In 2005, a class-action suit was placed against the company Federal Pacific Electric for their "Stab-Lok" circuit breakers. The company was found to have cheated on a circuit breaker test in order to pass Underwriters Laboratories approval. The … [Continue reading]
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Medical Malpractice and Negligence : Incredible True Story
Down in the Prarie State, rules are kept fairly strict on penalizing doctors. "Clear and convincing" evidence" of guilt must be evident for a doctor to be disciplined for negligence in Illinois, which allowed many incompetent doctors to slip by … [Continue reading]
Traumatic Brain Injury in Child : Compensation Determined by Life Expectancy
Islam Yasim Ibn Siddiq "Izzy" Peterson was injured at birth in 2005 when hospital staff put the newborn on carbon dioxide instead of oxygen. The 40-minute exposure to the wrong gas gave Izzy a severe brain injury that will require him to be reliant … [Continue reading]
Traumatic Brain Injury Costs $1 Billion a Year
A new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) in the Columbus Children's Research Institute at Columbus Children's Hospital in Ohio states that traumatic brain injury in infants leads to $1 billion annually … [Continue reading]
Insurance Bad Faith In Louisiana Leads to Increase in Lawsuits
In New Orleans, Louisiana and other areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, people are lining up to file lawsuits against their fraudulent insurance agencies. "We're trying to get some money and it looks like suing them is the only way that might … [Continue reading]
Paxil Birth Defects Cause Mother to Sue
GlaxoSmithKline, producer of the antidepressant drug Paxil, was sued on July 28, 2006 on behalf of Adrian Vasquez of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Adrian was born with life-threatening defects on April 19, 2004 as a result of his mother's intake of … [Continue reading]
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