Judge Allows Lawsuit over Google’s Street View to Move Forward
If your home appears on Google’s popular Street View service, it is because one of Google’s vehicles mapped your street and may have collected personal information from surrounding Wi-Fi networks in the process. This allegation is the basis of a federal class action lawsuit against Google, which a San Francisco judge allowed to move forward […]
Popular Internet Poker Site Hit With Class Action Lawsuit
The popular online poker site Full Tilt Poker.com allegedly failed to payback account balances to poker players in the United States. Four players have now filed a class action lawsuit against the site in the Southern District Court in New York. The plaintiffs’ class action lawyer seeks the return of players’ account balances as well […]
Glass Continues to Fall from Downtown Austin Hotel
Falling glass from an upscale hotel in downtown Austin, Texas may likely lead to complex construction litigation, according to a report at austin.yy.com. A local Austin attorney filed a negligence lawsuit against the W Hotel on behalf of two people who suffered injuries from falling glass from the hotel’s balconies. According to the injury attorney, […]
Speeding Camaro Slams into Palm Bay Home and Kills both Passengers
In what must have looked like a scene from a movie, an out-of-control Chevy Camaro crashed into a home and burst into flames in Palm Bay last month. Both of the women in the vehicle died in the car crash. No one inside the home suffered injuries in the collision. In a report in floridatoday.com, […]
Florida Deputy Awaits Possible Termination for Causing Fatal Car Accident
An Orange County Sheriff’s deputy may lose her job for her role in a deadly car crash last August that killed a 91-year-old Orlando man. According to myfoxorlando.com, the department served the deputy with a Notice of Intent to Discipline by termination of employment last month. The deputy requested an administrative appeal and is currently […]
Second Fatal Parasailing Accident in 12 Months Kills 31-Year-Old Man
A popular recreational activity in Florida turned fatal for a 31-year-old man last week in the Gulf of Mexico. The man died in a parasailing accident near Sarasota after falling 800 feet into the water, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FFWC). After the victim got airborne on the parasail, the boat’s motor […]
Kia Motors Hit with $40 Million Wrongful Death Verdict for Defective Seatbelt
An Alabama jury awarded $40 million in a wrongful death lawsuit against Kia Motors stemming from a defective seat belt buckle that led to a fatal car crash in 2004. The accident killed a 16-year-old girl when the crash ejected her from her 1999 Kia Sephia. The wrongful death suit filed on behalf of the […]
MetroAccess Bus Driver in D.C. may have Exposed Riders to Tuberculosis
Riders on a MetroAccess bus in the District of Columbia fear that a bus driver with tuberculosis exposed them to the disease for several months in 2008. Last week, those riders filed a class action lawsuit against the Metro and one of its contractors. The MetroAccess gives rides to people who are unable to ride […]
Federal Government and Native Americans Reach Agreement in Cobell Class Action
The 15-year dispute over the mismanagement of Native American trust funds finally ended with the $3.4 billion settlement of the Cobell class action lawsuit stemming from the allegations. United States District Judge Thomas Hogan approved the settlement late last month and Congress has set aside the funds to settle the lawsuit. Negotiations in the dispute […]
Skydiving Company Sued for Skydiver’s Death
A failed safety device on a parachute cost a 24-year-old Illinois man his life last October, and now his family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Archway Skydiving Center in federal court. The victim had skydived on nine prior occasions before the day of his death. When the victim jumped from the airplane, […]
