Posts tagged liability

• FDA Request for Withdrawal of Darvon and Darvocet May Have Come Too Late

  Michael Roberts | November 24, 2010 9:19 AM | 16 CommentsGadsden, AL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Darvon and Darvocet Recall Failing to remove a dangerous product from the market can have severe health consequences. But it is even worse when the withdrawal effort could have come much sooner and...

• If I slip or trip and fall can I sue?

  Danny Feldman | June 23, 2009 8:31 AM | 2 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  Every time someone falls down, people make jokes that the injured person will end up owning the place. What does the law say about a premise owner's potential liability if someone falls on your...

• Medical Malpractice - Why do Doctors Worry?

  Jon Lewis | June 26, 2008 9:00 AM | 2 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Doctors I meet always discuss the malpractice problem. They seem to worry about lawsuits to an incredible degree. Yet, the statistics show that doctors and hospital win an overwhelming majority of...

• Chrysler Bankruptcy Will Leave Product Defect Victims Empty-handed

  Jason Knowles | June 18, 2009 5:42 PM | 1 CommentGadsden, AL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  There is an interesting article in the June 10, 2009, issue of BusinessWeek which discusses the effect of Chrysler’s bankruptcy protection on those injured or killed by a faulty Chrysler...

• Supreme Court Considers Corporate Liability in International Human Rights Case

  Michael Roberts | March 26, 2012 9:40 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The reach of the U.S. justice system and its role in enforcing international human rights is at play in a case recently argued before the Supreme Court . The case is a civil lawsuit brought...

• Cruise ships and disclaimers--what protections did you sign away?

  Michael Roberts | January 20, 2012 9:46 AM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Nearly a week after the Costa Concordia cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Italy, rescue operations may be drawing to a close. At least 11 people were killed in the tragic accident...

• That's the Law??? Shame on you, Alabama

  Pete Mackey | October 10, 2011 10:50 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  I got a call last week from a person who was robbed by a bad guy in the parking lot of a big box store here in Mobile. There were several lights out in the section that he parked and he did not see...

• Changes in Alabama Product Liability Law for Sellers and Distributors

  Michael Roberts | October 03, 2011 12:58 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  If you are injured by a dangerous or defective product, the law in Alabama at least since the 1970s had allowed suit against companies in what is called the “chain of...

• Product Lawsuits Can Help Maintain Safety Standards

  Michael Roberts | February 15, 2011 12:35 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  People injured by defective products deserve to be compensated for their injuries and medical bills. A product liability lawsuit, however, can have a positive impact on a much larger scale. In...

• Hip Replacement Products Recalled

  Michael Roberts | October 28, 2010 6:17 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  Two hip replacement products made by DePuy Orthopaedics, a unit of Johnson & Johnson, have been recalled because a high number of patient’s have required a second surgery. The recall...