Tag Archives: Pain and Suffering
Pittsburgh Woman’s Defamation Suit Against Bill Cosby Is Dismissed In Court
Bill Cosby, who has been the subject of a national scandal, recently won a court victory when a federal judge (U.S. District Judge Arthur Schwab) in Pennsylvania dismissed a civil lawsuit filed against him by one of the five-dozen women who have accused him of drugging and/or sexually assaulting them. A woman named Renita… Read More »
Tennessee Woman Files $1.75 Million Excessive Force Lawsuit
A 61-year-old woman named Nancy Mason has filed a $1.75 million lawsuit in Hamilton County Circuit Court that accuses six law enforcement officers of excessive force against her. According to Court filings, Ms. Mason was cooperative when she was booked into the Hamilton County Jail on March 21, 2015. They patted down the frail… Read More »
Tennessee Officials Name ‘Top Five’ Poisons in the State
According to the Tennessee Poison Center the number one cause of death in the state of Tennessee is not car crashes, gunshots, or drownings, but analgesic poisoning (ie. opioid pain relievers). In December, the agency came up with a list of the top five poisons that poison people in the state. The top five… Read More »
Tennessee Supreme Court Remands Lower Court Ruling on Non-Economic Damages
Another ruling came down on the state of Tennessee’s cap on non-economic damages from the Tennessee Supreme Court. Back in March of 2015, Judge Neil Thomas, a circuit judge in Chattanooga, held in Cain v. Clark,that Tennessee’s cap on non-economic damages violates the plaintiffs’ right to due process and equal protection under the Tennessee… Read More »