Drug manufacturers have a duty to provide adequate warnings to consumers about the dangers their drugs present. If a drug manufacturer knows or should have known about a risk of injury and fails to adequately disclose it, then under the product liability law theory of “failure-to-warn” the manufacturer may be liable to a consumer who […]
Category: Personal Injury Claims Law
A List of Infamous Prom Incidents
For seniors, the prom is an epilogue to their high school years. The pictures, the socializing, the parties, and the dancing often add up to a night that is extraordinarily memorable. Yet, sometimes, prom can be memorable for all the wrong reasons. Anyone who ever watched the 1990’s series Beverly Hill 90210 likely remembers when […]
Dangerous Dining: Restaurant Injuries On The Rise
People are quickly learning that some of the most healthy food can be made in the comfort of their own home, but there’s no denying that it’s enjoyable to head out on the town and have a nice dinner at a restaurant every now and again. These meals usually end well, although the service may […]
Portal extension could mean more expense for clients
The extension of the personal injury portal has implied that clients may have to pay more for good service following the latest update. Public liability and personal injury cases worth up to £25,000 will now fall into the portal for the first time. Claimant Solicitors with cases worth up to £10,000 will be able to […]
Employee Injury: Here’s How to Protect Your Assets
As a small business owner, you probably have invested most or all of your assets into your business. These financial resources also may be your cushion that could prevent you from losing everything if your business were to collapse. When you hire employees, you not only must look to your own well-being; you must also […]
Personal Injury Isn’t Perfect
Personal injury is an area of the law that serves the victims of accidents that occurred as a result of someone else’s negligence. There are many procedures involved in reaching a settlement, which is the end of every personal injury lawsuit and the reason why it is filed in the first place. Why? Well, a […]
Fatal Car Accident in Atlanta, Georgia: How do we Recover?
Fatal Car Accident in Atlanta, Georgia: How do we Recover? Being involved in a car accident is nothing short of a hassle and a headache. First, there is a check to determine whether anyone was injured; then comes the interviews with police and car insurance companies. Unfortunately when someone dies as a result of the accident, […]
Excessive working hours results in accident – is the employer responsible?
These days many people work long hours in difficult, demanding and, often, stressful jobs. And in today’s uncertain economic climate, employees can feel pressured to take on even more work in order to pay the bills. Working excessive hours will, more often than not, lead to tiredness, and tiredness in the work place can be […]
Social Media Can Be Used As Evidence in Personal Injury Cases
By Lauren Williams, Legal Blogger for the Law Offices of Michael J. Brennan, Chicago, Il Persons who have been injured and intend to, or have already initiated a lawsuit show be wary of what they post on social media site such as Facebook & Twitter. Setting your facebook account to ‘private’ isn’t enough to ensure that […]
Premises Liability: Ohio “Recreational Use” statute
Ohio, like all other states, has enacted a “Recreational Use” statute that provides landowners immunity from civil lawsuits if certain conditions are met. In order to encourage property owners to make their land available to the public for recreational use states decided to shield such landowners from liability against premises liability lawsuits. Ohio’s legislature first […]