Toxic Tort Law
 
Caroline Mariani v. The States of Oklahoma, et al. Oklahoma States University

Stillwater, Oklahoma, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff of a Governmental Tort Claims Act negligence theory. Plaintiff/Appellee Carolyn Mariani (Mariani) was injured in a motor vehicle accident on July 25, 2011, in Payne County, Oklahoma, when her vehicle was struck by a tractor-trailer operated by an employee of Defendant/Appellant State of Oklahoma ex rel. Oklahoma State Unive

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Joshua Shaw v. City of Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a false arrest theory. Joshua Shaw (Plaintiff or Shaw) appeals an order granting the summary judgment motion filed by Defendant Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (City) on Plaintiff's petition filed pursuant to Oklahoma's Governmental Tort Claims Act (GTCA) alleging false arrest, assault and intentional infliction of em

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Linda Overall v. State of Oklahoma, ex rel Department of Public Safety

Lawton, Oklahoma personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a false arrest theory. ¶18 Our analysis of this case begins with an examination of the tort of false arrest. ¶19 Title 22 O.S. 1991 § 196 , states: A peace officer may, without a warrant, arrest a person: 1. For a public offense, committed or attempted in his presence. . . . ¶20 Title 22 O.S. 1991 § 1

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United States of America v. Dr. Eric Edward Haeger

Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with adulterating and misbranding medical devices with the intent to defraud or mislead. In June 2021, Philips Respironics initiated a recall for certain CPAP and BiPAP devices due to potential health risks associated with the foam used in the devices for sound abatement. The recall was classified as a Class I recall

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United States of America v. Jacob Cotton

Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl resulting in death. On Jan. 9, Jacob Cotton shipped a parcel containing the pills from Spokane to the individual in Skagway via the U.S. Postal Service. The parcel was delivered sometime between Jan. 11 and 12. On Jan. 12, the individual contacted multiple people indicating the p

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Kaley G.M. v. Instagram and YouTube

Los Angeles, California personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a tort theory claiming she was addicted to the defendants' website by design. Kaley, G.M., age 20, claimed that she got "hooked" on YouTube and Instagram in grade school. Jurors were charged with determining whether the companies acted negligently in designing their products and failed to warn her of the danger

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Shawn D. Cooley, et al. v. Joseph E. Foreman, aka "Afro Man," et al.

West Union, Ohio personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on tort theories and equity theories seeking and injunction.

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United States of America v. Derrick Jones

Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with manufacturing of and possession with intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing alpha-Pyrrolidinopentiophenone, a Schedule I controlled substance, within 1,000 feet of a playground. Derrick Jones, age 44, of Arvada, Colorado, purchased precursor chemicals used in the manufacture of alpha-PVP and had t

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Statham V. Quang

Atlanta, Georgia, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a tort claim. Is the employer vicariously liable for the actions of its employee? The case involved the appellate review where the Court of Appeals vacated its prior decision and adopted the opinion of the Supreme Court after the Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals' judgment, subsequently directing a reversal of p

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Virginia Tate v. Phillips County, Kansas, et al.

Helena-West Helena, Arkansas personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on tort theory. On May 19, 2023, appellant Virginia Tate filed a complaint for damages against Phillips County, Arkansas; the Phillips County Sheriffs Department; Shannon Williams; and Erma Davis. Tate voluntarily dismissed her claims against the Phillips County Sheriffs Department without prejudice on Jul

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Robert Walter Moore v. Champlain Enterprises, LLC. d/b/a Commut Air

Selma, Alabama, pro se Plaintiff represented himself on a tort action.

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Janelle Carlton v. Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois, et al.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory. In Oklahoma, bad faith breach of an insurance contract occurs when an insurer unreasonably denies, delays, or undervalues a legitimate claim, or fails to investigate it properly, violating their legal duty of good faith and fair dealing . Insured parties can sue for cont

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United States of America v. Paul Anthony Nicholls

Brunswick, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to import and distribute controlled drugs and money laundering. Paul Anthony Nicholls, 47, of Great Britain, was convicted of one count of Conspiracy to Import Controlled Substances Resulting in Death and one count of Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances Resulting in Death following a 4-day j

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K.G.M. v. TIKTOK, Inc., e tal.

Los Angeles, California, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs product liability, tort and intentional tort theories. K.G.M. v. Snap refers to a major lawsuit where a plaintiff (K.G.M.) sued Snap Inc., alleging its social media platform was intentionally designed to be addictive, causing mental health issues, with Snap recently settling the case, while other platforms like Meta and

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Matthew Hammett v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company

Little Rock, Arkansas, insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a bad faith breach of contract claim. In Arkansas, an insurance bad faith claim requires proving the insurer's affirmative misconduct that is dishonest, malicious, or oppressive, not just a simple failure to pay; it's a high bar requiring an extreme "evil intent" or "wanton disregard," allowing for tort damages, including

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Employees at the Clark Couonty Government Center and/or its Property v. Monsanto Company, et al.

Las Vegas, Nevada personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on exposure to toxic wastes. Plaintiffs originally brought this case in Nevada state court alleging that some of the waste dumped at the site contained polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and that the former Monsanto Company (Old Monsanto) manufactured more than 99 percent of all PCBs sold in the United States. Old Mons

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United States of America v. Patrick Carl Timberlake, Jr., a/k/a “King”

Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of Distribution of Heroin and Fentanyl. Patrick Carl Timberlake, Jr., a/k/a “King,” age 29, is a drug dealer and a felon who is prohibited from possessing weapons. In 2019 and 2020, Timberlake sold poison—heroin containing deadly fentanyl—to two drug users who took Timberlake’s poison,

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United States of America v. Dr. Eric Edward Haeger

Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with adulterating and misbranding medical devices with the intent to defraud or mislead. In June 2021, Philips Respironics initiated a recall for certain CPAP and BiPAP devices due to potential health risks associated with the foam used in the devices for sound abatement. The potential health risks identified at the

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Harold Barrow and Sherrie Barrow v. Liberty Mutual Personal Insurance Company

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a breach of contract bad faith theory. I Overview Oklahoma insurance bad faith law holds insurers to an implied duty of good faith and fair dealing, meaning they must act reasonably, thoroughly investigate, and promptly pay covered claims, not delay or deny them without cause; a breach allows policyholders to s

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James Westmoreland v. Progressive American Insurance Company

Kansas City, Missouri, insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory. AI Overview Missouri bad faith insurance law allows policyholders to sue insurers for "vexatious refusal to pay" (Mo. Rev. Stat. 375.420) when a company unfairly delays or denies a legitimate claim without reasonable cause, violating its duty to act in good faith

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Charlie Merriman v. Kansas City Southern Railroad Company

Muskogee, Oklahoma personal Injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a tort to land theory.

This case was filed in the LeFlore County District Court, CJ-22-00070, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.

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Stephen Benavides v. Harris County, Texas

Houston, Texas, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.c. 1983.

On December 26, 2019, at approximately 7:19 p.m., Deputy Jose Nunez of the Harris County Sheriff's Office responded to a 911 call reporting a suspected in-progress home invasion. The caller, Sandra Garibay, informed the dispatcher that she had locked herself and her yo

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Tariq Farooq v. Nucor Business Technology, Inc. and Capgemini America, Inc.

Dallas, Texas, pro se Plaintiff attempted to represent himself without a lawyer on an employment discrimination case.

Farooq's complaint, which he initially filed in state court and was removed to federal court under 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a) and 28 U.S.C. § 1331, raised claims for hostile work environment, ethnicity discrimination, religious discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful term

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In re: Boy Scouts of America, et al., Debtors

Wilmington, Delaware, bankruptcy lawyers represented the parties.

The Coalition of Abused Scouts for Justice (the "Coalition”), an ad hoc group of sexual abuse tort claimants who participated in the bankruptcy of the Boy Scouts of America and Delaware BSA, LLC (the "Debtors”), appeals the District Court's order affirming the Bankruptcy Court's order denying the Coalition's req

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Amy Moore, et al. v. Howard Rubin

Brooklyn, New York, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on Racketeering (RICO) Act violation theories.

Howard Rubin, a successful bond trader, recruited women from around the country to travel to New York and engage in sadomasochism with him in exchange for money. Rubin employed assistants, whom he paid up to $15,000 per month, to lure women with promi

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