Posts tagged damages

• Definition of "Spouse" for Personal Injury Lawsuits? Let the Jury Decide!

  Lindsay Rakers | November 11, 2011 10:40 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Louis, MO Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  As a Missouri personal injury attorney, I know all to well how a physical injury to a person can affect an entire family. In most states, when the death of one person occurs due to the negligence...

• Law Makers Take Aim At Damage Cap In Metrolink Train Crash

  Brett Emison | September 07, 2010 10:58 AM | 1 CommentKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Lawmakers are working to change a federal law that could limit the amount of damages paid to crash victims who were injured in a Metrolink train crash near Chatsworth in September 2008. Twenty-five...

• BP Oil Spill Damage Caps: A "Too Big To Spill" Bailout?

  Brett Emison | May 18, 2010 10:30 AM | 3 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Did you know that BP's liability to all of the families and businesses affected by the massive gulf oil spill is capped a total of only $75 million? Is British Petroleum too big to spill? Will the...

• Ford Sales Jump 25% In January On Toyota Recall

  Brett Emison | February 02, 2010 3:29 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The Wall Street Journal has reported that Ford saw its January sales jump 25% over last year after fleet sales more than doubled. Ford Motor Co. . . . posted a 25% increase for January compared...

• Ford Explorer: Long History Of Rollover and Stability Problems

  Brett Emison | January 07, 2010 9:57 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The Ford Explorer has been plagued by rollover and stability problems since its inception as the Ford Bronco II in March 1983. More than 25 years later, Ford is still battling the stability...

• Ford Among Companies Most Hit For Product Defects

  Brett Emison | January 07, 2010 11:22 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Business Week has reported that Ford Motor Company was among US companies with the most product defects. Both plaintiffs and defendant companies are increasingly willing to take product liability...

• Ford Leads Automakers In Sales Increases

  Brett Emison | January 05, 2010 3:37 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  CNNMoney.com has reported that auto sales were up in December for several auto makers. Ford sales jumped 34% from one-year ago and a whopping 50% compared to November. Chrysler sales jumped 36% from...

• U.S. Supreme Court Upholds $55 Million Punitive Damages Award Against Ford On Explorer Rollover Case

  Brett Emison | December 01, 2009 12:52 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The San Francisco Chronicle has reported that the United States Supreme Court rejected Ford Motor Co.'s appeal of a $55 million punitive damages award to a California woman paralyzed when where Ford...