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• Wal-Mart Wrongful Death Lawsuit Settled

  Staff Writer | August 31, 2006 3:34 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  Megan Leann Holden was abducted and killed after she got off work at a Tyler, TX Wal-Mart in early 2005. A wrongful death lawsuit against the store was scheduled to go to trial Tuesday, but the company settled with the family before the case was heard by a jury.Sheri Dunlap, Megan's mother, wants to see Wal-Mart parking lots everywhere become safer for shoppers and employees alike. Although a...

• Woman Narrowly Escapes Truck Accident

  Staff Writer | August 29, 2006 10:52 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  On Ohio woman was lucky to walk away from an accident Tuesday when her car was crushed by an overturned and jackknifed tractor-trailer. The crash closed Interstate 77 in West Virginia for over two hours."An independent witness stated the tractor trailer was traveling behind the car, the car started sliding out of control, and the truck then started sliding out of control as well behind the car....

• OSU Medical Center Settles Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

  Staff Writer | August 15, 2006 4:02 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Twenty-four year old Kerri Swain was under the care of Ohio State University Medical Center three years ago when she suffered severe brain damage. The family settled with a doctor who treated Kerri for $2 million, but the hospital, which admitted liability, was not willing to offer her the $10 million that her family was seeking. The Medical Center settled the lawsuit earlier this month, but...