Miscellaneous

• Judge Sets Reduced Award in Vioxx Case

  Harold Christian | June 12, 2007 2:14 PM | 2 CommentsGreenville, SC

  Last year a jury awarded a Plaintiff 51 million dollars in damages against Merck because it's Vioxx painkiller was blamed for the heart attack of a former FBI agent. As reported in the New York Times, Judge E. Fallon, who is a federal district judge in the District Court of New Orleans and is responsible for overseeing all Vioxx litigation in federal courts, had previously granted a new trial...

• Defective Product May Cause Autism

  Josh Christian | June 12, 2007 1:02 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, SC

  The US Court of Federal Claims will hear testimony today that a defective product may cause autism. Several thousand parents of autistic children will be presenting their testimony and evidence to a Federal Claims Court so that they may be compensated for defective vaccinations which have caused the lives of their children to be torn apart by autism. Fortunately there appears to be...

• More False Information from the Chamber of Commerce

  Ric Davis | June 08, 2007 3:50 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, SC

  There is an interesting story about a misleading commercial the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is running about lawsuit abuse. According to a report released by FactCheck.org, the ad claims lawsuit abuse is forcing families to spend an extra $3,500 a year for goods and services. The problem is that the ad describes a study that estimated the cost of all lawsuits, not just abusive ones. Of course, they...

• Contact Lens Care Products cause Eye Injury / Recall

  Ric Davis | June 02, 2007 3:15 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, SC

  Advanced Medical Optics announced a voluntary recall of its Complete Moisture Plus TM contact lens solution products. The recall was initiated because of concerns that the product was contaminated and could cause serious eye injury. If you use this product, discontinue use immediately and if you are experiencing problems see your eye doctor immediately. Adverse reactions should be reported...

• Law Suit Filed for Defective Asbestos Products

  Josh Christian | May 30, 2007 4:34 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, SC

  Gregory James Hunter has filed a products liability lawsuit against A.W. Chesterton as a result of exposure to asbestos. A. W. Chesterton has been manufacturing material which is used in insulation of homes and fire protection and these products have been exposing people to asbestos. Many times companies who make defective products or harmful products set out to make money over integrity and...

• Safety of Children in Daycares

  Josh Christian | May 23, 2007 2:23 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, SC

  As as pointed out in The State newspaper today, many times abuse in daycare is overlooked and there is not appropriate oversight. In this articlehttp://www.thestate.com/426/story/70613.html the newspaper focuses on a Columbia daycare where a child was murdered as a results of negligence despite the fact there had been numerous civil lawsuits and the Department of Social Serivces had conducted...

• EvenFlo Car Seat Recall

  Matt Christian | May 17, 2007 5:14 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, SC

  EvenFlo has recalled the infant car seat and carrier for babies and small children. There have been nearly 700 reports of the car seat and carrier malfunctioning causing numerous injuries. The product has malfunctioned by allowing the handle to improperly release and the carrier rotate forward allowing the possibility of the baby to fall out according to sources. ...

• National Chamber of Commerce is Anti-Responsibility

  Josh Christian | May 16, 2007 4:18 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, SC

  The National Chamber of Commerce released a false based attack against the American judicial system that protects the injured person and provides accountability for the corporations of America. As described by the AAJ the National Chamber of Commerce is looking to protect only pockets of the wealthy corporations http://www.atla.org/pressroom/PressReleases/2007/apr25.aspx.In the latest article...

• Social Security Administration Must Hire More Judges

  Shannon Weidemann | May 02, 2007 4:52 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, SC

  Social Security Disability appeals have created such a backlog that more administrative law judges must be hired according to a House subcommittee. There are over 730,000 disability appeals waiting for a ruling. The cases are to decide whether or not someone qualifies for Social Security disability benefits. Social Security Commissioner Michael J. Astrue and Linda M . Springer, director of...

• Ohio Supreme Court Case Challenges Personal Injury Limits

  Shannon Weidemann | May 02, 2007 1:39 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, SC

  In 2005 Ohio passed a law limiting monetary damages in personal injury lawsuits. Lost wages are not affected but other damages were limited at $350,000 a person and $500,000 per incident. After the law was a passed a woman was afflicted with blood clots from using Ortho Evra, the birth control patch. She sued the manufacturer of the patch, Johnson & Johnson.Arbino's lawsuit sought damages of...