Defective & Dangerous Products

• Theme Park Injuries Where the Ride Worked As Intended

  Ed Normand | March 12, 2009 1:02 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Lately we have been seeing inquiries from folks injured on theme park rides where the ride was operating as intended. Case in point, a visitor from the United Kingdom who sustained injuries...

• Big Tobacco and Legislators Wrestle Lady Justice to the Ground

  John Hopkins | March 11, 2009 11:02 AM | 1 CommentWest Palm Beach, FL

  Senator Haridopolos, state senator of the great State of Florida, has himself a bill in committee. It is Senate Bill 2198. It has suddenly arisen from the ashes of so many cigarette butts and,...

• Florida, California Lawsuits Over Smelly Wallboard

  Eddie Farah | March 08, 2009 11:31 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Florida may be the first state but is likely not the last state that has sulfur-tainted smelly wallboard manufactured in China that has residents moving out. A number of lawsuits are underway in...

• Big Tobacco Loses Again!

  John Hopkins | March 06, 2009 4:04 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  In the second trial of what is called the Engle Progeny Cases, Big Tobacco lost to the plaintiff. Reportedly, the jury found that cigarettes are defective and awarded $1.3 million against the...

• Altria, Medtronic & Wyeth: Decisions that Concern Sales over Safety and Profits over People

  Armand Rossetti | March 06, 2009 3:02 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  On March 5, 2009 Representative Bruce Braley (D-IA) sent a letter to congress indicating that he was proud to be a cosponsor of the “Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 (MSDA). On March 4, 2009,...

• Luring Young Women To Smoke With Pink Campaign

  Eddie Farah | February 28, 2009 12:20 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  A new campaign is revolting, even for the tobacco industry. The American Cancer Society is warning teen girls that they are being targeted with a new campaign dressed in pink. Don’t be...

• Big Tobacco – the tangled web they weave and the practice to deceive

  John Hopkins | February 27, 2009 11:29 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  It was 1980, but this scene has been going on in “smoke filled rooms” since the early 20th century. Big Tobacco’s Kloepfer and Klopnick were hand wringing; possibly burning the...

• Dangerous Dietary Supplements – The unraveling of Enforcement

  Alyssa DiEdwardo | February 26, 2009 3:52 PM | 2 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  According to data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), One in three, or 58 million American adults, aged 20 through 74 are overweight. So it should be no...

• Yamaha Rhinos are popular but dangerous vehicles

  Armand Rossetti | February 21, 2009 11:34 AM | 1 CommentWest Palm Beach, FL

  If Ashlyn Vargas were still alive, she would be telling us about her experience driving a Rhino. Reportedly, Ashlyn was operating a Rhino in her home town in Paso Robles, California on Thanksgiving...

• Don’t be tricked by Suzuki! Suzuki GSX R-1000 motorcycle recalled.

  Jeffrey Meldon | February 19, 2009 11:26 AM | 0 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  Suzuki has sent a Voluntary Safety Recall to the buyers of their Suzuki GSX R-1000 motorcycle for the model years of 2005 and 2006. As a motorcycle accident injury lawyer that has helped many...