Hit and Run Crash Leaves Canadian Tourist in Critical Condition

A Canadian man in Miami for the Ultra Music Festival was the victim of a serious hit and run accident Sunday morning. The man was struck from behind with enough force that the vehicle’s grill came off and remained in the roadway after the driver fled the scene. The victim remains in critical condition with injuries that […]

Mass Tort Cases Rising Steadily in Philadelphia Xarelto Litigation

There is more information to report in this blog’s ongoing coverage of the lawsuits against the makers of the blood-thinner Xarelto. New case filings in the Philadelphia mass tort against Janssen Pharmaceuticals (a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson) and Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals are gradually increasing as the Xarelto litigation moves forward in its early stages. After 50 […]

Lawsuits Filed in Canada over Takata Airbag Recall

The international scope of the Takata airbag disaster has widened as Canada has been added to the countries where the company now faces litigation. Three plaintiffs in Windsor, Ontario have become the latest to file suit against the embattled Japanese airbag manufacturer for producing defective airbags that cause injury. The combined damages sought for vehicle […]

Family of Miami Girl Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash Seeking Help to Find Driver

A family in our community who lost a loved one in a hit-and-run crash is reaching out for help in locating the driver responsible for the wreck. According to WSVN-TV, the tragic accident took place on February 28 as the 18-year-old victim was walking home with her boyfriend. As the two neared the intersection of […]

Six Hurt in Hollywood, Florida Fire Rescue Truck Crash

WFOR-TV reported that in mid-March an auto accident involving a car and a Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue truck injured six people, including a child. According to the report, after the truck and car collided, one of the vehicles struck a fire hydrant, leading to water flooding the crash scene. Following the wreck, the car was […]

Honda Adds Over 100,000 Cars and Additional Model to Airbag Recall

The New York Times reported that the saga of Honda Motor’s national recall continued as it expanded to more than 104,000 cars across the country. Honda now estimates that as many as 14.3 million Honda and Acura vehicles globally are subject to recall because of the now infamous Takata airbags. As this blog has noted extensively, the defective […]

Miami Fender Bender Escalated Into Road Rage Baseball Bat Attack

What initially appeared to be an everyday fender bender accident in Miami-Dade County last Thursday quickly turned more serious as one of the drivers involved assaulted the other driver with a baseball bat, WPLG-Miami reported. Police say that the driver who appeared to be at fault in the rear-end collision in the area of U.S. […]

Xarelto Lawsuits Progress as Court Approves New Documents for Plaintiff Filing

The lawsuits concerning the pharmaceutical drug Xarelto picked up steam this past week as documents allowing for coordinated pretrial proceedings were approved in the U.S. District Court in Eastern Louisiana and in Pennsylvania’s Court of Common Pleas. As this blog has noted in the past, plaintiffs have asserted that the blood thinning drug causes uncontrollable bleeding, and […]

Xarelto Patient Files Suit Against Several Drug Companies Claiming Negligence, Fraud

In previous blog posts, we have discussed claims that blood thinner Xarelto can cause allegedly unstoppable bleeding events, leading to patient injuries and deaths. Now, according to The Madison-St. Clair Record, yet another lawsuit has been filed against the makers of Xarelto. In the suit, a Rhode Island man is suing several companies for damages he attributes […]