Leaving the scene of an accident is a serious crime in Florida. Yet it happens every day. A hit and run accident occurs when someone who is involved in a car accident leaves the scene without identifying themselves or anyone else involved in the accident. Tens of thousands of hit and run accidents occur in […]

The mission of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is to protect and promote public health by ensuring the safety of products on the market. These products include vaccines. Typically, the testing and approval process for a potential vaccine can take many months or even years. Now the FDA has placed a COVID-19 vaccine developed […]

Thousands of victims of non-Hodgkins lymphoma and their families found out this week that a settlement had been reached in the Roundup lawsuits. Bayer, owner of Monsanto the manufacturer of Roundup, agreed to a $10 billion settlement. This settlement is meant to resolve tens of thousands of claims that the company failed to warn consumers […]

In March of 2020, Toyota issued a recall of 1.2 million additional vehicles over an issue with fuel pumps. This raised the total number of recalled vehicles to 1.8 million. In January, the company had previously recalled close to 700,000 vehicles for the same issue. Dangerous Fuel Pumps The problem with the fuel pumps in […]

If you’ve been injured as the result of someone’s negligence or other actions, you may be entitled to recover damages. Part of these damages may be any wages you lost as the result of your injury. If you were forced to miss work as a result of your injury, you might be entitled to recover […]

Inclined infant sleepers have resulted in the deaths of 73 infants. Many have already been recalled. Now a House of Representatives committee is calling on manufacturers Chicco and Graco to recall their playards that have an inclined sleeper component. Recalls of Inclined Infant Sleepers In a highly publicized event in April of 2019, Fisher-Price recalled […]

The largest opioid manufacturer in the United States, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, entered into a $1.6 billion settlement of thousands of lawsuits brought by state and local governments regarding its role in the opioid crisis. The settlement agreement was endorsed by 47 states and United States territories. A committee of lawyers representing cities and counties also approved […]

E-scooters have been rising in popularity across the country. They are a convenient way to get around the city, but they have also been the source of serious injuries. One of the most common injuries is a traumatic brain injury, which results from the fact that most e-scooter riders are not wearing helmets. However, other […]

Attorneys general from Texas, Oregon, Connecticut, Florida, and Nevada are leading a 39-state investigation into the marketing and sales of vaping products by Juul Labs. The investigation will look into whether the company targeted teenagers in its marketing and whether it made misleading claims about the nicotine content in its devices. The company is currently […]

As a result of COVID-19 city and state shelter in place orders across the country, thousands of businesses had to close and lost a substantial amount of their business. Many of these businesses had business interruption insurance, which would help them recover some of their losses. However, most of these businesses are finding that when […]