The U.S. Supreme Court allowed to stand an appellate court decision stating that a product manufacturer is subject to personal jurisdiction for product-related claims in a state where development or testing occurred, dealing a huge blow to the well-funded big pharma legal teams who may well now find
In a case of first impression, the Supreme Court of Wyoming took on this question in Hurst v. Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Company, (2017 WY 104). On May 31, 2014, Larry and Sara Hurst (“Larry” and “Sara”) were riding separate bicycles on US Highway…
Aggression and anger are common emotional and behavioral symptoms experienced by traumatic brain injury patients, making the rehabilitation process extremely difficult as relationships with rehabilitators, family and friends are strained—making readjustment to their normal lives even harder. Now, th
Did you know that at least one study shows 3 out of 4 car seats are installed incorrectly? In Northern Nevada, local EMS workers want to help ensure that all young children traveling in vehicles do so safely—that’s why the organization known as REMSA (Regional…
In a lawsuit filed by the co-guardians of John Czajkowski, Kerns v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Civil Action No. 16-cv-01245-MSK-CBS, (D. Colo. Sept. 13, 2017). the United States District Court D of Colorado determined the answer to this question. On October 20,…
About ten years ago a surgical mesh product that was being used to repair hernias was found to be defective. Many people were hurt and suffered bad injuries, but unfortunately the victims ended up recovering very little for their damages, due to protracted litigation and…
Mass tort cases continue to pile up for Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and their subsidiaries. So is the case with Risperdal, a treatment for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia that was first approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1993 and then became the…
The United States District Court D in Colorado addressed that question in Rivera v. State Farm Mutual Insurance Co., Civil Action No. 16-cv-00227-MSK-MJW, (D. Colo., Sept. 11, 2017). Joyce Rivera (“Rivera”) was involved in a rear-end automobile accident in El Paso County, Colorado on June…
The National Transportation Safety Board released a final crash report last week concerning a side-impact collision between a tractor-trailer and a Tesla vehicle equipped with autonomous driving mode—resulting in the death of the Tesla driver and heightened scrutiny of the auto manufacturer’s self-d
The Colorado Supreme Court decided the validity of the choice in Ravenstar v. One Ski Hill Place, (2017 CO 83). In 2008, Petitioners, five Colorado companies, entered into separate contracts (“Agreements”) to buy to-be-built condominium units from Respondent, developer One Ski Hill Place, LLC (“OSHP
In Adams v. American Medical System, No. 14-4057 (D. Utah, 2017), the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit determines the timetable for the statute of limitations. Gerry Adams (“Adams”) alleged that a mesh sling that she had surgically implanted to treat stress urinary incontinence…
For years now, local and tribal governments across the United States have been financially burdened by an epidemic of opioid abuse, addiction, and overdoses that has plagued their communities. The economic cost the opioid epidemic places on communities today is estimated to be $78.4 billion.…
