It has happened to every parent. You are spending time with your toddler. You look away for a split second and they are gone. We can be the most conscientious of caregivers and yet, children still find a way to get into things not meant for them. Sometimes it is...
Last month a Dallas jury ordered Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $1.2 million in compensatory damages to a woman injured by a transvaginal mesh (TVM) implant. As a result of a defective design in the product, the Plaintiff suffered severe injuries when the mesh...
As April draws to a close, we remind our clients, friends and family to avoid distracted driving by keeping your mind and hands on your driving. April is designated as the month dedicated to prevention of Distracted Driving, including texting, changing the radio...
The first two weeks of April brought large verdicts for two plaintiffs injured by dangerous drugs. Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., and its partner Eli Lilly & Co. have been ordered to pay a combined total of $9 billion in punitive damages after determining their...
A new rule requiring backup cameras in all new cars, SUVs, minivans and pickups weighing less than 10,000 pounds by May of 2018 has been announced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. All new cars, SUVs and minivans, as well as some new small trucks...
As CEO Mary Barra was preparing to testify before congress about a recall of 2.2 million vehicles which demonstrated an ignition switch problem leading to 13 deaths, a new recall was announced for a problem which can cause a sudden loss of power steering. The new...
For as long as motorcyclists can recall, the debate over whether motorcycle helmets should be mandatory has flourished. Forty-seven states, including Nebraska, as well the District of Columbia, Guam, Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, have...
Yaz or Yasmin has now been linked to the deaths of at least 23 Canadian women, over half of which were under the age of 26. In addition, over 600 adverse reactions to Yaz and Yasmin were reported between 2007 and February of 2013. Although the FDA ordered clot risks...
On March 6, 2010, a woman dropped off her 2005 Cobalt from the dealership after experiencing a problem with the ignition shutting off while she was driving. She had lost her power steering and brakes and had to pull over the car to restart it. Her father insisted...
We have all seen the pictures. Everyone knows of the dangers of texting and driving, yet the message doesn’t seem to be sinking in. In 2011 alone, 3,331 people were killed in car accidents involving distracted drivers and an additional 387,000 others were injured,...