Paraplegic Woman Burned by Seat in GM Vehicle, Sues GM for Personal Injury A paraplegic woman from Portland, Maine, is suing General Motors in a very different type of lawsuit than the manufacturer has faced in recent months – she received a burn from one of the seat warmers that required months of medical attention, sues GM for personal injury. Emma Verrill, 26, is paralyzed from the waist down and cannot feel hot and cold in those extremities. In 2012, she and a friend went on a beach trip in the friend’s Chevrolet Suburban, which had … [Read more...]
Home Health Nurse Cannot Sue for Personal Injury
August 11, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Home Health Nurse Cannot Sue Alzheimer’s Patient and Family for Personal Injury On Monday, August 4th, the California Supreme Court ruled that home health nurses cannot sue their patients for personal injury, when the injury is incurred due to the condition the nurse is there to assist with. “Those hired to manage a hazardous condition may not sue their clients for injuries caused by the very risks they were retained to confront,” Justice Carole A. Corrigan wrote for the court. The original personal injury case was brought forth by Carolyn … [Read more...]
First Salmonella Chia Seed Lawsuit Filed
June 25, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Salmonella Chia Seed Outbreak Leads to Personal Injury Lawsuit A salmonella chia seed outbreak traced back to a health food chia seed powder has been linked to 65 cases of salmonella illness in the United States and Canada. Now, a woman who was hospitalized after contracting the disease, has filed a personal injury lawsuit against the health powder’s manufacturer. Carolyn Marie Shirley, a Fort Collins, Colorado resident, became ill around March 14th, 2014, after she consumed Navitas Naturals chia seed powder, which she purchased at her local … [Read more...]
GM Vehicle Recall Class Action Consolidated
June 17, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Class Action Lawsuit Against GM For Vehicle Recall Consolidated in Federal Court A panel of federal judges consolidated a class action lawsuit against General Motors for personal injury and wrongful death related to the company’s ignition switch vehicle recall in the Southern District of New York. The Judicial Panel of Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) consolidated the cases under US District Court Judge Jesse Furman. Furman was appointed to the vehicle recall lawsuit by President Barack Obama. Although GM’s strategy was to have the vehicle … [Read more...]
FitBit Faces First Class Action Personal Injury Lawsuit
March 25, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Recall for Potential Personal Injury Leads to First Class Action Lawsuit Against FitBit In February, the fitness startup behind FitBit issued a product recall for their step-tracking smart watches after reports of rashes, blisters, and some other minor skin personal injuries. Although very few users suffered these injuries, a potential personal injury class action lawsuit has been filed against the company for failing to properly contact customers. The lawsuit was filed in the Superior Court of California on Monday, March 17th. The class … [Read more...]
Toyota Admits Deception and Agrees to Pay Billions
March 24, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Toyota Agrees to $1.2 Billion Criminal Fine for Deceiving Consumers After facing years of personal injury lawsuits, the Toyota Motor Corp has been slammed with a $1.2 billion criminal fine by the US Justice Department for intentionally misleading customers regarding the company’s automobile safety. This is the largest criminal fine against an automobile manufacturer in US history. The $1.2 billion fine dwarfs the $$66.15 million civil fine levied against Toyota by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for failing to recall … [Read more...]
GM Hit with Personal Injury Lawsuit After Major Vehicle Recall
March 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Proposed Personal Injury Class Action Lawsuit Against GM Related to Deaths and Delayed Major Vehicle Recall On Friday, March 14th, General Motors (GM) was hit with two personal injury/wrongful death lawsuits related to their recent major vehicle recall. The lawsuits are part of a proposed class action against the vehicle manufacturer for serious delays in the vehicle recall. Last month, when the first part of the ignition switch vehicle recall was issued, GM acknowledged that it knew about at least 13 deaths related to crashes. When the … [Read more...]
Citi Bike Faces Personal Injury Lawsuit
March 7, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Man Hurt While Riding Citi Bike Files Personal Injury Lawsuit Against Company A man has filed a personal injury lawsuit against bike-sharing company Citi Bike after running over a parking barrier while riding one of the program’s bicycles. “This has turned my life inside out,” said Ronald Corwin, 73. Corwin flipped over a 6-ft wide by 6-inch high concrete parking barrier near where the Citi Bikes were parked, which he alleges he did not see because the concrete blended in with the road. “Everything tastes like cardboard,” says Corwin’s … [Read more...]
Paula Abdul Issues Personal Injury Lawsuit for Burns at Tanning Salon
January 15, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Paula Abdul Suffered Burns at Tanning Salon, Issues Personal Injury Lawsuit Paula Abdul has issued a personal injury lawsuit against a tanning salon in Los Angeles, alleging that an infrared weight loss wrap gave her severe burns, especially on her left thigh. The 51-year-old singer, dancer, choreographer, and former X-Factor judge issued the personal injury lawsuit against UVASUN West, Inc. on Thursday, January 9th. She claims that a weight loss treatment she received at the salon on January 20th, 2012 gave her second and third degree … [Read more...]
University of Iowa Faces Personal Injury Lawsuit in California Court
January 6, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Woman Files Personal Injury Lawsuit Against University of Iowa in California Court A personal injury lawsuit filed in California against the University of Iowa has so far cost the university thousands of dollars in legal fees, and it does not look like that will end soon. In February 2013, Cynthia Wong filed a personal injury lawsuit against the University of Iowa after chemicals shipped from the university injured her face and eyes. Wong worked at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, which performs clinical trials on various … [Read more...]
