Gulf Oil Spill Devastates
On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon, an offshore drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. Officials have said that this oil rig spill has been one of the worst since 1968. Not only has the spill claimed 11 lives and injured many more, individuals and businesses could be also affected by this disaster. Property damage, loss of profits and revenue, loss of natural resources, and other damages are just some of the types of damages people are experiencing …
Continue →Toyota Facing Lawsuits Over Sticky Gas Pedals
Toyota Motor Corp. has recalled about eight million cars and trucks worldwide due to problems with the accelerators malfunctioning and forcing vehicles to speed off out of control, causing motorist injuries and deaths. Now, lawsuits against the car maker on behalf of injured parties are gaining speed.
Continue →First Digitek Heart Drug Trial Set for Jan. 2011
The first trial among hundreds of lawsuits filed over oversized Digitek heart pills accused of causing patients to suffer life-threatening injuries is set to begin in January 2011, a federal court judge has ruled.
Continue →FTC Accuses Tanning Industry Group of Lying About Skin Cancer Risks
The Indoor Tanning Association has repeatedly lied to consumers about the increased risks of skin cancer from using indoor tanning beds, federal authorities said.
Continue →Toyota Halts Sales of Some Models Due to Faulty Gas Pedals
Problems with accelerator pedals that may stick and cause vehicles to speed out of control have prompted Toyota Motor Corp. to temporarily halt sales of eight of its car and truck models.
Continue →Texas Workers Sue BP, Others for Benzene Exposure
Eight workers have filed a lawsuit against BP Products North America Inc. and Pasadena Tank Corp. for exposing them to “extremely high levels of benzene” on the job.
Continue →Stryker Pain Pump Injury Lawsuit Filed
A Las Vegas woman has filed a federal lawsuit against Stryker Corp. for injuries she claims were caused by the use of a defective pain pump.
Continue →J&J Accused of Paying Kickbacks to Boost Nursing Home Drug Use
Johnson & Johnson, one of the world’s largest healthcare companies, paid millions of dollars in kickbacks to nursing home pharmacists who agreed to put more of their patients on the company’s schizophrenia drug Risperdal, federal prosecutors said today.
Continue →Lawsuits Blame Injuries on Stop-Smoking Drug Chantix
The Pfizer Inc smoking-cessation drug Chantix caused users to either attempt suicide or successfully kill themselves, according to three lawsuits filed today.
Continue →Judge Clears Way for Imported E-Cigarettes
In a blow to the authority of the Food and Drug Administration and a victory for makers of electronic cigarettes, a federal judge today barred the U.S. from trying to regulate the smokeless tobacco products or prevent them from being imported into the country.
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