In a landmark decision for consumer safety, the Oregon Supreme Court decided today that ski areas cannot escape responsibility for their own negligence when their wrongful conduct harms skiers. Our client, eighteen year old Myles Bagley, was seriously injured while...
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Actos Verdict: Jury Awards $9 Billion in Punitive Damages
A jury ordered Takeda Pharmaceuticals to pay $6 billion in punitive damages and Eli Lilly to pay $3 billion in a case claiming that the companies concealed evidence that Actos caused bladder cancer. The jury also awarded $1.475 million to compensate the plaintiff and...
G.M. Ignition Defect Tied to 13 Deaths
A New York Times investigation into NHTSA practices has revealed a deadly defect in General Motors vehicles that G.M. has brushed aside for over a decade. The defect, which causes vehicles to suddenly turn off while being driven, has caused at least 13 deaths and many...
Injury Prevention – Cribs, bassinets, playpens, more
Poorly designed cribs, bassinets, and playpens can be hazardous to infants and children. A study in the March issue of Pediatrics found that 181,650 children under the age of 2 were treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries that involved cribs, bassinets and...