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Landmark Verdict: Westchester Medical Center Ordered to Pay $120 Million in Historic Medical Malpractice Case

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White Plains, NY – In a groundbreaking medical malpractice case, a jury at the state Supreme Court awarded a staggering $120 million verdict against Westchester Medical Center. This historic judgment is hailed as the largest ever in the county. The verdict follows a devastating stroke suffered by William Lee, a resident of Elmsford, in November 2018. According to Attorney Ben Rubinowitz, the hospital’s failure to promptly diagnose and treat Lee resulted in severe brain damage. As a consequence, Lee’s life has been forever altered, as he is now confined to a residential brain injury center. … Read more

Family of Ashli Babbitt Files $30 Million Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against U.S. Government Following U.S. Capitol Shooting

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SAN DIEGO, California – The family of Ashli Babbitt, a 35-year-old Air Force veteran who was fatally shot during the U.S. Capitol breach on January 6, 2021, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the U.S. government. The lawsuit, seeking $30 million in damages, was filed in San Diego federal court on Friday. According to the lawsuit, Babbitt was “ambushed” by a U.S. Capitol Police officer who shot her without any warning or commands while she was climbing through a broken window of a barricaded door to the Speaker’s Lobby. Lt. Michael Byrd, the officer … Read more

Egg Producers Ordered to Pay $53 Million in Damages Following Conspiracy to Limit Supply

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INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – A federal jury in Illinois has awarded $17.7 million in damages, which has tripled to more than $53 million under federal law, to several food manufacturing companies who had filed a lawsuit against major egg producers. The lawsuit alleged that the egg producers conspired to limit the egg supply in the United States. The jury’s ruling, which came last week, found that the egg producers used various methods to restrict the domestic supply of eggs in order to drive up prices from 2004 to 2008. The defendants in the case, however, have … Read more

Egg-cellent Victory: US Jury Agrees to $17.7 Million Settlement for Kraft and Other Producers in Egg Price-Fixing Case

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WICHITA, Kan. – The United States jury has awarded a total of $17.7 million to Kraft and other egg producers after finding that they were victims of price-fixing. The case, which involved several major egg producers, concluded on Monday with the jury ruling in favor of the plaintiffs. The lawsuit alleged that the defendant, Michael Foods, along with other egg producers, engaged in a conspiracy to artificially inflate egg prices. Kraft and other companies accused the defendants of coordinating their efforts to limit the supply of eggs and drive up prices. The plaintiffs argued that … Read more