A New York father has filed a $4.5 million lawsuit against the makers of a plastic T-ball bat that allegedly mangled his 5-year-old son’s face, leaving him to suffer severe facial injuries and permanent scarring. The lawsuit claims that the Adjust-A-Hit T-Ball set was defectively designed, according to reports. The…
A woman was critically injured in Brooklyn last week after a car hopped a curb and crashed into her, according to witnesses at the scene and the FDNY. Witnesses and fire officials claim a black car heading south on Court Street in Brooklyn Heights made a right turn onto Atlantic…
A patron of McDonald’s is suing the fast food giant after an incident in which his orange juice allegedly came with a plastic spear instead of a straw, which lodged itself in his throat. According to reports, when the man attempted to extract the object from his mouth, a serrated…
The parents of a 3-month-old baby girl who died while under the care of Waukegan-area babysitter in Illinois have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the woman and Care.com, the nanny screening service that helped the couple hire her. The parents of the child, who reside in Kenosha, Wisconsin, allege…
The city has agreed to pay $2.75 million to the family of a Rikers inmate who died while in prison in 2012 from an alleged brutal beating by correction officers. The city medical examiner’s office ruled the 52-year-old man’s death a homicide. Despite these findings, the Bronx district attorney’s office…
A 22-year-old mother who was kicked out of a New York Barnes & Noble bookstore for failing to cover up while breastfeeding has settled her complaint with the Attorney General against the company. According to a press release issued by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office, the terms of…
A San Francisco Giants fan, who suffered brain damage after two Dodgers fans beat him at the Dodger’s Stadium on opening day in 2011, was awarded $18 million for his suffering, which the Dodgers will be partially responsible for, according to the New York Daily News. The permanently disabled man…
The Brooklyn, New York-based company, Tough Mudder, is now facing a lawsuit filed by a Maryland mother who lost her son after he drowned in a Tough Mudder competition last year in West Virginia. During the 2013 event, the man died on the “Walk the Plank” obstacle, which involved climbing…
A federal judicial panel decided on Monday that lawsuits against General Motors from customers who suffered economic damages from a recall over faulty ignition switches will be heard in New York. According to the ruling from the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, the cases will be sent to U.S.…
Two young boys were seriously injured Monday afternoon when a gust of wind blew an inflatable bounce house into the air with three children inside. Two of the children inside, boys ages 5 and 6, were tossed to the asphalt from at least 15 feet above ground. The boys were…