A dropped cell phone led to a very serious rear end accident in Bells, North Carolina, with three people taken to the hospital with serious injuries. The North Carolina State Police stated that a black Honda was stopped at a traffic light in Bells, North…
The Durham Bus Company recently announced that they will pay for the funerals of six children who died as a result of a school bus crash in Chattanooga. In addition the company will pay for counseling, hospital expenses, travel and medical expenses for children injured…
Justice for a family devastated by corporate indifference was affirmed by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on November 23, 2016. A jury sitting in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia found that Ryobi Technologies, Inc. was negligent in manufacturing a…
In May of this year (2016), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that it had issued a final rule to “modernize injury data collection to better inform workers, employers, the public and OSHA about workplace hazards.” The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that…
All federally filed testosterone-replacement lawsuits were consolidated into the Northern District of Illinois in June 2014. Since then, the parties have been working toward selecting a small number of cases to serve as the initial bellwether trials, which are typically used to gauge jury reactions…
Self-driving cars are no longer in the realm of science fiction. In September 2016, Uber put four self-driving cars on the road in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in a real-world test unprecedented in the United States. Uber loyal customers had the choice of whether they wanted one…
Many consumers enjoy going to the Dollar Store, where the one-dollar bill seems to buy you a bit more than in most places. But the Dollar General Corporation has recently been cited for failing to protect their workers. In September 2016, the Occupational Safety and…
Imagine that you are looking to purchase a new automobile. You finally find the vehicle that meets all your requirements. As you are signing all the paperwork involved with that purchase, you discover there is a clause in the contract that states you are waiving…
Having a child with special needs should never mean missing out on the fun and magic of the holiday season. White Oaks Mall in Springfield is making sure no child is left out. The shopping mall is bringing back a free special event called “Caring…
When a plaintiff files a lawsuit, he or she begins to gather a team of legal experts who aim to obtain the most successful and efficient outcome. As the case wraps up, it makes sense to follow through with financial expertise to ensure the settlement…