A medical malpractice lawsuit was recently filed against the University of Kentucky by a former nurse after “surgeons allegedly severed tubes critical for urinating.” The woman, Andrea Brandenburg, filed the suit in Fayette Circuit Court earlier this week and names the UK hospital, a nurse, and several doctors as defendants.
Vizio seems to be nearing a settlement over its data-tracking smart televisions. The Verge reports that the company’s overall payout could exceed $17 million. Just last year, Vizio was forced to hand over $2.2 million in fines to the Federal Trade Commission in another lawsuit. Starting off as a class action, the case concerns allegations
A settlement was reached in a case involving the wrongful death of a developmentally disabled Missouri man. Back in April 2017, the body of Carl DeBrodie was found “encased in concrete after he went missing from a supported living home.” The suit itself was filed by DeBrodie’s mother and sister-in-law and their attorney, Rudy Veit, said the details of the settlement are being kept confidential. However, Veit did reveal that it “provides enough money to care for DeBrodie’s mother, Carolyn Summers, and to allow her to make donations to organizations that helped DeBrodie during his lifetime.”
Prison Inmates and Medicaid Beneficiaries Promised Life-saving Hep C Treatment
An emergency room doctor filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the Overland Park Regional Medical Center after he was allegedly “fired for reporting understaffing” at the hospital. Fortunately for the doctor, Raymond Brovont, a Jackson County jury sided with him and awarded him $29 million.
Lawsuits Filed After Patients are Blinded By TriMoxi Knockoff
Hours after Facebook revealed that 50 million of its users were ‘directly affected’ by a security breach, two users announced their intent to initiate a class-action lawsuit. Filed by lead plaintiffs Carla Echavarria and Derrick Walker in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the suit endeavors to include anyone whose “names,
Facebook is the target of a new lawsuit filed this week by a human trafficking survivor. According to the survivor from Texas, Facebook “provides human traffickers an unrestricted way to stalk, exploit, recruit, groom…and extort children into the sex trade.” The survivor, identified in the suit as ‘Jane Doe,’ filed the suit on Monday in Houston, Texas. In addition to accusing Facebook of enabling human traffickers, the lawsuit also names “Backpage.com and the owners of two Houston hotels” as defendants in the suit.
Jury Selected for Latest Malpractice Case Against Spine Doctor
Ticketmaster faces a class-action lawsuit in the wake of accusations that the website actively colluded with ticket-scalpers to rip off concert-goers and sports fans. Rolling Stone reports that law firm Hagens Berman filed the suit in a California federal court on Friday. Headed by lead plaintiff Allen Lee, the complaint accuses Ticketmaster and parent company