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Lawyer Files Civil Suit Alleging Two Men Beat Him, Posted Video to Snapchat

Houston trial lawyer files civil suit against two men, alleging that he suffered "extensive and permanent brain damage" after they assaulted him outside his house.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Painter Claimed Intersection Accident Caused Brain Injury

On March 11, 2010, plaintiff Bruce Roemer, 54, a contractor-painter, was driving a pickup truck westward along Oxford Valley Road in Falls Township, when the side of his vehicle was struck by an SUV being driven along Trenton Road by Patricia Cattani, according to court documents. Cattani's vehicle was owned by Cattani's Beverages Inc., doing business as Cattani's US 1 Beer. The plaintiffs' memo said Roemer sustained fractures, back and neck soft-tissue injuries and permanent traumatic brain injury.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Worker Fired Over Nerve Stimulator, EEOC Claimed

By | September 16, 2014
On July 23, 2012, a laborer, whose suit was filed on behalf of plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, was hired by MPW Industrial Services Inc., a provider of industrial cleaning, facility management and labor support services, in Dravosburg, Pa.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Personal Injury Litigation: Conn. Punitive Damages Laws Outdated, Ineffective

Punitive damages may be imposed under the common law or specific statutory provisions when a defendant is found to have caused harm by its reckless, wanton or willful conduct.
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Law.com

Boston Scientific Loses $73.4M Verdict in Mesh Trial

A Dallas jury has awarded $73.4 million in the first trial to go against Boston Scientific Corp. over one of its pelvic mesh devices.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Tips for Choosing the Right Accounting Expert

Five specific issues to consider when choosing an accounting expert for your case.
4 minute read

Law.com

Large Punitives Award Against Bank in Loan Foreclosure

A jury has awarded nearly $39 million, mostly in punitive damages, to a Cambodian immigrant couple who sued East West Bank for forcing the foreclosure of their commercial loan.
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New York Law Journal

Panel Upholds Breach Claim Over Football Club Debt

An investment fund that served as a creditor to former owners of the Liverpool Football Club avoided being outscored by its opponent last week when an appellate panel found that it properly alleged a $70 million breach of contract claim against the competing lender that provided additional loan financing.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Jury Sides With Defense in Sidewalk Trip-and-Fall

According to a pretrial memorandum from the plaintiffs, 54-year-old plaintiff Debbie McAdams exited a taxicab at Ninth Street and Washington Avenue in the Italian Market in Philadelphia. As she walked on the sidewalk outside M&L Donuts, which was owned by defendants Michael Chan and Linda Ma Chan, McAdams, who was working as an assistant bank manager, tripped and fell. McAdams allegedly sustained a hand injury.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Rear-ender Didn't Lead to Missed Work, Jury Finds

By | September 09, 2014
On April 23, 2012, plaintiff Kirsten Robinson, a nurse's aide in her mid-20s, was driving a sedan that was stopped on Montgomery Avenue at the intersection of Gay Street, in West Chester, when she was rear-ended by a Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Ashlee Palmer.
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