Orange County DA Will File Suit Against Toyota (Fri, 12 Mar 2010)
Toyota is facing yet another lawsuit over over its recent safety problems and recalls. According to The Associated Press, the Orange County District Attorney's Office has announced it will be filing a civil lawsuit against the automaker.Toyota has already been named 89 class action lawsuits filed on behalf of Toyota vehicle owners. The company also face the specter of criminal charges. As we reported previously, the automaker was served with a...
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FDA Deems Abiomed Device Recall Class I (Fri, 12 Mar 2010)
A Class I recall has been issued for Abiomed, Inc.’s  AB5000 Circulatory Support System.The AB5000 Circulatory Support System supplies power to disposable blood pumps used to support the left and/or right sides of the heart. According to the recall notice, the computer may shut down (stop pumping) without an alarm. This defect may cause serious injuries or death.At the start of the recall, the company phoned their customers and...
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$657.5 Million Settlement Announced in Ground Zero Emergency Worker Lawsuits (Fri, 12 Mar 2010)
A settlement agreement has been reached in lawsuits filed by thousands of  Ground Zero workers who say exposure to toxic dust at the destroyed World Trade Center injured their health.According to The New York Times, the $657.5 million Ground Zero injury settlement was announced yesterday by WTC Captive Insurance Co.  WTC is an entity created with a $1 billion federal grant that provides insurance coverage to the City of New York and...
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Yaz, Yasmin Named in Canadian Lawsuit (Thu, 11 Mar 2010)
Some Canadian women have filed suit against the maker of the Yaz and Yasmin birth control pills, claiming Bayer did not adequately warn about higher than usual risks for stroke and other health problems associated with the drugs.In the U.S., Yaz and Yasmin have a;ready been named in hundreds of lawsuit filed by women around the country who claim the medications caused them to suffer blood clots, heart attacks, stroke, gallbladder disease and...
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Student Injured In 1992 Trampoline Accident Agrees To $14.6M Settlement
CHICAGO - A $14.6 million settlement was reached Feb. 24 in an Illinois circuit court, bringing to a close an action involving a student who broke his neck and was rendered quadriplegic while using a mini trampoline during an extracurricular tumbling class more than 17 years ago (Ryan Murray, et al. v. Chicago Youth Center, et al., No. 2007 L 3832, Ill. Cir., Cook Co.). Full story on lexis.com
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Washington Appeals Panel Vacates Default Judgment; Plaintiff Failed To Notify
SPOKANE, Wash. - A Washington appeals panel on Feb. 11 vacated a $313,000 default judgment entered against a defendant in a premises liability action, concluding that the plaintiff failed to inform the defendant of the default judgment hearing (Barbara A. Brooks v. University City Inc., et al., No. 27917-1-III, Wash. App., 3rd Div.; 2010 Wash. App. LEXIS 298). Full story on lexis.com
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Indiana Appeals Panel Finds Error In Widow's Amended Damages Award
INDIANAPOLIS - A split Indiana appeals panel on Feb. 25 reinstated a jury verdict in a fatal slip-and-fall action, concluding that the trial court judge erred in finding the amount of damages to be insufficient (Menard Inc. v. Mary Comstock, et al., No. 45A04-0905-CV-263, Ind. App.; 2010 Ind. App. LEXIS 275). Full story on lexis.com
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5th Circuit Upholds Decision For Wal-Mart In Premises Liability Action
NEW ORLEANS - The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 18 affirmed summary judgment for a retailing giant named as the defendant in a slip-and-fall case, agreeing that the plaintiff failed to show how long the allegedly dangerous condition was present at a store in Mississippi (Charles Rogers v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., No. 09-60622, 5th Cir.; 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 3197). Full story on lexis.com
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