Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court reached a decision potentially relevant in any lawsuit dealing with medical malpractice committed by doctors within the Armed Forces. The case, Levin v. US, 133 S. Ct. 1224 (2013), dealt with a veteran who suffered injuries as a result of cataract surgery performed…
Many times in personal injury lawsuits involving corporate defendants, an issue will arise as to whether the claim properly belongs in federal or state court. Defendants who maintain offices within different states than where the accident occurred may prefer federal court for many reasons. However, removing a lawsuit to federal…
The Court of Appeals of Maryland, Maryland’s Highest Court, recently handed down a landmark decision in the field of liability waivers and negligence lawsuits concerning injured minors. The case, BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC. v. Rosen, Md. Ct. App. (2013), dealt with a scenario every parent dreads. In the case, plaintiff…
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia handed down a case earlier this year, Johnson v. QUAKER OATS COMPANY, Dist. Court, Dist. of Columbia 2013, in which it reiterated the requirements regarding standing in order to bring a lawsuit. The plaintiff filed a lawsuit against the Quaker Oats…
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia made a ruling this year in regards to summary judgment motions in slip and fall cases, which may become more relevant as inclement weather becomes more prevalent this fall and winter. In the case, Kindig v. WHOLE FOODS MARKET GROUP, INC.,…
Johnson & Johnson has reportedly reached a tentative agreement in regards to a class action lawsuit involving the Articular Surface Replacement, or A.S.R., the all metal hip replacement sold by DePuy which allegedly caused widespread health complications in patients who received the device. The tentative agreement, which requires court approval,…
According to school and law enforcement officials, several civilians and two police officers were injured when hundreds of disgruntled spectators rushed the gate at Howard University’s annual homecoming concert “Yardfest.” The annual event has been a free event, open to the public, for at least 20 years. This year, however,…
A Virginia family recently filed a lawsuit following their daughter’s December 2012 death during a Semester at Sea program in the Caribbean. The 22 year old young woman was a University of Virginia student at the time of the accident, which happened last December in Dominica. She was reportedly struck…
An Oklahoma man who was a passenger in a private jet with his son-in-law last March, suffered serious brain injuries when the plane attempted an emergency landing, which also killed the plane’s two pilots. The men subsequently filed a lawsuit seeking compensation for their injuries. The two men sued the…
A tool believed to help make seniors safer by keeping them from falling out of their beds, may actually be more dangerous than perceived. According to several accounts, thousands of frail, confused or elderly people have been injured and hundreds killed after becoming trapped in safety rails installed to keep…