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Unrestrained 10-, 15 Year-Old Killed In Car Accident
Two minors are dead after a 2:00 a.m., car accident early Monday morning in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. The minors, a 10-year-old boy and a 15-year-old boy were in a car driven by a 37-year-old man who was traveling on Hwy 44 near Hwy 54. Authorities are...
Appeals court: Jailers not deliberately indifferent in suicide
The Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the plaintiff in a wrongful death lawsuit did not prove that jailers at the Iberville Parish Jail were deliberately indifferent in the suicide death of a female inmate in 2008. The woman was arrested and...
$28 million punitive award restored in Missouri plane crash suit
The families of five people who died in a plane crash in Franklin County, Missouri, in 2006 will split a punitive award of $28 million as well as compensatory damages of $20 million. A jury awarded the families the damages in April 2011 in the lawsuit against...
First Actos trial ends in $6.5 million judgment against Takeda
With more than 1,200 lawsuits pending in a federal court in Louisiana against Takeda Pharmaceutical, a trial against the same drug manufacturer in California has garnered a great deal of attention. A jury has awarded $6.5 million to a patient because they feel the...
Trio of Separate Accidents Injure Three Motorcyclists
One motorcyclist suffered life--threatening injuries, another serious injuries and another moderate injuries after three separate accidents in Louisiana occurred within hours of each other. Louisiana State police said that last year, 75 people lost their lives in more...
Methadone overdose death prompts lawsuit against Louisiana doctor
A lawsuit has been filed in the Federal Court in New Orleans, Louisiana, by the parents of a man who died after overdosing on methadone. The wrongful death lawsuit lists a physician and a Louisiana insurance company as the defendants. According to the lawsuit, the man...
More than 3 million cars recalled due to air bags
A massive auto recall has six automakers pulling cars off the roads because of an air bag defect. Toyota, Honda and Nissan are among the companies recalling more 3.4 million vehicles. Apparently the potentially dangerous defect can send shrapnel flying into the...
SEMS II rules announced to improve oil rig safety
Long shifts, heavy machinery and combustible chemicals all contribute to making the offshore oil and gas industry one of the most dangerous for workers. The Deepwater Horizon explosion and subsequent oil spill provided a vivid example to oil rig workers, the oil and...
NTSB identifies problem of distracted flying: part one
As personal injury attorneys, we're all too familiar with the dangers of distracted driving behaviors like talking on cell phones and text messaging. Now those dangers have taken to the air, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The board has ruled...
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