When we drive, we join the community of drivers on the road. We rely on each other to follow laws and pay attention. We trust that everyone on the road with us is a dependable member of our community. Yet we’re busy individuals who feel pressed to multi-task even when we’re on the road. We [...]
In a long-awaited legal decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that patients who are injured by a drug can sue the drug’s manufacturer for damages, even if the drug has been granted FDA approval. The decision, in the lawsuit Wyeth v. Levine, upheld $6.7 million in damages to a Vermont musician named Diana Levine [...]
Under California law, an employee must establish three essential elements in order to state a claim for personal injuries against his employer outside the workers’ compensation system. Case name:McMullan v. Permatex, Inc., et al., No. SACV 08-0673 DOC RNBx C.D. Cal. 12/08/08. Ruling: The U.S. District Court, Central District of California ruled that an employee’s [...]