Posts tagged liability

• Eliminating Joint and Several Liability in PA Will Curtail Victims' Rights

  Michael Schafle | February 09, 2011 6:47 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Miscellaneous
  

  What is Joint and Several Liability? Joint and several liability is a common law doctrine that permits a victim to recover 100% of his her damages from one defendant in a situation where his or...

• Is Corporate Negligence at Fault in Nursing Home Abuse Cases?

  Shayna Slater | September 12, 2011 4:04 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  A nursing home resident may be dependent on the nursing home for everything including their administration of medication, medical treatment, social interaction, toileting and nutrition....

• A Study of NexGen CR-Flex Porous Femoral Components - Doctor Berger Raises Concerns

  Michael Monheit | February 05, 2011 8:25 AM | 1 CommentPhoenix, AZ Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  Zimmer, a manufacturer of a variety of medical implant devices, has recently come under fire for problems associated with one of its many products, the NexGen CR-Flex Porous Femoral component of its...

• Arizona Punitive Damages Legislation

  Staff Writer | February 15, 2006 10:36 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Each year various members of the Arizona legislature introduce bills concerning all aspects of "tort reform." This year is no different. I recently learned that Arizona State Representative Jennifer Burns introduced a bill to prevent Plaintiffs from recovering punitive damges but not to outlaw puntive damages awards in their entirety. Rather than outlawing punitive damages, Representative...

• How Much Time Do I Have to File a Lawsuit?

  Staff Writer | February 02, 2006 4:04 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  If you have been injured in an accident and somebody else bears responsibility, one question likely to arise is whether you must file suit within a specified period of time. In Arizona, you must file suit within a specific time or you will forever lose your rights to sue. This time period can be as little as 180 days from the date you suffered harm (or should have known), as long as two...

• Hot Coffee – What you thought you knew and what you didn’t know

  Melissa Hague | August 29, 2011 10:28 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Miscellaneous
  

  It’s like the game of whisper down the lane. Over time and after so many different people retell the same story, somehow it completely morphs into something entirely different. How many of...

• Liability for Failure to Prevent Risks of Criminal Activity

  Staff Writer | April 30, 2007 5:02 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  I read today that a female Circle K clerk in Tucson filed a lawsuit against her employer alleging that the company provided negligent security which allowed a customer to abduct and sexually assault her. According to the newspaper article in the Arizona Daily Star, Circle K should have known of "criminal dangers" at that store. . . . [T]he company should have staffed at least two employees...

• Observations of an Injury Lawyer (In a Dangerous World!)

  Christopher Marzzacco | August 03, 2011 4:33 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Ball-field Hazards If you have children, summertime screams “organized sports.” As a young man now in my forties, I remember a time when I played all of my summertime...

• Arizona One of the Deadliest for Victims of Drinking and Driving

  Staff Writer | December 01, 2006 9:37 AM | 1 CommentPhoenix, AZ Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  Arizona is near the top of the nation for a topic which, like golf, would have us all feel better if the score were substantially lower. According to the East Valley Tribune, alcohol played a factor in almost half of all fatal automobile crashes last year. A report prepared by an organization known asEnd Needless Death on Our Roadways, shows Arizona is 15th in alcohol-related fatal crashes,...

• DuPont to Kill Sales of Imprelis - Weed Killer Killing More than Weeds!

  Michael Monheit | August 05, 2011 9:17 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Reuters reported yesterday that DuPont plans to stop the sale of it herbicide, Imprelis. This comes after a number of DuPont consumers filed a series of lawsuits that alleged that Imprelis did more...