Posts tagged damages

• Is a Jury Verdict Ever “Too Much?”

  David Mittleman | December 28, 2011 10:12 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A recent civil lawsuit in Fayette County, Texas, has prompted discussion in some circles about how juries determine damages. The case involves Robbie Middleton, who was sexually assaulted and set...

• A 30-Year-Old Law Prevents Woman from Jury Award

  Mark Bello | December 15, 2011 9:10 AM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  A Bucks County, PA jury has awarded a woman $14 million for severe injuries – loss of her left leg above the knee, a crushed pelvis, and other lower body fractures – that she...

• Over $100 Million and Many Lives Saved When Safety Comes First

  Mark Bello | November 03, 2011 2:48 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Improving patient care and reducing the cost of treatment should be a top priority for everyone, especially healthcare providers. Michigan and Maryland are taking this issue seriously by...

• US Chamber of Commerce Hypocrites: Tort Reform Resembles “Groundhog Day”

  Mark Bello | October 06, 2011 3:01 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  In Groundhog Day fashion, it seems not a day passes and bam, you can go on the Internet and find an article about tort reform. For instance: In April, Gov. Mary Fallin of Oklahoma signed...

• Of Corporations, By Corporations, For Corporations; Will Citizenship “Perish From the Earth”?

  Mark Bello | August 24, 2011 11:55 PM | 6 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  What’s wrong with this country? Here’s a prime example: Earlier this year, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam (R) approved a $750,000 cap on non-economic damages; he wanted to create a more...

• Botox Injury Brings $212M Injury Verdict for Permanently Disabled Man

  Mark Bello | August 16, 2011 1:26 PM | 4 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A Virginia man received Botox injections to 2007 to treat a hand tremor and writer's cramp. The first two treatments went smoothly; after the third injection he suffered a rash, then mental...

• St. Louis Jury Awards $320 Million in Punitive Damages

  Mark Bello | August 08, 2011 8:21 AM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Plaintiffs alleged that from 1986 to 1994, the owners of a smelting plant knowingly exposed residents to lead pollution, a neurotoxin that is especially harmful to children, and knew about the...

• Frivolous Defense Causes 3 Year Wait for Justice and $4.9 Million Award in Hilton Drunk-Driving Case

  Mark Bello | July 25, 2011 11:30 AM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  If you peruse the Internet, you will read a lot of nonsense about so-called “frivolous lawsuits” and/or “lawsuit abuse”. These terms are inventions of the U.S. Chamber of...

• Damages Caps Means Unjust Compensation in Consolidate Negligence Lawsuit

  Mark Bello | July 22, 2011 10:50 AM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  The sound of the crash was deafening only to be replaced by complete, total and eerie silence. Almost all the passengers that remained conscious through the ordeal and even those that were briefly...

• Jury Award Exceeds Compensation Sought in Personal Injury Lawsuit

  Mark Bello | July 19, 2011 8:22 AM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  A New York jury recently awarded damages greater than compensation sought in a personal injury lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed by an 89-year-old woman who suffered debilitating injuries from a slip...