Low-T Lawsuits Continue to Add Up
According to a March 2015 article in Bloomberg, 2.3 million patients received a prescription for testosterone in 2013, about double the number that received prescriptions in 2010. The FDA approved testosterone therapies like AbbVie Inc.’s AndroGel and Eli Lilly & Co.’s Axiron, decades ago to treat hypogonadism, which is extremely low testosterone levels in...
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Settlements Reached in High School Principal Hypnosis Deaths
A Florida school board has agreed to pay $200,000 each to the families of three high school students who died following being hypnotized George Kenney, the former North Port High School Principal who hypnotized more than 70 students, faculty and staff, all without a state license. Following hypnosis sessions in 2011 by George Kenny,...
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Imperial Beach Man Injured in Trolley Station Fall Receives $21 Million Settlement
The San Diego Union Tribune reported a man who was seriously injured when he tripped getting off the trolley in East Village two years ago will receive $21.5 million in a settlement. The victim, David Long, was stepping off the trolley at the 12th and Imperial Transit Station on May 23, 2013, when he...
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Athens Cycling Victim Will Receive $850,000 Settlement
ATHENS, GEORGIA - A pastry chef who was run over by a car while riding her bicycle last year will receive $850,000, the Athens Banner-Herald reported. The victim, Melinda Lampbert, was riding to work when a man drove out of his drive and struck her, pinning her below his vehicle until accident responders were...
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$26 Million Settlement Reached Following 2009 SUV Rollover Crash
In 2009, Scott Minear, of Marrietta Georgia, was driving a Jeep Cherokee with three friends to Glacier National Park when the vehicle was involved in a rollover accident and flipped several times. Minear was junior at the University of Georgia and part of a group of 17 Innovator missionaries who arrived at Yellowstone Park...
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San Bernardino Jury Awards Murder Plot Victim $2 Million
SAN BERNARDINO – On Friday, a jury awarded $2 million to a man who was the victim of a planned murder for hire plot by his brother and sister. According to multiple news reports, in 2006, Erik Barajas and Stacy Nunez-Barajas, along with six members of the Mexican Mafia, plotted to kill their brother,...
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San Diego Jury Awards $17.3 Million to Man Injured in 2012 Escondido Crash
VISTA - The San Diego Union Tribune reported a north county jury awarded more than $17.3 million to a man who suffered serious facial injuries and a concussion in a chain reaction crash on southbound Interstate 15 on November 3, 2012. The plaintiff was a doctoral student and filmmaker from San Marcos, driving a...
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Delivery Truck Accidents: Understanding the Rush and the Risk
Accidents involving delivery trucks – including United Parcel Service (UPS) trucks, FedEx trucks and other delivery service vehicles – frequently result in catastrophic injury or death to innocent motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians. These accidents may be caused by driver negligence, lack of training, negligent maintenance of a truck, and a number of other causes....
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Understanding Natural Gas Explosion Liability
Natural gas is an extremely important fuel source, but also highly flammable, because it is composed mostly of methane and other flammable hydrocarbons. Natural gas explosions are deadly events that can destroy homes and forever change lives and families. At Estey Bomberger, our personal injury attorneys have advocated the unique needs of gas explosion...
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Virginia Beach Family Files $50 Million Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Home Health Agency
The family of a 35-year-old man who died in a mobile home fire has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the home health care agency they hired to care for him, alleging they could have prevented his death. The victim, Josh Smith, has had cerebral palsy since birth, and required 24/7 care in order...
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