After years of trying to recover from its worldwide airbag scandal, Takata has finally surrendered. The company filed for bankruptcy on June 26, 2017, with estimated debts totaling more than $9 billion. The company has been drowning in costs and liabilities associated with its defective…
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this month on a California court case concerning lawsuits against Bristol-Myers Squibb’s (BMS) Plavix blood thinner that could impact how drug and device litigation moves forward in state courts. Voting 8-1, the Justices said that the California Supreme Court was…
I’ve been spending time off road in Nevada lately. Over the years I’ve covered much of the state in Jeeps and other 4Wheel drive vehicles and I’d like to devote a little space to off road safety, and offroad navigation in particular. This is Part…
To achieve the rank of “biggest fraud” would take some doing from some (not all) politicians who use lies or half-truths knowing that the public won’t check the facts and hoping that the media won’t educate the public about the truth. But, its Thursday in Honolulu…
A drunk driver traveling in excess of 100 MPH in Salisbury, North Carolina caused a crash that injured three, and shut down a portion of Jake Alexander Blvd. in Salisbury on June 11. The North Carolina State Police reported that Abraham T. Morris, from Salisbury,…
Yesterday, I penned “Act Today to Stop H.R. 1215 from Destroying Your Rights.” Hours later, the House passed H.R. 1215 by a vote of 218 to 210. The bill now heads to the Senate for review. Putting citizens at such risk, without the right to…
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives will be voting on the “Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017” or H.R. 1215. I, as well as others here, have written about H.R.1215 in the past, but for those readers that may have missed prior posts, here…
California labels Monsanto’s Roundup as cancer causing. California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced this week that Glyphosate, an herbicide and the active ingredient in Monsanto Company’s blockbuster Roundup weed killer, will be added to California’s list of chemicals known to cause cancer…
If I read public sentiment correctly, people are tired of big government imposing rules and limitations on their rights. Does Washington DC get the message? H. R. 1215 does just the opposite. Here are a few examples: If a defect in medical device like a hip…
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on a massive tort reform bill that has the potential to strictly limit many plaintiffs who file a health care lawsuit. For patients who have been injured by medical negligence and file a lawsuit, H.R. 1215 (titled Protecting…