Jurors heard arguments in a lawsuit over an Ohio amusement park roller coaster that has been blamed for dozens of injuries, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. In the lawsuit, Jennifer Wright claims structural problems with the...
Category: Children’s Claims
Swimming Pool drain grate traps child
October 8, 2009
In another report of a swimming pool grate trapping a child, the Chicago Tribune reported that a lawsuit filed was filed by a father on behalf of a child that alleges Union City’s negligence caused his son to become trapped...
Pedestrian deaths soar across Fairfax County
August 29, 2009
Northern Virginia Police are unsure why pedestrian fatalities have nearly tripled from last year. There have been 10 pedestrian fatalities so far this year across Fairfax County. In 2008, there were a total of four...
City Truck strikes teenage pedestrian causes swelling in brain that requires portion of injured boy’s skull to be removed.
August 16, 2009
The City of Norfolk Virginia settled with the mother of a teenager who suffered permanent brain damage after being struck by a city truck for $7,500,000 one week prior to trial. Because the teenage Plaintiff will never be...
When kids crash cars can the parents also pay?
August 6, 2009
The world would be much simpler if each accident resulted in, “he hit me… he pays”. But unfortunately this explanation does not always sit well with both the defendant and the plaintiff. One more complicated version of...