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Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring Errors

During labor and delivery, doctors and nurses should be constantly aware that there are two patients—both the mother and the child. Even though the baby has not yet been born, it is imperative that a medical team remain aware of the condition of the baby…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 29 Aug 2017

Road Check: Are Big Trucks Safe?

This past June, certified commercial motor vehicle inspectors in the U.S. and Canada joined together in the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) 30th annual International Roadcheck. During a three day period covering June 6-8, enforcement personnel conducted over 62,000 safety inspections (ov

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 29 Aug 2017

When Are States Liable for Harm Caused By Private Actors and Not Protected By Qualified Immunity?

The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit took on this challenging question in Dahn v. Amedei, No. 16-1059 (10th Cir. 2017). Here, a foster child, James Dahn (“Dahn”), sued two Colorado social workers responsible for investigating reports that he was being abused,…

By T. Thomas Metier

/ 28 Aug 2017

Determining the Value of a Florida Birth Injury Claim

St. Petersburg Birth Injury Lawyers Ensuring that Victims Receive the Compensation They Deserve Birth injuries affect thousands of people each year. They can range from minor events, such as a bump or a bruise that causes discomfort and pain, to much more serious injuries that…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 28 Aug 2017

Determining the Value of a Florida Birth Injury Claim

WHY DID A JURY AWARD 417 MILLION DOLLARS TO A WOMAN WHO GOT OVARIAN CANCER AFTER YEARS OF USING J&J TALCUM POWDER?

Why would a jury award 417 million dollars to one woman who used talc? The answer is justice and economics. In order for a jury to award a sum of money so large, the jurors must have heard evidence during the trial that offended their…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 27 Aug 2017

COOK IVC FILTER UPDATE: Court Issues Third Amended Bellwether Trial Plan

With the recent $417 million dollar jury verdict against Johnson & Johnson in the California suit alleging the company’s talc-based baby powder causes ovarian cancer, many in the legal community will be closely watching the Cook IVC bellwether trials which are scheduled to begin in…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 27 Aug 2017

Los Angeles Jury Awards $417 Million in Talc Baby Powder Trial

In yet another striking loss, Johnson & Johnson was ordered by a Los Angeles jury to pay $417 million to a terminally ill woman who says the company’s baby powder caused her to develop ovarian cancer. Echoing earlier talc lawsuits the plaintiff, Eva Echeverria,…

By Joseph H. Saunders

/ 24 Aug 2017

Los Angeles Jury Awards $417 Million in Talc Baby Powder Trial

Creative Sidewalk Decals Warn Distracted Pedestrians of Danger

The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) has recently initiated a marketing campaign aimed at informing pedestrians that crossing roadways while distracted can be deadly—and they’re getting people’s attention through the use of some undeniably attention-getting images. Sidewalk decals, similar

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 24 Aug 2017

$417 Million California Jury Verdict in Talcum Powder Cancer Trial

Johnson & Johnson baby powder with Talc would be a product that most consumers would assume to be safe. But the evidence presented to the California jury in Los Angeles over the last three weeks demonstrated that J&J had known for years that the talc…

By Joseph H. Saunders

/ 21 Aug 2017

How is the Impartiality of an Appraiser Determined in a Controversy Over Covered Losses?

While Owners offered objective factors that could demonstrate a lack of impartiality, it pointed to no action, decision, or analytical choice made by Haber in rendering her appraisal report that showed a subjective lack of impartiality.

By T. Thomas Metier

/ 19 Aug 2017

Worries about School Safety Wane for First Time since Sandy Hook Incident

August is a time when most young children around the nation go back to school, and, for the first time since 2012, parents will be less worried about their safety. According to a recent Gallup poll, only 25 percent of parents responded that they were…

By Christopher T. Nace

/ 18 Aug 2017

Worries about School Safety Wane for First Time since Sandy Hook Incident

Move Over Laws Protect Law Enforcement and First Responders

Just this month, two Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) troopers were on the side of westbound I-80 working a crash when a car rammed at high speed into the back of their parked patrol car. Neither trooper was hurt. In June, a BMW hit an NHP…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 16 Aug 2017