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Posted in Save Our Juries on July 4, 2014
July 4, 2014 – Mark P. Robinson, Jr. – founding RCRSD Inc. partner and national president of The American Board of Trial Advocates – is pleased to announce the launch of www.SaveOurJuries.org, a website to help visitors understand and appreciate the 7th amendment right to trial by jury – and why it’s in jeopardy.
Posted in GM Ignition Switch Defect on June 30, 2014
June 30, 2014 – General Motors claims they are prepared to offer compensation, including at least $1 million in compensation for each victim who died in accidents caused by defective ignition switches, under the terms of a victim compensation fund announced today. Kenneth Feinberg, a lawyer hired by GM to help administer payouts related to…
Posted in Products Liability on June 25, 2014
Hernandez v. Amcord (2013) 215 Cal.App.4th 659, 156 Cal.Rptr.3d 90 A man who was diagnosed with mesothelioma brought a products liability action against the manufacturer of a plastic cement which contained asbestos. The plaintiff alleged that while working as a carpenter and in the construction industry his exposure to asbestos in the product was a…
Posted in Data Breach on June 23, 2014
June 19, 2014 – Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, California, has announced that the confidential health information of more than 20,000 patients was disclosed and released to unauthorized third parties. The breach reportedly occurred on June 6, 2014, when an employee from Rady Children’s Hospital emailed a spreadsheet containing patient names, dates of birth, diagnoses,…
Posted in Auto Accidents on June 18, 2014
McDaniel v. Asuncion (2013) 214 Cal.App.4th 1201, 155 Cal.Rptr.3d 71 The wife and daughter of a man who was killed in a multiple vehicle accident brought an action for wrongful death against multiple defendants. A jury returned a verdict in their favor against one defendant, but returned a defense verdict as to the only remaining…
Posted in Law and Information on June 11, 2014
Law Offices of Mathew Higbee v. Expungement Assistance Services (2013) 214 Cal.App.4th 544, 153 Cal.Rptr.3d 865 An attorney filed an action against an online legal services provider under California’s Unfair Competition Law (Bus. & Prof.Code, § 17200 et seq.) (the “UCL”), contending that the defendant was engaging in the unauthorized practice of law. The plaintiff…
Posted in Law and Information on May 29, 2014
Garrett v. Howmedica Osteonics Corporation (2013) 214 Cal.App.4th 173, 153 Cal.Rptr.3d 693 A cancer patient whose prosthetic femur fractured less than two years after implantation filed suit against the manufacturers of the device, asserting, inter alia, that the fracture was caused by manufacturing defects. The defendants moved for summary judgment, contending that the device was not…
Posted in Invasion of Privacy,Law and Information on May 6, 2014
Ignat v. Yum! Brands, Inc. (2013) 214 Cal.App.4th 808, 154 Cal.Rptr.3d 275 A woman who suffered from bipolar disorder filed an action against her former employer and her supervisor for invasion of privacy, alleging that while she was absent from work due to side effects of her medication, the supervisor had informed coworkers of her…
Posted in Dangerous Drugs on April 17, 2014
A study published in April 2014 in the Journal of American Medical Association Internal Medicine (“JAMA”) linked the popular erectile dysfunction drug, Viagra, to an increased risk of melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer. The study analyzed data from more than 25,000 men who participated in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study and found that…
Posted in Products Liability on April 14, 2014
Webb v. Special Electric Company, Inc. (2013) 214 Cal.App.4th 595, 153 Cal.Rptr.3d 882 A man who allegedly contracted mesothelioma as a result of working for many years around pipe containing asbestos, filed a product liability action against Johns-Manville, the pipe manufacturer, as well as Special Electric, a company which supplied bags of asbestos to Johns-Manville….