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On Tuesday, a jury found against Notre Dame Football coach Charlie Weis, in his medical malpractice lawsuit. The suit claimed two doctors botched his after-care following gastric bypass surgery five years ago. The jury reached their decision in less than a day, finding two Massachusetts General Hospital surgeons were not negligent.Weis, 51, claimed the surgeons were negligent for allowing him to...

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A woman injured in a slip and fall accident has filed a personal injury lawsuit against Kroger and the store manager. The suit alleges the manger allowed a "slip hazard to remain on the floor without any warning." The suit alleges negligence by the defendants for allowing dangerous conditions to exist and for "failing to provide adequate seating so its patrons can safely seat and dine."She is...

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A 43-year-old man was killed in a three-car accident on Route 6 yesterday. According to public safety officials, the accident occurred when one driver veered into oncoming traffic.The man was driving south on Route 6, at 9 a.m., when his vehicle was hit head-on by a Toyota Tundra pickup, which had crossed the center lane. A third vehicle traveling south also struck the car from behind, police...

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The Marshall University Board of Governors has been named in a slip-and-fall lawsuit filed by a woman that fell on Marshall's Huntington Campus.The woman, along with her husband, filed the lawsuit, June 8, in Kanawha Circuit Court, naming the Board of Governor's of Marshall University as the defendants. The suit claims on September 8, 2005, the woman was walking on campus nearby the entrance of...

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A man and women were left for dead after being struck by a speeding car in a hit and run car accident. The couple was walking along the side of the highway after their vehicle ran out of gas when a speeding car struck them and then sped off.The man, 28, was thrown to a ditch on the side of the road, while his friend was left immobile along the guardrail as cars passed on by."She was against the...

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On May 14th, a Madison County Circuit Court Judge began jury selection in a slip and fall lawsuit against Burger King and Aramark Uniform & Career Apparel.The woman filed the lawsuit against the Bethalto Burger King and Aramark on November 3, 2005. The suit seeks damages in excess of $100,000.She claims on May 28, 2004, she was visting Burger King when her foot caught the edge of the floor mat...

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A teenager was transported to Boston hospital after suffering serious injuries in a car accident last night, at 9:30 pm, on a road known by surrounding neighbors for its high speed and many accidents.The 18-year-old was driving a Saturn on Route 114 when he struck a telephone pole. The driver was unconscious when firefighters and police arrived on the scene.The unidentified driver had to be...

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A Massachusetts man was injured in a car accident, when he crashed his car into a home on U.S. Route 201 just before 1 a.m. on Thursday, police said.The man, 48, of Gloucester, was transported by helicopter to Bangor hospital following the crash. Early accident reports say, "The vehicle left the road and went airborne." There were no injuries to the occupants of the home. Anytime an accident...

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A "good Samaritan" who called 911 after stopping to help a 7-year-old girl in a hit-and-run accident last week, was actually the driver that struck her, police said.The man, 24, was arrested on felony charges for being a habitual offender, his conduct following the accident and for filing a false accident report.The girl was riding her toy scooter last Friday across the street from her house...

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The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, citing concern for the public's safety, has asked a state judge to seal documents in the wrongful death suit filed by the family of a Jamaica Plain woman that was killed in July when the Interstate 90 connector tunnel ceiling collapsed.Lawyers for the Turnpike Authority argue the Homeland Security Act allows the agency to withhold certain formation that...

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