On October 21, 2026, a Kern County Superior Court jury in Bakersfield, California returned a $9.25 million verdict against former OB-GYN Arthur Park over the April 2019 deaths of Demi Dominguez, 23, and her newborn son, Malakhi. The jury found Park negligent in Demi’s care. Verdict at a Glance Detail What the record shows Total…
Former Cleveland Browns wide receiver David Bell is seeking more than $300 million in a Pennsylvania lawsuit alleging that an unnecessary core muscle repair surgery caused a life-threatening femoral artery injury and ended his NFL career. The lawsuit was announced on October 15, 2026, by his legal team. The complaint names surgeon William Meyers, M.D.,…
A South Carolina court-ordered damages judgment arising from the 2011 death of 73-year-old Mildred Watkins at a Hopkins nursing home initially totaled $29,515,245.68. On September 23, 2026, the South Carolina Court of Appeals upheld the judgment in large part but modified the punitive damages on the estate’s survival claim. Based on the figures in the…
On October 2, 2026, Mt. Hawley Insurance Company filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against The Hanover American Insurance Company, The Hanover Insurance Company and Schmid Construction, Inc. Mt. Hawley alleges that Hanover American rejected a $900,000 settlement offer in an underlying wrongful death case without…
A New York justice has upheld a $10 million jury award for past pain and suffering in Widercrantz v. American Biltrite Inc., Index No. 190118/2024, an asbestos case in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County. Mealey’s reported the ruling on October 5, 2026, citing a notice of ruling the…
Providence and MultiCare have reached settlement agreements worth a combined $155.5 million in two patient lawsuits over spine surgeries performed by neurosurgeon Dr. Jason A. Dreyer. The Providence case also involves Dr. Daniel Elskens. The Spokesman-Review reported the agreements on October 4, 2026. There is no claim form and no claim deadline yet. The settlements…
Two University of Mississippi students died on September 21, 2026, and investigators reportedly found packages labeled “Smax Pseudo-DHM” tablets in connection with the cases. The question now is whether those tablets contained concentrated or enhanced kratom-related compounds rather than ordinary kratom leaf. The distinction matters. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned that…
A confidential Cook County, Illinois, birth injury lawsuit has settled for $3.5 million after a child suffered permanent damage to the right arm from an alleged brachial plexus injury during birth. The settlement was announced September 29, 2026, by Zayed Law, which represented the child and family. According to the firm’s announcement, $2.5 million was…
A wrongful death lawyer helps families sue when someone dies because of another person’s negligence or wrongful act — from car accidents to medical malpractice. Families can recover lost income, medical bills, funeral costs, and compensation for loss of companionship. The median wrongful death settlement is approximately $294,728, with many cases exceeding $1 million depending…