Under the economic loss rule, a party suffering only economic loss from the breach of an express or implied contractual duty may not assert a tort claim for such a breach absent an independent duty of care under tort law.
The Food and Drug Administration recently required Johnson & Johnson to add new warnings to its diabetes drug, Invokana, about the risk of foot and leg amputations. Final results from two clinical trials showed leg and foot amputations occurred about twice as often in…
On April 7, 2017, a North Carolina man filed a new Eliquis lawsuit on behalf of himself and his deceased wife. The case is now pending in the Southern District of New York, the court in which all federally filed Eliquis lawsuits have been centralized.…
The music world was rocked last week by news of Soundgarden singer and guitarist Chris Cornell’s death — and again when it was determined to be a suicide. But Cornell’s wife is speculating that too much anti-anxiety medicine might have been to blame. “I know…
“Kids in Danger (KID)” is a nonprofit organization with a mission to protect children by improving product safety. It was founded in 1998 by the parents of a young boy who was killed when a portable crib collapsed around his neck. The parents later discovered…
A very disturbing trend is occurring in Alabama: Cyclists are being shot by pellet guns. Here is a recent article about a woman shot in Mobile, and there as also a shooting at the Mount Cheaha event last weekend. In New Orleans, cyclists were shot…
A widely cited myth perpetuates that nearly all traumatic brain injuries resolve in three to six months without any long-term consequences. The myth lives on largely due to a frequently-cited statistic that claims only 15 percent of mTBI victims have long-term cognitive impairment. A recent published study found this number is likely a “gross underestimation.”
I have been a member of the Sparrow Michigan Athletic Club (MAC) since it opened over 25 years ago. It is the premier health club in the State of Michigan. In fact, outside of the East Bank Club in Chicago, which has a population of…
Cox appealed, arguing the District Court erred in granting Sage's motion to dismiss because there were no unusual circumstances sufficient to overcome the presumption in favor of Colorado courts hearing cases brought by Colorado residents.