May 06
In this day and age, technology is surrounding us everywhere and being used by everyone from kids to seniors. Technology is now being used on airplanes as well to communicate with flight attendants. ABC News, along with other sources, reports that a passenger recently refused to use new airline technology on a Virgin America flight …
Permanent link to this article: https://betweenthenumbers.net/2013/05/500k-in-damages-claimed-from-refusal-to-use-technology-fallout/
Apr 14
A fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld Mississippi’s $1 million cap on what Plaintiffs can recover for pain and suffering (aka non-economic damages) in personal injury cases with pharmaceutical product liability. The jury initially awarded Plaintiff, Ms. Learmonth, a total of $4 million for injuries suffered from a car crash with a Sears …
Permanent link to this article: https://betweenthenumbers.net/2013/04/law-and-economics-unite-for-the-greater-good-in-theory-but-maybe-not-in-practice/
Mar 21
Lost compensation is a method of capturing economic damages in personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful termination, failure to promote and other similar torts. Independent damages experts are often employed to calculate lost compensation because of their unique background/skill set. However, the desire to minimize costs means that these experts are often employed after settlement efforts …
Permanent link to this article: https://betweenthenumbers.net/2013/03/lost-compensation-settlement-tool-allows-you-to-assess-economic-damages-accurately-and-efficiently/
Permanent link to this article: https://betweenthenumbers.net/2013/03/federal-claims-judge-approves-aig-classes-in-55-billion-class-action-lawsuit/
Feb 14
The Morning Call reports that Megan Thode, a graduate student at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, claims that the C+ she was given in one of her classes caused her $1.3 million in damages. Thodes was in the College of Education pursing her master’s in counseling and human services. As part of the curriculum, Thode …
Permanent link to this article: https://betweenthenumbers.net/2013/02/student-claims-c-cost-her-1-3-million/
Jan 29
With the SuperBowl coming up next weekend and many players suffering from some sort of injury sustained during the season, the recent wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of former pro football star Junior Seau may be getting more media coverage than usual. Junior Seau retired from pro football in 2010 and committed suicide …
Permanent link to this article: https://betweenthenumbers.net/2013/01/personal-injury-lawsuits-against-nfl-will-increase-if-junior-seaus-family-is-successful/
Mar 15
Federal Claims Judge Approves AIG Classes in $55 Billion Class-action Lawsuit
March 15, 2013
In 2008, there were many complaints surrounding the US government bailout of AIG when it was on the verge of collapse and the disagreement as to whether that was the right course of action continues today. On Monday, March 11, US Court of Federal Claims Judge Thomas Wheeler approved two classes in what was initially …
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