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 not having malpractice insurance, putting the burden on individual doctors and patients looking for justice. A good example for why hospitals need serious coverage for negligence and malpractice: this tragic $12 million case near Chicago. If you’ve suffered an injury that you believe was caused by the negligence or wrongdoing of someone else, you may be entitled to compensation. Contact our Memphis personal
Interesting stories about lawsuits, mass tort cases, and other personal injury issues. A prop malfunction has caused one actor blindness and disfigurement. Now he wants compensation – including damages for career losses, since he makes a living with his appearance. China has been using fake lawsuits to brand their products as “famous.” Two lawsuits show how bad it might actually be for the developmentally disabled in NY state care. If you’ve suffered an injury that you believe was caused by the negligence or wrongdoing of someone else, you may be entitled to compensation. Contact our Memphis personal injury lawyers online or call us at 901-327-1212 to talk for free about your situation.
Interesting stories about lawsuits, mass tort cases, and other personal injury issues. Bayer may have been hurt in the short-term by lawsuits over their dangerous contraceptives (like Yaz and Yasmin), but not that hurt. How will Penn State choose to pay for the impending lawsuits? “A horse is a horse, of course, of course;” but that doesn’t make it the sheriff’s horse. Trampoline park safety – is it even possible? If you’ve suffered an injury that you believe was caused by the negligence or wrongdoing of someone else, you may be entitled to compensation. Contact our Memphis personal injury lawyers online or call us at 901-327-1212 to talk for free about your situation.
Interesting stories about lawsuits, mass tort cases, and other personal injury issues. Children’s schoolyards – especially in dangerous neighborhoods – need adequate security. Tragically, they don’t always get it. The newest personal injury area of practice in the US is not an easy one: torture injury law. Arby’s may have proven successfully that danger can lurk anywhere. The QuickTrim diet regimen is being sued for false claims. The question now (as in most cases) is how much the Kardashians should be involved. Not a personal injury case, but perhaps it should be: companies can create trademarked hologram versions of your deceased loved ones and make them behave “virtually” in present day. Marilyn Monroe’s estate, not surprisingly, has cooled to
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 between Chesapeake Bay activists and poultry industry. Study suggests tort reform doesn’t lead to large healthcare savings. BP Gulf oil spill lawsuit settlement reached for $7.8 billion. If you have suffered an injury that you believe was caused by the negligence or wrongdoing of someone else, you may be entitled to compensation. Contact our Memphis personal injury lawyers to talk for free about
Interesting stories about lawsuits, mass tort cases, and other personal injury issues. It’s an honor to perform at the Tony awards. …Until you’re hit by an enormous falling set piece. What options out there can help protect children who are born into the US prison system? Don’t get attacked by geese. And business owners, don’t let your employees get attacked by geese, either. The Costa Concordia cruise ship fiasco is nowhere near over. Another lawsuit filed, asking $200 million for four people. It’s a one in a million chance, but it can happen: blood transfusion allegedly led to HIV. If you’ve suffered an injury that you believe was caused by the negligence or wrongdoing of someone else, you
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. One man is suing BMW for a rather…unusual…reaction to the seat of his motorcycle. A federal appeals court rejected a lawsuit on behalf of combat veterans, claiming it’s Congress’ job to clean up the VA’s mental health care system. $24 million awarded after a Coca-Cola truck driver testified she was unaware of the risks involved in using a cellphone while driving. __ If
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? Beer stores might be partially responsible for rampant alcoholism on one reservation. One alleged risk of going to see a Medieval Times show: permanent blindness. If you’ve suffered an injury that you believe was caused by the negligence or wrongdoing of someone else, you may be entitled to compensation. Contact our Memphis personal injury lawyers online or call us at 901-327-1212 to talk for free about your situation.
Interesting stories about lawsuits, mass tort cases, and other personal injury issues. 11 years later, the owners of the World Trade Center are suing for damages. And the result “could be bigger than your wildest imagination.” Technically the whole trial might belong in Italy; but hundreds of passengers and thousands of businesses are seeking money in a US court for the epic capsizing of the Costa Concordia. Makes some sense: Amex Assurance Company doesn’t want to pay out a $1.5 million life insurance policy to a man who 1) wasn’t married to the deceased and 2) is widely suspected in her death. Are Wolfgang Puck’s Dallas employees really “drunken, tobacco-chewing thieves?” A lawsuit may uncover the truth. If you’ve
Interesting stories about lawsuits, mass tort cases, and other personal injury issues. A small win for William and Kate in the latest privacy scandal rocking Britain. Partygoers allege they were encouraged to swim in a glowing pool that was actually filled with blinding, toxic chemicals. Can a city sell helicopters “as is” when “as is” actually means “don’t fly this?” A case in Washington very relevant to Memphis: is it OK for police to withhold investigative records? If you’ve suffered an injury that you believe was caused by the negligence or wrongdoing of someone else, you may be entitled to compensation. Contact our Memphis personal injury lawyers online or call us at 901-327-1212 to talk for free about