Family Awarded $2.25 Million For Asbestos Exposure In Workplace

A New York City jury awarded $2.25 million in the case of 73 year old Leonard Shafer who had exposure to asbestos in his workplace as a civilian employee at the New York Naval Shipyard (Brooklyn Navy Yard) in the 1950's. Attorneys for the family of Mr. Shafer helped prove Shafer developed pleural mesothelioma, which is an aggressive, incurable cancer during his career at the Shipyard.

Nursing Home Fines and Bonuses

Last year, the state fined 23 Iowa nursing homes $10,000 or more for providing substandard care. Some of those homes were also hit with federal fines and sanctions against their state licenses. Of those 23 homes, 16 stand to collect bonus Medicaid payments this year from state and federal taxpayers. The bonuses are tied to a state program that rewards nursing homes for providing quality, cost-effective care.

Jury Awards $30 million in Mesothelioma case

A six-member jury in Superior Court in Bergen County, New Jersey, ruled on Feb. 26 to award the family of Mark Buttitta a settlement of $30.3 million. The judgment is one of the largest ever in asbestos litigation in the state. Buttitta died of mesothelioma just before Christmas 2002, at age 50, after being diagnosed in 2001.

Target of Lawsuits: Yamaha Rhino -- California Child Killed Was Driving

The off-road vehicle a Paso Robles child was driving when she was killed Thanksgiving Day is the subject of lawsuits nationwide.

Criminal prosecution In nursing home abuse cases

Filing a civil suit against a nursing home that has caused serious injury or even death to a loved one is not the only avenue of redress against the nursing facility and its staff. Most families of residents in nursing homes are unaware that nursing home staff members may be prosecuted for the abuse…

Verdict Returned Against Ford in Georgia Wrongful Death Lawsuit

A Cobb County, Georgia, jury has returned a $3 million verdict against Ford Motor Co. in the death of a woman whose seat back broke when her Ford Tempo was struck from the rear.

Case against Georgia Pacific Corporation settled

Beasley Allen settled a wrongful death case recently against Georgia Pacific Corporation that arose out of a workplace incident.

Medical device case settled

Beasley Allen represented a client whose prosthetic leg failed due to an improper fitting by the prosthetist.

School Bus Safety is the Issue

The U.S. Department of Transportation has finally set seat belts standards for school buses.

Parents of Florida Girl Killed in ATV Crash Awarded $3.6 Million

A jury awarded $3.6 million last month to the parents of a 13-year-old girl killed in an ATV crash. The jurors found the family that owned the vehicle to be at fault.