Multimillion Dollars Verdict Expected In Water Death Case

A radio station responsible for the wrongful death of a woman who was acutely intoxicated by excessive water intake would be facing a multimillion dollars verdict. Although the jury has not yet decided the final outcome of the case, the plaintiff's lawyer in the case has asked for an award of $24 to $34 million dollars. Such an award would not be a deterrant nor is it intended to be a deterant against any future reckless conduct by the defendant or others similarly situated. The intent of the jury award would be to compensate the family of the victim for the loss they suffered, the two children and the husband of the 28-year old victim. The jury cannot consider punitive damages, an award to punish, but can raise the amount of the compensatory damages so much so that it would have the same effect, and thereby send a message out, not only to the radio station defendant but to others, to abstain from promoting such reckless contests.

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Cedars-Sinai Hospital’s CT Scan Machine Severely Radiates Patients

Only after more than 200 patients were overly radiated, more than 8 times the normal limit, did the Food and Drug Administration issue an alert last week warning hospitals across the country to check their CT protocols.  Excessive radiation exposure increases the likelihood of cancer. There is no oversight; hospitals manipulate these machines without patients’ knowledge, mostly to get a clearer picture, while ignoring great risks to their patients.  New legislation is necessary to protect patients from these abuses.  Several decades has passed since the Legislature limited patients’ recovery for pain and suffering in medical malpractice cases.  The time to establish comprehensive patients’ rights is now.

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$36.6 Million Settlement In Conshohocken Fire

At first glance it appeared that the $36.6 million settlement in the devastating apartment blaze would go a long way to compensate the victims.  However most of the money is slated for the rebuilding of the two apartment buildings in Conshohocken’s riverfront.  The serendipity of erecting new buildings after the horrific blaze will no doubt contribute to the successful revival of this aging town.  Good fortune had it that the litigation resolved within months, or just little over a year.  The same construction companies that paid most of the settlement money will be responsible for doing the construction on the riverfront.  The new buildings will be upscale complexes with doorman and rents up to $5,000.  It is doubtful that the displaced victims of these apartment complexes could afford to pay these skyrocketing rents.

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Insurance Companies Spend Top Dollars In Courtrooms To Avoid Paying Claims

It is of no surprise to trial attorneys that insurance companies hire the best experts to fight injury victims in court.  However, this is not readily known to the general public who make the jury pool.  A personal injury victim who has suffered serious injuries often finds herself in a courtroom with numerous insurance company experts - hired guns – whose job is to cast doubt on her injuries.  Jurors are heavily influenced by these deceptive experts.  Returning unfavorable verdicts because their prejudices have been prayed on; creating a smoke screen to shield injured victims suffering from the juries consideration is the ultimate task for which heavy sums are paid by insurance companies - handsome rewards that guarantee repeated performance by the insurance company experts.  Although the law guarantees a right for compensation for damages and pain and suffering, in reality such guarantee is fleeting and a rarity to obtain.  Unless injuries are serious enough for a personal injury lawyer to heavily invest in expert witnesses, who may or may not be a match to insurance companies’ experts, personal injury victims will not find representation to vindicate their rights in a court of law.  All is needed is four jurors to get a defense verdict.  While a personal injury victim must strive to convince nine out of twelve jurors to achieve a wining result, an insurance company only needs to convince four members of the jury that the victim’s claim is illegitimate.  Unfortunately, for an injured party, jurors are easily convinced that suit has allegedly been brought for a secondary monetary gain.  Not realizing that they too one day may occupy the victim’s chair as a plaintiff in a personal injury lawsuit, unwitting jurors readily without any hesitation pass judgment for the benefit of the insurance companies.

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