Victim’s Rights Harmed by Tennessee (TN) Governor’s New Tort Law
If you suffer a disabling injury caused by a product or business practice and it is debilitating enough, you may not be able to recover thanks to a new tort law
Major Bus Crash on New Jersey Turnpike Causes Multiple Injuries
Once again, an accident involving a bargain bus is in the headlines. The most recent major bus crash occurred on the New Jersey Turnpike on August 25, 2011, reportedly injuring more than a dozen passengers on a bus that was headed to Washington, DC, from New York. Just a few months ago, four people were…
Three VDOT Workers Among Six People Seriously Injured in I-64 Car Wreck
A Volkswagen GTI smashed into the back of road crew truck on I-64 in Norfolk, Virginia (VA), on August 23, 2011, injuring three employees of TME Enterprises and three other motorists. According to the Daily Press, the workers, who were under contract with the Virginia Department of Transportation, were on the back of a truck picking…
U.S. Supreme Court Declined to Review Punitive Damages Against Premarin/Prempro Manufacturer
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 20, 2011, declined to review a state court decision in Wyeth LLC, et al., v. Jeraldine Scofield, et al., that affirmed a $35 million punitive damages award in a Prempro/Premarin injury case. The issues before the Supreme Court were: “(1) Whether, when a verdict has been tainted by a…
VA Police Recruit Dead After Head Blows During Training
A lawsuit seeking $35 million in compensatory damages and $350,000 in punitive damages has been filed in Norfolk, VA Circuit Court by the wife of a former police recruit who died in training. The suit alleges the recruit’s death was the result of “repeated, violent blows to the head” by instructors that produced bleeding in…