A Pennsylvania stroke victim won a $7.4 million medical malpractice lawsuit verdict. Finis Cuff suffered a stroke in May 2010 at the age of 56. The stroke occurred two days after Mr. Cuff visited his physician, Dr. Douglas L. Keagle, and reported symptoms similar to those of stroke victims. Documents from the medical malpractice lawsuit […]
The old poem goes, “April showers bring May flowers.” In some cases, April showers can also bring heavy rains, high winds and hail stones. Storms that carry these devastating effects can damage the roof, windows and siding on your house. Your first move will be to file a claim with your homeowners insurance carrier. But […]
A proposal for a new construction defects law in Colorado has spurred debate along party lines. Democrats in the Colorado State House of Representatives want to include provisions for affordable housing, while Republicans want to limit the number of construction defects lawsuits for the state’s home builders. The bill, labeled SB 177, passed through the […]
A U.S. Navy veteran won a $21.5 million medical malpractice lawsuit verdict against the Veterans Administration. U.S. District Judge Landya McCafferty ruled in favor of Navy veteran Michael Farley in his medical malpractice lawsuit. Judge McCafferty found that the VA facility discharged Mr. Farley after he showed signs of a stroke. After his discharge, Mr. […]
A police sweep of adults who defied court orders for child support payments netted 25 offenders in Smith County. The Smith County Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with the Texas Attorney General’s Child Support Division and other local law enforcement agencies, conducted the sweep last week. The suspects were arrested on warrants for failure to pay […]
A Seattle-area federal judge issued an immigration ruling that could allow thousands of detainees to be released without bond. U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik ruled that the Department of Justice must retract a policy that required detained undocumented immigrants to post a bond before they could be released. The immigration ruling enforces a rule that […]
A bill proposed in the Texas Senate seeks to limit how Texas insurance policy holders can file lawsuits against insurers. State Senator Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood, introduced Senate Bill 1628 last month. The bill would, according to Senator Taylor, “rein in hailstorm lawsuits” and other suits filed by Texas insurance policy holders against insurers who fail […]
Homeowners can expect to see their premiums for federal flood insurance rise by as much as 25 percent. A statement by the Federal Emergency Management Agency said that up to a million homeowners can expect to see increases in their annual flood insurance premiums. A spokesman for the agency, which manages the federal flood insurance […]
A New York City judge has allowed a woman to serve her husband with divorce papers via a Facebook direct message. Justice Matthew Cooper ruled that Ellanora Baidoo can serve her estranged husband, Victor Sena Blood-Dzraku, with a divorce notice through the popular social media web site. The extraordinary ruling came after the judge found […]
A federal judge has denied a request to lift an injunction preventing President Obama’s immigration orders from going into effect. Judge Andrew Hanen is currently hearing a lawsuit regarding brought by 26 state attorney’s general seeking to block those immigration orders. Judge Hanen created the injunction in February while hearing the states’ cases. The judge […]