There is a common misperception that defendants fear plaintiff attorneys and will negotiate a settlement even on cases that they think they can win in order to insure that their costs are contained and so that they will not be subject to a “runaway jury”. In ...
CVS is well known here in New England. It was founded in 1963 in Lowell, MA, is currently headquartered in Woonsocket Rhode Island, and is a success story of a local business that has grown to be the second largest pharmacy chain in the country. Recent ...
On March 31, 2014, I wrote to you about how Japanese air bag manufacturer Takata Corp. had increased its recall of airbags from 4000 to over 12 million. At 1:30 this afternoon, the Detroit News broke the story that Takata is now declaring that an estimated ...
May is certainly one of my favorite months. The weather warms up, flowers bloom, the grass looks it best, golf and spring sports begin, and we enjoy many important events with family and friends such as weddings, graduations, proms, Confirmation, and First Holy Communion. It is ...
If you are like me, you are somewhat technologically illiterate. I cannot tell you what I had to do just to figure out how to do a blog, and I need my nine year old to show me how my phone works. That is particularly interesting ...
This past week, an Essex county jury sent a loud and clear message to the defendant who took to cyberspace to harass our clients: if you harass people on the Internet so that they cannot enjoy the peaceful comfort of their own home, you will pay ...
On May 1, 2015, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) ordered a recall of SULTAN and VYSSA crib mattress currently being sold at IKEA. The reason for the recall is that the mattresses can create a gap between the mattress and crib ends larger ...
According to the Journal of Patient Safety study, Evidence-based Estimate of patient Harms Associated with Hospital Care, preventable adverse events (PAE’s) contributing to deaths from care in hospitals cause one-sixth of all deaths that occur in the United States each year, more than 400,000 deaths ...
As April 15 looms ahead, we are all conscious of the immortal words of Benjamin Franklin who said “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” In addition to being one of our Founding Fathers, Franklin was an accomplished inventor, ...
Product Recall: Airbags Despite record fines to GM, Hyundai and Toyota, more defective automobile parts surface, usually after causing horrific injuries. The most recent recall affects, which started with 4000 cars and is now over 14 million, involve automobiles with Takata air bags. The problem with the ...
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