Fatal Accident Cases
Millions Of Deadly Airbags Recalled; Is Your Car On The List?
What do BMW, Daimler AG, Fiat, Ford, GM, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Saab, Subaru, Tata Motors, Toyota and Volkswagen have in common? Aside from comprising some of the most popular and successful automakers in the world, these companies all opted to equip their cars with deadly airbags in order to cut costs. At least 14 […]
35 Patients Dead After A Medical Device Manufacturer Started Cutting Corners
In the five years between January 2010 and October 2015, roughly 350 patients have undergone gastrointestinal procedures with contaminated scopes produced by the Tokyo-based company Olympus Corp. Dozens have died as a result. The product, called the duodenoscope, is used in 700,000 procedures every year in America alone. Doctors insert the scope into patients’ throats […]
Why Did Fiat Wait Until Anton Yelchin’s Death to Start Fixing Its Cars?
Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin was killed on June 19th, crushed by his own 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee after it rolled backwards down his steep driveway. Mr. Yelchin was just 27 years old. Recent Jeep Grand Cherokee models as well as Dodge Chargers and Chrysler 300s sedans—all owned by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles—have a history of […]
Can A Civil Lawsuit Keep Terrorists Off The Internet?
When prosecutors failed to gather enough evidence to file criminal charges against famed yoga guru Bikram Choudhury for raping and sexually harassing numerous women, it was a civil lawsuit that took Choudhury to task for his actions to the tune of $7.5 million. Likewise, it was civil lawsuits that dealt significant blows to the Catholic […]
What’s Wrong With New York Hospitals?
When an ultrasound exposed a fibroid tumor growing in her uterus, Elissa McMahon didn’t take any chances. Though she is a Massachusetts resident, Elissa scheduled a surgery to remove the fibroid at Lennox Hill, a top hospital in New York, where she would be close to her family. The surgery was a success, and Elissa […]
Why is the U.S. Protecting Saudi Arabia from 9/11 Lawsuits?
Earlier this year, after pleading guilty to conspiring to kill Americans in the 9/11 attacks, al Qaeda member Zacarias Moussaoui admitted that his activities were funded in part by members of the Saudi royal family. This was not the first time the Saudi government has been tied to terrorism in America. Leaked information from the […]
Some States Have Thousands More Drunk Drivers Than Others
Nearly 10,000 Americans died from drunk driving collisions in 2014. Statistics show that alcohol is a factor in over 30% of driving fatalities. Drunk drivers tend to be young—26 to 29 is the highest risk age range—and male—men arrested for drunk driving outnumber women 3 to 1. Now, thanks to a survey published by CarInsuranceComparison.com, […]
Hospice CEO Ordered Patient Executions by Text
“If this f— would just die…” Those are not the words you’d expect to hear coming out of the mouth of a hospice CEO responsible for the care of hundreds of sick and elderly patients. According to an FBI warrant for the arrest of Novus Health Services CEO Brad Harris, the 34-year-old hospice exec spoke […]
$7 Billion Allocated for New York Cancer Victims; Thousands May Qualify
Nearly 15 years after the tragedy, the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund has finally sent out its first batch of full compensation checks to families that suffered economic losses due to 9/11-related health problems. The $233.4 million that went out to survivors and first responders this month is a result of Congress’ decision late last […]
Baby Powder Linked to Cancer in $72 Million Johnson & Johnson Trial
Jacqueline Fox used Johnson & Johnson products as part of her feminine hygiene routine for 35 years. It wasn’t until her cancer diagnosis 3 years ago that Jacqueline learned of the link between talcum powder and ovarian cancer. Unfortunately, Jacqueline didn’t live long enough to see the result of her lawsuit against the world’s biggest […]
1 in 5 Vehicles on the Road is Defective, Says Carfax Report
In 2014, automakers set a new record for the number of car models recalled because of safety defects. In 2015, they obliterated that record. Nearly 900 models were recalled last year, translating to 64 million recalled cars in the US. More frightening than this, however, is the fact that many drivers never get their cars […]
Highway Guardrail Maker Sold Defective Rails For Years
At least nine motorists are dead because of a design change in the highway guardrails produced by Texas-based Trinity Industries Inc. In 2005, Trinity changed the design of its ET-Plus guardrail systems in order to cut production costs, but in doing so the company created an added danger for the drivers and passengers of cars that collided with […]