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.…
Samsung has joined other major companies like GM and Toyota by announcing a $300 million fund to help support startups and business ideas for self-driving/driverless cars as well as car safety—$90 million alone has been invested into an Austrian company whose aim is to develop…
John Townsend, a spokesman for American Automobile Association (AAA) mid-Atlantic recently declared Indian Head Highway in Prince George County (Maryland Route 210) as one of the most dangerous stretches of road in the Washington D.C. area. He continued by saying that it’s straight and fairly…
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit determined what was inadmissible expert testimony in Nash v. Wal-mart, No. 17-1092 (10th Cir. Sept. 7, 2017). In this case, Steven Nash (“Nash”) fell off a 7-foot step ladder and sued the manufacturer, Louisville Ladder…
After months of investigation and deliberation, the Tennessee task force on opioid abuse released their recommendations earlier this month. Created by Tennessee House Speaker Beth Harwell (R-Nashville), the goal was to not only work on new legislation, but also to determine best strategies for tackl
The Supreme Court of Nebraska untangled this complicated question in Armstrong v. Clarkson, (297 Neb. 595). A jury awarded Kelly Armstrong (“Armstrong”) a $1 million verdict on a breach of contract claim against Clarkson College (“Clarkson”). Armstrong had been a student at Clarkson, but was…
Almost two years since VW’s dieselgate first hit the fan, new class action litigation hints that problems still linger for the German automaker. The most recent allegations involve the CC Sport (marketed as a non-sports car with sports car-like handling) and potentially other VW models…
