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Fired special ed teacher wins nearly $1 million A public school special education teacher in Oregon won nearly $1 million after he brought the school district to court for wrongfully firing him and violating his rights to free speech, even though he did not renew his teaching license. Michael Wright taught blind and visually impaired students during the 2009-10 school year. That year, the district was given responsibility for managing $2.9 million in state funds to all 850 visually impaired …

Vacationing couple awarded $36.5 million for accident with 18-wheeler A couple from India vacationing in the U.S. who were hit by a big rig was awarded $36.5 million for catastrophic injuries suffered in the accident. Jaishree Sheth, a 58 year-old former financial consultant, and her husband Prakash Sheth, a 64 year-old retired chemist, were visiting relatives in California in March 2010. A relative was driving them to the airport where they planned to fly to Hawaii when an 18-wheeler truck …

“If you take medication, avoiding side effects is nearly impossible,” Bisnar says. “Mild side effects are of little concern, but what may seem to be a mild side effect may turn out to be something that is life-threatening. The best way to tell which is which is by keeping track of the medications that have received numerous complaints across the globe.” A number of medications are currently the subject of lawsuits: Reglan, an acid reflux drug, can cause Tardive Dyskinesia, …