The concept of a personal injury lawsuit is fairly straightforward: When someone is injured by the negligent actions or choices of a person, corporation, or government entity, they can sue the liable parties for monetary damages. While this definition is accurate, it doesn’t detail the statutes, regulations, contingencies, and other nuances that can influence…
Slips and falls are serious accidents and can happen anytime but this time of year is the most common for these accidents. Winter precipitation can be the main cause of slips and trips with ice, snow and sleet most common during the winter. Hundreds of people are injured and visit emergency rooms to treat…
Three Alabamanursing home employees have been convicted of neglect after an 84-year-old resident suffered from 100 ant bites. The Attorney General announced that three nurses, one licensed practical nurse and two certified nursing assistants, were in charge of the victim during the time frame of the bites. The victim was confined to the bed…
Around 80 athletes and fans had to scramble to safety after theroof collapsed at a sports arena in the Czech Republic. The newly-built facility was housing a floorball game when the ceiling starting falling. The cause of the collapse is undetermined however it is thought that the pressure of snow could be a factor…
A trial date has been scheduled for alawsuit against Tiger Woods after a former police officer slipped and fell at Woods’ mansion back in 2010. The retired police officer was working a private security detail at the $50 million dollar Miami property when he slipped on wet marble and fell, injuring his knee. The…
A Louisiana man has filed a negligence complaint against a Mississippi Casino. The complaint states that the victim alleged he was a guest of the casino’s owner when heslipped on a foreign substance while walking up the stairs in 2015. The slip caused the victim serious injuries and which resulted in mental and physical…
A Kansas City man has become the first person to successful win a lawsuit after being injured during aCrossfit workout. The Kansas City man was awarded $400,000 in damages from a jury who found Crossfit at fault. According to the details of the trial, the jury found the Crossfit company and gym 50 percent…
Neighborhood trees between Ballwin and Manchester are being removed due totripping hazards. Some residents say it is needed, and others say the trees are healthy and want it stopped. According to officials, sixty-nine neighborhood trees are being cut down because their roots are pushing up the sidewalks. The St. Louis County Department of Transportation…
A 13-year-old Georgia boy and his family have filed apersonal injury lawsuit after the child had to have his right leg amputated after a September school incident. According to the lawsuit, a contractor at Edgewood Student Services Center restrained the boy in such a way that he seriously injured the boy’s leg and then…
More details emerge after a University of Connecticut student was run over in a tragiccampus accident, but police still need more answers. According to authorities, the female student died after she was struck by a university fire department vehicle. Police say the 19-year-old girl’s body was found by fire department personnel an hour and…