Toyota Class Actions being filed for Accelerator Issue

Attorneys at Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C. filed a lawsuit in Colorado Federal Court this week against Toyota Motor Corporation, alleging that Toyota has known for several years about the unexpected acceleration problems that recently led Toyota to temporarily stop selling and recall many of its most popular models in the United States. [...]

Study Suggests Carbon Nanotubes can cause Mesothelioma

A major study published in Nature Nanotechnology suggests some forms of carbon nanotubes — a poster child for the “nanotechnology revolution” — could be as harmful as asbestos if inhaled in sufficient quantities.
The study used established methods to see if specific types of nanotubes have the potential to cause mesothelioma — a cancer of the [...]

Asbestos Case Spotlight – Merlin Olsen vs Many

Football legend Merlin Olsen is suing NBC Studios, NBC Universal, 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, Sherwin Williams, Lennox Industries and other companies, in an asbestos lawsuit, claiming he developed a rare form of cancer as a result of being negligently exposed to asbestos.
Read the story at TMZ here:  Merlin Olsen Suit: Asbestos Caused my Cancer
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Jones Act Case Spotlight – Smith vs Weeks Marine

The plaintiff-appellee, Clarence Smith (Mr. Smith), sustained multiple injuries while quartered on the barge of the defendant-appellant, Weeks Marine, Inc. (Weeks). In June of 2005, Mr. Smith was awakened after midnight by two other crew members who dragged him from his bunk and severely beat him. Mr. Smith filed a petition naming as defendants the [...]

FELA Case Spotlight – DOI vs Union Pacific Railroad Company

Eric Doi, an employee of the appellant Union Pacific Railroad Company, sued Union Pacific under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) after he suffered life-altering injuries (quadriplegia) in a rollover accident that occurred when Robert Torres, a fellow-employee, lost control of the company-owned truck he was driving. Respondent Doi and Torres were members of one [...]

Ban on Texting for Truck Drivers

The U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced a Federal Ban on Texting for Commercial Truck Drivers.  This may help lower the number of truck accident incidents.
U.S Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced federal guidance to expressly prohibit texting by drivers of commercial vehicles such as large trucks and buses. The prohibition is effective immediately and [...]

  • Asbestos

  • Asbestos Lawsuit

    Asbestos is a naturally-occurring fibrous mineral of metamorpic hydrous magnesium silicate and has been linked to Mesothelioma disease. Mesothelioma is a malignant tumor of the membranes surrounding the heart, lungs and abdominal cavity. Asbestos can also cause cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, larynx, stomach, lung and lymphoid tissue [...]
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  • Class Actions

  • Class Action Lawsuit

    There is a class action lawsuit when a very large number of individuals who have suffered an injury or damage by the act or conduct of the some company or business. It is very possible but quite unlikely that a class action case can be brought against an individual, but does not happen generally. On the other hand, some departments of the government have come across class action lawsuits from time to time [...]
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  • Personal Injury

  • Injury Lawsuit

    A personal injury lawsuit is based on the statutes on negligence wherein the plaintiff claims that he was injured or harmed due to the wrongful act or carelessness of the defendant. In this type of legal undertaking, the defendant, will have to pay the plaintiff of compensatory damages if found guilty of negligence [...]
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  • Mesothelioma

  • Mesothelioma Lawsuit

    Mesothelioma is the formal name for asbestos cancer, which can also be called malignant mesothelioma. Each of these terms refers to cancer of the mesothelium, the thin layer of tissue that surrounds and protects internal organs. This cancer is rare, and is almost always a result of exposure to asbestos, a toxic material used in construction and other industries [...]
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  • Medical Malpractice

  • Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

    In order to prove liability in a medical malpractice lawsuit, a personal injury lawyer must be able to show an act or acts of negligence on the part of one or more medical professionals. A medical malpractice lawsuit may be filed against multiple parties, depending on the circumstances surrounding the injury [...]
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  • Lawsuit Settlements

  • Lawsuit Settlement

    While it may be legal claims never make it to court. In fact, most personal injury lawsuits are resolved before going to trial through a negotiated settlement between the parties. Settlements in a personal injury lawsuit against others happen when the plaintiff in the case agrees to stop pursuing legal action against the defendant in regard to the accident or injury and the defendant usually agrees to a financial settlement [...]
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  • Wrongful Death

  • Wrongful Death Lawsuit

    Typically, a wrongful death case involves an accidental or premature death of an individual that can be regarded to causes like the negligence of the defendant. It is far different from a normal negligence lawsuit. In wrongful death cases, the suit is filed by the dependent party, a family member, who has suffered from emotional and monetary damages because of the sudden death [...]
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