Prosecutors are appealing to extend the six-year murder sentence handed to Oscar Pistorius last year. South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal will hear the state's arguments on 3 November. Pistorius, a Paralympic gold medallist, was jailed in 2016 for the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The National Prosecuting Authority will claim the sentence was too [...]
A NUMBER OF Irish women are pursuing legal action over complications they suffered after receiving vaginal mesh implants. The cases have emerged following reports of thousands of patients in the US, UK and Australia enduring similar issues with the devices. Transvaginal mesh implants are used to treat stress incontinence and more recently pelvic prolapse – [...]
Family Attractions Amusement LLC blames one of the children injured on their Ferris wheel for the gondola overturning, according to responses to three lawsuits filed following the August 2016 incident at the Greene County Fair. In the responses, the company denies responsibility in the incident and places blame on a minor child who was in [...]
The 60-year-old told The Sun that the family had "lost an angel", but that the death of 25-year-old Louella Michie was "not murder". He told the paper: "We've lost our angel. It's not murder - they were friends. It was just a tragic mistake, a tragic accident. "She touched so many lives. She was so [...]
An investigation into the incident, at Porto Airport in Portugal on September 5 2015, has highlighted the lack of legislation in Portugal covering the targeting of aircraft with lasers. The probe into the incident was delegated by the Portuguese authorities to the Irish Department of Transport’s Air Accident Investigation Unit as Ireland is the ‘state [...]
After calling it quits with Hollywood in June, the former actor, 60, was seen in public for the first time since his announcement, wincing in pain and hobbling toward his home in the West Village. Lewis broke his arm in a motorbike accident, sources exclusively tell Page Six. The Oscar-winning actor was spotted in Manhattan on Wednesday [...]
Mc Gregor has enlisted a legal team to help him win trademark for "The Notorious" in a series of upcoming legal battles. The Dubliner trademarked his brand with the European Union Intellectual Property Office back in January. However, he is being challenged by companies in the Netherlands and the UK. Two brothers from Liverpool, owners of Notorious Clothing brand are [...]
A stage-hand is suing Katy Perry and Live Nation over allegations that she lost a toe after being injured working on the singer’s Prismatic World Tour in 2014. Christina Fish claims that she was working on the tour when it visited Raleigh in North Carolina that year. It was there that, after being asked to [...]
A female staffer at a New York emergency room is being accused of illegally accessing Justin Bieber's medical file after Bieber was admitted to the hospital for an injury related to his testicles. Yes, really. TMZ originally reported that Bieber visited Northwell Health in Long Island in May, fearing he had twisted a testicle playing soccer. Now, New [...]
Birth injuries affect thousands of people each year. They can range from minor events, such as a bump or a bruise that causes discomfort and pain, to much more serious injuries that leave victims with a lifetime of medical problems and significant limitations. Unfortunately, a significant number of these Florida birth injuries are avoidable, and they only occur because a medical professional [...]