After buying a home, in New orleans the purchaser realized a major fault was not disclosed to them by the seller, and has filed suit to rescind the sale, according to The Louisiana Record. Jouandot Enterprises LLC filed suit against Wells Fargo Bank in the Orleans Parish Civil District Court…
The Chicago Park District must post signs in its parks stating that only children under the age of 12 can use its equipment, a state appeals panel held last week, overturning the dismissal of a lawsuit stemming from a 13-year-old’s injury on a slide. As reported by the Cook County…
The Atlanta Braves baseball team has asked an appeals court to find the team not liable for the serious injuries suffered by a 6-year-old girl who was struck by a ball. As reported in the Insurance Journal, attorneys for the team want the Georgia Court of Appeals to apply what’s…
Antoinette Allison of Reynoldsburg, Ohio was staying at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Syracuse, New York in April 2011 when she went to the hotel’s Library Lounge bar. Syracuse.com reports that Ms. Allison claims that while waiting for food at the bar, she fell off of a, “wooden, high-back bar…
A Connecticut woman whose face and hands were ripped off by a friend’s pet chimpanzee in 2009, on Wednesday was denied a bid to sue the state for up to $150 million to cover her medical expenses. As reported in Reuters, the state legislature’s judiciary committee voted 35-3 against Charla…
Actress Tippi Hedren, most famous for her role in the 1963 Hitchcock film, The Birds, was attacked from above once again. In 2006, while rehearsing for the TV show Fashion House, a gallon of water fell from the ceiling onto her head. It is speculated that the water had accumulated…
The family of a North Carolina teenager shot and killed by a stray bullet is suing the gunmaker, reports the Insurance Journal. A lawsuit filed Monday in Charlotte says the Remington Model 700 rifle misfired and the company was negligent in manufacturing it. Almost two years ago, 16-year-old Jasmine Thar…
What is a landlord’s obligation if they learn that a resident is harassing another tenant on Facebook or other social media websites? A recent case from an Ohio appellate court, reported by Eric Goldman of Forbes, illustrates the pitfalls of this situation. The case involves the interactions between Mr. Haynes,…
The family of a 22-year-old Long Island woman who died after collapsing in the locker room of her gym says the staff failed to take proper action when their daughter passed out. “Things were really starting to happen for her,” said Jeanine Hamlin, the mother of Emily Hamlin. “She was…
Former patients of a Tulsa, Oklahoma, dentist accused of using dirty instruments are outraged over reports that at least 60 people have tested positive for hepatitis and HIV. But investigators say the source of the infections is still unclear. According to ABC News, more than 7,000 patients of W. Scott…