Former Lawyer Uses Infamous “Hot Coffee” Case to Stir up
Products liability attorneys know all about the “hot coffee” case. It has been heralded as the quintessential example of a frivolous lawsuit. In 1994, a 79 year-old Texas woman sued McDonald’s after...
View ArticleDeath of a New Born Baby Leads Wal-Mart to Pull Baby Formula from Shelves
The death of a new born child in Missouri has lead Wal-Mart stores to pull the brand of powdered bay formula that is possibly connected with the infant’s death from its shelves. Wal-Mart has pulled the...
View ArticleAfter Being Associated with a Salmonella Outbreak, Taco Bell May be Liable in...
After weeks of anonymity as “Restaurant Chain A” in an investigation into a salmonella outbreak that infected dozens of people in ten states, Taco Bell has been identified as the “Mexican-style”...
View ArticleE-Cigarettes Don’t Have the Nicotine, but Do Present a Risk: Product...
With recent campaigns to educate the public about the dangers of cigarette smoking, e-cigarettes have been touted as a reasonable, more “healthy” and non-addictive alternative. It’s an electronic...
View ArticleProduct Liability Suit in Boating Death Results in $10.2 million Verdict for...
Five years ago everything changed for the wife and children of 45-year-old Chris Jones. After motoring his yacht to a Lake Lanier marina in Atlanta, Georgia for engine repairs, Jones made the fatal...
View Article2016 Trial Date Set for Deadly GM Defects: Faulty Ignition Switch the Culprit...
Some would say this has been a hard year for auto giant General Motors. Times have been even more difficult, however, for those consumers directly affected by the series of safety issues that have...
View ArticleTakata Airbag Recalls Continue to Expand
For months now, the Takata airbag recall has been making headlines. So far, the faulty airbags have been responsible for five deaths and hundreds of injuries around the world. Currently over 20 million...
View ArticleTwo Children Are Hurt Every Hour in Child Strollers
A new study finds that an average of two U.S. children every hour are injured when restrained in strollers or child carriers. Every parent uses strollers, child carriers and other forms of child...
View ArticleApple Named in Lawsuit Related to Distracted Driving
Apple is at the center of a class-action lawsuit filed by a man who claims that the company was negligent in its failure to implement an anti-distracted driving safety feature that it had patented. The...
View ArticleNail Gun Injuries and Third-Party Construction Claims
There is no shortage of construction work going on in the metro Atlanta and North Georgia area. Construction sites use a variety of tools and equipment, many of which can be dangerous if defective or...
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