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"I know you're mad as hell, but perhaps you want to investigate before you pop off, huh?
Why should he change now?
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"I know you're mad as hell, but perhaps you want to investigate before you pop off, huh?
A guest who paid for sex with a prostitute at a Motel 6 did not assume the risk of being attacked several hours later by the prostitute's pimp, a Pennsylvania judge has ruled in an unusual premises liability lawsuit against the motel operator.
The ruling allows Gabriel Bonilla to proceed to trial with his suit alleging that inadequate security at a Motel 6 in Washington, Pa., resulted in him being slashed with a knife from ear to throat. His attackers were two men — Trey Willis and Richard Pruden — who had been offering women for sex in a room at the motel.
Bonilla might seem to be profiting from the crime of having sex with a prostitute, U.S. District Judge David Stewart Cercone said, but he would only be barred from recovering damages from the motel if a jury found that “such activity was a substantial factor in producing his injury.”
Motel 6 Operating argued it could not liable for Bonilla's injuries because paying for sex is an illegal and “obviously dangerous activity.”
But Cercone found no “evidence to support the proposition that plaintiff knowingly assumed the risk of getting slashed or violently assaulted by paying for sex” and cited Bonilla's testimony that prostitution is legal and “normal” in his native Honduras.
“Accepting plaintiff's statements as true, the evidence indicates that plaintiff was not subjectively aware of any risks in his decision to pay Pruden $30.00 to have sex,” Cercone said in denying Motel 6's motion for summary judgment.
more...
http://www.onpointnews.com/NEWS/Guest-Can-Sue-Motel-6-Over-Attack-by-Woman-s-Pimp.html
You ( yes, you ) are paying for this; you might as well know about it while you weep.
http://www.onpointnews.com/NEWS/Guest-Can-Sue-Motel-6-Over-Attack-by-Woman-s-Pimp.html
Guest Can Sue Motel 6 Over Attack by Woman's Pimp
http://www.onpointnews.com/
Boeing Co., maker of the MD-83 airliner that crashed in Nigeria on June 3, was sued in the U.S. by the husband and daughter of one of the 153 people aboard the jet who died.
David Chukwunonso Allison of Lagos filed the lawsuit yesterday on behalf of his 1-year-old daughter Naomi Isioma Allison in federal court in Chicago. Boeing, jet-engine maker United Technologies Corp. and units of the companies were named as defendants.
The girl’s mother, Joy Chiedozie Allison, was on Dana Airlines Ltd. flight 992 from Abuja, Nigeria, which crashed into a two-story building as it approached the Lagos airport. While the cause of the crash is under investigation, Nigeria’s government has indefinitely suspended Dana’s license.
“By virtue of her untimely death, plaintiff is lawfully entitled to such damages as are fair and just for the death and loss thus occasioned,” including funeral expenses and the value of her companionship, according to the 57-page complaint.
The Allisons allege the crash was caused by defects in the design or manufacture of the jet or its engines, or pilot negligence.
John Dern, a spokesman for Chicago-based Boeing, declined to comment on the allegations.
“We are deeply saddened by the lives lost in the recent Dana Airlines incident,” Bryan Kidder, a spokesman for United Technologies’ Pratt & Whitney Canada unit, said in an e-mailed statement. “Pratt & Whitney is cooperating fully with investigating authorities and we are unable to offer any further comment as the investigation is ongoing.”
United Technologies is based in Hartford, Connecticut.
The case is Allison v. Boeing, 12-cv-04441, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (Chicago).
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-08/boeing-sued-by-nigeria-crash-victim-s-husband-daughter.html
Toyota Motor Corp., Asia’s biggest automaker, will take a $1.1 billion charge to settle U.S. consumer claims that the value of their vehicles diminished because of recalls related to unintended acceleration.
Plaintiffs’ lawyers are asking as much as $200 million in attorneys’ fees, Steve Berman, a lead plaintiffs’ attorney, said. The total will be paid out to 25 firms and about 85 attorneys, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal.
The settlement, pending approval from a judge in federal court in Santa Ana, California, will cover costs such as cash payments to customers, Toyota said in a statement yesterday. The deal is valued at $1.2 billion to $1.4 billion, a record in the U.S. in terms of financial scale and number of vehicles, according to Seattle-based law firm Hagens Berman, which represented plaintiffs.
The one-time charge will be reflected in earnings for the quarter ending Dec. 31, Toyota said. The writedown is separate from the $2 billion in total costs related to the recalls that Toyota had projected in 2010, said Keisuke Kirimoto, a Tokyo- based spokesman. Toyota didn’t admit to any defects in its vehicles or any wrongdoing in the settlement.
The cases were combined in a multidistrict litigation before U.S. District Judge James V. Selna, who is also handling the federal personal injury and death suits. The resolution asks Selna to certify the lawsuit as a class action for settlement purposes.
Lawyers for both sides are asking for immediate preliminary approval, Berman said in an interview yesterday. The lawyers will be seeking final approval in June, after which Toyota owners will get paid, Berman said.
The case is In re Toyota Motor Corp. (7203) Unintended Acceleration Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, 8:10-ml-02151, U.S. District Court, Central District of California (Santa Ana).
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-...ray-herbalife-business-of-law.html?cmpid=yhoo
Fifteen years ago the state of New South Wales in Australia was second only to California in the gross level and average awards made to personal injury litigants in common law actions. The State government introduced significant hurdles in terms of gaining access to lump sum settlements whilst enabling more cases to receive fixed amounts (sometimes in the nature of a pension) and enabled access to these benefits through administrative procedures rather than litigation.
Lawyers were substantially cut out in Workers compensation, medical malpractice and Motor vehicle injury claims. Insurance costs in real terms have reduced by approximately 55%.
I would also contend that "loser pays " is much fairer than "winner pays" and obviously prevents many frivolous claims.
I also think that the best defence of fairness is a rigorous judge who cannot be removed or sacked except perhaps for insanity. Democratic election of a judge is an oxy moronic concept.
Here we go, AGAIN.
After multiple investigations by everybody from the media to the U.S. Department of Transportation, no fault was ever found in Toyota vehicles.
Toyota Accord Lawyers Seek $200 Million Fee
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-...ray-herbalife-business-of-law.html?cmpid=yhoo
By Elizabeth Amon
December 27, 2012
That isn't true
Here we go, AGAIN.
After multiple investigations by everybody from the media to the U.S. Department of Transportation, no fault was ever found in Toyota vehicles.
Toyota Accord Lawyers Seek $200 Million Fee
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-...ray-herbalife-business-of-law.html?cmpid=yhoo
By Elizabeth Amon
December 27, 2012
That isn't true, Toyota was forced to recall cars due to manufacturing defects, including an accelerator pedal design defect where it could get hooked under the carpet, and then they were forced to recall SUV's that had a programming defect in their anti rollover functionality that could cause the vehicle to go out of control. The recall wasn't voluntary, they had some design defects that needed to be taken care off.
Just because the company didn't admit guilt doesn't mean there was nothing wrong, and the fact that Toyota recalled millions of vehicles to fix what they said were issues tells a story.
BTW the head of Toyota publicly apologized, he acknowledged that Toyota, in a race to become the world's largest automaker, pushed cars into production too fast, and also sacrificed quality for sales numbers, which went against Toyota's own standards. They also recalled cars in the Japanese market for similar problems.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- An Ohio attorney known as the godfather of the modern class-action lawsuit was disbarred Thursday by the Kentucky Supreme Court, which said Stanley Chesley acted unethically in a $200 million settlement involving the makers of the diet drug fen-phen.
The high court concluded that Chesley, who was based in Cincinnati, crossed the ethical line in settling a dispute over health effects stemming from use of the drug. The court concluded that Chesley also refused to acknowledge his conduct was wrong and had dishonest or selfish motives. The decision could result in Chesley being removed as a lead attorney from multiple cases across the country, including pending suits against Toyota.
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The work earned Chesley the nickname of "Master of Disaster" the legal community.
The disbarment stems from Chesley's involvement with former Kentucky attorneys Melbourne Mills, William Gallion and Shirley Cunningham. Gallion and Cunningham were convicted in 2009 of scamming more than 400 clients out of millions they had won against American Home Products, which renamed itself Wyeth and is now a subsidiary of Pfizer.
Fen-phen was pulled from the market in 1997 after users had heart problems related to the drug. Prosecutors say Gallion and Cunningham illegally kept the bulk of the settlement, but made more money available to their clients after the federal government began a criminal investigation. Chesley wasn't called in the case, but has been implicated in civil court proceedings.
The lawyers sued American Home Products in 2001. The men created a charity, the Kentucky Fund for Healthy Living, with money from the settlement and named themselves and former state judge Joseph Bamberger as directors.
From the settlement, Cunningham received $21 million; Gallion nearly $31 million; Mills almost $24 million; and Chesley more than $20 million. The Kentucky Fund for Healthy Living received $20 million, and several other lawyers divided up $10.5 million. After two distributions, the clients received $73.5 million — just less than 37 percent of the total settlement.
Minton found those attorneys' fees excessive and unacceptable.
After the settlement unraveled in Kentucky Bar Association complaints and litigation, Gallion, Cunningham, Mills, Bamberger and David Helmers, an associate of Gallion's, were disbarred.
Gallion is serving his sentence at a federal prison in Oakdale, La. He is scheduled for release in 2029. Cunningham is serving his sentence at the federal prison in Yazoo City, Miss. He is scheduled for release in 2025.
Gallion and Cunningham were the original owners of 2007 Horse of the Year Curlin, which earned $10.5 during his racing career. Curlin retired from racing in 2008.
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http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ky-court-disbars-class-action-190623441.html
The National Hockey League was sued by former players who accuse it of failing to warn them about the risk of concussions.
...the reporter on this story: Sophia Pearson in federal court in Philadelphia
In yesterday's mail, I received a notice of a proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit between the NCAA and former student-athletes.
This is a perfect example of how completely fucked up this country has become thanks to the abuse of the legal system by goddamned ambulance-chasing "slip and fall" tort lawyers.
The amount of the proposed settlement is peanuts. I can't imagine how much it cost to simply track down people who once played ANY SPORT at an NCAA school. God only knows how they found me. The only people who will get any money out of this are the fucking scumball trial attorneys.
They are a bunch of assholes who are wrecking this country.