A county jury in San Antonio awarded $160 Million to the family of a now-dead elderly man severely beaten by his mentally ill nursing home roommate. Burbank, California-based Summit Care Corporation, its Texas subsidiary and two nursing home employees were found guilty for the beating of Tranquilino Mendoza, which took place seven years ago. Attorneys [...]

Former Exchange trader, William Dooner, has won a $1.9 Million judgment against the exchange and a fellow trader who assaulted him, knocking his head into a steel post. A jury held the exchange liable for 50% of the judgment and the plaintiff, 20%, which will be deducted from the award. The exchange failed to maintain [...]

Dozens of workers who were sickened with respiratory illnesses at a TRW automotive brake plant remain out of work nearly five years after what federal occupational-health officials have called the largest outbreak of its type. Although investigators did not determine an exact cause for the outbreak, it was ruled to be work-related. A study by [...]

Joseph Mallia, a former mechanic who was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer known as mesothelioma, has won a $31 Million award by a Miami-Dade Circuit Court jury. Mallia was diagnosed with the incurable lung disease after experiencing a dry cough and shortness of breath. He then sued more than a dozen automotive-parts manufacturers [...]

Thirty-five year old Patrick Brown fell from a ladder at Sunoco’s South Philadelphia refinery while climbing between catwalks. He hit his head and injured his back and shoulder in the fall. Brown originally demanded $3 Million but Sunoco only offered $25,000. The jury in the Court of Common Pleas reached its unanimous $9 Million verdict [...]

A mother was awarded $4 million after being permanently injured in a head-on collision with a truck driver who suffered a diabetic blackout. Corrie Johnson was picking up dinner with her 3-year old daughter at the time of the accident. William Ulmer, who has a history of diabetes, was driving a Rent-Way truck on the [...]

Washington Hospital Center, the Washington area’s largest private, acute-care hospital, has settled a lawsuit filed by patients with disabilities who claimed they were unable to access standard care in the hospital due to inadequate facilities, policies and procedures. The hospital will implement a number of changes to ensure an improvement in accessibility for patients with [...]

The Copthorne Hotel, a four-star hotel in England, was fined £40,000 after two guests died from Legionnaires’ disease. Three other guests also became ill but survived. The hotel admitted breaches of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and was also ordered to pay £15,000 costs. Cardiff Crown Court heard that the outbreak originated [...]