The coronavirus pandemic continues to slow the judicial system, as yet another litigation decides to postpone legal proceedings. The most recent: the judge in charge of all federal Roundup weed killer lawsuits announced that proceedings in the litigation are postponed until November 2. Currently parties are working towards finalizing Roundup settlements for thousands of cases, […]

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hold up legal proceedings across the country, hernia mesh lawsuits against C.R. Bard faced another delay as the court pushed the first bellwether trial to late 2020 or January 2021. Currently, Bard faces over 8,000 product liability lawsuits over injuries caused by their allegedly defective polypropylene mesh products. U.S. […]

CDC Reports Over 1,200 Vaping-Related Illnesses Nationwide The vaping illness and death toll has risen again as more reports of vaping-related illnesses flood in nationwide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released an update October 10, confirming the number of vaping illness cases has increased to 1,299 cases. These reports stretch across 49 […]

A growing number of individuals continue to come forward against Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy Synthes unit over irreparable harm from Attune Knee Replacement System failure due to substantial defects in the implant’s design. Donald Sizemore filed one of the most recent Attune Knee Replacement complaints May 31 in the Southern District of Florida. Sizemore […]

Motorcyclists Blame Distracted Drivers For Increase In Motorcycle Crashes Motorcycle accident fatalities rose dramatically in recent years. The number of fatal crashes surged 10 percent from 2014 to 2015 and increased an additional 5.1 percent in 2016, according to statistics from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). There's no question that fatal […]

The Deadliest Times To Be On The Road Getting into a vehicle is the single most dangerous thing most people do on a daily basis. Between 30,000 and 40,000 people are killed in motor vehicle accidents each year in the United States. In 2015 alone, 35,092 people died and an additional 2.44 million people were injured in […]

Mistakes To Avoid When Sharing The Road With Trucks Drivers of passenger vehicles, large commercial trucks, and buses are all expected to share the roads safely. However, if truck accident statistics are any indication, what happens when cars, trucks, and buses are out on the road together is anything but peaceful coexistence. According to the […]

Recap Of Major 2017 Vehicle Recalls Recalls were issued for nearly 53,000,000 vehicles in 2016, making it a record-breaking year, but not in the way many automakers might have hoped. Fortunately for automakers and consumers alike, safety-related auto recalls decreased significantly in 2017, with just 28,146,661 vehicle recalls issued. Problems with airbags continue to drive […]

NTSB Says FMCSA Needs To Do More To Keep Unsafe Truckers Off The Road Large truck and bus accidents pose a significant threat to public safety in the United States. In 2015 alone, large trucks and buses were involved in nearly 480,000 crashes that resulted in thousands of injuries and approximately 3,840 deaths.Safety regulations like […]

Motorcycle Safety Training May Help Prevent Accidents When it comes to riding motorcycles, the old adage “better safe than sorry” is particularly apt. Since bikes provide no protection against impact in the event of a collision, it's absolutely imperative that motorcyclists do everything they can to prevent these devastating accidents from happening in the first […]