Interesting stories about lawsuits, mass tort cases, and other personal injury issues. Did a controversial but legal drink make one man run into traffic? Did too many ice packs cause a really, really…terrible…injury for one Army veteran? (Warning: The article is not safe for work). Beer stores might be partially responsible for rampant alcoholism on …
Interesting stories about lawsuits, mass tort cases, and other personal injury issues. South Africa mining companies face a lawsuit from injured workers that could be worth billions. Arsenic discharged into a South Carolina river? Not for much longer. Distracted law enforcement: Carrying a suspect to jail, using Facebook, and fatally injuring a cyclist. Child injured …
Continue reading ‘That Tort of Thing – August 21, 2012 – Memphis Personal Injury Lawyers’ »
Interesting stories about lawsuits, mass tort cases, and other personal injury issues. Focus this week: Medical Malpractice. Getting medical tests done? Make sure someone actually looks at the results… Malpractice claims were at a low in 2011, but malpractice seems to be occurring at a steady rate. Hospitals in New York are cutting corners by …
Continue reading ‘That Tort of Thing – July 17, 2012 – Memphis Personal Injury Lawyers’ »
Interesting stories about lawsuits, mass tort cases, and other personal injury issues. Focus this week: Dangerous Drugs. A doctor claims drug company GlaxoSmithKline puts American values to shame. Should drug distributors be responsible when they distribute prescriptions to addicts? Has Pfizer been delaying generic Lipitor in order to make more money off the name brand …
Continue reading ‘That Tort of Thing – July 10, 2012 – Memphis Personal Injury Lawyers’ »
Interesting stories about lawsuits, mass tort cases, and other personal injury issues. $1.6 billion ain’t pocket change – and it’s what Abbott Laboratories will be paying for their illegal marketing of the anti-seizure drug Depakote. DC reminds us that if you’re going to arrest people for driving drunk, you should make sure they actually are. …
Continue reading ‘That Tort of Thing – May 8, 2012 – Memphis Personal Injury Lawyers’ »
Interesting stories about lawsuits, mass tort cases, and other personal injury issues. One family’s attempt to break law enforcement barriers: Suing to get information about their child’s wrongful death. Oddly enough, Iowans are suing an Iowan corn plant. The reason? They allege its pollution has damaged their homes, cars, and health. When driving a giant …
Continue reading ‘That Tort of Thing – April 24, 2012 – Memphis Personal Injury Lawyers’ »
Interesting stories about lawsuits, mass tort cases, and other personal injury issues. Say it ain’t so, Captain Jack Sparrow! Johnny Depp’s bodyguards sued for allegedly injuring a woman while removing her from her VIP seat. A $120 million wrongful death lawsuit claims to represent “one million dollars per bullet” fired by police following a freeway …
Continue reading ‘That Tort of Thing – April 18, 2012 – Memphis Personal Injury Lawyers’ »
Interesting stories about lawsuits, mass tort cases, and other personal injury issues. Those five-toed running shoes you paid over $100 for? They might not change the world quite as much as they claimed. The family of a tourist who died on the Costa Concordia uses a lawsuit to seize another of Carnival’s cruise ships over …
Continue reading ‘That Tort of Thing – April 3, 2012 – Memphis Personal Injury Lawyers’ »
Interesting stories about lawsuits, mass tort cases, and other personal injury issues from the past week. Lawsuit in fatal school bus crash focuses on a lack of seat belts. Former Houston receiver Patrick Edwards settles lawsuit over broken leg after running into a metal cart during a game. Farm pollution lawsuit spurs public relations battle …
Continue reading ‘That Tort of Thing – March 20, 2012 – Memphis Personal Injury Lawyers’ »