Trauma

Trauma Patient’s $50M Lawsuit Against New Brunswick Returns to Court

Richard Williams argued the Regional Health Authorities Act is relevant because it offers the province an “immunity provision.” Section 61(1) of the act states neither the province nor the minister of health is liable “for an act or omission of a regional health authority official, a person on the medical staff or nursing staff of a regional health authority or an employee or agent of a …


Lawsuit Filed Over Deadly Southwest Airlines Flight

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque couple has joined at least eight other passengers in filing a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines over a deadly flight. The Santa Fe New Mexican identifies the couple as Kevin and Andrea Nelson. The suit is in response to the April 2018 flight when a failed engine shattered a plane’s window mid-flight, killing Albuquerque resident Jennifer Riordan. The …


Parents File Class-Action Lawsuit Against Pop Warner Over Head Trauma

Two parents filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday against Pop Warner Little Scholars, the nation’s largest youth-football organization, alleging that it misled parents about the safety of its program, according to the New York Times. The lawsuit, which also includes USA Football and the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment, or NOCSAE, alleges all three organizations …