Family of John Ritter Sues Over Actor&#39;s Death
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The wife and daughter of actor John Ritter, who collapsed and died suddenly of heart problems a year ago, have sued the hospital where he was treated, claiming that doctors misdiagnosed his condition.
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A lawyer for John Ritter's family told a jury Monday that he would show doctors caused the actor's death by an improper diagnosis and substandard treatment. "What you'll hear, ladies and gentleman, is that ... they did everything wrong," attorney Moses Lebovits said in his opening statement at the trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
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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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Relatives of Bolivians killed during violent clashes with security forces in 2003 filed a lawsuit in the United States against former President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada, lawyers said on Wednesday.
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Jackass star Johnny Knoxville is among those sued by an actor who claims he was not paid for performing a stunt.
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CALGARY (CP) - A Calgary man suing the Jehovah&#39;s Witnesses, claiming they contributed to his daughter&#39;s death by encouraging her to avoid life-saving blood transfusions, said Friday his lawsuit is for her and for his family.
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An actor is suing "Jackass" star Johnny Knoxville, TV talk show host Jimmy Kimmel and radio personality Adam Carolla, claiming he was never paid $10 million for doing a below-the-belt stunt that left him severely injured.
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LOS ANGELES - Stage mothers for a Rottweiler and other dogs have sued a company called Hollywood Paws for failing to turn their pooches into stars.
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LOS ANGELES: Oscar-winning movie star Catherine Zeta-Jones has sued a small strip club in Nevada for using her picture on its raunchy website, court documents showed Monday.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The family of a woman who died while taking an experimental AIDS drug has filed a negligence lawsuit seeking $10 million in damages.
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Veteran actor Burt Reynolds is suing his former girlfriend, alleging she threatened to falsely accuse him of abuse if he didn&#39;t pay her millions of dollars.
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The parents of a 22-year-old man killed riding a Disneyland roller coaster filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday against The Walt Disney Co.
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The mother of a 24-year-old Ohio man has filed a lawsuit in a U.S. court against a unit of Germany's Bayer, alleging that its contrast agent Magnevist caused her son's death in 2004, her lawyers said.
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Jerry Orbach, the actor best known for his role as Detective Lennie Briscoe in the police drama series &#39;Law &amp; Order&#39;, has died from cancer.
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The daughter of a woman who died after choking on her lunch at Youville Hospital &amp; Rehabilitation Center sued the hospital and two medical staff members yesterday, charging that their attempts to save Rosalyn Pearl were "a comedy of errors" that exposed poor emergency training as well as faulty life-saving equipment at the Cambridge facility.
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LOS ANGELES - The family of John Ritter has sued a Burbank hospital, accusing it of negligence in the death of the 54-year-old actor.    Ritter's wife Amy Yasbeck and his four children, including actor Jason Ritter, filed the wrongful death suit in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Sept...