Rite Aid Pharmacy was sued for a medication error that lead to a man’s death. The pharmacy chain instructed the man to take almost double the prescribed amount of chemotherapy medicine leading to a chemotherapy overdose. Similar cases have been filed in Kentucky.
February 3, 2011, Pewee Valley, KY – A man from Crestwood was injured on January 24 after his SUV was hit by a train in Pewee Valley, according to Oldham County Police. The Courier-Journal.com reports the Pewee Valley train crash occurred around 5 p.m. where…
February 3, 2011 – Louisville, KY – A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against a Louisville police officer after a 22-year-old woman was killed in a car accident, Courier-Journal.com has reported. The lawsuit, filed January 27th by the woman’s family, claims the officer was…
Yes, if the court decides the underlying legal proceedings were fair, then all class members who are absent are generally bound by the judgment or settlement of a case. But, if the lawsuit is primarily to recover money, then absent class members are entitled to…
The answer depends on the nature of the lawsuit and your own individual circumstances. Often, class actions seek recovery for a large group of people, however, individual damages may be small. For instance, if a mortgage company is improperly charging interest and as a result…
Before a court certifies a class action, the court typically determines and concludes that there are too many class members for all the people to be named as parties in the lawsuit. Technically, class members do not join in the litigation and, instead, are considered…