In 2013, John Magill’s 2007 Ford Fusion crashed into a vehicle driven by defendant Mark Polunci, which was the subject of the case in John Magill and Suzanna Magill v. Ford Motor Company, No. 15SA332 (Co. Sup. Ct. Sept. 12, 2016). Magill suffered severe injuries…
Two women died and a third was seriously injured after a car hit three pedestrians in Bland County, Virginia on Feb. 19. Virginia State Police have charged a 27 year old male driver with three felony counts of hit-and-run, one count of reckless driving and one…
Zimmer Biomet, a major manufacturer of shoulder implants, announced a U.S. recall of its shoulder devices after many complaints of shoulder fractures causing severe pain, permanent loss of shoulder function, infections and other serious injuries. The FDA announced a Zimmer Biomet Comprehensive Reverse Shoulder Class…
In our legal system, a person injured through the negligence of another can file a lawsuit seeking monetary compensation for damages. The Seventh Amendment to the Constitution ensures that civil cases can be heard and decided by a jury of our peers. Yet, in most…
The latest assault on the civil justice community is H.R. 985, a bill that was introduced into the U. S. House of Representatives earlier this month. Simply put, H.R. 985 seeks to eliminate the rights of Americans to bring class actions or multidistrict litigation (MDL)…
Last night, nationally renowned TV news magazine show “60 Minutes” featured former MSU doctor Larry Nassar’s involvement with USA Gymnastics. Nassar made a name for himself “treating” high level athletes, including Olympians. USA Gymnastics claims to have contacted the FBI in 2015 after receiving a…
Three days between the receipt of a settlement check and the endorsement of that check determined whether a personal injury victim could sue the insurance company in the case of Donna Kovac, v. Farmers Insurance Exchange, No. 16CA0167, Court of Appeals of Colorado, Division One…
Earlier this month, Plaintiffs with current litigation against AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb for injuries related to their SGLT2 diabetes drug, Farxiga, petitioned the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to consolidate their cases in the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.…
In Arnold Calderon, Petitioner v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company, Respondent, Supreme Court Case No. 14SC494, Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc (Nov. 7, 2016), Arnold Calderon was injured in a car accident by an uninsured motorist. Fortunately, Calderon had been paying premiums to American…