GM is facing more than a dozen multi-million dollar lawsuits in 2016 involving a flawed ignition switch, which has allegedly led to more than 100 deaths and serious injuries across the US since 2010. Plaintiffs argue that the ignition switch could easily be jarred into the accessory position, which would then shut off the engine,…
A 39 year-old owner of a flooring company in Florida has sued AT&T after he was diagnosed with mesothelioma. Earlier in his work career, he had installed fiber optic cable for AT&T, and most of the cables were buried underground in cement pipes. As he disturbed the cables, asbestos dust was raised from the cement….
A Richmond-area man suffered serious injuries after getting out of his car to check on damage from an earlier crash. The victim was struck by a passing vehicle on Chippenham Parkway (Route 150) in Chesterfield County, Virginia (VA), at around 6 am on January 13, 2016. News reports do not indicate how the initial…
One can hardly go from intersection to intersection without seeing a number of surrounding drivers looking down at their mobile phones instead of keeping their eyes on the road. People today are virtually tethered to their phones, relying on the devices to control so many aspects of their lives that they find putting the phones down…
A graduate from the Citadel in South Carolina was killed earlier this year by an alleged drunk driver as he walked along I-26, and his father has now filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver, a catering company and bar, and also a security company. The father filed a 33-page wrongful death lawsuit last…