Despite the massive product recalls in the past few years due to high levels of lead in certain consumer products, as well as the fact that the toxic ingredient has been banned from household paint for over 30 years, lead poisoning continues to be a health hazard—especially for young children. Lead is more dangerous for [...]
Recent Mississippi and New York Lead Paint Lawsuits Result in Outcomes Favoring Plaintiffs
June 30, 2009
DC Train Crash: Did Aging, Poorly Designed Cars, Circuit Anomalies, or Other Possible Defects Cause the Deadliest Crash in Metro History?
June 25, 2009
Investigators are inspecting all of the signaling circuits in the Metro system following Monday’s devastating DC train crash that injured 80 people and killed 9. The 740-foot-long circuit is a key part of the automated control system for the Metro trains, and yesterday, “anomalies” were discovered when the circuit malfunctioned while undergoing tested. Metro’s train [...]
Child Fireplace Safety: Keeping Your Child Safe around Fireplace Glass Doors
June 24, 2009
Because of air pollution and other environmental concerns, most Colorado municipalities refuse to allow wood burning fireplaces for new home construction. Thus, if you want a fireplace with your new home, it will probably be a gas flame fireplace. In the early years of these gas fireplaces, access to the flames was protected by some [...]
Fire Damage to a Colorado Building Under Construction
June 18, 2009
In a previous blog, we looked at fire damage to the Georgetown Library and destruction of its contents including expensive artwork and historical documents. In that situation, where the building had been completed, the person suffering the loss (the Georgetown Library and its owner the District of Columbia), sued the general contractor for alleged negligent [...]
California Rollover Lawsuits: Ford Ordered to Pay Paralyzed Musician $18 Million and Jaguar Land Rover Must Pay Former Field Hockey Player $21.1 Million
June 18, 2009
In San Francisco, California, a federal jury awarded a Bay Area musician $18 million for his auto products liability lawsuit against automaker Ford. 38-year-old resident Dax Pierson is now a quadriplegic because of injuries he sustained in a 2005 15-passenger van rollover accident involving a Ford vehicle. According to Pierson’s California personal injury complaint, he [...]
15-Passenger Van Lawsuit Over Rollover Crash that Killed 8 Utah State University Students Can Proceed, Says Court
June 14, 2009
According to a federal appeals court, a Utah auto products liability lawsuit over a 2005 15-passenger van rollover accident that killed eight Utah State University students and one instructor and seriously injured two other students can proceed. The 15-passenger van complaint was filed in district court last year—but Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., the remaining [...]
General Motors and Chrysler Bankruptcies: Consumer Groups Fight to Ensure Products Liability and Personal Injury Recovery
June 7, 2009
Last week, a number of car accident victims and their families traveled to Washington DC to ask lawmakers for help. As injured parties, they want to make sure that they will still receive compensation for their products liability and personal injury claims even though General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC have filed for Chapter 11 [...]
Playground Accidents Are Leading Cause of Injury to Elementary School Kids
June 1, 2009
According to SafeKids USA, the number one cause of injuries to kids ages 5 to 14 is playground accidents. About 150,000 children in this age group end up in US emergency rooms each year because of accidental injuries involving playground equipment. While some of these injury accidents involve playground equipment in private backyards, 3 out [...]
