Negligence
School’s Out! Staying Cool and Safe at Your Water Park
In Georgia, adventure lovers can choose between six water parks, from the well-known Six Flags White Water to Valdosta’s Wild Adventures Splash Island. Six Flags White Water alone hosts more than 50 water-filled attractions for all ages, from those who can barely walk, to the thrill seekers ready to take on free falling slides. With […]
Pennsylvania’s Investigation of Power Lines
A Pennsylvania woman died days after she was struck by a power line that fell into her yard. Carrie Goretzka stepped outside to call 911 about the line and was shocked and burned by a live electrical wire that fell from trees. Rescue workers were unable to administer treatment until a utility crew came to […]
Deputy’s Negligence Leads to Settlement
According to a Rochester, NY ruling, Deputy John DiDomenico was negligent when he rear-ended a car in stop-and-go traffic in 2004 while responding to a burglary call. DiDomenico was driving below the speed limit without engaging his lights or siren, and smashed into the another car when he became distracted by his computer. Yasmin Kabir, […]
Georgia Daycares Fail to Meet Safety Standards
According to the Insurance Journal, an estimated 2,500 daycare programs in Georgia have failed to meet the state’s standards for children’s health and safety at least once in the past four years. The Atlanta Journal Constitution also investigated Georgia’s daycare programs. The report found that 220 daycares received a failing score for at least two years in a […]
Dog Bite Victim Bites Back
Trena Wells, an Illinois woman, went on a weekend trip to visit family, but ended up in the hospital with a permanent injury. During the visit, her brother’s dog escaped from the house and was hit by a car. The dog, confused and in a rage, returned to the home and attacked Trena. Trena suffered […]
Grandparents Awarded $3M
The California Courts have awarded a grandmother $3 million in a wrongful death suit stemming from a 2010 car accident. The traumatic accident occurred when an 81-year-old woman driving a Hyundai made an unsafe turn at an estimated 50 mph and collided into the center median, turning head-on into a Mazda holding two grandparents and […]
After-School Program Settles for $400K
In 2008, a five-year-old girl drowned in a pool at her after-school program, Little Bridges. The little girl was autistic and blind, and although Little Bridges was fully aware of this, they failed to provide the proper supervision for her. The father of the California five-year-old filed a wrongful death suit against everyone connected to […]
Trucker Awarded $10M After Fall in Wal-Mart
A Colorado jury awarded a truck driver $ 10 million for injuries she experienced after a fall in a metro-Denver Wal-Mart parking lot. While making a store delivery, Holly Averty slipped on grease and ice near the truck ramp, according to ABC of Denver . Averty injured her back, requiring three surgeries and medical bills of almost […]
Ford Motors Settles for $73 Million
A California jury ordered Ford Motor Co. to pay $73 million to two people who were injured, and to one family of a person who was killed, in a van rollover accident. On April 9, 2004, a 15-passenger Econoline van was transporting the Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church musical youth group when the tread on the […]
Sacramento Hospital Settles for $10M
According to ABC News, the family of a Californian toddler will receive $10 million a medical malpractice settlement. In November of 2010, the two year old’s parents took her to a Sacramento Hospital with a fever, skin discoloration, and weakness. After waiting five hours without seeing a specialist, she was flown to another healthcare facility. The […]
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