The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)has announced the recall of 137,000 pieces of Kids jewelery due to the productscontaing high levels of cadmium.
New Albany, Ohio importer/distributor Tween Brands Inc. ordered the recall once the high levels of the dangerous chemical were found in the defective products, so as to avoid any potential personal injury cases they could be faced with.
Personal injury attorneys Boone and Davis from Fort Lauderdale are set to take on Universal City Development Partners, who run Universal Orlando resort on behalf of a client of theirs who was seriously injured.
The suit was filed on July 15th, 2009 after the client slipped and fell on a spilled liquid at the Amphitheatre at the Animal Actors Show. The client suffered multiple injuries as a result of the fall and needed surgery and the insertion of metal hardware in order to overcome the injuries.
Though BP claims they will pay out compensation on all "legitimate claims" arising from the Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill and that they have written checks for over half of the claims brought against them, newly released information shows that the company has yet to pay out on any of the 1105 claims for "bodily injury".
The 1105 bodily injury claims consist of 1,105 claims for compensation for bodily injury, including 298 claims for respiratory ailments, 275 claims for anxiety or stress, and 261 claims for nausea.
Many laborers and deckhands who have suffered losses as a result of the BP Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will have a hard time receiving compensation to cover lost wages as a result of not having the proper documents to prove they are entitled to this compensation.
Many of the laborers and deckhands get paid in cash and therefore don't have a way of proving their losses to the courts.
The family of a 17 year old, mexican teenager who was shot in the back and killed at a club in Chicago have launched a wrongful death lawsuit against the club.
The boy, Ramiro Guevara, has used a fake I.D. to get into the club was shot in the back after he had gotten involved in a fight on the night of October 15th.
In the suit, Ramiro's family claim that the staff and security at the club, V-Live, were “failed to provide metal detectors to insure the safety of its guests.”
Kellog's Co. Of Battlecreek, Michigan have recalled 28 million boxes of Apple Jacks, Corn Pops, Froot Loops, and Honey Smacks cereal due to concern's regarding a concern with one of the substances that gives their cereals the off-colors and flavors found in their cereals.
In a survey published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, it was discovered that 90% of doctors over-test or over-treat patients due to the fear of being sued for medical malpractice for not doing enough for their patients.
This survey's results echo a story in "the Associated press" which said that the fear of personal injury or other lawsuits is what causes doctors to over-treat patients.
Ford Motor Company has been sued successfully in a personal injury case by a woman in California who, after being involved in a car accident while driving her Ford Explorer, was rendered quadriplegic .
Ms. Cynthia Castillo was driving down a freeway when the left rear tire of her Ford Explorer de-treaded causing her to lose control of the vehicle which then veered off the road and rolling down an embankment 3 times. The accident left Ms. Castillo's legs paralyzed as well as much of the rest of her body.
Mason & Mason legal firm are the latest personal injury firm to file a lawsuit against Apple in relation to its newly launched iPhone 4.
Mason & Mason say they want to "punish" Apple for forcing a faulty device onto paying customers.
this latest lawsuit is in response to Apple's open letter regarding the problems that have been noticed with the new iPhone, most notably with the signal and design.
John Alpizar and David Alpizar, who are the personal injury and auto accident attorneys of Alpizar Law firm, have been named and featured in Florida Trend Magazine “Legal Elite” 2010.
Only the top 1.8% of attorneys in Florida get featured on this listed and in order to be listed, attorneys need to gain the respect, trust and confidence of their peers-no small feat in the world of attorneys.