Bankruptcy filings are significantly down in the U.S. this year, compared to last. According to the American Bankruptcy Institute, total bankruptcy filings were 42% lower in May 2020 than
1. Design defects that exist before manufacture of a product. The product may be dangerous due to a design flaw.
2. Manufacturing defects, the Legal Information Institute notes. In these
General Motors
It was discovered in 2014 that GM manufactured several vehicles with faulty ignition switches that could turn off during driving, disabling power steering and brakes and preventing airbags
For decades there has been a debate over lawyer advertising. Some say it hurts the profession’s image and other say it allows middle class and poor people – who may not know a lawyer or what it costs to hire one – access to legal service.
Bradley Birkenfeld was a wealth manager and international banker for UBS. He exposed illegal accounts held by U.S. citizens in Switzerland, leading to the recovery of more than $5
Construction is considered one of the most dangerous professions on earth. Despite the danger, many people are willing to accept the risks even though fatality rates are trending upward. For example, in New York, construction deaths have been increasing for several years. The upward trend…
In these unprecedented times, many families are experiencing uncertainty and grief from the global COVID-19 pandemic. A major source of concern for many families is exposure to coronavirus due to ongoing work obligations. Essential workers are putting their health and lives on the line to…
El gobernador de Nueva Jersey, Murphy, anunció ayer una orden estatal de quedarse en casa, cerrando todos los negocios minoristas no esenciales para disminuir el impacto de COVID-19 y proteger la capacidad del sistema de salud del estado. La Orden (denominada Orden Ejecutiva No. 107)…
El 17 de septiembre, el Centro de Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) emitieron un informe en el cual se anunciaron 18 casos confirmados de silicosis, una enfermedad pulmonar grave y, en ocasiones, mortal, en trabajadores en la fabricación de…
With several hundred documented skylight falls, it is clear that working near skylights is a risky endeavor. Even so, every one of these was preventable. If proper safety mechanisms had been used, the victims of tragic falls would have returned home safely to their families.…
Each year, there are an alarming number of preventable workplace fatalities both state and nationwide. While the number of workplace fatalities in Massachusetts declined a small amount from 2017 to 2018, going from 74 to 69 deaths, it is still on the rise across the…
