Family Seeks $100M in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Category: Civil Plaintiff | June 17, 2020
Shawntray Grant’s family has filed a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit against housing and management companies that overlooked the property where Grant was living when he was killed. Grant was shot on June 15, 2018 in the parking lot of The … Continue reading
PG&E Pleads Guilty to 85 Counts in 2018 Wildfire
Category: Criminal Law | June 17, 2020
Pacific Gas & Electric pleaded guilty on Tuesday to 84 separate counts of involuntary manslaughter and one felony count of unlawfully starting a fire in a case stemming from a horrific 2018 blaze that destroyed much of the town of … Continue reading
$12.5M Settlement Awarded After Tonsil Surgery Leads to Leg Amputation
Category: Civil Plaintiff | June 15, 2020
A Staten Island couple has settled its malpractice lawsuit against a New Jersey hospital and medical staff for $12.5 million arising from the amputation of their young son’s leg due to complications from tonsil surgery. The boy was 5 years … Continue reading
Man Paralyzed in Police Shooting Receives $6M Settlement
Category: Civil Plaintiff | June 12, 2020
Nearly seven years after being paralyzed, a Palm Beach County man will receive a fraction of his $22 million settlement. A jury awarded Dontrell Stephens the settlement after he was shot by a Palm Beach County deputy. “You are out … Continue reading
Global COVID-19 Death Toll Surpasses 400,000
Category: Coronavirus | June 8, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has now claimed more than 400,000 lives worldwide, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University. The university’s Coronavirus Resource Center noted the grim milestone on Sunday. The United States — at more than 109,000 — accounts for more … Continue reading
Man Sues Mill for $15M After Allegedly Suffering Severe Burns and Permanent Disfigurement
Category: Civil Plaintiff | June 8, 2020
A man who alleges he suffered severe burns and permanent disfigurement while working at the Graphic Packaging mill in Queen City, Texas, in January 2019 is suing the company in a Texarkana federal court. Montgomery “Monte” Crompton was blasted with … Continue reading
Hillsborough Schools to Pay $1M to Family of Student Who Died During Conditioning Drills
Category: Civil Plaintiff | June 8, 2020
The Hillsborough County School board will pay a $1 million settlement to the family of an incoming freshman at Middleton High School who collapsed and died during football conditioning drills. The school board is expected to approve the settlement at Tuesday’s … Continue reading
$13.1 Million Settlement Awarded to Victim Catastrophically Injured on Crosswalk
Category: Civil Plaintiff | June 5, 2020
At noted San Francisco injury firm Rouda Feder Tietjen & McGuinn, Attorneys Timothy G. Tietjen, Cynthia McGuinn, and Robert Igleheart recently obtained $13.1 million in a settlement, on behalf of a client who suffered life-altering injuries after a pedestrian crosswalk accident. The lawsuit was brought on behalf of … Continue reading
Santander Consumer Reaches $550M Settlement with State AGs
Category: Civil Plaintiff | May 20, 2020
Santander Consumer USA will pay $65 million to states and forgive hundreds of millions more in consumer debt as part of a settlement with a group of attorneys general over practices in its subprime auto lending business. The attorneys general, … Continue reading
Lawsuit Accuses Juul of Targeting Children With Marketing
Category: Civil Plaintiff | May 5, 2020
Anne Arundel and Howard counties sued e-cigarette maker Juul Labs and affiliated companies, joining a growing onslaught against the billion-dollar company over claims that it marketed its products to children. They joined Garrett County in filing separate but identical federal lawsuits … Continue reading