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There are a variety of birth control options for women today in the United States. Unfortunately, even with the regulation requirements of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), there is always a learning curve when coming out with news ways of ingesting drugs. Recent litigation has highlighted this liability issue for many drug companies with…
Testosterone has been marketed in America as a miracle drug for millions of men who have been diagnosed with low testosterone as a result of a separate medical condition. Early studies highlighted the positive, showing that men who used the supplement experienced increased strength and energy. As a result, doctors began prescribing the drug for…
Depression has gained increasing awareness in the United States. With improved diagnosing techniques, there has been more effort to treat and prevent the illness. Many times, treatment has involved the use of drugs. Drug companies have responded with an increasing amount of drugs being created and tested by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Unfortunately,…
According to an article in the Chicago Tribune, 83 of the passengers on Asiana Flight 214 that crash-landed at the San Francisco International Airport, took the necessary, initial legal steps to bring an action against Boeing, the manufacturer of the aircraft. The victims filed the petition in Chicago where Boeing maintains its headquarters. Aviation disasters,…
Car manufacturers in recent decades have been issuing more recalls on their vehicles. In the United States, car manufacturers must comply with the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act. Originally enacted in 1966, the Act outlines the safety standards manufacturers must use but they also require recalls to be issued when manufacturers have safety…
The regulation of guns in America is a controversial issue. These issues mainly revolve around an interpretation of the Second Amendment, where some sides say that the right to bear arms was never meant to extend to individuals. Others refute that claim with the history of citizen gun ownership. What has ignited the issue is…
The concept of a nuisance dates back to the earliest formation of American tort law. Under common law, a public nuisance is an unreasonable interference with a right common to the general public. A public nuisance is distinguished from a private nuisance, which affects only a small number of people. Notice that the definition is…
With the decrease in costs to fly, more Americans are using the skies as a convenient way of transportation. Airline travel has increased in the past ten years, according to a report by the Federal Aviation Administration or FAA. As expected, the increase in travel and passengers has increased the liability airlines may face in…
When a child dies in his or her own bedroom, as a result of a preventable incident, the words “unthinkable tragedy” come to mind. In February 2011, a two-year boy from suburban Chicago was killed when the dresser in his bedroom tipped over and trapped him between the furniture and the floor, causing him to…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has concluded that metal-on-metal hip implants are more likely to break down after being implanted, resulting in potential danger from exposure to metallic particles. It was originally believed that the metal-on-metal hip implants would be more durable and longer lasting than their plastic or ceramic counterparts. However, some…
