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March 20, 2016
Distraction Causes Crashes, Technology May Help
A jury in Mobile recently assigned guilt to a man behind the wheel of a pickup truck involved in a fatal crash in 2014. The collision killed a 24-year-old Mississippi woman. Defendant, 23, reportedly looked down at his phone for ...
read moreMarch 15, 2016
Report: Airbag Maker Faked Safety Tests After Recall
Even after their defective airbags resulted in a series of recalls and several deaths, officials at Japanese manufacturer Takata reportedly falsified testing information to representatives at Honda, the company’s largest buyer. That’s according to internal documents obtained recently by The New York ...
read moreFebruary 25, 2016
Alabama Product Liability Costs Drugmaker $40M
An Alabama-based pharmaceutical company is slated to pay almost $40 million to 47 states over allegations that it improperly labeled multivitamin fluoride tablets. The tablets made by the company, Qualitest Pharmaceuticals Inc., reportedly contained less than half of the fluoride ...
read moreFebruary 20, 2016
Gores v. Miller – Car Accident Settlement Release
The vast majority of car accident lawsuits settle out-of-court. That means before the case goes to trial, both sides collaborate to reach a fair conclusion. The defendant(s) agree to pay a certain amount, and plaintiffs agree to release those defendants ...
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