In this adoption case we are asked to determine whether the Circuit Court of Fayette County, in a final order dated December 11, 1997, erred in its holding that the biological father of a child did not abandon the child. The appellants, the individuals who have cared for the child since her birth and who are seeking to adopt her, allege that the appellee, the child's father, has failed to prov... More...   $0 (12-14-1998 - WV)

On October 7, 1993, a collision occurred between a van owned and operated by defendants and an automobile owned by the infant plaintiffs father, Kelly Wright. The infant plaintiff and his mother, Carolyn Wright, were passengers in the latter vehicle. Kelly Wright and Carolyn Wright brought suit on February 8, 1994 to recover damages for personal injuries they sustained as a result of the accident.... More...   $500000 (12-11-1998 - NY)

Breach of contract, unfair claims settlement practices, fraud and negligent infliction of emotional distress claims relating to the settlement of plaintiff's uninsured motorist claims. Following commencement of litigation, Farmers paid $100,000 policy limits to Sandman who was injured in the underlying automobile accident and, separately, $100,000 policy limits on behalf of her infant son who die... More...   $15000 (11-24-1998 - MT)

Central is one of several wholly-owned transportation subsidiaries of CenTra. The majority of Central's business is in the automotive industry, transporting parts from surrounding states to various automobile plants in Michigan. Because Michigan is considered an "inbound" state, one of Central's goals is to produce business going out of Michigan so that its trucks do not travel o... More...   $0 (11-20-1998 - MI)

Negligence - The City of Los Angeles (the City) appeals from a judgment entered in favor of Christina Sprague (as guardian ad litem for the minor Rene Mendoza) and Ahna Maglinti (referred to collectively as plaintiffs) in their action for the wrongful death of plaintiffs' mother, Clementina Maglinti. Clementina was ... More...   $1150000 (09-02-1998 - CA)

This case arises out of the tragic shooting death of Tom Myers by two officers of the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Department. Mr. Myers's survivors, including his wife Suzanne, sued the sheriff, the County, and the two officers who shot Mr. Myers. The suit alleged that in shooting Mr. Myers, the defendants committed various torts and constitutional violations. The district court granted summary judg... More...   $0 (08-20-1998 - OK)

Automobile - bus accident - closed head injury to infant. Hawley was a passenger in the rear seat of her mother's automobile which was involved in an accident with defendant's bus which turned left in front of Hawley's mother's car. Hawley was not restrained in the automobile. As a result of the accident, Hawley sustained a closed head injury which has adversely affected her ability to read, wr... More...   $2800000 (07-06-1998 - KS)

Medical negligence - Ms. Freundl went into labor at 1:30 p.m. on August 10, 1994, at Munson Hospital. A serious infection in the mother's uterus, known as chorioamnionitis, went undetected for several hours allowing the infant to contract this serious infection. As a result, the baby suffered severe distress and was stillborn at 1 a.m. on August 11, 1994.... More...   $1500000 (05-07-1998 - MI)

Medical malpractice - Failure to diagnose myocarditis in an infant which was irritable, had experienced weight loss and was grunting. Plaintiff claimed that Defendant was negligent in failing to take an x-ray of the child.... More...   $0 (04-20-1998 - OK)

Medical malpractice - failure to diagnose and treat heart attack with resulting death of 44-year-old man who was earning $42,000 a year at the time of his death. Decedent was survived by his wife and infant child. Mr. Porach experienced diarrhea, heartburn, tingling in his arms and legs, shortness of breath and sweating. The call a family physician's office and was told that he probably had t... More...   $1110000 (04-10-1998 - OH)

Negligence - Sexual Harrassment - The infant plaintiff was employed by the defendant beginning in April 1993. On July 13, 1993, she attended a private party for the defendant's employees which was organized by a coworker and held at a restaurant near the Club. During the party, the infant plaintiff was attacked and raped on the beach by four men who worked in the Club's kitchen. Plaintiff comme... More...   $0 (02-04-1998 - NY)

Medical malpractice - Miller developed an infection of the membranes surrounding her fetus which caused her to go into premature labor at 22 week gestation. The Millers were told that the baby would not survive without assistance and that there was a high probability that the baby would suffer from severe and permanent disabilities. Despite the desire that the infant not be resuscitated or that ... More...   $29400000 (02-04-1998 - TX)

Medical neligence - failure to properly monitor infant's blood suger after heart surgery with resulting brain damage. Ashley Cannon was born with a heart defect in November, 1992. She was admitted to St. Joseph's Hospital's pediatric intensive care until after heart surgery to correct the defect. Post surgery, hospital personnel failure to notice that Ashley's blood sugar had fallen dangero... More...   $6500000 (11-04-1997 - FL)

Product liability - Thompson Boat Company 1994 Santa Cruz 3400 cabin cruiser equipped with a Rule Industries model 447 carbon monoxide detector - Wrongful death of 54-year-old university provost and consultant who was earning $130,000 from carbon monoxide poisioning. Decedent was survived by a wife and infant son. ... More...   $3000000 (09-15-1997 - FL)

Personal injuries. The infant plaintiffs were passengers in a car driven by their mother, Kathleen Ruscito, a defendant in this action. Ruscito stopped at a stop sign, looked both ways, and proceeded into the intersection when her car collided with a vechile operated by defendant Raymond Early. ... More...   $0 (06-03-1997 - NY)

Shaken baby syndrome claim. Plaintiff claimed that Defendant, while babysitting , violently shook and injured McGeary, age 2, causing retinal hemorrhaging, burising and swelling of the infant's brain. The child was left legally blind and partially paralyzed. Medical expenses total about $400,000.... More...   $20024700 (05-21-1997 - PA)

Medical malpractice - On July 11, 1992, the infant plaintiff, then aged 26 months, sustained a supracondylar fracture of the left elbow, and was treated by the defendant Robert Sadler, an orthopedic surgeon. At he time of trial over four years later, he was suffering from cubitus varus angulation deformity of 30 degrees which could only be corrected by surgery once the bone growth was completed. T... More...   $0 (05-15-1997 - NY)

Personal Injuries - The infant plaintiff was sexually assaulted by an unapprehended assailant who allegedly found her wandering in the aisles of the supermarket and took her to a storage area in the back of the store, where he engaged in the criminal activity. The defendant moved for summary judgment on the ground that, as a matter of law, the assailant's criminal activity was not foreseeable.... More...   $0 (04-01-1997 - NY)

Patent infringement - Summer Infant alleged that Playskool manufactured and sold a "baby bouncer" device which infringed upon Summer Infant's previously issued patent for such a device, U.S. Patent to Lockett III et al. No. 4,553,786. ... More...   $0 (03-17-1997 - RI)

Medical Malpractice - The infant plaintiff, Elizabeth Traina, allegedly sustained physical injuries as a result of, inter alia, the defendants' (Grello Pediatrics, et al) negligence in failing to properly diagnose and treat her appendicitis. She allegedly suffered a ruptured appendix. According to the opinion of the plaintiff's expert medical witness, the defendants' negligence caused an abdominal... More...   $0 (03-06-1997 - NY)

First degree murder of defendant's infant son by scalding.... More...   $0 (12-14-1996 - NH)

Improper Medical Practice. Two month old infant- cardiac arrest, brain damage and blindness. ... More...   $16000000 (09-24-1996 - MA)

Hospital malpractice. I.V. infiltration on an infant's leg with scarring.... More...   $141100 (10-02-1995 - OK)

¶1 Former wife in this divorce action has appealed the trial court's decision to award custody of an infant daughter to former husband. We have reviewed the trial court record and find no error. We therefore affirm the trial court's decision.

¶2 Appellant, Lisa Michele Brown, and Appellee, Shelly Frank Brown, were bound in marriage for only a year when Shelly filed for divorce on the grou... More...   $0 (08-17-1993 - OK)

Justice Went To Hell when Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represeted the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.

Ms. Murphy had two small children: an infant son and a little girl. The infant son was killed, and the police suspected Ms. Murphy. She ultimately confessed after allegedly being threatened that she’d never be able to see her little girl again. Ms. Murphy’s co... More...   $0 (12-31-1990 - OK)