A federal judge refused a new trial for a Nevada trucking company that was ordered to pay $4.5 million in damages to Amtrak after a truck slammed into a passenger train in 2011, killing six people. The verdict was returned by jury in September 2014…
Moving forward with a personal injury claim after a car accident, while having a pre-existing injury, can be challenging, but is not entirely impossible. The insurance company will likely tell you that your “new” injuries, if they exist at all, are just an aggravation of…
Consumers that have a hoverboard in their home or garage should also have a fire extinguisher handy, warns the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). These mini Segways are proving to be 2015’s most popular, albeit dangerous, Christmas gift, after reports of multiple fires and…
The Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) was enacted in 1908 by Congress and still continues to provide a federal system of legal remedy for the protection of thousands of railroad workers and their families, nationwide. FELA also serves as a kind of guideline for railroad…
The Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act, also referred to as the FACT Act, passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, poses significant harm to asbestos victims and their families. In short, the FACT Act would forfeit the privacy of individuals suffering from asbestos disease by…
Despite the 2013 U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding Missouri v. McNeely and essentially protecting operating while intoxicated (OWI) defendants nationwide from being forced to take blood tests without their consent unless police have a warrant, 13 states, including North Dakota and Minnesota, have made it a crime to refuse to take such a test. The United State's Supreme Court has agreed to hear cases on whether it is a constitutional violation to criminalize refusal to submit to warrantless blood tests. The two leading cases include Birchfield v. North Dakota and Bernard v. Minnesota.
Last month Congress passed the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, known as the FAST Act. This bill is a compromise of a few previous bills that did not pass. This new law allocates $305 Billion towards fixing America’s transit system, which includes fixing roads, reducing…
Ahhh, the Streisand Effect. Apparently Dr. Rosalind Griffin has never heard this phenomenon, which is understandable; not everyone has. However, Dr. Griffin is now experiencing it thanks to her attempts to silence attorney Steven Gursten. Steve wrote a blog post back in 2014 and asked…
Since April 2012, federally filed Zoloft lawsuits have been proceeding in centralized litigation in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania under the direction of U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe. Currently, there are just shy of 300 cases pending against Zoloft manufacturer Pfizer, with plaintiffs claiming that…
Before I began practicing law over 30 years ago, I received a degree in Pharmacy and worked as a registered pharmacist. Even then, I could see how the demands placed on pharmacists and pharmacy technicians were creating a potentially dangerous environment in which very serious…
