September 15, 2008

Dallas County to Pay $900,000 Over Lack of Medical Care

DALLAS-A federal court jury ordered Dallas County on Tuesday August 27, 2008 to pay $900,000 to a former Dallas County jail inmate for denying him proper medical care while he was in custody.

The jury found that Stanley Shepherd's constitutional rights were violated when he was denied basic medical care while in the Lew Sterrett Justice Center on burglary and drug charges in late 2003.

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August 19, 2008

Bobcat Excavator Accident Settles for $1.85M

A construction worker, Clifford Moncrieffe, was operating a Bobcat X320 compact excavator when the machine tipped over. Moncrieffe's left foot was outside the operator's compartment and his foot was crushed. Ultimately he underwent a knee amputation.

Moncrieffe sued manufacturer Clark Equipment Co., in Federal Court in Florida, for products liability (strict liability, negligence, breach of warranty and failure to warn).

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