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In Ramsey, New Jersey, a young man will receive $4.2 million from the school district he claims did nothing to prevent an attack by a fellow student when he was 12, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. Rosenstein, now 18, had reported being bullied long before receiving the punch to the abdomen that lead to his injuries, but said his school district ignored his “violent tendencies” and threats concerning the bully. The punch caused clotting of a major artery and Rosenstein was left unable to walk. Ramsey school officials denied any liability and said in a statement, “The district’s character education and harassment/intimidation/bullying initiatives and reporting practices are leading edge. All programs in this area far exceed all of the criteria established by the state of New Jersey.” Whether or not this is so, Rosenstein has made the best of his situation, stating “I think I became something greater than I ever could have become without it,” and speaking to groups about the dangers of bullying.

The original story can be read on the Washington Post at http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/nj-district-to-pay-42m-to-settle-lawsuit-over-bullys-punch-that-paralyzed-middle-schooler/2012/04/18/gIQAtDmrQT_story.html

Source: Boston Globe

A New Hampshire woman received $8.5 million after her husband was killed by a tractor-trailer while riding his bicycle. The trucking company who owned the tractor-trailer, Liognon Champ-Carr, Inc., was found to have negligently caused the man’s death. He and his wife had two children.

Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer

A 2007 plane crash that occurred in Georgia left an Ohio couple alive but with serious injuries, including third degree burns and respiratory damage. They filed suit against a company named Winner Aviation, who was found by a Philadelphia  jury to have failed to repair a faulty rear engine, causing the crash. The engine had previously been found to be defective and “needed a complete overhaul” – but never received one before the 2007 takeoff. Four years later, the surviving couple has been awarded $11.35 million after a trial held in Pennsylvania.

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In California, a 41-year-old man who fell down the stairs of his apartment complex was awarded $1.1 million in a lawsuit against his landlord. The landlord was found guilty of neglecting to install a handrail or clear the stairs of algae, leading to the tenant’s dive down a back staircase. He suffered disc injury and lumbar strain, and was forced to quit his job due to his chronic pain. The man was awarded $850,000 for future lost wages alone after the 14-day trial. “if the defendant has provided the minimum protection of a building code required handrail, at a cost of less than $100 and an hour of time, this lawsuit would have never been necessary and [Plaintiff] would still be working the job he cherished and held for 10 years,” said the man’s attorney.

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A man shopping at a San Francisco market got into an argument with an employee named Sam Kazzouh and was shot in the back. Kazzouh was a diagnosed schizophrenic and had been given a gun by one his brothers, also employees and owners of the same market. The man sued the market and all brothers who were responsible for the store and won $2 million. Kazzouh was not on his medication at the time of the incident and his brothers were found guilty of battery, negligent entrustment and negligent supervision. The victim survived but was left paraplegic.

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A 57-year-old woman slipped and fell in a McDonalds in Hawaii and sustained a burst compression fracture of the L1 vertebrae which necessitated a lumbar fusion. The permanent curve in her back from the accident has left her in a wheelchair, all due to the staff of the Maui McDonald’s failing to clean food off of the floor in a timely manner. She was awarded $5.6 million.

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A Los Angeles woman with a history of neck injury obtained a large $611,532 settlement from her insurer, Arch Insurance, after being rear ended on the 110 Freeway. The crash left her with a fracture and herniated disc at C6-7, and she was forced to undergo fusion surgery. Despite receiving $100,000 after the crash, her insurance policy limit, she was told by Arch Insurance that the herniation was not necessarily caused by the crash and that they would refuse to pay her. She consequently sued and won over $600K after her injuries were evaluated.

Source: www.charlotteobserver.com

A 64-year-old blind man killed by brain injuries sustained when he was hit by a cab in 2007 has won $1.5 for his estate, as ruled by a jury this week in North Carolina. The driver of the cab was also partially blind and had a club foot which presumably contributed to his negligence in the accident, where he hit the victim while he was crossing the street in front of a court house. The victim had survived for 8 months after the accident before ultimately succumbing to his injuries.