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Wal-Mart May be Liable for Personal Injuries and Wrongful Death in Truck Crash that Injured Actor and Comedian Tracy Morgan
A personal injury lawsuit has been filed by actor/comedian Tracy Morgan against retail giant Wal-Mart for damages arising out of a car and truck collision that occurred June 7 on the New Jersey Turnpike. Morgan suffered serious injuries, including several broken bones, and was in critical condition in the hours and days following the… Read More »
Asiana Flight 214 One Year Later NTSB blames fatal crash in California on pilot error and automated Boeing systems
It was one year ago this month that Asiana Flight 214 from Seoul crashed into the runway at San Francisco International Airport, killing three and injuring dozens more. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is set to release its probable cause determination of the crash, which includes 30 separate findings. The report also makes… Read More »
After Seven Years, FDA Releases Final Guidelines on Medical Device Database
Back in 2007, amendments to the Food and Drug Administration Act required the FDA to develop and implement a Unique Device Identification system so that medical devices could be searched, tracked and found as needed. Just last month, the FDA issued Final Guidance on its Global Unique Device Identification Database (GUDID). The GUDID is… Read More »
June Ends with Deadly Collisions Throughout Los Angeles
Several serious and even fatal car accidents plagued Los Angeles in the last week of June. On June 23rd, at least three vehicles were involved in a collision which closed down the westbound 91 freeway in Carson. At least one individual was ejected from a vehicle, and there were reports of two more occupants… Read More »
Los Angeles Car Crash Kills and Injures Pedestrians Waiting at Bus Stop
One person was killed and two more were injured earlier this month when a car crashed into a bus stop on Sepulveda Boulevard in North Hills, a Los Angeles community in the San Fernando Valley. The accident occurred when a Chevy Camaro collided with a Nissan Sentra at the intersection of Sepulveda Blvd. and… Read More »
California Receives Lion’s Share in National Settlement with Drug Maker GlaxoSmithKline
Earlier this month, GlaxoSmithKline, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, agreed to pay $105 million to settle claims that it illegally promoted off-label uses of the antidepressants Paxil and Wellbutrin and the asthma drug Advair. California will receive over $7 million in the case, which is the largest share of the 44-state settlement…. Read More »
Is General Aviation Safe or Not?
General aviation, consisting of small private planes, helicopters, gliders, corporate jets and other similar aircraft, make up the biggest component of air traffic overall. While large commercial airliners make the biggest headlines when there is a crash, thousands of accidents and incidents with general aviation craft occur every year, and many go unnoticed outside… Read More »
Plaintiff Suing Artificial Hip Replacement Maker Survives Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Case
A recent decision out of a federal court in Missouri dismissed several breach of warranty claims in a lawsuit over a personal injury allegedly caused by a defective hip implant, but the court kept alive claims based on negligence and strict product liability, including allegations of design defect, manufacturing defect and failure to warn…. Read More »
National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month Wraps Up with “Share the Road” Campaign
The month of May has been National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is wrapping up a month-long campaign to increase rider safety and enhance motorist awareness of and cooperation with motorcycles on the road. According to the NHTSA, motorcycle fatalities have been increasing in 14 out of… Read More »
Hesperia Car and Van Collision Kills Family of Five on Their Way to Disneyland
Early in the morning of Sunday, May 11th, a Honda Accord containing a family of five on their way to Disneyland was struck by a van while the Honda was sitting at a stop sign at an intersection in the San Bernardino city of Hesperia. The family, including a mother, father, two boys aged… Read More »
