A jury awarded $8.4 million to Jack Reynolds after they determined Hamilton Materials was responsible for Mr. Reynold’s mesothelioma stemming from exposure to asbestos while on the job. Mr. Reynold’s, who served in the U.S. Navy for 10 years, worked for Hamilton Materials from 1964 to 1973, according to Newsguide.us. He retired in 1999 and…
Jason Jenkins, an industrial worker for Occidental Petroleum Corp., was awarded $9.6 million by a jury after incurring a serious eye injury after being doused in the face with acid by a machine while working. Jenkins lost a majority of his vision in one eye and claimed Occidental’s system lacked a pressure indicator which failed…
Dimitrios P. Biller, the former manager of legal counsel for Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc., alleges company executives forced him to conceal evidence in numerous car rollover cases over the past 20 years, according to the Los Angeles Times. Biller, who resigned in September of 2007, said Toyota executives forced him, in multiple instances, to…
The HIV drug Intelence, produced by Johnson & Johnson, has potentially deadly side effects including severe skin reactions and liver damage, according to the Associated Press. The skin reactions include cases of Stevens-Johnson syndrome, a life-threatening skin disorder which starts with fever, sore throat and fatigue. It’s extremely debilitating and causes the skin to burn…
One unfortunate consequence of osteoporosis is hip fractures. Thankfully, for the past two decades the rate of hip fractures has fallen drastically in Canada. A very similar pattern has been occurring in the United States. However, the cause of these trends is unknown. Factors that may be reasons as to why the rate of hip…