Posted on 23 September 2014.
In the wake of 911 my dear friend and mentor Ronald Motley decided to take on the the banks he believed were responsible for financing those who had unjustly taken the lives of so many innocent Americans. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhIOmp2l4Q0. Many people wondered if this time Ron, the slayer of asbestos and big tobacco, had gone too […]
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Posted on 22 September 2014. Tags: GM Ignition Failure|Auto Defect|cprlaw.com
As with any massive product causing injuries, there are multiple breakdowns in surveillance and communication. The GM ignition fiasco is one such example.The U.S. agency NHSTA that tracks vehicle safety defects didn’t recognize a pattern of air bag failures in General Motors Co. (GM) cars that would later be linked to flawed ignition switch design, […]
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Posted on 19 September 2014.
While tobacco cases around the country have met with little success over recent years with some limited exceptions, big tobacco continues to face liability in Florida of all places as a result of the Engel class-action. Yesterday a federal judge in Florida ordered that Philip Morris must pay the verdict rendered against it. In […]
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Posted on 18 September 2014.
Having represented people injured by defective products for many years from tobacco to asbestos to defective drugs, I am of the firm belief that when more than five people are hurt by a product someone was aware that the injuries would or could happen. The situation with General Motors seems to bear out my […]
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Posted on 15 September 2014. Tags: auto defect, car recall, product safety
Often times the value of the civil justice system is criticized by big business and the anti-consumer lobby. General Motors recent troubles highlight the need for the investigations that are pursued and for the exposure of the truth. The following two stories once again highlight why we must be forever vigilant and the true […]
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Posted on 13 September 2014.
A Texas jury handed Boston Scientific a big message this week with a 72 million dollar verdict. Boston had won the first two cases that were tried to a jury. The verdict consisted of approximately $23 million in compensatory damages and $50 million in punitive damages. It is the largest verdict in any pelvic mesh trial […]
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