The Supreme Court of Nevada viewed a case involving Nicole Gabrielle Cote and the State of Nevada. This is a direct appeal from a judgment of conviction of two counts of driving under the influence causing “substantial bodily harm” and two counts of “reckless driving…
Bayer has announced that after December 31, it will no longer distribute or sell the controversial Essure permanent birth control device in the United States. Essure, the only non-surgical permanent form of birth control for women marketed in the US, is inserted into the fallopian…
More lawsuits continue to pile up against the University of Southern California. On July 23, 51 women filed lawsuits against the University of Southern California over decades of alleged sexual abuse by Dr. George Tyndall. They accuse the former campus gynecologist – who treated thousands…
In Yonker v. City of Reno, the court of appeals of Nevada viewed a case involving George Yonker, who appeals from a district court order asking for a petition for judicial review of an administrative decision providing disability benefits. The Second Judicial District Court decided…
The first wave of sexual abuse lawsuits are imminent involving former USC gynecologist George Tyndall and the University of Southern California. The dozens of USC alumna who have come forward thus far have spoken out against the sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of…
In the case of Jennifer O’Neal v. Sharna Hudson and Gerald Lyles, a district court was asked to consider damages for injuries sustained during an auto collision. In that incident, Gerald Lyles—who was driving Hudson’s car—rear-ended O’Neal’s vehicle. O’Neal claimed that she received multiple injurie
While Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s entire life as a priest, a bishop, and a cardinal was lived on the East Coast, he abused one boy in California after the family had moved Hillsborough, California in 1971. A few days ago, the NY Times broke the…
Bayer Pharmaceutical Company announced today that it will stop selling its Essure birth control device in the United States. Bayer cited a decline in U.S. sales and continues to claim that the device is safe. However, there are hundreds of pending lawsuits pending in a…
In Schlasta v. Mertz, the Nevada Court of Appeals reversed and remanded a judgment involving a motorhome accident. The plaintiff and his daughter were travelling along Interstate-15 when their vehicle was hit by a tire that fell from a motorhome. After the accident, the plaintiff…
In June, Governor Brown appointed 10 new judges to the LA Superior Court. They all appear to be well qualified lawyers to take the bench. I am specifically familiar with Helen Zukin with whom I have worked on complex consumer justice product liability cases. She…
In the case of City of Boulder Fire Department v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office, the Court of Appeals of Colorado Division 1 ruled on a workers’ compensation case involving a firefighter who developed cancer. The procedural history of this case dates back to 2015 after…
In Olivero v. Trek Bicycle Corporation, United States, the Plaintiff filed a lawsuit against Wisconsin-based Trek Bicycle Corporation alleging that a defective product caused the Plaintiff serious injury. The lawsuit was filed in the state of Colorado. According to the Plaintiff’s complaint, the for
