Category: Lawsuits

After a video surfaced showing a Chicago Transit Authority bus hitting an 80-year-old man, the CTA settled a lawsuit brought on by the victim for $3 million. Raymond Baroud’s spent days in a coma after the incident, and his left Read more

Families and legal teams throughout the country are taking aim at employers with wrongful death lawsuits that are based on deaths caused by COVID-19 infections. Several nursing homes have been targeted, as well as Walmart, Princess Cruise Lines and now, Read more

The Family of a Louisville EMT filed a wrongful death suit against the Louisville Metro Police Department alleging that they shot her eight times causing her death. The LMPD says that the officers were executing a valid warrant searching for Read more

Relatives of four people who died in the helicopter crash that also killed Kobe Bryant recently filed lawsuits against Island Express Helicopter, Inc. The suits allege Island Express didn’t properly access weather safety conditions before allowing their helicopter to leave Read more

Craig Mackie just needed six more feet to escape his home. Firefighters found him near the door of his home and speculated that if he’d have a few more seconds he would have made it out of the home. Mackie’s Read more

Two American firms are suing the People’s Republic of China (PRC) over the country’s handling of the COVID-19 outbreak. In this latest lawsuit, members of Berman Law Group and Lucas | Compton allege the PRC knowingly withheld vital information on the coronavirus well before it reached Read more

Coronavirus cases in the United States seem to be growing exponentially from coast to coast. There’s no question that some of the victims acquired the virus while aboard cruise ships or as residents of nursing homes. Can a person who Read more

A woman injured while riding a Metropolitan Atlanta Transit Authority bus has received a $1.65 million settlement from the city of Atlanta. Cathy Burdin was injured when a wheelchair ramp closed on her foot. The Settlement was reached as the Read more

December 2019 – Kansas City Police are being sued by Joseph Harter for illegal entry, battery, false imprisonment and excessive force. According to The Kansas City Star, Joseph woke up to several officers in his room who attacked him. He Read more

A Los Angeles County jury has awarded a 26-year-old Culver City motorcyclist more than $21.5 million after he was struck by a car and catapulted from his motorcycle at a high speed on the 405 Freeway in Westminster. The crash Read more

Judge William O. Bertelsman of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky opened the door for the $275 million lawsuit against NBC by a 16-year-old high school student. Nicholas Sandmann, a student at Covington Catholic High School, Read more

At least 14 more lawsuits alleging sexual abuse were filed against the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) across the country in the last three weeks. Like the rest of the lawsuits that have been filed against the organization, these cases Read more