Tort Cases

Dailey

A five year old could manifest enough intent to know that moving a chair out from under his aunt would cause her to fall.

Talmadge

A man wanted children off of the roof of his shed, so the threw a stick at them but it did not hit the child he was aiming for.

Wallace

During a fire drill, a teacher touched a visiting parent standing on the stairs to encourage her to move but she fell down the stairs.

Fisher

A Black man was getting food at a conference when a racist hotel woker ripped the plate from his hand causing embrassment.

I De S

A drunk man threw hatchet at wife but did not hit her

Western Union

A drunk man could have lunged over tall partition at lady who asked him to fix her clock

Hardy

an employee was questioned over stealiing a watch but stayed to clear her name

Big Town Nursing Home

A man was restrained in a mental health facility despite his nephew being told he could leave

Parvi

A drunk man was taken to a golf course by police by his choice and wandered into a road

Enright

A lady was wrongly detained by police for refusing to give her drivers liscense eventhough her crime was not leashing her dog

Whittaker

A lady wasn't allowed to leave a yacht before rejoining the yacht owner's cult

Taylor

A young girl witnessed her father being beaten, but the beaters did not know she was there

Harris

A man's anxiety but not stutter was worsen due to workplace harassment

State Rubbish

A man vomited from anxiety after a fellow trash collector threatened to beat him

Solcum

A lady had a heart attack after a grocery store employee said she stank

Dougherty

A land surveyor walked onto his land and caused no harm

Pearson

a politician’s employee was photocopying documents at night and removing the copies only

Hackbart

an NFL player was struck on the head between plays

Mohr

a lady was scared for right ear surgery, operated on left

O'Brien

an irish immigrant who stood in line to be vaccinated & raised her arm

De May

a doctor who let his fake assistant hold a woman’s hand in child birth

Katko

a thieft was shot in the leg by a loaded spring gun

Bonkowski

a lady was stopped and search in a store's parking lot after being accused of stealing jewerly

Surocco

a sanfranciscan couldn’t finish removing belongings because mayor ordered house burned

Vincent

a private ship stayed moored to a private dock, greatly damining it during a great lakes storm

Vaughn

neighbor warned that his hay rick was a fire hazard, did nothing to prevent danger

Delair

driver who did not know he had bald tires crashes into another car

Trimarco

building did not replace shower with shatter-proof glass despite it being used for 30 years

Cordas

taxi driver jumped out due to an armed man but the unmanned taxi hit a family on sidewalk

Roberts

blind man ran into an elder when he was not using his cane

Robinson

13 year old driving a dangerous snow mobile severed his friend’s thumb

Breunig

woman with history of hallucinations drove into God’s light and hit another car

Heath

well-trained pilot’s plane crashed after takeoff

Hodges

attorneys served commissioner of insurance which was debatably improper

Boyce v. Brown

doctor put screw in ankle, did not take x-ray, screw had to be removed

Morrison

man fainted after doing a urethral smear standing up

Scott

after a hysterectomy, a woman’s urine leaked into her vagina, she was not told of this possibility

Moore v. Regents

doctor, unknowingly to the patient, commercialized his spleen cells

Perry

Texas had criminal law imposing liability for those who witnessed but did not report child abuse

Zeni

driver hit pedestrian but tried to get out of liability saying that the pedestrian wasn’t on sidewalk

H.E. Butt Grocery v. Resendez

customer slipped on a grape that fell from a sturdy display

Jasko

customers ate hot pizza off of wax paper while standing, a man fell

Ortega v. Kmart

milk slip and manager couldn’t say how long it had been since last inspection

Joye

fell on brown banana peel in grocery store

Anjou

train state banana peel was black and flat, was not dropped right before being stepped on

Goddard

train station banana peel could’ve been dropped right before she stepped on it

Byrne

falling barrel, something that doesn’t just happen

Larsen

falling hotel arm chair

James

doctor chose to leave wire inside of a patient

Sullivan

truck driver’s breaks may have gone out causing an accident but no way to know

Sindell

woman could not show which DES maker made what her mom took which gave her cancer

Summers

2 men shot but only one bullet hit their friend, no way to tell who

Daubert

Bendecin was not known to cause birth defects, but an expert claimed it was

Gentry

man who shot wife did not know if the faulty step caused him to fall

Reynolds v. Texas Pacific

lady fell down a dimly lit railroad staircase

Wagon Mound 2

taker crew spilled oil into harbor, thought oil couldn't catch fire, it blew up ships

Polemis

dropped a board when unloading a ship, sparked, whole ship inflamed

Ryan

train negligently set fire to woodshed, ember from woodshed burned distant-ish house

Wagon Mound 1

taker crew spilled oil into harbor, thought oil couldn't catch fire, it did

Palsgraf

two train employees helped a late passenger onto the train but his package fell, fireworks exploded, and a clock tower fell on Palsgraf at the other end of the station

Bartolone

man’s pre-existing likely schizophrenic condition was aggravated by a car crash

Daniels

man smashed teeth after starting car in gear because he was trapped on a railroad and scared

Enright v. Eli Lilly

granddaughter tried to sue for DES exposure via grandmother

Kelly

served alcohol to friend who they knew had to drive home, liable for accident caused by friend

McCoy

rescuer struck from behind after helping in a car roll over

Fuller

surgeon suffered brain injuries, resulting in seizures and later suicide

Watson

railroad spilled oil, a criminal dropped a match in it

Derdiarian

seizing driver went over “barricade” to hit roadside, gas main tradesman

Yun

man chases tire across a busy freeway during the night

Knell

couple were injured riding in taxi after driver hit another who was also driving recklessly

Elbaor v. Smith

ankle hurt, fixed, and then care transferred, all but one party settled with P

Bierczynski

two friends drag racing, one crashed into P, but they each encouraged in the other’s tort

Procanik

mother who was not told of german measles birth abnormalities

Endresz

stillborn child after hit in a car accident

Thing

woman saw her son laying on ground after car accident)

Daley

couple experienced physical manifestations of distress after car hit light pole near house

Tarasoff

doctor had campus police detain homicidal patient, he later killed his ex-girlfriend

J.S. and M.S.

wife knew husband was sexually assaulting neighbors who visited to play with horses

Kline

robbery in common area of DC apartment building

Pagelsdorf

guest fell due to dry rotted railing when helping renter-friend move

Borders

tenant and landlord knew of icy step

Rowland

injured hand on fine-looking skin knob that his friend’s didn’t warn about

Seigneur v. National Fitness

lady was hurt while at a DC metro area gym

Rush

woman fell through floor of outhouse, the only bathroom provided by her landlord

McIntyre

two drunk drivers hit each other

Davies

man could have avoided hitting donkey tied on the side of the road

State Farm v. Campbell

insurance company forced a case to go to trial and then refused to pay

Cheathum v. Pohle

revenge porn

Richardson

$22M for person who cannot use body after wreck, $102k for a small scar

Friedman

car started even though in “drive”, could show that wouldn’t have happened without incorrect configuration of gearshift

MacPherson

Buick did not inspect a defective third-party wheel

Greenman

man bought attachment for powertool, did not have strong enough bolts, hurt him

Prentis

forklift had a deadman switch but not a seat, man was thrown when jiggling the switch

Green

nurse developed a latex glove allergy

Baxter

car manufacturer assured that the car had shatter-proof glass

Henningsen

car manufacturer’s ads were for a car that could be presumed safe, but defective wheel

Anderson

party was exposed to asbestos when working with fiberglass, was not told of risks

Daly

man was not wearing seatbelt during accident but the door lock was also defective

Ford

man started a tractor which it was in gear while standing beside it, despite having a safety switch

Erie

a carrier delivered a lamp that blew up