With stories of semi trucks crashing and endangering drivers when their loads spill all over the roads, comes yet another tale of loss. In this case, the load was bees. Thousands and thousands of bees. A flatbed truck carrying a load of bees ran off the road and flipped near St. Charles, Minnesota around 6:45 […]
Supreme Court Ruling May Foreshadow Big Pharma Protection
In February, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that a patient injured by a balloon catheter manufactured by Medtronic Inc. was not entitled to damages because Medtronic was shielded from liability. The Supreme Court ruled in Medtronic’s favor because the device in question met the specifications of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Early last […]
Award Refused for Parents of Girl Blinded by Motrin
A Los Angeles County Superior Court jury voted 9-3 to deny the family of 11-year-old Sabrina Johnson an award, stating that Johnson & Johnson, as well as McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals were not liable for Sabrina’s blindness. The parents of the girl sued Johnson & Johnson for $1 billion, claiming Children’s Motrin nearly killed […]
City of Lincoln, Nebraska Named in Wrongful Death Suit
Lincoln, Nebraska, Lancaster County, and six emergency medical technicians were named in a wrongful death suit filed last week. This stems from the asthma-related death of 28-year-old Emy C. Choquette, who died last August. According to Choquette’s mother and attorney, David Domina, Choquette suffered an asthma attack the night of August 10th. She tried both […]
Fuel Tank Explosions Eyed in New FAA Rule
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered that a device to keep the fuel tanks on some passenger and cargo planes must be installed over the next nine years. This ruling comes almost 12 years to the day TWA Flight 800 exploded over the Atlantic Ocean while taking off from New York’s Kennedy Airport. All […]
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