Law clerk gets $750,000 settlement after slip and fall at courthouse
A law clerk to a Columbia federal bankruptcy judge has received a settlement of $750,000 for injuries he had a slip and fall accident in 2013 on the courthouse steps...
$3.65 Million Jury Verdict for Auto Injuries
A husband and wife out riding their scooter received a $3.65 million verdict when another vehicle ran a red light and the scooter collided with the front passenger door. They...
Woman with Broken Bones in her Foot Suing Shopping Center
A Burgoyne’s Cove woman is suing for damages after a slip at the Clarenville Shopping Centre in 2013 left her with three broken bones in her right foot and hefty...
Jobsite deaths reduced; Construction safety a concern
LANSING — Workplace deaths declined last year to 38 in the state, a decrease from 43 in 2016, according to the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Fifteen of the...
Jury awards $20M in malpractice case after a Woman Died Giving Birth
The family of a woman who died less than a week after giving birth at Abbott Northwestern Hospital has won a judgment exceeding $20 million in what the plaintiff's attorneys...
New York Construction Worker Fatality Report
A new report by a state workplace safety watchdog highlights the deadly risks construction workers face in New York. The New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) released its latest...
OSHA to focus on female construction workers’ safety
OSHA has renewed its alliance with the National Association of Women in Construction “to continue promoting safe and healthful working conditions for female construction workers.” As part of the OSHA Alliance Program, the...
$9.7 Million Verdict for Slip and Fall
SLIP AND FALL: A judge has trimmed to $9.7 million a jury verdict for a Bronx woman who says she slipped on a broken step while descending a staircase in...
Flu epidemic impacting blood supply; donations sought at several locations
The flu epidemic affecting Oklahoma is negatively impacting the blood supply. Because so many regular donors are ill, or taking care of sick family members, they have been unable to...
Settlement reached in lawsuit over Virginia Tech Cadet’s 2010 crash
CHRISTIANSBURG — A Virginia Tech graduate will be paid $1 million after settling a lawsuit against a Corps of Cadets official earlier this month. James Cook first filed a lawsuit...
