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York County Jury Awards Unprecedented $23.87M in Medical Malpractice Case After Man Left Partially Paralyzed

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YORK COUNTY, Pa. — In what has been described as a landmark ruling, a York County jury awarded a staggering $23.87 million to James Spangler, a 58-year-old man from Manchester, Pennsylvania, marking the largest medical malpractice payout in the history of the county. The verdict surpassed the previous record by more than triple, underscoring the severity of the errors made during a spinal surgery that left Spangler with severe disabilities. In October 2019, Spangler checked into WellSpan York Hospital seeking relief from spinal stenosis, a painful condition that affects the spine. The procedure he underwent, … Read more

Missouri City Faces Lawsuit After Officer’s Fatal Crash Kills Mother and Teen, Leaving Another Passenger Paralyzed

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Missouri City, Texas — A tragic incident involving a Missouri City police officer has led to a lawsuit one month after the officer’s vehicle collided with a car, resulting in the deaths of a local counselor and her teenage son. Officer Blademir Viveros, 27, is at the center of the controversy as he was behind the wheel during the fatal accident and reportedly driving without his emergency lights activated. On June 20, Angela Stewart, a 53-year-old counselor at Houston ISD, and her 16-year-old son Mason Stewart were struck by Viveros’s patrol car. At the time, … Read more

Former CT Police Officers Denied Bid to Have Criminal Charges Erased After Man Paralyzed in Police Van

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New Haven, Conn. – Former Connecticut police officers who were arrested for their alleged mistreatment of a man who was left paralyzed in the back of a police van in 2022 were denied the opportunity to have their criminal charges erased. The four former officers, Oscar Diaz, Betsy Segui, Ronald Pressley, and Luis Rivera, sought to enter a program that could have allowed them to avoid trial. In New Haven Superior Court, a judge rejected their applications for accelerated rehabilitation, citing the seriousness of the victim’s injuries. Richard “Randy” Cox, the man who was paralyzed, … Read more

Jury Deadlocked in Champaign Attempted Murder Case, Verdict Pending for Shooting That Left Man Partially Paralyzed

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URBANA, Ill. – A Champaign County jury was unable to reach a verdict on Wednesday in the attempted murder trial of Coreyon A. Duncan, a Champaign man accused of a May 2020 shooting that left another man partially paralyzed. After eight hours of deliberation, the jurors were unable to come to a unanimous decision on the charges of attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm. During the trial, prosecutors presented evidence that Duncan shot the victim multiple times on the evening of May 26, 2020, outside a house on Ridgewood Drive. The victim, who … Read more