Miscellaneous

• IMPD Officer Involved in Deadly Pursuit

  Steve Wagner | May 03, 2008 12:59 PM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  Yesterday two people were killed in Indianapolis when a van being followed by an IMPD officer ran a red light, struck an SUV, and then slammed into an Indygo bus. Initial reports from the police...

• Kanawha County Man Files Lawsuit After Slip and Fall at Taco Bell

  Chrissie Cole | March 20, 2008 1:29 AM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  A Kanawha County man has filed a personal injury lawsuit against the national fast food chain, Taco Bell, for a slip and fall accident that occurred on February 1, 2006, when he fell on a wet floor.The lawsuit was filed on January 30, in Kanawha Circuit Court against Taco Bell.The man suffered severe injuries when he slipped and fell. The suit alleges, Taco Bell was negligent and should have...

• Grassy Meadows Raw Milk Cheese May be Contaminated with Staph

  Jenny Albano | January 31, 2008 7:03 PM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  High levels of staphylococcus aureus, or known as "staph", were found in several raw milk cheeses which were manufactured by Grassy Meadows dairy in Howe, Indiana. The products that were found to contain "staph" include Colby (lot no. 210317 and 19177), Jalapeno natural cheese (lot no. 2617, 21017 and 11017), "Homemade" cheese (lot no. 19267 and 19227), Monterey Jack (lot no. 18207 and 2937),...

• Modine Manufacturing Settles Personal Injury Lawsuit

  Chrissie Cole | January 30, 2008 12:42 AM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  Modine Manufacturing Co. settled a personal injury lawsuit, Friday that accused the company of environmental contamination at a manufacturing plant that the company operates in McCullom Lake Village, Illinois.The company has not admitted liability by agreeing to the settlement. Specific terms of the settlement were not disclosed.Modine Manufacturing said they would propose a class settlement to...

• Merck Settles Vioxx Claim for Nearly $5 Billion

  Chrissie Cole | November 09, 2007 1:54 AM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  Merck & Co. has agreed to pay out a record breaking settlement of $4.85 million to settle over 26,000 state and federal lawsuits involving patients who used Vioxx, a popular pain reliever.While this is one of the largest civil settlements in history, it represents only a fraction of the company's potential liability, which experts believe is between $10 billion and $25 billion.Vioxx was...

• Woman Files Personal Injury Lawsuit After Slip-and-Fall Accident

  Chrissie Cole | August 09, 2007 1:36 AM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  A personal injury lawsuit has been filed against a local grocery store after a woman suffered injuries when she slipped and fell in one of the aisles.The lawsuit was filed in Berkeley Circuit Court, on July 11, against Giant Food Stores, doing business as Martin's Food Market.While walking down the pet food aisle on July 15, 2005, she slipped and fell on a clear substance. She suffered serious...

• Salmonella Spread By Deli Workers?

  Staff Writer | March 15, 2007 9:46 AM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  We are receiving reports that a deli worker who was infected with salmonella poisoning from eating tainted Peter Pan Peanut Butter continued to work for months after the worker became sick. The worker was employed at a Brownsburg, IN Wal-Mart and was informed by the Indiana State Department of Health that working near food or in the deli was a health-code violation.If you live in or around...

• Legal Malpractice Verdict Against Law Firm

  Jason Reese | November 03, 2006 9:19 PM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  An Indianapolis jury awarded $18 million against a local law firm for commiting legal malpractice. Fillenwarth Dennerline was on the hook because everyone else involved in the collapse of the Indiana Construction Insurance Trust already had settled with the Indiana Department of Insurance.When the state liquidated the trust, it collected $7 million to pay back the medical claims of 8,200...

• Firms Cleared in Legal Malpractice Suit

  Steve Wagner | October 26, 2006 10:05 AM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  Two firms that sued a funding group for selling fraudulent securities were found not liable for failing to sue the accounting firm Arthur Andersen as well. The firms found themselves facing a legal malpractice suit nearly four years after the funding group's insurance company settled for $125 million.A federal appeals court ruled the firms had sufficient reason for not suing Arthur Andersen in...

• Stephen M. Wagner, Attorney at Law

  Staff Writer | September 01, 2006 10:52 AM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  Stephen M. Wagner grew up in Indianapolis and attended Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School where he graduated as co-valedictorian in 1987. Mr. Wagner graduated with honors from the University of Notre Dame in 1991 and received his law degree with honors from the Indiana School of Law in 1994. After being accepted to the Attorney General's Honors Program, Mr. Wagner worked for the Department of...