South Carolina Jury Awards $9 Million In Wrongful Death Suit
A mother in South Carolina received $9 million in damages after her 21-year-old son died from touching a downed power line.
Virginia (VA) Jury Awards $7.5 Million in Failure to Diagnose Breast Cancer Case
A great result in a medical negligence case was recently achieved in the Spotsylvania Circuit Court of Virginia in a wrongful death case about a doctor’s error in treatment. According to an article that appeared in Virginia Lawyers Weekly, a jury awarded $7.5 million to the husband of a registered nurse who died from breast cancer. Eleanor Browder had noticed a lump in her breast
and had gone to see her family practitioner from Lee’s Hill Medical Associates in May 2003.
Six Die In One Head-On Crash in Transylvania County, NC
In a tragedy that might have been prevented with seat belt use, six people, including three children, were killed in a head-on collision on Sunday in Brevard.
Surgical Error Leads To $3 Million Settlement For South Carolina Family
After three failed trips to the emergency room, a 28-year-old woman died from a twisted intestine. Now, both the doctors involved in the case and the hospital have settled with the family.
Mason County Records Second Fatal Car And Truck Accident in 2009 On US 35
A number of serious car and truck accidents across the state leave three residents dead and more seriously injured. One accident may have involved alcohol.