What Happened A jury awarded $8.3 million in compensatory damages to a retired prison guard after determining that the design of the DePuy ASR XL hip implant caused the guard’s injuries, according to Bloomberg.com. The jury award included $338,136 to cover accrued medical expenses and $8 million for the victim’s physical pain and emotional suffering. The…
What Happened: Though everyone knows that airbags can save lives and, in a wreck, are often essential safety devices, many may not realize the extent to which airbags have become a safety problem in recent years. The problems caused by airbags are revealed in the rising number of airbag-related recalls announced by automakers. So far…
Learn more here from a Virginia truck accident attorney about three separate tractor-trailer accidents that occurred this week.
What Happened: Subaru recently announced a major auto recall affecting nearly 50,000 vehicles for an especially curious problem: they have a tendency to turn themselves on. The recall, dubbed by many as a “zombie car” recall, applies to Legacy, Outback and Impreza models produced between 2010 and 2013 as well as those Crosstrek vehicles manufactured…
What Happened A recent study has revealed that many women who have been misdiagnosed with breast cancer are filing malpractice suits against radiologists. According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the number of women under 40 with breast cancer has increased by approximately 2 percent every year since the…