A horrified jury in Sacramento, CA sent a message to major nursing home operator Emeritus when it came out with a $23 million punitive damage award for the family of an 82-year-old woman who died following poor care at an Emeritus facility. To learn more, read the full story here… “California Jury Slams Major Nursing…
What Happened: Federal regulators have announced they are considering adding more than 1 million General Motors cars to an existing recall for brake light trouble. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it’s been investigating complaints about the Chevy Malibu between 2004 and 2011 as well as 2007 to 2009 Saturn Auras. In some cases…
What Happened: A recent case before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals dealt with the Federal Railroad Safety Act and concluded the FRSA does not preempt cases about railroad crossing negligence. The case, Zimmerman v. Norfolk Southern Corp., involved a motorcyclist, Robert Zimmerman, who was injured at a Norfolk Southern railroad crossing. Zimmerman was riding…
A new study out of NYU revealed that even a single concussion could leave patients with lasting structural damage to their brains, specifically in areas of the brain that are known to cause depression. To learn more, read the full story here… “Even A Single Concussion Can Cause Lifelong Damage“ CA
Our Virginia personal injury law firm receives dozens of phone calls each week about major product recalls, such as the DePuy hip implant recall. Our law firm handles these types of product recall cases, but many potential clients ask us about the law firms that advertise on television about these recalls. To tell you the truth, most…