Famous Personal Injury Cases

What Happened in the Phil Hartman Murder-Suicide Case? Pfizer, the makers of Zoloft, never admitted to wrongdoing, citing that there was never scientific evidence that Zoloft was the cause of the murder-suicide. However, the wrongful death case was settled out of court for an undisclosed amount. Did Hartman v. Pfizer

What Happened in the Trigen-Philadelphia Manhole Cover Case Case? The City of Philadelphia had a long-standing issue with unhoused people removing manhole covers to seek shelter. Labeled “homeless hotels,” manholes were safe havens from the bitter cold and unpredictable elements in the area. As far back as 1995, reports of unhoused people being found

What Happened in the Purdue Pharma Case? The bankruptcy filing of Purdue Pharma allowed for a large settlement to be reached. In the end, Judge Sean Lane approved the following in the plan: $7 Billion to be paid by the Sackler family over the next 15 years. The Sackler family must give up all

What Happened in the Nancy Grace Wrongful Death Case? The Nancy Grace wrongful death case brought on by Melinda Duckett’s family and estate settled out of court. The settlement included a requirement that Nancy Grace to “establish a $200,000 trust dedicated to finding the Duckett’s missing son, Trenton.” Additionally, if Trenton was “not found

What Happened in the Escola v. Coca-Cola Case? Escola’s legal team claimed that Coca-Cola Bottling Co. (Defendant) was negligent for selling the Coca-Cola in a defective bottle. The plaintiff’s team argued that Coca-Cola should have known that the bottle was defective through stress testing, using the res ipsa loquitur doctrine that basically means “the

What Happened in the Hinkley Groundwater Contamination Case? Plaintiffs and defendants agreed to avoid a jury trial and settle for binding arbitration. The plaintiffs’ legal team argued that PG&E knew about the contamination, did nothing to warn citizens until it was too late, and even attempted to cover up knowledge of the effects of the

What Happened in the Richard Grimshaw Case? Once the Gray family and Richard Grimshaw’s cases were consolidated, a preliminary ruling found that the Gray family was not allowed to pursue punitive damages for the wrongful death of Lilly Gray. Arguments in the Grimshaw v. Ford Case The plaintiffs in the case argued that the

What Happened in the Tracy Morgan Truck Accident Case? On June 7, 2014, comedian, Tracy Morgan was traveling in a limousine van on the New Jersey Turnpike with his friends, James McNair, Ardley Fuqua, and Jeffrey Millea. As the limo van approached construction, it slowed down. However, a Walmart truck failed to slow down,