News tagged with 'Negligence'

The  wrongful death trial of the late actor John Ritter begins in Los Angeles Superior Court today. His widow and four children are suing the two doctors involved in his care, a cardiologist and a radiologist who failed to find a tear in his aorta, a genetic condition.  They plan to set up an educational foundation in his name.

I35W Bridge Collapses in Minneapolis, Few Dead and Many Missing Updated August 2007: The I35W eight-lane highway bridge collapsed Wednesday, August 1, during rush hour traffic in Minneapolis . The bridge had been receiving repairs. Dozens of cars that were on the bridge fell more than 60 feet

Updated August 17th, 2007 Several hundred feet of the Highway 35W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapsed yesterday in the midst of late rush-hour traffic, pitching dozens of cars into the Mississippi River and to the ground below. The bumper to bumper traffic was compounded by construction,

According to newly released Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) documents, unexploded munitions, including chemical and biological weapons, at over 16,000 inactive military ranges present a major public health risk. Made available by the Washington-based public interest group Public Employees for Environmental Respo

A New York jury recently awarded $1.5 million to two women who were injured in an elevator accident. On April 9, 1998, Marlene Prieto-Santana, 39, and Esther Maquishon, 75, were riding in the elevator of the Bronx Family Courthouse when it suddenly malfunctioned and dropped several floors before coming to an abrupt st

The families of three South Carolina teenagers who drowned after their sailboat slammed into several Charleston Harbor jetties were recently awarded $21 million. The accident, which occurred in December 1997, killed Michael Cornett, 49, his two sons, Michael Paul, 16, and Daniel, 13 and their 14-year-old cousin, Bobby

Nuclear weapons were designed to protect Americans by deterring foreign enemies from initiating attacks on U.S. soil. But according to a new government study, development of the weapons of mass destruction may have had a different effect. Yesterday, Senator Tom Harkin released the first part of a government report, w

A jury awarded $100,000 last November to a woman who was injured when she tripped over a broken sidewalk while walking in New York City. The Plaintiff, Eva McFadden, claimed the city was responsible because construction officials knew of the sidewalk problem at least a month before the accident, yet failed to repair t

A female Boston University student who was suspended for illegal drinking and sexual harassment of a male student is suing the university for $1.4 million. The lawsuit, filed by Kristin Roslonski, claims the male student raped her more than a year ago and that the university failed to take action against him. Officia

The father of a 2-year-old who was beaten to death in her mother's Queens apartment has filed a lawsuit claiming the city's Administration for Children's Services (ACS) is partially responsible for his daughter's death. Sydney Achan was rushed to Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan after paramedics responded to

South Florida's intricate system of canals, originally designed to drain water from Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades, was responsible for nearly 100 auto-related deaths between 1996 and 2000 according to a report conducted by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. 99 people in Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties d

The victims of a 1997 traffic accident in Newburgh, New York caused by a missing stop sign settled their lawsuit in June 2001 for $585,000. Kim Ogonowski, a defendant, unknowingly drove through the intersection where the stop sign was missing and slammed into Vincent Denisi's car. Witnesses testified that the stop si

An 80-year-old California grandmother won her lawsuit against the City of Burbank for her injuries arising from a fall on a city sidewalk. Gladys Dantagnon fell when she stepped in a dip in the sidewalk. She broke her right shoulder, a rib and her right middle finger and sued the city for $85,000, the majority of whi

The City of Kissimmee suspended a city traffic supervisor for failing to repair crosswalk signals on Poinciana Boulevard, a busy thoroughfare in the tourist-filled area. Records show that the supervisor knew the batteries were missing in the signals but did not order the necessary repairs. According to the Florid

The family of a seven-year-old boy killed while participating in an after-school program has filed a wrongful-death claim against the Los Angeles Unified School District. Steve Silva was killed September 15, 2000 when the utility cart he was playing on with his friends rolled down an incline, pinning him against a wal