A Philadelphia-area woman who had her left leg amputated after a serious infection occurred following a double knee replacement surgery in 2010 has been awarded $4.2 million in damages by a Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas jury. The plaintiff, Annabelle Glasgow, had the surgery after her doctor, Dr. Easwaran Balasubramanian of Temple University Hospital, diagnosed…

A Jefferson County, Pa., woman has been awarded $3 million in damages by a jury for a negligence claim against a doctor who failed to diagnose her cancer on a timely basis, which led to her disease progressing for more than four years. The victim, Katherine Palar, had gone to Punxsutawney Hospital in March 2009…

Drinking and driving never mix, especially during the holidays when we are reminded over and over again to enjoy ourselves, but to drink responsibly. It’s the time of year when we are inundated with public service messages about the dangers of drinking and driving, and when we see an uptick in the number of holiday…

The estate of a Williamsport, Pa., man who died in January 2014 when his car was struck by a speeding police car that was heading to a call has reached a $1 million settlement with the city. The estate of James D. Robinson, who was 42 years old at the time of the crash on…

A New Springville, N.Y., woman whose car was struck by a New York City Transit express bus as she drove in Eltingville, N.Y., in August 2009 has reached a $250,000 settlement with the transit company and its driver. Tara Prussack, now 39, was driving her car at 7:45 p.m. on Aug. 3, 2009, on Richmond…

A California woman has received a $2.5 million settlement for serious injuries suffered in 2012 when a mass transit bus struck her while she rode her bicycle home from a gym in Emeryville, Calif. The victim, Cara McClendon of Oakland, suffered a brain injury and a shattered face in the crash, which happened July 17,…