Daily Archives: November 28, 2011 - 3 results

    $3 million wrongful death settlement is a somber reminder to slow down.This Riverside, California case arose out of an everyday traffic move gone wrong: Speeding on a highway exit ramp. The defendant was going about 50 mph on an exit ramp, lost control of her car during a turn, hit the center median, and finally crashed into the plaintiffs’ car, killing the driver and injuring his wife, the front seat passenger.   State highway patrol gave the main …

A New York state appeals court last week affirmed what’s thought to be the largest personal injury award ever granted in western New York. It entered a $45 million verdict in a personal injury case against the exercise equipment maker, Cybex. Even so, this reflects a $21 million reduction in the total damages the jury gave the victim at trial. Trimmed by $21 million on appeal, still believed a record in upstate New York Physical therapist left a quadriplegic by …

Reported by Aaron Kase for Lawyers.com. Claims of job discrimination have risen over 20 percent since 2007 to a record 99,922 last year, an increase observers attribute to the continually lagging economy. Compensation collected by discrimination victims through settlements and lawsuits has risen as well, to $404 million, a 17 percent increase since 2007. "I think has to do with the economy," says attorney Steve Simas of Sacramento law firm Simas and Associates. "Employees are more motivated to bring complaints …