Highway Contractor dinged $11M for Causing Car Accident. An $11M settlement was reached between a highway maintenance contractor, a woman, and the estate of her late husband following a fatal car accident. The contractor company, Lovin Contracting, was hired by the Georgia Department of Transportation to…
Benzene Work Exposure leads to Blood Cancer. Occupational or work exposure to benzene has been linked to various blood cancers, and benzene exposure victims (plaintiffs) are filing lawsuits that have led to verdicts and settlements in the millions of dollars. The challenge for the industry is…
Student Sues WKU University, Greek Life Organizations, and 17 Other Defendants Alleging Forced Drinking and Sexual Assault. A Western Kentucky University student filed a lawsuit against the university and several defendants, including Greek life organizations, alleging multiple counts of negligence and gross negligence from the school…
Texas dog walker nearly dies in a bloodthirsty dog attack. According to a recent lawsuit, a Dallas, Texas college student loses her ears, nose, and lips after a vicious dogs attack. Jaqueline Durand, 21, a University of Texas at Dallas college student was permanently and…
Texas Car Accidents – A Big Problem for a Big State. If you’re a resident of the Lone Star state, chances are you’ve done some serious driving–whether it be up north in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex or further south near Austin and Houston. One…
Exactech Knee Implant Failure. Plastic polyethylene inserts with 147,732 recalled Exactech knee implant devices may degrade prematurely causing failure rates 3 to 7 times higher than other total knee replacement systems. Artificial knee replacement surgeries have exploded, with 700,000 Americans annually undergoing knee replacement procedures.…
Roundup Lymphoma Cancer Claim California Trial Underway. The first bellwether trial over allegations that Roundup causes non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and other catastrophic cancers are currently underway in a California federal court. The trial is brought by Edward Hardeman, who blames his large B-cell non-Hodgkins lymphoma on Roundup that…
Cook IVC Filter Lawsuit results in $3M Trial Verdict. An Indiana jury recently awarded Tonya Brand $3 million in damages in the latest Cook IVC Filter bellwether trial in Indianapolis. According to the jury, the design of the Cook Celect IVC Filter was defective and…
Metal on Metal Hip Lawsuit 2019 Update. Sadly, many metal on metal hip replacement systems and hip parts that were implanted in recent years have been associated with high failure rates and other serious complications. These metal on metal hip designs were touted to last…
Injectafer Iron Medication under fire for severe side effects. Injectafer a popular iron replacement therapy has recently come under fire for serious and possibly catastrophic side effects including death. Injectafer Iron Medication under fire for severe side effects. Injectafer a popular iron replacement therapy…
