According to Southern California Public Radio, the family of Bryan Stow, the Giants fan who was beaten on opening night at Dodger Stadium, has filed a personal injury lawsuit against the Dodgers. The family alleges that recent cutbacks in security and outdated facilities contributed to Stow’s injuries.

Stow remains in critical condition in San Francisco General Hospital. The baseball team is also being accused of negligence, premises liability, negligent hiring and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Last week, doctors treating Stow said he was being weaned off five anti-seizure medications and his brain did not show any seizure activity during 30 hours of constant monitoring. While the news is positive, Stow’s personal injuries are so severe that doctors say they are still trying to assess any brain damage.

Stow was attacked after he wore a Giants jersey to the March 31st season opener at Dodger Stadium. Local police say this senseless and brutal attack happened at the hands of 31-year-old Giovanni Ramirez, who was finally arrested this week at an apartment in East Hollywood. A parole agent’s tip led to the arrest. Ramirez remains in jail on $1 million bail and is charged with assault with a deadly weapon.

Stow’s family alleges that financial mismanagement of the Los Angeles Dodgers may have contributed to the violent beating and subsequent brain damage, citing Frank McCourt’s public and messy divorce as the reason the Dodgers Stadium was unable to provide adequate security detail on the night of the incident.

According to the Chicago Tribune, Attica residents will split a $8.1 million settlement against Kraft Global Foods Inc. Two years and three months later, the retired couple who filed the class action lawsuit alleging that a long-closed factory contaminated groundwater and created carcinogenic vapors in their neighborhood says that the suit was never about money. Mary and Ben Bowles say they moved into the neighborhood after downsizing, without ever expecting to be exposed to harmful pollutants and contamination.

About 124 households will split $5.4 million and $2.7 million will go to their various lawyers. The amounts will vary by property value, on average each household will receive about $40,000. A consultant for Kraft informed the families in November 2009 that hazardous chemical compounds were found in their neighborhood’s water supply and homes. The Bowles filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of their affected neighbors, alleging water and air pollution hurt their property values and placed their health at risk.

Kraft used tetrachloroethene and trichloroethylene as cleaners and degreasers at the former factory, when both chemicals are known to cause cancer. The $8.1 million settlement only deals with the property values and not personal injury. Orlando injury lawyer encourages residents to keep a close eye on any health problems as the effects of PCE and TCE can take years to manifest. Some residents have already reported various health issues.