U.S. Sen. Rand Paul was awarded more than $580,000 in damages and medical expenses on Wednesday in his lawsuit against the neighbor who tackled him and broke several of his ribs in a dispute over lawn maintenance. A jury in Bowling Green, Kentucky, deliberated less than two hours before delivering…
A patient’s representative is suing an assisted living facility operator for alleged negligence and reckless conduct. The woman, who holds power of attorney for the resident, filed a complaint in Cabell Circuit Court against The Village of Riverview alleging that it violated the residents’ rights to be free from abuse,…
A Florida jury has awarded nearly $500 million to the family of a woman fatally shot during an argument in a car in 2011. The family of the 20-year-old Jacksonville woman filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the man who shot her and two other men who helped dump her…
A woman and baby were killed and a man and another infant were seriously injured in a crash at a Florida intersection Sunday afternoon. Florida Highway Patrol says a man lost control of his pickup truck and crashed into the victims’ car, as well as other vehicles. Officials say a…
Six elderly Florida residents are alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in their lawsuit against the state over the length of time it takes them to get in-home Medicaid care. Approximately 50,000 state residents remain on a waiting list for in-home Medicaid services which can take over…
A sex abuse investigation is underway in Phoenix after a woman in a vegetative state in a healthcare facility for 10 years gave birth. Staff at the facility had been giving round the clock care to the female patient, according to AZ Family. She gave birth on December 29 after…
Florida has revoked the license of a nursing home where 12 elderly patients died in the heat after it lost power during a 2017 hurricane. The Agency for Health Care Administration issued its order Friday, saying an administrative law judge correctly concluded the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills “created an…
A head-on collision killed a woman and seriously injured a man on South U.S. 301 in Summerfield Thursday night. According to a witness, a 2011 BMW 5 series driven by a 34-year-old was in the wrong lane on U.S. 301 at Southeast 132nd Street Road and collided with a 47-year-old…
Officials say at least six passengers fell ill on a Frontier Airlines flight from Cleveland to Tampa. According to reports, the passengers who traveled on Tampa-bound Frontier Airlines Flight 1397 on Tuesday fell ill after leaving Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. The passengers are being held for observation. The sick passengers…
A 2-year-old girl has been injured after falling into the rhinoceros exhibit at the Brevard Zoo in Melbourne. Brevard County Fire Rescue officials said the girl was taken to an Orlando hospital for treatment Tuesday afternoon. Her mother was also taken to a hospital for treatment. The zoo’s executive director…