http://www.morelaw.com Negligence Law - MoreLaw.com en-us © Copyright 2008, MoreLaw.com Inc All Rights Reserved. Recent Cases kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=&s=&d=41918 The Family and Estate of Velibor Videnovic sued Drs. Jack Goodman and William Teubl on medical negligence theories for the wrongful death of Mr. Videnovic on November 19, 2003 from a stroke. Videnvoic presented at the Northern Dutchess Hospital on October 3, 2003 after having experienced unexplained shaking of his left leg and arm for about five second. Subsequent testing revealed that he had pa Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=08-3645&s=MO&d=41936 Charles Thomas Sell sued the United States, alleging that he had been the victim of medical malpractice that occurred while he was in federal custody awaiting trial. The district court1 dismissed the case with prejudice as barred by the two-year statute of limitations for claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. 2671-2680. Sell appeals, arguing that the district court erred Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=08-4456&s=OH&d=41908 This action arises from the tragic shooting by police officers of a fifteen-year old boy, Brandon McCloud, in his own bedroom. While conducting a protective sweep of a home in the early-morning darkness prior to executing a search warrant, the officers encountered a male suspect hiding in a bedroom closet. When they ordered him to come out and show his hands, the suspect came toward the officers w Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=CLO5000059-00&s=VA&d=41899 Claude M. Royal, Virginia H. Royal and Modern Home Construction sued Campbell County on a governmental tort claim negligence theory claiming that the County's employees failed to exercise due care in the operation of a landfill and, as a direct result, contaminants leaked into groundwater aquifers with resulting damage to the fair market value of Twin Oaks Mobile Park. The contamination was disco Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=&s=AR&d=41897 Jeremy Antley sued Dr. Faye Armstrong-Papp on a medical negligence (medical malpractice) theory claiming that Defendant acted below the standard of care in providing post-operative case to him after his appendix burst during an appendectomy performed tat Northwest Arkansas Medical Center on August 19, 2007. Plaintiff presented at the hospital in pain and was correctly diagnosed as having an infla Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=34717&s=WV&d=41895 This case is before this Court upon an appeal from a final order of the Circuit Court of Wyoming County, West Virginia, granting a motion to dismiss filed by the Appellee and Defendant below, the West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways (hereinafter called DOH). In that Order, the circuit court concluded that the DOH is entitled to sovereign immunity in this case bec Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=S-08-0271,%20S-08-0272&s=WY&d=41893 [1] A jury awarded Peter and Kate Brophy damages in the amount of $18,069,257 for injuries they sustained as a result of a collision between Mr. Brophys vehicle and a semitruck owned by Werner Enterprises, Inc. (Werner) and being driven by Werner employee, Cheryl R. Neal. The district court entered judgment on the verdict and Werner appealed. The Brophys filed a cross-appeal.[2] In their Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=&s=MD&d=41892 Tiffini Wallace, individually and on behalf of her two children, sued City Homes Incorporated on negligence and negligent representation theories claiming that the rowhouse that she rented was contaminated with lead paint which caused her children to suffer developmental problems from exposure to the lead.The defenses asserted by Defendant are not available. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=&s=OR&d=41891 Dennis Sanderson, a homeless man, was shot by Joshua Grimes with a .22 caliber rifle while looking for cans in a dumpster behind the Alpha Beta Chapter of Alpha Gamma Rho of Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. He sued Grimes on an intentional assault and batter theory and Alpha Gamma Rho on a negligence theory. Plaintiff claimed that Association of Alpha Beta Chapter of Alpha Gamma Rho Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=AC%2030245&s=CT&d=41942 In this action for a declaratory judgment, the defendant Meghan Laporta appeals from the summary judgment rendered by the trial court in favor of the plaintiff, Merrimack Mutual Fire Insurance Company.The following facts are undisputed. On June 27, 2005, Jeffrey Ramsey visited the defendant as an invited guest in her apartment. The two were involved in a romantic relationship. Without provocation, Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=CJ-2007-170&s=OK&d=41871 John McGlothlin, the Personal Representative of the Estate of Gary Dayne McGlothlin, deceased sued Sheila J. Stanek, D.O. and Urgent Care Of Green Country, P.L.L.C. on a medical negligence (medical malpractice) theory. The claims made and defenses asserted are not available. Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=1-09-0094&s=IL&d=41845 Plaintiff Vartika Dubey filed suit against Public Storage, Inc., Metropublic Storage Fund, and PS Illinois Trust (collectively Metropublic or defendant) to recover damages she incurred arising out of the loss of her personal property from a storage unit. Dubey claimed that such loss was the result of an alleged breach of contract, a conversion, and a violation of the Illinois Consumer Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=06-15677&s=AZ&d=41839 Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. (Matrixx) is a pharmaceutical company that sells cold products through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Zicam, LLC. One of its main products is Zicam Cold Remedy, which comes in several different forms.1 Plaintiffs-Appellants are lead plaintiff, NECA-IBEW Pension Fund, and named plaintiff, James Siracusano, in a class action brought against Matrixx and three Matrixx exe Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=&s=MI&d=41832 Douglas Mayher sued Jennifer Martin on an auto negligence theory claiming that she failed to exercise due care in the operation of her SUV on M-50 in 2005 and, as a direct result, her car ran into Mayher's stopped vehicle injuring him. Plaintiff claimed that he sustained brain damage. The defenses asserted by Defendant are not available. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=&s=CA&d=41667 Family and Estate of Jennifer Lea Strange, age 28, sued Entercom Communication Corp. and Entercom Sacramento, L.L.C. on negligence theories for her wrongful death. Mrs. Strange died as a direct result of her participation in a water drinking contest conducted by KDND on January 12, 2007 to see who could drink the most water without urinating. The contest which was run on the "Morning Rave" show w Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=WD70011&s=MO&d=41828 Moore Equipment Company appeals the circuit court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Callen Construction Co., Inc., on Callen's claim for conversion. Moore contends that Callen's claim fails as a matter of law because it seeks the return of money and does not fall within the limited circumstances in which a claim for the return of money lies in conversion.Moore also alleges that the circuit Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=CJ-2008-567&s=OK&d=41869 Jeffrey Jones sued Craig Wilkerson and Kyle Bates on a personal tort (negligence) theory. Plaintiff claimed he was injured in the automobile accident, which Defendant did not deny. Defendant denied the nature and extent of the injury. Plaintiff was claiming approximately $20,000 in medical bills and $2,200 in lost wages. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=CJ-2007-6469&s=OK&d=41866 John W. Easton sued the Dealers Auto Auction of Oklahoma City, Inc. on an auto negligence theory. The claims made and defenses asserted are not available. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=06-4304&s=UT&d=41858 Plaintiffs-Appellants Amy Thomson, individually and as guardian ad litem for her two children, and the estate of Chad Thomson, through Ms. Thomson as its personal representative, challenge the district courts grant of summary judgment for Defendants-Appellees Salt Lake County and Deputy Alan Morrical. First, Plaintiffs argue that it was error to grant summary judgment to Deputy Morrical on the Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=14-08-00245-CV&s=&d=41822 After an automobile accident with an underinsured motorist, appellant Theresa Leigh sued the other driver, her own automobile insurers, and her insurance agent, Richard Kuenstler Jr. As relevant to this appeal, she alleged that Kuenstler was negligent and acted unconscionably in failing to obtain uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage in an amount at least equal to her primary insurance policy= Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=2005%20CA%20002445%20S&s=FL&d=41819 The Family and Estate of Wendy Leigh Jackson sued Wyndal K. Blankenship, Barry Riggs and Saad Rahman on medical negligence (medical malpractice) theories claiming that the defendant doctors failed to exercise due care when they did not address the internal bleeding that occurred post partum at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center in June 2003. Ms. Jackson died about 16 hours after giving birth to a so Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=08-1480&s=CO&d=41855 Plaintiffs filed this diversity case arising under Colorado law to compel the continued advancement of defense costs under an excess Directors and Officers (D&O) liability insurance policy provided by defendant Twin City Fire Insurance Company (Twin City). Plaintiffs appeal from the district courts order denying their motion for a preliminary injunction and partial summary judgment on the Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=&s=FL&d=41797 Sabrina Smith, individually and on behalf of Daniel Smith, sued All Children's Hospital on a medical negligence theory claiming that the care that he received at the hospital in August 2000 caused him to suffer permanent brain damage. The injury that he sustained will prevent him from ever graduating for high school or being self sufficient. Daniel was taken to the Hospital's Emergency Room for tr Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=&s=GA&d=41796 Debra Thornton, age 57, sued Jesus Herrera on an auto negligence theory claiming that she sustained debilitating ankle injuries as a result of an car wreck caused by Herrera who was drinking while drunk on January 31, 2007. Herrera ran into the back of another car propelling it into the path of Thornton's car, which was traveling in the opposite direction.Herrera pleaded guilty to DUI, serious inj Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=&s=CA&d=41795 Sean Levens and Scott Nunley sued Stephen Watson on a civil assault and battery theory and the Salvation Army on negligence and respondeat superior liability theories after they were attacked and beaten by Watson and others at the Salvation Army's Lytton Springs facility. Plaintiffs claimed that the Salvation Army acted negligently when it hired Watson to supervise more than 90 recovering addict- Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CST