Three paint manufacturers will have to spend millions of dollars in clean up costs to protect Rhode Island children from being poisoned by lead paint. This is the first time that any State has sued the paint industry for clean up costs. This week, the jury found the defendants to be a public nuisanc
Congratulations to the Supreme Court for overturning an Appellate Court’s decision which took away a 1.4 Million Dollar verdict for two black employees against Tyson Chicken in an employment discrimination case. The Appellate Court had held that a white chicken plant manager could not be sued for ca
It should not be surprising that Dr. Robert Ricketson is acting as his own lawyer before a jury in Hilo, Hawaii; since no defense attorney could keep a straight face while telling his story as a Medical Malpractice Defendant. Dr. Ricketson chose to use a screwdriver to stabilize a patient’s spine, w
Responding to a 2005 Study, the FDA Advisory Committee has found a link between Adderall, a popular drug for children with attention deficity hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and an increased risk of heart attacks, strokes, and death. The Chairman of the FDA Drug and Risk Management Advisory Committee
A jury in Waupun, Wisconsin awarded $8 Million in total damages, of which $4 Million were non-economic (pain, suffering, and loss of consortium). Fortunately for the Plaintiff, this is the first verdict in a Medical Malpractice case since the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down the Medical Malpracti
According to the Associated Press, a Louisiana man has filed a Products Liability suit against Apple, seeking Class Certification for all iPod users who may have suffered noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) from the device. The complaint alleges that iPod’s are “inherently defective in design and are
The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled UNANIMOUSLY that gas stations owe a duty or reasonable care to other motorists when they sell gas to obviously intoxicated drivers or assist them in pumping gas into their vehicles. Recently, a clerk refused to sell a drunk driver alcohol, but helped him put gas
The largest Medical Malpractice Verdict ever in Warren County, Tennessee has been awared to the widow of a patient who died 30 minutes after being discharged without treatment by a nurse practitioner. The jury found against River Park Hospital after hearing evidence that the patient had complained o
According to Jay D. Wexler, a law professor at Boston University, our Supreme Court Justices are funnier than you might expect. By reviewing transcript notations featuring “laughter”, Professor Wexler’s study found Justice Scalia to be the Court Jester whereas Justice Thomas prompted no laughter at
The Illinois State Medical Board has recommended that Dr. Joshua Salvador’s license to practice be suspended immediately due to a long list of medical malpractice cases against the Chicago physician.The board cited Salvador for three instances of gross negligence, including sending a woman home with
Two men from the Chicago area have filed lawsuits against Medtronics, the Minnesota-based manufacturer of defribillator implants.Randie Green and Anton Muller claim their defribillators had defective batteries, and they had them removed in 2005.According to the complaints, the models’ defective batt
A woman and her best friend were killed just a couple of days before Christmas when the pickup they were riding in veered off the road and hit a tree. The driver of the pickup was treated for injuries, and it was discovered she was impaired at the time of the crash. The three were out Christmas shop