Download Lawsuits Resulting in Multi-Million Dollar Settlements and Verdicts and more Study Guides, Projects, Research Law in PDF only on Docsity! Electrician’s Death Results in $1.8 Million Settlement… The widow of an electrician who was killed in 2002 when a cherry-picker truck tipped over has settled a wrongful- death lawsuit by agreeing to a payment of more than $1.8 million. Dennis O’Neil was killed, while he was stringing holiday lights on Waltham Common from a cherry-picker truck. O’Neil was nearly 70 feet in the air when the truck fell over. Stephanie O’Neil sued, alleging negligence by Colvin’s Inc., a Waltham company that leased the truck to Brite Lite, and Elliott Equipment Corp., the truck’s manufacturer. The lawsuit alleged the companies failed to provide a safe and non-defective lift vehicle. Summit Care to Pay $160M in Assault Verdict… A county jury in San Antonio awarded $160 Million to the family of a now-dead elderly man severely beaten by his mentally ill nursing home roommate. Burbank, California-based Summit Care Corporation, its Texas subsidiary and two nursing home employees were found guilty for the beating of Tranquilino Mendoza, which took place seven years ago. Attorneys for Mendoza’s family offered evidence that Mendoza’s violence-prone roommate was involved in 30 assaults before he was paired up with the elderly man. The first incident took place after just two days when the roommate beat Mendoza with a water pitcher, a glass and his fists. Ex-Philly Exchange Trader Awarded $1.9 Million for Assault on Floor… Former Exchange trader, William Dooner, has won a $1.9 Million judgment against the exchange and a fellow trader who assaulted him, knocking his head into a steel post. A jury held the exchange liable for 50% of the judgment and the plaintiff, 20%, which will be deducted from the award. The exchange failed to maintain proper security and should have anticipated problems when it relocated a trading pit where traders compete for orders. When they move traders, there’s a free for all for the spots they are going to get. The exchange will appeal the decision and will continue to maintain the floor as a safe place to trade and conduct business. Battle Between TRW and Sickened Workers Continues in Court… Dozens of workers who were sickened with respiratory illnesses at a TRW automotive brake plant remain out of work nearly five years after what federal occupational-health officials have called the largest outbreak of its type. Although investigators did not determine an exact cause for the outbreak, it was ruled to be work-related. A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded that the illnesses were likely tied to a bacterium contained in
