Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Starbucks Customer Burned by Hot Water
In a lawsuit eerily reminiscent of another, a Starbucks customer is claiming that she required skin grafts after spilling hot coffee on herself. The original lawsuit, filed in 1992, involved a 79-year-old woman who spilled coffee on herself in McDonald’s. This lawsuit was, in turn, held up as an example of frivolous litigation that… Read More »
Palm Beach School District Files Lawsuit Against JUUL
The Palm Beach County School District has joined the growing number of school districts that have filed lawsuits against the vapor cigarette company JUUL to offset the costs of combating vaping. The lawsuit seeks “direct and consequential” compensation for “economic injuries” suffered as a result of “dealing with the vaping epidemic”. Palm Beach County… Read More »
Ten-Year-Old Injured in Zipline Accident
An outraged mom has filed a lawsuit against Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park and their parent company UATP Management after her son fell from a zipline attraction at his friend’s birthday party. The ride is a zipline-like ride called Sky Rider. According to the plaintiffs, the boy fell out of his harness and… Read More »
Lawsuit Claims FMU Student Was Raped in Dorm
A freshman at Florida Memorial University has filed a lawsuit against the college for negligent security. The woman says that she was sleeping in her dorm room and around 3AM, two males entered her room, woke her up, threatened her with violence if she did not comply with their demands, and one of them… Read More »
Widow Sues After Truck Driver Crushed Beneath Steel Beams
The wife of a truck driver killed in a Florida warehouse has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company that owned the warehouse. The truck driver was crushed beneath several steel beams after a stack of steel beams weighing about 7,000 lbs. fell on the trucker after it was unsecured. The trucker was… Read More »
Arthrex Faces Lawsuits Over Their Knee Replacement Device
Arthrex iBalance is a knee replacement technology that allows surgeons to perform “total knee replacements” on patients who have lost a significant amount of cartilage due to osteoarthritis. It can also treat cartilage loss caused by severe trauma to the knee. The Florida-based company brought in over $2 billion in revenue in 2017, but… Read More »
Dog Bite Leads to Amputation
A Texas man claims that part of his foot had to be amputated after two dogs bit him. He is now filing a lawsuit against the dog’s owner, seeking $1 million in damages. The plaintiff alleges that the dogs were allowed to run loose in defiance of county-wide ordinances. According to the plaintiff’s attorneys,… Read More »
Woman Suffers Severe Injuries After Drinking Liquid Nitrogen
A woman is suing a Florida restaurant after she claims that the waiter spiked her drink with liquid nitrogen. The woman required immediate hospitalization and had to have her gallbladder and parts of her stomach removed. According to the complaint, the plaintiff was with her friend when they both saw a waiter pour liquid… Read More »
NTSB To Announce Likely Cause of FIU Bridge Collapse
On October 29th, the National Transportation Safety Board will announce the likely cause, according to their investigation, of the FIU Bridge Collapse. The collapse, which resulted in six deaths and eight injuries has been subject to finger-pointing from the various parties tasked with various aspects of the construction of the bridge. The NTSB will… Read More »
Musician Sues Prep School After Stage Prop Falls
A Florida musician is suing Shorecrest Preparatory School after he says that a large stage prop fell on top of him. The plaintiff is a bassist and audio engineer who works at St. Petersburg College as adjunct faculty where he teaches music classes. The incident occurred roughly three years ago at the exclusive private… Read More »