Ritter Family Files Wrongful Death Suit
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The family of John Ritter has sued a Burbank hospital, accusing it of negligence in the death of the 54-year-old actor.
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A jury awarded &#36;75 million in punitive damages Wednesday to the family of a 7-year-old girl paralyzed in a car wreck caused by a drunken football fan. A day earlier, the family was awarded &#36;60 million in compensatory damages.
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The family of a couple paralyzed after they allegedly received an unapproved toxin instead of botox has sued the company that makes the toxin, the clinic where they
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A Polish immigrant was killed because a cable repairman was allowed to continue making house calls despite being a suspect in a murder investigation, the victim's fiance alleges in a lawsuit filed Tuesday.Comment
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The family of a woman killed when Comair Flight 5191 took off on the wrong runway and crashed in flames sued the airline Friday, blaming it for the nation's deadliest airplane disaster in five years.
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The family of a 14-year-old boy who died hours after being manhandled by guards at a juvenile boot camp sued two agencies Wednesday, seeking more than &#36;40 million in damages.
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Families of victims and offenders weigh in on pending Supreme Court case.
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The widower of a woman who died at Brigham &amp; Women's Hospital while delivering her first child is suing the hospital, alleging that doctors accidentally damaged at least two arteries during the emergency delivery, then disregarded signs that she was bleeding to death.
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In what is being called a "wrongful birth" case, a jury awarded more than $21 million Monday to a couple who claimed a doctor misdiagnosed a severe birth defect in their son, leading them to have a second child with similar problems.
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By The Associated Press  VENTURA -- The family of a sunbather run over and killed by a police beach-patrol vehicle filed a $10 million negligence lawsuit against the city of Oxnard.
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All the papers focus this morning on the accident at the Deutsche Bank building at 130 Liberty Street on Thursday afternoon that injured two firefighters. It came on the same day as the funeral of Joseph Graffagnino, 33, one of two firefighters who died in the fire at the tower on Saturday. A worker lost control [...].
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The family of a pregnant Memphis, Tenn., woman who died while taking an experimental AIDS drug in a US clinical trial is suing the government, several hospitals, and the maker of the medicine.
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The family of John Ritter has sued a Burbank, Calif., hospital, accusing it of negligence in the death of the 54-year-old actor. Ritter&#39;s wife, Amy Yasbeck, and his four children, including actor Jason Ritter
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When Denis and Sarah Scheele's dog was fatally shot after wandering onto a man's property, they sued &#151; and not just for damages. The couple also wanted compensation for their emotional distress and loss of companionship.
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An Alabama-based coal company is facing a civil suit over the 2001 murders of three Colombian union leaders who worked for one of the companyâs mines.
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A pair of lawsuits filed on behalf of state prison inmates alleged to have died of medical neglect opens a new front in an effort to force prison reforms, family members said Monday.
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Dozens of victims of last summer's bridge collapse in Minneapolis Â from surviving spouses to the parents of children riding on a yellow school bus Â have filed preliminary paperwork to sue the state.