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Veterans, Relatives Sue Iran Over 1983 Beirut Bombing

More than two dozen injured veterans and relatiives of service members killed in the 1983 U.S. Marine barracks attack in Beirut are suing Iran.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Injunctive Relief in Pasta Class Action Valued at $15M

A New Jersey federal judge has deemed done a reported $23 million settlement of a proposed class action alleging the manufacturer of Dreamfields Pasta falsely advertised the product as healthier than ordinary pasta because it contained fewer “digestible” carbohydrates.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Jail Failed to Treat Prisoner's Decaying Tooth

According to the pretrial memorandum of plaintiff Joseph W. Consonery Jr., he was incarcerated on Feb. 6, 2009, at the Washington County Correctional Facility. On that day, he told a nurse he had an infected tooth and he needed to see a dentist, the memo said. Days later, Consonery's tooth "snapped," which led to ongoing bleeding, the memo said.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Jury Awards $7.3 Million for Death of DOT Supervisor

A Hartford jury has awarded nearly $7.3 million to the estate of a state Department of Transportation supervisor who was killed while working on Route 8 near Waterbury in 2012.
2 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Court To Decide Whether Children Can Make Loss of Consortium Claims

The family of a man who was killed after being struck by a hotel shuttle van is arguing that the Connecticut Supreme Court should overturn a 16-year-old precedent and allow loss of consortium damages for children as well as for spouses in wrongful death cases.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Niklaus v. Wild, PICS Case No. 14-1595 (C.P. Lycoming Sept. 16, 2014) Anderson, J. (2 pages).

By | October 14, 2014
Automobile Accidents • Social Security Disability • Weight of Evidence
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Family Dispute Leads to Attack With Broken Glass

By | October 14, 2014
On March 8, 2012, plaintiff Daniel Contreras IV, 20, was contacted by his sister, Veronica DeJesus, regarding a family dispute outside their grandmother's beauty salon, located in the 3300 block of north Front Street in North Philadelphia.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Intersection Collision Leads to Shoulder Injury

By | October 14, 2014
On April 20, 2012, plaintiff Harriet Greenberg, 66, was driving a 2003 BMW sedan through an intersection at a shopping center at 1657 The Fairway, in Jenkintown, Pa. As she proceeded through the intersection, the front driver's side of her car was struck by the front of a Nissan Maxima driven by Katherine Stoever. Greenberg claimed that she suffered an injury to her left shoulder.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Injured Woman Gets $115,000 After Bridgeport Crash

A woman who injured her neck, back and leg in a car accident in Bridgeport was recently awarded $115,000 by a Bridgeport jury.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Freidrich v. Davis, PIC Case No. 14-1565 (3d Cir. Sept. 22, 2014) Sloviter, J. (9 pages).

By | October 07, 2014
Stateless Person Doctrine • Diversity Jurisdiction • 28 U.S.C. §1332(a)
3 minute read

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