A retired Illinois police lieutenant has been awarded a $3.1 million jury verdict in a medical malpractice lawsuit that was filed after his left leg was amputated in 2010 following treatment of ongoing vascular problems in a local hospital. Donald Johnson, 65, who formerly served on the police force in Loves Park, Ill., was admitted…

The family of an adolescent girl who was severely injured in April 2012 when she fell from a rock formation while visiting a camp facility with a group of Girl Scouts has received a $2.8 million settlement for her injuries and long-term care. The girl, Ashley Bagosy, was 11 years old when she fell while…

A 26-year-old former pizza deliveryman will receive a $240,000 settlement from the driver of a car that smashed into his delivery vehicle, leaving him with severe injuries, back in June 2013 in Northeast Philadelphia. The pizza delivery driver, Mahmoud Ahmad, was hurt on June 2, 2013, when his Acura TL automobile was struck in an…

A woman who slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk in front of her Philadelphia apartment building as she was leaving her building on Feb. 1, 2011, has been awarded an $847,362 jury verdict to compensate her for severe injuries and a bone dislocation from the icy fall. The victim, Angelit Barnes, was leaving her…

The family of a 27-year-old California woman who was struck by a hit-and-run driver as she walked across a street in December 2013 will receive a $2.5 million settlement in connection with the crash. The settlement will come from the federal government because the drunken driver was at the time an aide to a California…

As 2015 begins, it’s a perfect time to think about the year just past and how your insurance coverage is protecting you – for your home, rental property, cars, trucks, motorcycles, boats, RVs and anything else that you insure against loss. January is a handy time for such a review as we consider the changes…