With modern mass production, one simple mistake or oversight by a single company can seriously injure numerous people. A company may defectively design or manufacture a medical device or a household product, or may fail to warn consumers about the risks of a prescription drug, or may cause a toxic spill that contaminates the environment. […]

A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an injury that is a result of a sudden and/or severe trauma to the skull and/or a penetrating head injury. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services—Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly one-third of all injury-related deaths involve a traumatic brain injury with motor vehicle […]

Have you experienced adverse side effects from a prescription medication? Did a prescription drug worsen your current condition or create additional serious health concerns? If you answered yes to either of these questions, you may be entitled to significant compensation for your suffering. Doctors prescribe drugs to help manage a wide variety of different physical […]

In May 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced major changes to its hours-of-service (HOS) rules – policies that many truck drivers had claimed for years negatively impacted their ability to perform their jobs safely. Hours of Service Law Changes Driver fatigue is the primary factor in over 13% of truck accidents, according […]

If you’ve been injured after using a dangerous or defective product, after taking a dangerous medication, or any other situation that caused many others like you to become ill or injured, you may be able to file a mass tort claim.  There are many advantages to this type of legal action, which is similar but […]

Mass tort cases usually seek justice against the manufacturer of a drug or medical product that has harmed a large number of people such as Zantac, Stryker Hip Replacements, or Truvada . Like a class action lawsuit, a mass tort lawsuit consolidates the cases of many people into one legal action, but there are important differences […]

Some of the most common types of brain injuries sustained in car crashes are concussions, which are, sometimes, a less obvious form of a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Concussions and other brain injuries can be referred to as “invisible injuries” because the victim may initially appear to be unaffected by the crash. However, the effects […]

A tort is a legal term for a wrongful or harmful act that creates civil liability. A mass tort is a case that involves a large group of similarly affected people who have claims against the same defendant. It is commonly known as Mass lawsuit. Mass torts are somewhat similar to class-action lawsuits, but there […]

“The Weekly” is a New York Times television docuseries that is a spinoff of the newspaper’s popular daily podcast “The Daily.” The 14th episode of the first season was entitled “V. Johnson and Johnson,” and focused on a former teacher who claims in a lawsuit that her cancer was caused by asbestos in the talcum […]

When you are injured in an accident in Connecticut that was someone else’s fault, you may be entitled to recover financial compensation for various types of damages. In personal injury claims, compensation is usually provided for economic damages and for non-economic damages, which could include payment for diminished quality of life. While most people understand […]