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• McDonald's Strip Search Victim Wins $6.1 Million in Suit

  Courtney Mills | October 05, 2007 4:25 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  In the McDonald's Strip Search Case, after hearing Louise Ogborn's plaintive testimony in the witness box of how she endured two long hours of sexual torment as a prank caller posing as a cop subjected her to a virtual strip search while hapless McDonald's managers went along, a jury awarded her $6.1 million, far short of the $200 million she was seeking from the fast food giant.Ogborn was a...

• New PIP Auto Insurance Deal Reached

  Ed Normand | October 05, 2007 1:41 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A deal has been reached in the Florida Legislature on Personal Injury Protection Insurance/No Fault (PIP). The old no fault law had been around for about four decades. It expired October 1. Governor Crist put it on the agenda for the current special legislative session. Much to the chagrin of the Auto Insurance Industry a bill reinstating PIP has passed. The bill has the approval of ...

• Car Accident on 101 Kills One

  David Rowell | October 05, 2007 1:00 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  A deadly 4-car automobile accident on Highway 101 in Menlo Park resulted in the death of one person on Monday. In the first auto accident, a Ford Mustang collided with a Toyata Celica, blocking the northbound lanes. Immediately after the first collision, an Acura Integra and a Toyota Camry collided with the first vehicles. The driver of the Celica suffered major injuries and was pronounced dead...

• Curent Status of PIP Car Insurance

  Craig Cannon | October 05, 2007 12:56 PM | 0 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  An excellent summary of the current status of PIP insurance in Florida can be found in the Ocala Star Banner. Essentially PIP expired on October 1, 2007. The Florida Legislature did not attempt to renew the law before it expired, choosing to address the issue this week in a special session. There are currently two different bills being floated in the legislature. One is supported by the...

• Pit Bull Bites Unsuspecting Woman's Face

  Susy Owen | October 05, 2007 12:51 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  You just can't be too safe. A few days ago our website had a story about a previously non-aggressive labrador that bit a toddler in the face. A labrador! Who knew that would happen. This scienaro, however, is unfortunately all too common: On Saturday night a woman was visiting a friend in Austin, Texas. She was in the backyard of her friends home when a normally non-aggressive 3 year-old pit...

• HRT Sales Representative Whistleblower Admits Improper Promotion

  Brenda Fulmer | October 05, 2007 11:30 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The Reno trial involving three breast cancer survivors who are suing Wyeth is now nearing the end of its fourth week. The Nevada plaintiffs are suing Wyeth, the manufacturer of Prempro and Premarin, after they each developed breast cancer attributed to their long-term use of combination hormone replacement drugs. Brett Hendricks, a former sales representative for Wyeth, provided riveting...

• Jeep Recall

  Christina Medlin | October 05, 2007 10:34 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  One Saturday while out shopping, my brakes simply stopped working. Most of the time when a person's brakes fail, the brake pedal will go completely to the floor, with no resistance. However, when my brakes failed to work it was as if something was preventing me from pressing the brake. I stomped on the brake, but nothing happened. The pedal did not move. I immediately pulled the emergency...

• Jeep Recall(2)

  Christina Medlin | October 05, 2007 10:34 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  One Saturday while out shopping, my brakes simply stopped working. Most of the time when a person's brakes fail, the brake pedal will go completely to the floor, with no resistance. However, when my brakes failed to work it was as if something was preventing me from pressing the brake. I stomped on the brake, but nothing happened. The pedal did not move. I immediately pulled the emergency...

• Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Contaminated Beef Manufacturer

  Joe Saunders | October 05, 2007 10:18 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  A class action lawsuit has been filed in US District Court in New York against Topps Meat Co. The company has recalled more than 21. 7 million pounds of frozen ground beef patties that have made at least 28 people sick from the E coli bacteria found in the beef. One person has developed hemolytic-uremic syndrome, a form of kidney failure from contracting the E coli bacteria. So far, the...

• Kentucky Trial Against Allstate's Claim Handling

  Jeremy Thurman | October 05, 2007 10:14 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  The Lexington Herald-Leader is reporting that a former Lexington casualty manager for Allstate testfied yesterday that Allstate's claims practices sent injury victims to biased doctors and subjected them to intimidating interviews and invasive medical record requests in an effort to bully them into accepting low-ball offers for their pain and suffering.Allstate Insurance Co. overhauled the way...