Blog Posts in April, 2011
Posted on Apr 13, 2011 By Joseph Tosti
Ohio State University has agreed to pay $1 million to the family of a freshman student crushed by a residence-hall elevator more than four years ago. Andy "Polo" Polakowski died on Oct. 20, 2006, when ...
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Posted on Apr 13, 2011 By Joseph Tosti
Jeffrey Deskovic spent half of his life in prison for a rape and murder he did not commit, but it was only this week, four and a half years after his release, that he received some measure of justice: ...
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Posted on Apr 8, 2011 By Joseph Tosti
A former high school football player who still struggles with symptoms of brain trauma sued the Highlands School District Thursday in U.S. District Court, alleging that his coach and trainer ...
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Posted on Apr 8, 2011 By Joseph Tosti
The federal government agreed Thursday to pay $1.95 million to the family of an illegal immigrant who died of penile cancer that went untreated during more than a year in state and federal custody. ...
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Posted on Apr 5, 2011 By Joseph Tosti
Hansen Beverage Company has released an official statement rejecting a Federal Way man's claim that he found a mouse in a Monster Energy Drink. Vitaliy Sulzhik is suing the drink maker after allegedly ...
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Posted on Apr 1, 2011 By Joseph Tosti
DAYTONA BEACH -- The young daughter of a 23-year-old Palm Coast man killed while riding his motorcycle has been awarded a $1 million verdict for damages. The jury award was part of $2.8 million in ...
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Posted on Apr 1, 2011 By Joseph Tosti
DAYTONA BEACH -- The young daughter of a 23-year-old Palm Coast man killed while riding his motorcycle has been awarded a $1 million verdict for damages. The jury award was part of $2.8 million in ...
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