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Personal injury claims, like car accidents, are frequent occurrences on America’s roadways. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration such accidents claim the lives of more than 30,000 people each year, with many times more than that being injured. In many instances, the police are called to the scene of the accident. Typically, the…
As tobacco litigation continues to increase the price and consequences of smoking cigarettes, smokers are embracing alternatives to support their habits. Enter, the e-cigarette, which purports to replicate the smoking experience without any of the harmful side effects found in traditional cigarettes. The devices were first developed in China and came into the US market…
It has recently been reported that Apple is in talks with major car companies over the possibility of building what is being called in the news as an “Apple Car”. This car is reported to be a self-driving vehicle equipped with Apple technology. This is also an exciting prospect given the fact that Google has…
By now everyone in the United States is aware of the dangers of asbestos. In many instances, asbestos class-actions have been going on for years, even decades. Even with all of the precautions and knowledge about asbestos, there are still ways asbestos contamination is being discovered. One such discovery of asbestos is in the presence…
In 2014, a jury in Texas awarded a family a million dollar judgment for the contamination on their family ranch due to fracking. Fracking, short for fracturing, is a process of extracting oil or gas from the ground by injecting high-pressure liquid into subterranean rock to force the release of the oil or gas. The…
Surgeons have been testing and using robotic devices to assist them in surgery. Increasingly, these robotic devices are performing the actual work while a surgeon is dictating and monitoring the movements. The benefit is that the surgery is possibly less invasive and the patient will have a shorter recovery time. Hospitals can accommodate more patients…
With the popularity of tort reform many states have tried to control costs by instituting screening panels. Many of these panels are directed toward medical malpractice lawsuits, known for exorbitant costs and jury awards. About twenty states have instituted such panels to monitor such lawsuits at the outset, to encourage settlement of the claims and…
In 2012, James Holmes walked into a crowded movie theater and opened fire, randomly shooting patrons at a Batman premiere in Colorado. Many people were shot or wounded in the melee that resulted. In 2014, a Texas judge allowed personal injury and wrongful death suits against the theater to proceed by refusing to grant the…
The beginning of autumn is the beginning of many popular sports in the United States. Unfortunately, it is also the beginning of worry about the risk of traumatic brain injury for many parents and athletes. Recently, the NCAA has agreed to settle its lawsuits from former and current athletes alleging that their brain injuries were…
Every year, millions in the United States head to amusement parks for summer fun, blissfully unaware of the potential liability such parks have faced in recent years. Entertainment is big business and there is more pressure for amusement parks to create wilder rides and attractions to keep customers coming back year after year. There are…
