Handling Accident

Since a link was discovered between talcum powder and ovarian cancer, over 200 women have filed lawsuits against Johnson and Johnson in the Madison County, Ill. courts where the last two cases were tried. Two separate juries awarded damages in two cases. One plaintiff, a cancer survivor, was awarded $55 million and the family of another, who died just prior to trial, was awarded $72 million in damages. Christine Harders was diagnosed with ovarian cancer after using talc products for thirty years. She is filing a lawsuit alleging that the product was “unreasonably dangerous and defective.” It continues by claiming that Johnson & Johnson, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products, Imerys Talc America Inc. and Luzenac America continued selling talc products despite studies that showed a cancer risk connected with the products. Johnson and Johnson allegedly failed to warn women of the cancer risks and propagated false misleading and biased information. This is despite ...

When you hire a Las Vegas Personal Injury Lawyer, your lawyer usually gets paid out of any settlement funds from your case. A recent case from the Nevada Supreme Court case came out with new guidelines for what your lawyer must do in certain cases to get paid. This happens when your medical bills are larger than your settlement amount and there is a dispute on how the settlement pie gets divided.  In the past, Las Vegas Personal Injury Lawyers used to get paid first, before any medical providers, who may have treated you with a lien. However, since the law is constantly changing, this is not always the case anymore. Now, the law says a lawyer has to serve a “Notice” of their lien on the at fault party and their lawyers. As a client, you will sign and personally receive a copy of your lawyer’s lien. Then your lawyer must provide a copy of the lien to the at fault party, their insurance company and their lawyer.  Some people may ask, if someone has a lawyer, why serve the fault...

Although high school is a time for studying, it is also a time for gaining experience interacting with others and learning life lessons. Outside of the classroom, students are able to gain life skills by connecting with their peers through a variety of extra-curricular activities. Of these out of classroom activities, most of the time the school has some sort of sports related teams. Whether it is tennis, soccer, track, or football, there is always a chance a student may accidentally get hurt due to their own, or someone else’s negligence. In specific, high school football is infamous for being one of the most dangerous high school sports a student can play. The National Federation of High School Associations reports that in the 2014-2015 school year approximately 1,085,182 students played 11-player high school football. [1] How many of those students are being hurt while playing the game they love? High School Deaths Due To Football Football, being the rough sport it is, often ...

The answer lies in what type of bus your child was riding in. A city bus (HART etc.), a school bus (Cheese wagon) or a private bus (Greyhound etc.) But first we must answer the question: What is "Personal Injury Protection" (PIP) insurance?   The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor vehicles defines it as:  “Also called Florida No Fault Insurance, Personal Injury Protection (PIP) Insurance covers you - regardless of fault (i.e. whether or not you cause the crash) - up to the limits of your policy. Your PIP will also cover your child, members of your household, certain passengers who lack PIP Insurance as long as they do not own a vehicle. People riding in your vehicle who carry PIP will receive coverage under their own PIP for their injuries, and certain licensed drivers who drive your vehicle with your permission. PIP also covers your child if he or she suffers an injury while riding on a school bus. PIP coverage protects you while in someone el...

In the past, anyone who had a Florida Workers Compensation case would likely find it very challenging to obtain legal representation unless they had the means to pay attorney’s fees. If a person is injured, and can’t work, their ability to pay would likely be diminished.   Recently, however, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that a person involved in a worker’s compensation claim will no longer be responsible for paying legal fees. Florida Labor Law specifies that a worker’s compensation lawyer is only awarded a percentage of any compensation claim. As an example an attorney who represented a man who was injured on the job, was awarded a pittance of just over $164.00 for over 100 hours of work. It is simple math to determine that is $1.64 per hour, or approximately one fifth of Florida’s current minimum wage. The Supreme Court ruled that this fee structure was unconstitutional, as it hindered an injured worker’s ability to get legal representation. A City of Englew...

A number of neurological disorders resulting from brain damage are called cerebral palsy. A person’s ability to control their motions and often their posture can be greatly affected. The majority of these cases are caused by brain damage that occurs during pregnancy, birth or the neonatal period which is the first four weeks of life. Abnormalities in the brain are caused; many of these affect the ability to control the body’s movement.   One of the most common events that may lead to brain damage at or near the time of birth is oxygen deprivation or hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. (HIE) Hypo ischemic encephalopathy is the most common form of neonatal encephalopathy (NE) a widely used term describing any impacted neurological function in a newborn. When the brain does not receive adequate oxygenation, cell death occurs resulting in brain damage. It is estimated that for every 1000 live births, two to nine, are affected by HIE. A great percentage of these infants die in the ne...

Anyone who lives near a popular Florida beach can tell you that once the summer months roll around, the boaters come out. People from all around the country travel to places like Clearwater, Florida in hopes that they get to enjoy the radiant sun warm their skin and feel the sand between their toes. Boating is one of the highlights of a summer trip to Clearwater beach and is a memory most will remember for the rest of their lives. Life jackets in hand, many recreational boaters often cruise around, not even realizing that their boat may contain parts that have been recalled. This is a dangerous phenomenon that occurs in Florida waters all the time. Specific boat parts are recently being acknowledged as recalled products due to their inability to withstand the salty environment they were intended to be in, the ocean. Kannad Marine’s Recalls Kannad Marine is a marine equipment company claiming to be one of the best providers of safety equipment out there. The company sells a varie...