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Wicomico County Jury Awards $3.38 Million in Landmark Medical Malpractice Verdict

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SALISBURY, Md. – A Wicomico County jury recently reached a groundbreaking decision in a medical malpractice case. The jury ordered Dr. Peter Libby and Peninsula Radiology Associates, PA to pay $3.38 million to Mary and Tim Raver, a couple from Selbyville. The verdict came as a result of Dr. Libby’s failure to accurately interpret and identify abnormalities on Mary’s CT scan, leading to the progression of her cancer from Stage I to terminal Stage IV. This recent ruling marks the largest medical malpractice verdict ever recorded in Wicomico County’s history. The jury awarded $1.2 million … Read more

Russian Opposition Lawyer Briefly Detained in Moscow, Hindering Efforts to Release Alexei Navalny’s Body

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MOSCOW (AP) — A lawyer assisting the late Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny’s mother in her efforts to secure his body from authorities was briefly detained on Tuesday, according to Russian news media. Vasily Dubkov, the lawyer, confirmed that he was released after the incident but did not provide details about the reason for his detention. Dubkov’s detention, however, was seen as an obstruction to his work as a lawyer. Dubkov’s assistance played a crucial role in helping Navalny’s mother, Lyudmila, in obtaining the release of her son’s body. Navalny died unexpectedly in an Arctic … Read more

City Lawyers Motion to Dismiss Family’s Lawsuit Over Fatal Shooting, Claiming Officers Acted Appropriately

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Lansing, Michigan – The city is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the family of Stephen Romero, who was fatally shot by police officers in December. The city’s attorneys submitted a motion and brief in federal court, arguing that the claims made in the lawsuit are baseless and that the officers are protected by qualified immunity. They further contend that the family has failed to demonstrate a violation of the Fourth Amendment, which safeguards against excessive force and unlawful searches and seizures. The incident unfolded on December 1, when police officers responded to … Read more

Lawsuit Claims Alabama Prisoners’ Organs Missing, UAB Responds to Autopsy Allegations

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – In response to a federal lawsuit that claims two families received the bodies of their deceased relatives without certain organs, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has addressed the allegations surrounding autopsy practices. The lawsuit was filed in December 2023, involving the case of Brandon Clay Dotson, who died at Ventress prison in Barbour County. Dotson’s family filed a lawsuit against the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) after allegedly receiving his decomposing body without a heart. Another inmate’s daughter, Charlene Drake, also claimed that her father’s body was missing all internal … Read more