreversible brain damage at a Brookfield Costco in 2016, and has filed a federal...
Month: October 2018
If I Get an Infection From the Nail Salon, Can I Sue?
Any time there is an issue of negligence, a claim can be brought in court.If a nail technician fails to abide by their duty of care, and an infection results, a suit can definitely be filed. But the pain may not be worth the price. Suing Nail Salons for Negligence in...
Harry Potter Amusement Park Ride Lawsuit Settles
Tommy Fry was stuck on the Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey ride at Universal Studios Orlando for about an hour back in 2015, when the ride he and his two sons were on malfunctioned. Fry claimed to have been suspended upside down for this time, though the facts...
Top 5 Legal Concerns About Common Carrier Liability
In the wake of the deadliest U.S. transportation-related accident in almost a decade, the operator of the limousine company whose “Frankenstein vehicle” was involved in the crash was arrested and charged with criminally negligent homicide. And while he is facing...
1 Reason Why You Shouldn’t Swordfight
Remember why your mother wouldn’t let you get an official Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred shot range model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing which tells time for Christmas? Turns out that’s also a good reason to avoid sword-fighting. Jeremiah...
Foster Agency Sued for Fatal Pit Bull Attack in Kansas
A Kansas foster care agency is being sued in federal court after a foster child, who was placed back into her father’s home, died from being attacked by pit bulls that lived in the home. The lawsuit is against the Department for Children and Families (DCF) and KVC...
‘Frankenstein Vehicles,’ Limo Accidents, and Legal Liability
A tragic limousine accident last weekend killed 17 passengers, the driver, and two pedestrians, rocked the small town of Schoharie, New York, and raised new questions about limo safety, licensing, and legal liability. According to reports, the modified 2001 Ford...
Florida Man Claims ‘Free Alcohol’ at Music Fest Led to Fall, Injuries
Like any experienced music festival attendee, Michael Ryan, of Panama City Beach, Florida, purchased VIP tickets for the Gulf Coast Jam country music festival in 2014. That gave Ryan access to unlimited quantities of free alcohol in the VIP area. And like any...
Accidents Claim Lives of Home Depot Shoppers
Accidents Claim Lives of Home Depot Shoppers By Jim Lovel – Staff Writer Feb 24, 2003, 12:00am EST Updated Feb 24, 2003, 12:00am Mary Margaret Penturff and her daughter stopped by their local Home Depot in Santa Monica, Calif., on a Sunday afternoon in November 1999...
Widow Sues Walmart for Wrongful Death After Parking Lot Shooting
“Given the history of violence in their parking lots,” a wrongful death lawsuit claims, “and Wal-Mart’s [sic] knowledge they were not employing adequate security measures, it was foreseeable to Wal-Mart that the Plaintiff would be attacked in their parking lot and...