Private Plane in Colorado Involved in Fatal Crash
According to Fox News, a plane involved in a fatal airplane crash on January 5 had attempted to make an initial landing before crashing during its second attempt at the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport. The co-pilot of the 1994 Canadair Challenger business jet with twin-engines made a radio transmission to air traffic control only minutes before […]
Landscaper Dies in Fatal Florida Electrocution Accident While On the Job
In a report from WPTV, a 22-year-old landscaper died on January 4 when the tree saw he was using to trim trees touched a nearby power line, which instantly caused his death due to electrocution. A second worker, whose ladder was leaning against the tree at the time of the fatal accident, also suffered shock, […]
What We Can Learn From the Chinese Drywall Debacle
An article in the November 2013 issue of the American Association for Justice’s Trial magazine highlighted what can be learned from Chinese drywall litigation. In the article, we discuss the strategies we used to obtain a $2.5 million award for a Miami couple in the nation’s first Chinese drywall jury trial and how those strategies can […]
Tire Company Ordered to Pay $10 Million to Florida Woman for Defective Tire
A jury in Palm Beach County has ordered Continental Tire the Americas L.L.C. to pay nearly $10 million in damages to a woman who alleged that a Continental tire caused her car accident. The woman purchased a new Chevrolet Cobalt from a dealership in 2006, equipped with Continental tires, and serviced the car and tires […]
Six Percent Rise in Pradaxa Lawsuits, Consumers Suffering From Internal Bleeding
New court records reveal that the number of lawsuits alleging internal bleeding injury or death from taking dangerous drug Pradaxa has increased 6 percent since mid-October. Cases stemming from the dangerous drug have been consolidated to a special federal court in Illinois. The latest court records from the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation shows that […]
Miami Jury Grants $1.2 Million to Couple in Chinese Drywall Case
According to The Miami Herald, a jury found the manufacturers of Chinese drywall liable for damaging a couple’s home, giving them $1.1 million for the dangerous material. This verdict is the first time a jury has ruled in a case involving all defendants in the distribution chain behind the drywall, which is the subject of litigation talks across […]
Fifty People Killed in Tragic Plane Crash in Russia
According to NBC News, 50 people were killed when a passenger plane crashed in central Russia on November 24. NBC News reported that a 23-year-old Boeing 737 that had recently left Moscow exploded after a failed attempt to land at the Kazan International Airport. Flight U363 took off from Moscow’s Domodedovo airport and crashed just […]
OxyElite Pro Removed From US Stores after 29 Cases of Liver Failure
According to Hawaii News Now, drug manufacturer USPLabs is stopping US distribution of the diet pill OxyELITE Pro after a shocking number of liver failure cases connected to the supplement. Health experts have not figured out the exact reason why diet pills are causing these devastating effects. OxyELITE Pro was distributed and sold all over the […]
Woman Killed in Collision with Semi-Truck Hauling Logging Equipment in Perry
According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), on the foggy evening of November 18, an SUV heading west on Highway 98 crashed into a semi-truck towing a piece of logging equipment, killing the driver of the SUV. The FHP stated that the SUV’s driver, a 27-year-old woman, was traveling on US 98 when she went […]
16-Year-Old Cyclist Killed in Hit-and-Run Accident in Apopka
According to the Orlando Sentinel, a 16-year-old teen was killed recently after his bicycle was struck by at least one vehicle in a tragic hit-and-run accident. A Florida Highway Patrol spokesperson told reporters that the 16-year-old was attempting to cross State Road 436 when he the incident occurred. A 2000 Ford Mustang and a 2008 Ford […]
