Two women filed new pressure cooker lawsuits in federal courts recently. The first woman states she was injured by the Maxi-Matic Pressure Cooker, while the other claims to have been burned by the Philippe Richard Pressure Cooker. Both claim the manufacturers were negligent in designing…
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) states that deaths of children under 13 in car crashes have declined since 1975, but crashes still cause one of every four unintentional injury deaths in this age group. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notes…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently announced that a new federal rule concerning the safety of infant sleep products took hold on June 23, 2022. It is now illegal to sell sleep products for infants that do not comply with the approved safety…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) states that 32 people in the U.S. die in drunk-driving crashes every day. That’s one person every 45 minutes. In 2020, 11,654 people died in alcohol-impaired driving deaths, which was a 14 percent increase from 2019. According to…
A Pennsylvania man who suffers from Parkinson’s disease recently filed a paraquat lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. He claims that after being exposed to the herbicide, he was diagnosed with the neurological disease. On June 7, 2021, the…
A Georgia mother who claimed that her Instant Pot pressure cooker exploded and burned her child recently agreed to a settlement with the manufacturer of the device, Instant Brands Inc. The amount of the settlement remains confidential, but should the settlement be approved by the…
A Texas woman recently filed a new pressure cooker lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. She claims that while using the Crock-Pot Express Crock Multicooker, she was seriously injured. She brings claims of strict liability, negligence, and breach of…
Regardless of where you live in the U.S., as a driver or passenger, you’ve no doubt noticed guardrails along the sides of roads and highways. Ideally, guardrails are designed to stop a vehicle without hitting anything or careening down an incline when it goes off…
On Friday, President Biden signed a bill that will eliminate the statute of limitations for those who have been sexually abused as minors to file civil claims. What is a statute of limitations? A statute of limitations refers to the amount of time a claimant…
A DUI suspect was arrested after a devastating weekend accident in Fresno County that claimed one life and left four people injured. The California Highway Patrol was sent to the scene along Highway 180, west of Kermin, after a 911 call came in around 9:15…
