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BP Oil Spill
On Tuesday, Apr 27, 2010, the U.S. Government’s Department of Interior and Department of Homeland Security started a Joint Investigation into the cause of the Transocean rig explosion. Their plan is to coordinate the already ongoing investigation of the United States Coast Guard Minerals Management Service. Department of Energy Secretary Ken Salazar and Department of [...]
Toyota Acceleration Lawsuits Combined in California
Judges announced that the Toyota lawsuits related to Toyota’s acceleration issue will be consolidated in a federal court in Santa Ana, California near Toyota’s U.S. sales headquarters.
So far a combination of over 200 consumer and potential class action shareholder lawsuits have been filed, over 50 of which are individual lawsuits claiming personal injury or death [...]
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 [...]
