Blog Posts in June, 2008
Posted on Jun 24, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
A helicopter manufacturer and a parts maker have agreed to pay $9.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a New Hampshire couple who were injured in a 2007 helicopter crash. Judy and Douglas Barton ...
Continue reading "Helicopter Companies pay $9.5 Million" »
Posted on Jun 24, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
When Heidi Bleazard sustained serious injuries in a biking accident, she and her husband were thankful they had health insurance to cover mounting medical bills. However, the Bleazards were unaware ...
Continue reading "Couple Shocked by Rescission of Health Insurance" »
Posted on Jun 24, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
A jury has ordered a cardiology practice to pay $1.6 million to the family of a woman who died after receiving the wrong prescription. According to the lawsuit, Sandra D. Koch was prescribed ...
Continue reading "$1.6 Million Awarded in Prescription Error Case" »
Posted on Jun 24, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
A popular Los Angeles beauty salon chain built its business by exploiting female immigrants, according to a class-action lawsuit filed last week. In the lawsuit, plaintiffs claim that the Ziba Beauty ...
Continue reading "Ziba Beauty Salons Accused of Exploiting Workers" »
Posted on Jun 19, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
Fifteen people were taken to hospitals this morning after a Metro bus hit a minivan in Midtown and then veered into a car dealership's storage lot, crashing into possibly a dozen new BMWs and other ...
Continue reading "METRO Bus Accident Sends Many to Hospital" »
Posted on Jun 17, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
A Minnesota jury awarded $24 million Friday to the families of four people killed in a collision with a train. Anoka County jurors rejected arguments by Burlington Northern Santa Fe that the group had ...
Continue reading "$24 Million Awarded in Train Death Case" »
Posted on Jun 17, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
A meat supplier for a Sizzler restaurant and others have agreed to pay $13.5 million to the family of 3-year-old girl who died after contracting E. coli -related hemolytic uremic syndrome at the ...
Continue reading "Family Recovers $13.5 Million in E. Coli Case" »
Posted on Jun 12, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
A Rhode Island jury has ordered a hospital and doctor to pay $2 million to a man who claimed to have suffered brain damage during open heart surgery. According to the lawsuit, the man suffered from ...
Continue reading "$2 Million Awarded in Heart Surgery Case" »
Posted on Jun 12, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
A Missouri judge has ordered several defendants to pay $7.25 million to a man who suffered severe injuries when he was attacked by a group of pit bulls in 2006. In the ruling, the judge found that ...
Continue reading "$7.25 Million Awarded in Dog Bite Case" »
Posted on Jun 11, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC . Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of ...
Continue reading "Polaris Outlaw 525 ATVs Recalled" »
Posted on Jun 10, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
The 5 th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Thursday in a lawsuit that accuses some of the nation's largest insurance companies of conspiring to fix prices in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. At ...
Continue reading "Fifth Circuit Hears Arguments in Katrina Insurance Suit" »
Posted on Jun 5, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
In an effort to keep the general public informed about Texas trucking accidents, Kennedy Hodges has developed a website devoted to trucking and motorcycle accidents. The website can be reached by ...
Continue reading "Kennedy Hodges Announces Trucking Accident Website" »
Posted on Jun 3, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
A lawsuit filed in US District Court in Connecticut is seeking class-action status against Playtex Products for selling baby bottles with the chemical bisphenol A. In recent months, the chemical has ...
Continue reading "Playtex Sued Over BPA" »
Posted on Jun 3, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
An Illinois hospital and doctor will pay $15.35 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a woman whose son suffered brain damages during delivery in 2001. According to attorneys for the family, Cody ...
Continue reading "$15.35 Million Paid to Settle Birth Injury Suit" »