Archive for February 4th, 2010
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 [...]
