Monthly Archives: September 2023
Family Sues After Disabled Woman Falls On Disney Jungle Cruise Excursion
The family of a disabled woman has filed a lawsuit against Disney which has now been converted into a wrongful death claim. According to the lawsuit, the woman was attempting to board a Jungle Cruise Line attraction. The woman allegedly broke her femur in an attempt to board the attraction and 5 months later,… Read More »
Hyundai Sued After Rear-End Accident Collision
Hyundai lost a record $38.1 in a product liability lawsuit involving a traffic accident. The plaintiff was catastrophically injured in the crash suffering paralysis injuries. While wrongful death lawsuits seem like they would pay out the most money, catastrophic injury suits are generally more expensive to settle. In these cases, the plaintiff requires intensive… Read More »
New Article Shines Light On Crew Sexual Assaults Aboard Cruise Ships
A recent article published by the Orlando Sentinel outlines one of the largest problems facing the cruise industry: Sexual assault. In cases where the sexual assault is committed by a passenger, issues related to liability can be difficult to tease out and are often not clear until after litigation has occurred. However, when the… Read More »
Goodyear G159 Back In News Amid DOJ Probe
Halpern, Santos, & Pinkert recently settled a case involving Goodyear’s notorious G159 tire. The tire was initially designed for box trucks but in order to increase the market share, it was marketed for use with RVs where it proved disastrous. Box trucks and delivery vehicles generally operate in urban areas where they make several… Read More »
Catheter Device Blamed For Injuries To Patients
Bard PowerPort is a catheter device that is implanted just below the skin. However, some claim that the device is intrinsically defective, prone to breaking off, and then small metal shards can migrate throughout the bloodstream causing a significant risk of injury. According to plaintiffs, the device has a design flaw that makes it… Read More »
Why Insurance Companies Admit Guilt In Traffic Accidents
In many cases, the issue of guilt is already decided. The rules of traffic provide a basis for determining whether or not a driver is at fault. In other cases, it can go either way and the insurance company might still admit liability in one form or another. In one case involving a herniated… Read More »
Understanding Rollover Accident Lawsuits
Rollover accident lawsuits occur for a number of different reasons and often cause serious injury to drivers and passengers. There are a number of different reasons that rollover accidents occur. Such accidents are filed under theories of traffic accident liability and product liability and potentially name multiple defendants as liable parties. For this reason,… Read More »
Michelin Recalls Thousands Of Snow Tires
Tire giant Michelin has announced the recall of thousands of snow tires. While we don’t have much use for snow tires in Florida, such tires are manufactured with extra traction to help drivers out on icy roads. More than 550,000 tires have been recalled. The impacted tires are Agilis CrossClimate C-Metric tires with DOT… Read More »
