Just a few weeks ago in May, two construction workers were trapped in a trench when the trench collapses around 1 p.m. in the afternoon. According to a report by the Times Herald, the men were working on a project at the Valley Forge Sewer Authority when the dirt wall…
The death of a camera assistant during a film shoot in Georgia has raised questions about film crew safety, amid allegations that the filmmakers placed a higher priority on completing the film on schedule and under budget. The woman’s family is expected to file a lawsuit in connection with her…
A federal appellate court approved class certification and a settlement in a class action lawsuit based on the 2010 explosion and oil spill on an oil drilling rig operated by British Petroleum (BP) in the Gulf of Mexico. In re Deepwater Horizon, et al, No. 13-30095, slip op. (5th Cir.,…
A case where an individual was harmed as a result of an elevator unexpectedly falling several floors afforded a Virginia federal district court the opportunity to examine the concept of res ipsa loquitur, and whether it applied to the plaintiff’s personal injury claim against two corporate defendants. In the case,…
Following the several recently publicized cases of cruise ships encountering trouble while at sea, there has been widespread speculation regarding passengers filing lawsuits. The Carnival Triumph, for example spent several days stranded at sea without any air conditioning, functioning toilets, or hot food. Therefore, several of the Triumph’s passengers have…
Walmart is one of the most well known companies in America today. In fact, it has consistently been ranked at the top of the Fortune 500 rankings, and last month was awarded the #1 spot, with $444 billion in revenue in 2012. Thousands of civil lawsuits are filed every year…
A U.S. District Court in Washington DC dismissed a lawsuit brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346, 2671 et seq., against the federal government and other government entities. The plaintiff in Moorman v. United States asserted causes of action for premises liability, but did not…
A bizarre discovery in several airplane meals has left one person injured and launched a two-country investigation. Passengers on several Delta Airlines flights found sewing needles in sandwiches included with the in-flight meals. The flights all originated in Amsterdam and were bound for the United States. Police in both the…
A professional baseball player, Kouichi Taniguchi, brought an unusual claim to the U.S. Supreme Court. Taniguchi sued a hotel over an injury he sustained falling through a deck. The hotel won the case, and obtained a judgment against Taniguchi for “interpretation costs,” per a provision in federal law. Taniguchi fought…
BP, Transocean, and several other companies have settled lawsuits with some of the individuals injured in the April 2010 explosion in the Gulf of Mexico that killed eleven people and caused one of the worst oil spills in history. The companies have also settled some of the claims pending between…