Drugmaker Allergan has recalled packs of its birth control pills in the United States after it was discovered that four placebo pills were placed out of order in the Taytulla packs. According to Allergen, a physician report revealed the first four days of Taytulla’s…
These members of Congress were elected to represent the people; all of the people, not just the ones like them. What they are asking our government to do is blatant discrimination against the disabled. The law requires that businesses be accessible to the disabled, in…
Summer is a time where pedestrians and cyclists are out in greater numbers, and families take to the roads for their summer vacation. In their travels, we come across railroad crossings, at which many motorists mistakenly assume that there can’t be a train accident if…
In Freeman v. Hoffman-La Roche, Inc., the Nebraska Supreme Court deliberated on whether the district court erred in blocking expert testimony. The case has been bouncing around Nebraska courts since the 1990s. Aimee Freeman (the plaintiff) brought a product liability claim against Hoffman-La Roche,
A Florida judge allows the attorneys at Maglio Christopher & Toale, P.A. to go after punitive damages against Zimmer Biomet as part of three Florida residents’ lawsuit in Fort Lauderdale. Punitive damages are a type of financial punishment against a company for intentionally bad behavior…
The Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (MATA) has developed a way for trial attorneys from the state to be connected with legislators, to be more involved in matters pertaining to access to the civil justice system for the state’s citizenry. Based on shared values and…
Model Chrissy Teigen and tennis champion Serena Williams each struggled with postpartum depression (PPD) after experiencing traumatic births with their first child. These superstars’ openness about their challenges adjusting to motherhood has shined the spotlight on birth injuries—which can directly
Rumors about retired Cardinal Theodore McCarrick have swirled for years but nothing ever came of them. Until now. A Vatican investigation found allegations of sexual abuse against the former Archbishop of the nation’s capital credible and substantiated. “The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pie
Despite Nevada state law mandating automobile drivers yield to walkers, the growing number of pedestrian fatalities caused by traffic collisions graphically illustrates the dangers of simply walking near a road. Just last week in Las Vegas, an intoxicated driver deliberately drove on the sidewalk ne
In Earlene F. Corbishley, v. Pep Boys — Manny, Moe & Jack of Delaware, Inc., the United States District Court of Colorado considered Walmart’s motion to intervene in a third-party claim. In July 2014, Earlene Corbishley (the plaintiff) suffered injuries after slipping and falling on…
Before children are large enough to be placed in booster seats, they typically are buckled into forward-facing restraint systems, also referred to as “harness seats” or “car seats.” Nearly all harness seats incorporate a five-point harness with straps that secure at the shoulders, across the…
