The Cosmillo family thought that it had faced the worst when 1-year-old Joey Cosmillo fell into the family pool and, when pulled out, was not breathjng. Rescuers brought him back to life but he had already suffered severe brain damage. The family, however, was in for another shock when one of the police officers sued them for a fall on their property. Continue reading “Police Officer Sues for Slip and Fall After Florida Family’s Tragic Accident with One-Year-Old Child”
Category: Torts
ConAgra Foods Inc. has had to stop production of its Banquet pot pies after 139 cases of salmonella in 30 states. Continue reading “ConAgra Faces New Salmonella Incident”
Oral Roberts University has long been controversial, ever since God was going to “call him home.” Now his son and new head of the university is involved in a raging scandal involving his family and has said, as with his father, God has intervened to tell him to deny everything. Continue reading “Professors Sue Oral Roberts University Alleging Corrupt and Seedy Practices by Roberts Family”
For years, experts have complained with passengers that the ridiculously little legroom offered by airlines is not just uncomfortable but unhealthy. Now, a tort case could force airlines to give passengers more space. Continue reading “Airlines May Be Liable for Reduction of Legroom on Flights”
Assistant U.S. Attorney John D.R. Atchison was accused of flying to Detroit last month to have sex with a 5-year-old girl. Continue reading “Federal Prosecutor Who Sought Sex with Five-Year-Old Kills Himself in Prison”
A jury awarded $6.1 million in damages in the case of Louise Ogborn who alleged that she was tricked into sexual acts by a caller pretending to be a police officer. Continue reading “McDonald’s Hit with $6.1 Million Award in Hoax Case”
Three former Duke lacrosse players filed a lawsuit today against disgraced prosecutor Mike Nifong, the city of Durham and the police detectives who handled the investigation. It is a positive development in deterring such prosecutorial misconduct. Continue reading “Duke Players Sue Former Prosecutor and City”
Karlene Chambers, of Pembroke Pines, Florida had a considerable surprise after her C-Section: the doctor had left a foot-long sponge in her body. It is one of the most common examples of surgical malpractice is leaving sponges in the bodies of patients. Continue reading “Doctors Liable for Foot-Long Sponge Left in Patient After Surgery”
Calling it “hillbilly heroin,” Kentucky officials have sued the manufacturer of OxyContin, the painkiller abused most famously by Rush Limbaugh. Continue reading “Kentucky Officials Sue OxyContin Maker for “Hillbilly Heroin””
In the on-going controversy over the defamation lawsuit against Rep. Jack Murtha, one of the collateral issues has been whether the Marines that he accused of a massacre would be tried for murder. Today, it appears that there will be no such charges coming out of the killing of roughly two dozen Iraqi citizens in the town of Haditha in November 2005. Continue reading “Bad News for Murtha? No Murder Charges Likely in Haditha case”
You can never forget to leave your business card at home as a lawyer, even when going to mass it seems. Continue reading “Parishioner Sues Priest for Statements in Homily”
In Shepherdsville, Kentucky, McDonalds is facing a tort action that may be unique in the annals of the law involving a hoax, unlawful imprisonment, and sexual assault. Continue reading “McDonalds Sued in Hoax/Sexual Assault Case”
It appears that John Grisham is not the only person that prosecutor Bill Peterson is suing. Continue reading “Prosecutor Sues Innocent Man After Wrongly Convicting Him of Murder”
A new malpractice case has been filed in New York involving a lab foul-up with horrific consequences. Continue reading “Woman Has Unnecessary Double Mastectomy Due to Lab Mix-up”
In both torts and criminal law, the question of intent changes dramatically from an adult to a child. Continue reading “Lab Worker Bites Boy After Boy Bites Lab Worker”