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Supreme Court Hears Arguments for Vaccine Product-Liability Case
This past Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that decides whether state courts will be allowed to hear vaccine-related product liability suits. Currently, federal law created by the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986...
Deadly Car Crash is Reminder of Product Liability Issues for Toyota
A deadly automobile accident involving a 2008 Toyota Camry has raised questions over Toyota's system for repairing vehicles that have been the subject of recalls. The Toyota Camry that was involved in the accident was subject to three recalls and it is not clear what...
Parents of Deceased Son Sue Four Loko
The parents of a 20-year-old Florida State University student who died after he consumed three cans of the alcoholic energy drink Four Loko are suing the product's company Phusion Projects LLC in a possible product liability suit. Drinking three cans of Four Loko is...
Front Car Passenger Seats Subject of Product Liability Case
Front car passenger seats and the ability of the seats to collapse during a rear-end accident was the issue in a recent product liability case where a five-year-old suffered permanent injury after a front driver's seat collapsed. According to the young girl's...
Potential Product Liability Concerns Dismissed by Fed Inspectors
Food and Drug Administration scientists who allege they were pressured by their managers to approve medical devices believed to deliver an overdose of radiation have had their harassment claim dismissed. Along with the dismissal of the scientists' claim against their...
Michael Jackson’s Father’s Wrongful Death Suit to State Court
A federal judge on Monday said that he lacked the authority to hear the wrongful death lawsuit filed by Michael Jackson's father, Joe Jackson. The case was dismissed from federal court because Joe Jackson's attorney agreed to drop a portion of the case that related to...
Teenager’s Death from Hit-and-Run Accident Unsolved After 10 Years
It has been 10 years since a driver hit and killed a Pearl River, Louisiana couple's son. The driver who committed the accident and wrongful death has never come forward, and investigators do not believe that they will ever be able to arrest anyone for the incident...
Officials Use Sniff Test to Determine Safety of Gulf Seafood
Even though the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was greater than the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, the seafood testing measures in the Gulf of Mexico are less rigorous than the testing measures after the Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska. Despite the lower testing...
Man Files Wrongful Death Suit Against Former Friend
Imagine a perfect summer day, few clouds, light wind and plenty of warm sun. You and your significant other have planned to join your best friend and your best friend's significant other for a day on the water on your best friend's boat. You and your best friend...
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