Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Children At Increased Risk For Consumer Product Traumatic Brain Injury
What is the leading cause of death and injury for children aged 0-4 and 15-19 years of age? The answer is: Traumatic brain injury. The United States has an average of over 300,000 such injuries each year. You might assume that the vast majority of these injuries are related to sports and playgrounds, but… Read More »
Snapchat, Omegle Face Different Fates In Federal Districts
Social media lawsuits have been difficult to file for users who feel they have been exploited by the platforms or the platforms conditioned them to obsess over their personal image so extensively that they ended up facing psychological distress and either attempting or completing a suicide. Plaintiffs are now filing lawsuits under a theory… Read More »
Carnival To Pay $10M To Passenger Who Was Sexually Assaulted By Crew
A Miami jury awarded $10M to the passenger of a Carnival cruise who was sexually assaulted by one of the company’s employees. The incident took place in 2018. The victim claims she was forced into a storage locker and raped by a male employee. The jury separately found that Carnival was not negligent and… Read More »
Expensive Umbrella Recalled After Fire Hazard
Have you ever wanted to pay $700 for an umbrella? Well, now you can. However, you can save a lot of money by purchasing a similar product at Costco. The only problem with the $130 umbrella is that the lithium-ion battery and the solar panels that provide power can catch fire. This has resulted… Read More »
Lawsuit: Corrective Lens Permanently Damaged Plaintiff’s Vision
There is a lot to unpack here as the case is a big deal and can have a broad impact for medical device companies. In this case, a plaintiff was injured by a corrective lens implant. The company that designed it was accused of failing to warn potential customers, doctors, and regulators about a… Read More »
Florida Ranks Second In Pedestrian Deaths
Florida has the dubious distinction of contributing the second most pedestrian deaths as any other state in the country. Only California had more pedestrian deaths and more pedestrian deaths per capita. Overall, the number of pedestrian deaths rose across all states in 2021, but Florida accounted for 12% of all the pedestrian deaths in… Read More »
New Instagram Lawsuit Alleges The Site Is Harmful By Design
A new lawsuit has been filed against the social media company Instagram which is owned by Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook. The lawsuit involves a 20-year-old girl who claims she began using the platform when she was only 11 years old. Since then, she says she has suffered from addiction, anxiety, self-harm,… Read More »
Walmart Sued Over Computer Cleaner Huffing Car Accident
One woman was critically injured and her adult daughter was injured after the two women got into a car accident with another driver. The other driver had recently huffed some computer cleaner and was quite intoxicated while he was driving. He swerved his vehicle into oncoming traffic where he struck the women head-on. The… Read More »
Vegan Food Company Sued After Hundreds Sickened
A company that ships vegan food products directly to buyers has been sued after a contaminant managed to sicken nearly 500 people, according to a recent report. The contamination appears to be related to a French lentil and leek crumbles. Individuals who purchased the vegan food reported gallbladder and liver problems. The first lawsuit… Read More »
Family Of Plumber Awarded $15.6 Million After Electrocution
The family of a Texas plumber filed a lawsuit against an asset management company that owned the residential apartment complex the plumber was working at the time of the accident. According to the report, the plumber was electrocuted when he attempted to move a metal flag pole that was touching a powerline. Two coworkers… Read More »
