Personal Injury | December 13, 2021
If you’re making a living or just supplementing your income as an Instacart shopper, this time of year might be especially busy for you. Unfortunately, it may also be extra dangerous. For both the gig workers and the employees who work for the grocery delivery app, the combination of the holiday rush and winter weather conditions can pose significant safety hazards.
Here’s what to watch out
Personal Injury, Product Liability and Class Action News | November 23, 2021
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a serious gastrointestinal emergency, particularly for the premature babies who are the individuals primarily at risk for this disease of the intestines. When NEC and the devastating effects it can have on a newborn and their family are caused by the baby formula given to the infant, parents may
Personal Injury, Product Liability and Class Action News | November 17, 2021
The 3M earplug lawsuits keep moving forward. On November 15, 2021, the seventh bellwether trial in the ongoing 3M earplug injury litigation ended in a $13 million award in favor of the plaintiff. This jury award has other service members who sustained hearing loss wondering if they, too, could still move forward with a claim.
The Florida trial
Personal Injury | November 8, 2021
With the school year in full swing, children everywhere are settling into their new routines. Most of the adults who supervise and educate children in school, daycare, and other childcare settings take seriously their responsibilities to the kids’ wellbeing, but that isn’t always the case.
Unfortunately, some teachers, coaches, and school staff are predators who sexually abuse the children in their care—and parents may be the last
Personal Injury, Product Liability and Class Action News | November 1, 2021
For individuals who either live with or are at risk of contracting HIV, a medication that provides both (partial) treatment of HIV symptoms and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) against getting the disease in the first place can seem like the answer to all of your worries. With Gilead’s medication Truvada, taking one pill a day was
Personal Injury | October 25, 2021
It’s the time of year kids all across America are looking forward to: Halloween. While parties, parades, and carving pumpkins are all part of Halloween fun, trick-or-treating is the main event.
And what’s really scary about it isn’t ghosts and ghouls, but the real risks that put kids in danger.
Trick-or-treating accidents are more common than you think, and they can have serious consequences. Here are the
Personal Injury, Product Liability and Class Action News | October 18, 2021
If you’re the plaintiff in a talc cancer lawsuit, the mid-October news headlines about talc powder product manufacturer Johnson & Johnson filing for bankruptcy are enough to make you worry. What could this move mean for the claim you’re pursuing to get the compensation your family needs?
Although it’s wise to be aware of what’s going on, plaintiffs don’t have to panic. The outstanding talc powder cancer
Personal Injury | October 5, 2021
Have you ever wondered how dangerous your job as a delivery driver really is? Every year, disturbing reports of serious injuries and preventable tragedies involving delivery drivers surface in the news. The attorneys and accident safety advocates at our personal injury law firm have noticed an increase in the number of calls we have received from injured delivery drivers.
It all got us wondering—what does the data
Personal Injury, Product Liability and Class Action News | September 27, 2021
Medtronic, the manufacturer of a medical implant that is alleged to have led to more than a dozen deaths, announced earlier in 2021 that it was halting sales of the product, according to the FDA. Further, Medtronic warned doctors against using unused implants that had already been sold and distributed.
The
Personal Injury | August 30, 2021
With retail companies like Walmart increasingly expanding into the delivery service industry, it’s more important than ever to keep delivery drivers’ safety top of mind.
Over the last 18 months, business has changed for many companies. Retail stores and restaurants began offering curbside pickup of items that, not so long ago, would have required consumers to come inside and shop for or
Accident Tips & Prevention, Personal Injury | August 23, 2021
With the new school year starting, motorists are sure to begin seeing many more school buses on the road. These cheerful yellow buses are highly effective at transporting children safely, with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reporting t
hat schoolchildren are 70 times more likely to make it to school safely in a school bus than in a car.
Still, there are risks, and the
Personal Injury | August 16, 2021
When their children are young, parents repeat that familiar refrain: look both ways before crossing the street. Children learn that green means go and red means stop before they learn to tie their own shoes. By the time kids are in their teens, parents often begin thinking more about educating their children on driving safety
Personal Injury | August 4, 2021
If you’re trying to squeeze every last drop out of summer, an August day trip or road trip may be appealing.
There’s a lot to love about the simplicity of taking a road trip. Traveling by car lets you avoid the hassle and expense of flying, especially during a pandemic.
You can explore nearby hidden gems and
Current Events and News, Personal Injury, Product Liability and Class Action News | July 13, 2021
Onewheel, the self-balancing motorized skateboard named for the single large wheel that propels it, has been among the hottest electric skateboards on the market since its arrival in 2015. Now, however, the hoverboard-inspired device has become the subject of multiple lawsuits arising out of injuries that riders allege were sustained due to a product defect.
Current Events and News, Personal Injury, Product Liability and Class Action News | July 12, 2021
For the 1,300+ Zantac cancer lawsuits already filed in the United States, 2021 has been a busy year. While these Zantac claims are advancing toward a resolution, many more former users of the heartburn medication are filing new lawsuits.
If you’re on the fence about whether to move forward with a Zantac lawsuit claim, here