Class action lawsuits have been filed in New York State against infant rocker manufacturer Fisher-Price and its parent company Mattel, alleging negligence, and that their product, Rock n Play, caused avoidable deaths amongst infants over the period the product was on sale. Fisher Price withdrew the product from sale in April this year after growing [...]
Monsanto, manufacturer of the well known herbicide Roundup, has lost a third court case against it. This time, the amount the company has been ordered to pay to a Californian couple is over 2 billion dollars, easily the largest of the three penalties awarded in the last eight months. The case was heard in the [...]
When people talk about going to court in Nashville, they often talk as though there is a single courthouse in the area. However, there are actually numerous courts in the city, and courthouses can be found in some of the surrounding cities as well. State Courthouses In Nashville There are a number of state courthouses [...]
The Miami Air International jet that slid into the St John’s River in Jacksonville last week was the fourth major air incident in the last 12 months. It was also the third involving a Boeing 737 airliner, although this plane was not a 737 Max 8, which was the model that was involved in two [...]
Personal injury law involves situations when someone is injured due to the fault of another. It is possible to seek monetary damages to cover the cost of medical bills, lost wages and the pain associated with the injury in question. The process one must go through can be a little overwhelming, especially when this is [...]
There are pros and cons to accepting an insurance company’s settlement offer. The advantages are that you can forego a lengthy trial which may incur large costs in court, but the disadvantage is that you could be accepting less than you’re entitled to receive. Our flow chart will demonstrate the differences between the two options. [...]
If you have been hurt in an accident which was not your fault and can identify who or what caused your injuries you may be aware that you have a good chance of claiming compensation. It is easier if the at-fault party is insured. This is almost always the case if you were injured on [...]
If you are involved in a car accident, you have the right to seek compensation in the form of damages for injuries sustained and/or any resulting property damage. It is however worth noting that you only have a limited window of time within which you should file the claim – referred to as the statute [...]
Boeing and its insurers may be facing multiple claims over the next few months. That is if the reason for the two fatal accidents involving its 737 Max 8 aircraft and subsequent grounding of the global fleet of Max 8s is definitively nailed down as an engineering defect. The likely plaintiffs include Ethiopian Airlines, Lion [...]
If you were injured while waiting on the side of a Tennessee road or highway for help, you may be able to claim compensation from the driver whose vehicle hit yours. There has been a law in place in Tennessee for nearly two years now that requires drivers to keep out of the way, or [...]
