Injury & Accident Law

Vioxx Ruling Expected to Favor Merck

A Texas judge is expected to dismiss a Vioxx case on Monday, an action that could affect 1,000 cases filed against the painkiller’s manufacturer in the state, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Apr 13, 2007 4:26 PM CDT

Estates Wrangle Over Rights to O.J. Simpson Book

The estates of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman both seek the rights to O.J. Simpson’s book, If I Did It. The book, which has not been published, describes how the killings of O.J. Simpson’s ex-wife and her friend Goldman might have been carried out. O.J. Simpson was acquitted of…

Apr 13, 2007 3:41 PM CDT

Widow Sues Over Husband’s Dead Body

A federal lawsuit claims the body of an airline passenger who died in the restroom during a flight wasn’t found until the Chicago cleaning crew began work. The passenger, 66-year-old Taisuke Matsuo, apparently died of a heart attack on the 2005 American Airlines flight. The suit by his wife seeks…

Apr 12, 2007 3:15 PM CDT

$101 Million Settlement OK’d in Casino Collapse

A New Jersey judge has approved a $101 million settlement of a lawsuit filed in the collapse of a parking garage at an Atlantic City casino. Four workers were killed and 36 others were injured when the garage at the Tropicana Casino Resort collapsed during construction in 2003, the Associated…

Apr 12, 2007 2:07 PM CDT

Clergy Sex Abuse Claims Dropping

A report by the Roman Catholic Church says sex abuse claims against clergy dropped in 2006 for the second consecutive year. Last year the church had 714 abuse claims, down from 783 in 2005 and 1,092 in 2004, the Associated Press reports. Costs related to abuse cases also declined by…

Apr 11, 2007 2:44 PM CDT