The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern has created concern in the business community that corporations could be forced to defend lawsuits in jurisdictions far afield from their corporate headquarters.
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled by a 5-4 majority in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway that companies may be sued in states where they are registered to do business, even if the lawsuit has nothing to do with the state. The case in question involved a lawsuit filed by a former railroad mechanic who…
In September 2021, officials at the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted against sweeping new rules that would have forced manufacturers to redesign or stop selling cushioned infant loungers, a type of pillow designed for babies to lay on while they are awake. Infant loungers were linked to at least 21 deaths between 2015 and…
A 12-year-old boy died recently on a Boy Scouts trip near Kalamazoo, Michigan. Police say that Gage Wilson died after being trapped in a sand dune at North Point County Park, which is located on the shores of Lake Michigan.
A Victoria, Texas man has been awarded $200,000 in damages in a personal injury lawsuit filed against Brand Energy Solutions and the Formosa Plastics Corporation. Curt Lindsey alleged that he was seriously injured after falling from faulty scaffolding that was built by Brand Energy at the Formosa Plastics plant in Calhoun County, Texas.
A jury in Corpus Christi, Texas has awarded $9 million in damages in a personal injury lawsuit filed by an oil field worker who was seriously injured in a drilling accident. Michael Gilmore filed a lawsuit against Unit Drilling and other affiliated companies alleging that their negligent actions resulted in an accident that caused his…
More than 4 million children participate in competitive basketball leagues in the U.S. each year. As the popularity of the sport has grown, so too has the number of serious injuries occurring during games or in practice. According to data collected by the Children’s Hospital at Stanford, more than 200,000 children between the ages of…
Millions of Americans go to the gym or exercise at home with the goal of losing weight, improving their health, and living longer. However, each year, thousands of Americans are injured as a result of gym accidents or mishaps involving exercise equipment.
A jury in Texas has awarded a verdict of nearly $11.5 million to the family of a Houston teenager who suffered traumatic brain injury as a result of an accident at a trampoline park. Max Menchaca suffered a fractured skull and other cranial injuries after falling at the Cosmic Jump indoor trampoline park in Houston.
A division of the American International Group (AIG) insurance company has asked a Texas federal judge to force a subsidiary of Liberty Mutual insurance to pay its portion of the damages from a nearly $34 million verdict in a personal injury lawsuit that was issued earlier this year. AIG’s excess insurance company, National Union Fire Insurance,…
Federal safety regulators have announced that the increased risk of accidental explosions that led to the massive Takata airbag recall was caused by long-term exposure to moisture in the environment and temperature fluctuations that can cause the explosive propellant in the airbags to become unstable over time. At least 10 deaths in the U.S. have…
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that Zurich American Insurance Company is liable for a $2.3 million default judgement entered against a Massachusetts auto repair shop in a lawsuit filed by a mechanic who was injured while working there. The mechanic, Joseph Boyle, filed a personal injury lawsuit against C&N Corporation after he was…