Three days between the receipt of a settlement check and the endorsement of that check determined whether a personal injury victim could sue the insurance company in the case of Donna Kovac, v. Farmers Insurance Exchange, No. 16CA0167, Court of Appeals of Colorado, Division One…
In Arnold Calderon, Petitioner v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company, Respondent, Supreme Court Case No. 14SC494, Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc (Nov. 7, 2016), Arnold Calderon was injured in a car accident by an uninsured motorist. Fortunately, Calderon had been paying premiums to America
This past December, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of six models of Barnett Outdoors crossbows after hunters were seriously injured while using the crossbows. The recalled models are the Barnett Ghost 415 Monochrome Model #78044, the Barnett Ghost 415 Mossy Oak…
Emma Andrade, Plaintiff-Appellant vs. Margaret Johnson, Defendant-Appellee, Court of Appeals No. 15CA1664, Court of Appeals of Colorado, Division V. (Oct. 6, 2016) is a district court case in Colorado Springs for damages she suffered when Andrade slipped and fell on a sidewalk adjacent to Johnson’s…
E-cigarettes or electronic vaporizers are battery-powered devices that simulate tobacco smoking by producing a heated vapor. According to an October 2014 article by the U.S. Fire Administration entitled, Electronic Cigarette Fires and Explosions, E-cigarettes were first patented in 2003 and have bee
Anyone familiar with the Hippocratic oath understands the undeniable bond between medical care and ethics—ideally, physicians are driven by the desire to help patients, not hurt them. Yet, harm does sometimes occur, and patients have the right to hold such doctors accountable in a court…
Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder has been implicated in hundreds of cases of ovarian cancer in women. Many women have used talcum powder for decades for feminine hygiene believing in the safety of the powder. Johnson & Johnson markets the product for “freshness” and “comfort”.…
Inferior vena cava filters (IVCF) are placed to prevent deep venous thromboses (DVT) from traveling to the heart and lungs, causing pulmonary embolism. They are considered life-saving devices that can prevent a patient from suffering a pulmonary embolism in cases where the patient cannot take…
The FDA has confirmed that certain brands of homeopathic teething tablets marketed by Hyland’s contain elevated amounts of the toxic substance belladonna and is warning consumers not to use them. Belladonna is a potentially poisonous extract of the Deadly Nightshade plant used in beauty products…
The number of traffic deaths in New Jersey rose 8 percent last year, which means traffic fatalities have gone up for three consecutive years. Data from the State Police show motor-vehicle-related deaths – which include not just when two vehicles crash, but also incidents involving…
[Annually, Smith & Johnson, Attorneys, P.C.’s law partner, L. Page Graves, is a featured speaker at the joint State Bar of Michigan’s and Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s Upper Michigan Legal Institute where he reviews and discusses the latest appellate cases in Michigan’s No-Fault Jurispru
For years, officers who arrive on the scene of a traffic accident could not cite either driver with a traffic violation. The theory behind this procedure was that if the officer didn’t see the wreck, the officer could not issue a citation. This was contrary…
