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Don’t Make These Mistakes When Settling Your Personal Injury Case
At some point, if your personal injury case goes right, the other side will make an offer to settle or resolve your case. When and if they do, you may think the case is over. You’re close—it is almost over. But there are still problems that can happen—in fact, many personal injury victims find… Read More »
Benzene In Common Products Leads To Lawsuits
As a general rule, products like sunscreen are supposed to prevent cancer that would otherwise happen from prolonged exposure to the sun—not cause cancer. But according to a class action lawsuit that’s exactly what is being alleged. Aerosol Products Contain Benzene Manufacturer Johnson & Johnson makes a series of skincare and sun protection products… Read More »
How And Why Are Experts Used In Personal Injury Cases?
Let’s say you have a personal injury case that involves some sort of specialized knowledge to prove the defendant did something wrong. This often happens in products liability cases—say, for example, you are injured by a defective airbag. Who will testify how airbags work, and why and how yours didn’t work the way it… Read More »
“Class Action Park” Documentary Shows How Dangerous Amusement Parks Can Be
When it comes to amusement parks, you just never really know how safe the park you are at really is. In the case of one park, there were so many people injured on the rides and attractions, that it earned the nickname “Class Action Park,” and there was even a documentary made about it…. Read More »
The Role Of Bad Weather In Car Accident Cases
You may already know or be aware that car accidents tend to be more common in bad weather. But why are they more common? What is it about the weather that makes it so much more difficult to drive safely? Bad Roads, Inexperienced Drivers Part of this question is obvious—the roads are often slippery,… Read More »
Negligence Per Se: Liability When A Law Is Broken
If someone injures you, in order to find them negligent, and hold them responsible for your injuries, do you have to find that they broke an actual, written law? You mean be surprised to learn that the answer to that question is “no.” You Don’t Need a Law This may not make sense, but… Read More »
The Largest Personal Injury Class Actions In U.S. History
Although news of class action lawsuits seems to appear almost daily, most class action lawsuits aren’t large by class action standards. Of course, some are. It is interesting to look at what the largest class action lawsuits in American history are or were. Based on the dollar figure of the class action settlement amounts… Read More »
Liability For Injuries To Student Athletes
If your child is an athlete, you can expect injuries to be part of participating in scholastic sports. Certainly, injuries are a risk of any type of sport, and schools are not liable just because your child was injured participating in a sport. However, there are times when they could be held responsible. Is… Read More »
Tennessee Amusement Parks Are No Strangers To Accidents
Recently, when a young boy fell off of an amusement park ride in Orlando, Florida, the world took notice of how dangerous amusement park accidents can be. But here in Tennessee, we have also had our fair share of amusement park accidents as well. Sadly, many go under the radar, or get little press,… Read More »
Liability For Elevator Injuries
We all tend to think of an elevator as being a safer mode of transportation up and down floors than the stairs. As a general rule that may be true—but elevators can create their own set of problems, and it is not unusual to be injured in an elevator. Injuries on or Around an… Read More »
