Verdicts
FDA Tracks Invokana
Invokana, (a diabetic medication and SGLT2 inhibitor) was also in the news as the FDA now requires a serious boxed warning to be highlighted in the labels about the increased risk of leg and foot amputations. This…
Family of Black Man Files $30M Suit Over Deputies’ Shooting
On April 21, 2021, an unarmed black man was shot dead by Pasquotank County sheriff's deputies. The family of the black man filed a $30 million civil rights lawsuit. They claim that officers who have filed drug-related warrants at the black man…
Yale Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Settled
A jury awarded a settlement in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by six women doctors of Yale University against a male physician at the Ivy League school.
The accused is a former anesthesiologist and professor at Yale University who lost…
$1.25M Settlement In A Fatal North Carolina Crash
The estate of a woman killed in a January crash involving a deputy will get a $1.25 million settlement, approved by the Johnston County commissioners.
As per the court documents, the accident took place on January 9 when the deputy was…
Worker Injured At N.J. College Gets $3M Settlement
A worker who fell from a freight elevator shaft at Kean University received a settlement of $3 million after four years for the injuries he suffered from the fall.
On May 13, 2016, the victim and his co-worker were working in the…
Baby From Port Townsend Gets $23.9M For Brain Injury
A family from Port Townsend, whose baby suffered a permanent brain injury during delivery at Jefferson Healthcare Medical Center in 2014, receives a settlement of $23 million from a state jury of Washington.
Plaintiffs claim that…
Idaho Company Agrees For $5M Settlement In Fatal Crash
Daughters of a woman who got killed in a drunk-driving crash in December 2017 got a settlement of $5 million by an Idaho company.
The truck driver crossed the centerline of the U.S. Highway 93 and collided with the lady's car,…
$5.8M Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Baltimore Hospital
On January 14, 2020, a jury of Baltimore city reversed the verdict of $5,870,000 against the University of Maryland Medical System("UMMS") that included $62,177 in economic damages, $9,972 in funeral expenses, and $5.8 million in…
Ripley Settles Missouri Boat Incident Lawsuits
The owner of the duck boat that sank in 2018 in Missouri, at Table Rock Lake near Branson, killing 17 people, has settled the claims of the 31 lawsuits filed against the company.
Two brothers filed a joint motion for approval of a…
Hoboken: $7.1 M Settlement For Infant Brain Injury
A family whose son was born at the Hoboken University Medical Center received a settlement of $7.1 million for the severe brain damage that their son suffered.
Parents of the child filed a malpractice lawsuit against the hospital…