Family of man who died during surgery to donate kidney files medical malpractice suit against doctor.Surgeon Barry Blitz, who removed the kidney of now-deceased Cape Coral man John Donaldson, is being sued by Donaldson's wife Christine, who claims the surgeon failed...
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Month: March 2016
Bubba The Love Sponge Clem Testifies In Rival’s Legal Malpractice Claim
In twist of events, radio personality Bubba The Love Sponge takes side of rival DJ in legal malpractice claim.In a case that has origins in a 2008 spat with a rival DJ, radio personality Bubba the Love Sponge Clem - his legal name - testified Tuesday as a witness in a...
Serious Personal Injury Lawsuit Over Fall At NYC Train Station
In wake of complaints about dripping water at Hudson Yards train station, woman slips and falls on escalator, files serious personal injury lawsuit.A woman who says she fell and injured herself on the escalator at New York's new Hudson Yards-34th St. No. 7 train...
Criminal Defense Attorney Found Grossly Negligent By Appeals Court
9th Circuit finds California criminal defense lawyer grossly negligent in representing inmate challenging murder conviction.As part of a three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Judge Alex Kozinski called Bakersfield lawyer Gregory H. Mitts “a...
New Zofran Lawsuit Over Childrens’ Heart Defects
In new Zofran lawsuit, couple claims prenatal exposure caused daughters to be born with heart defects. A Louisiana couple is suing Zofran manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline, claiming their two daughters were born with cardiac malformations due to prenatal exposure to the...
Attorneys Sued For Malpractice Over Workers’ Comp Claim
Attorneys sued for malpractice for alleged mishandling of case involving workers' compensation benefits for children of deceased logger.Dusty Durr Burkey is suing her former attorneys, Thorn H. Thorn and Thomas Kroger, claiming they missed a crucial deadline and...
Former American Apparel CEO Sues Lawyers For Malpractice
Dov Charney, former Chief Executive Officer of American Apparel, has sued his former lawyers for malpractice.According to Charney's lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, lawyers at Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro committed malpractice and breach of...
Chemotherapy Drug Lawsuit Over Permanent Hair Loss Side Effect
Chemotherapy drug lawsuit claims patients using Taxotere were not warned of permanent hair loss side effect.Sanofi-Aventis, manufacturer of the intravenous chemotherapy drug Taxotere, is being sued for failing to warn doctors and patients that use of the drug...