The Charles County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that a four year old boy accidentally shot himself with a gun in a car parked in a driveway in La Plata last week. The incident occurred in the early evening. According to deputies, a woman was reportedly watching her grandson…
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Overuse of Cardiac Stents Associated with Serious Injuries and Death
Patients and state regulatory boards alike are beginning to bring awareness to and concern over the alleged “binge”-like use of unnecessary coronary stents in the treatment of cardiac conditions. In one case, a man received a total of 21 coronary stents over a period of eight months. In one procedure…
Baltimore Agrees to $50,000 Settlement in Student Sexual Case
The Baltimore Board of Estimates, a subcommittee of the Baltimore City Council, is expected to approve a $50,000 settlement related to a Baltimore middle school student. The family of a female student claims that she was victimized by a man working there who acted as her mentor.The settlement would resolve…
Judge Allows Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Church to Proceed
A Superior Court judge recently ruled to allow a wrongful death lawsuit to proceed against a church and its pastor. The lawsuit arises out of the circumstances surrounding the brutal rape and killing of a 35 year old church day-care employee by the church’s janitor. The woman’s husband and children…
Baseball League Faces Lawsuit over Allegedly Dangerous Bleachers
A youth baseball league in Preston County is facing a lawsuit, brought on behalf of the estate of a man who died seven months after he allegedly fell off of the top row of bleachers at a little league baseball game. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the man’s…
Father Files Lawsuit Following Daughter’s Purported Liposuction Surgery Related Death
A man recently filed a lawsuit against a surgeon, a cosmetic surgery company, and its parent company, on behalf of his daughter whom he claims died following a liposuction procedure at the facility. The suit claims that the woman died following the procedure in which the surgeon purportedly anesthetized by…
Kawasaki Motorcycle Design Defect Case Survives Motion to Dismiss
The design defect lawsuit filed by parents on behalf of their minor son, who became permanently injured when his Christmas gift of a Kawasaki motorcycle crashed, survived a motion to dismiss earlier this month. The couple bought a new Kawasaki motorcycle as a Christmas present for their minor son in…
Lawsuit Filed in Helicopter Crash Death of 3 Year Old Boy
The mother of a 3 year old boy who was tragically killed in a helicopter crash last month in northeastern Pennsylvania was the first to file a lawsuit in connection with the accident. She is seeking unspecified damages from two aviation companies and the pilot’s estate. The plaintiff sued Virginia-based…
Jury Awards $2 Million in Vaginal Mesh Case
A victory was recently reported in a lawsuit against C.R. Bard, the manufacturer of the Avaulta line of vaginal mesh devices. The jury ordered the company to pay a Georgia woman $2 million for her serious injuries. The individual lawsuit was filed on behalf of a plaintiff whose vaginal mesh…
Family Sues Rodeo After Golf Cart Puts Woman into Coma
The family of a woman injured in a golf cart accident at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in February recently filed a personal injury lawsuit on her behalf. The woman was reportedly a volunteer at the rodeo for some 30 years. She now remains in a coma, as a…