Massachusetts Teen Convicted of Motor Vehicle Homicide by Texting
In what’s sure to be a landmark texting while driving case with far-reaching implications, a teenager has been the first person ever to be convicted under Massachusetts law for motor vehicle homicide by texting. The initial incident took place way back on February 20 of last year. It was then that the convicted individual was… read more
Kroger Pays Out $2.3 Million in Slip and Fall Lawsuit
Slip and fall cases can be expensive to the companies being sued, but they can be even more so when the offending company is found to have tampered with crucial evidence. A man from Douglasville, Georgia, has won a $2.3 million lawsuit against the Kroger Co. grocery chain. The plaintiff had slipped on crushed fruit… read more
Children’s Clothing Retailer to Pay Fine Over Drawstrings
In a news release Thursday, the U.S. Product Safety Commission announced that Sunsations Inc. as agreed to pay a $60,000 civil penalty to resolve agency allegations that the Virginia Beach, Va., company knowingly failed to report safety issues with children’s apparel sold by the firm. The CPSC claims that Sunsations sold children’s hooded sweatshirts with… read more
Mother of Blind Man Gets $17 Million in Wrongful Death Case
The mother of a blind man killed after falling between cars of Los Angeles’s Metro Blue Line train—having mistaken the gap between cars for a door—was awarded $17 million in a the wrongful death lawsuit, report news sources. The Los Angeles jury unanimously decided that Metro was negligent in the death of 48-year-old Cameron Cuthbertson,… read more
Blue Line Accident Verdict Awards $17-million to Blind Man’s Family
The Los Angeles Times has reported on the record $17 million Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP verdict. Here is the Los Angeles Times article concerning the recently decided wrongful death suit of Cuthbertson v. LACMTA. A Los Angeles jury Friday awarded $17 million to the mother of a blind man who died after he… read more
Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP Announces Record $17 Million Verdict against Los Angeles County
Brian Panish of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP has another successful verdict!.The following was taken from Business Wire. Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP Announces Record $17 Million Verdict against Los Angeles County for the Death of a Blind Man Killed by a Metro Train Cuthbertson v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Agency On… read more