In the American legal system, when people are injured, they may be entitled to compensation for their injuries. When someone is injured in an accident through no fault of their own, it is reasonable to expect to recover lost wages, compensation for the past and future medical expenses, including doctor’s visits, emergency room …
The National Football League (NFL) has long been accused of ignoring the damaging effects of brain injuries on its players. Even though they were presented with evidence of the risks of repetitive traumatic brain injuries many years ago, they did not share the information with players, concealed some information and did not take enough steps to prevent further injuries including NFL concussion …
A passenger on a Norwegian Cruise Line Cruise Ship has hired nationally renowned Maritime attorney Brett Rivkind, lead attorney of the Miami-based law firm Rivkind and Margulies, P.A., to file suit on his behalf. The lawsuit, filed in the Federal District Court in Miami, Florida, alleges that the AquaLoop water slide on cruise ships presents serious risks of injury and …
A chilling little bill is working its way through Congress. It could have the effect of ending the class action as an American institution. The legislation, the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act, passed the House last week.
Crossfit, a fitness craze taking the nation and the Kansas City metropolitan area by storm, was the subject of a lawsuit from a Kansas City man. Millions of people around the world come to gyms like Sky’s Limit Crossfit in Kansas City. But Jonas Barrish said a split-second movement during a workout changed the rest of his life.
On Oct. 6, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit decided Nicklaw v. CitiMortgage, Inc ., — F.3d –, 2016 WL 5845682, (11th Cir. 2016), holding that a class action plaintiff who alleged that CitiMortgage violated New York law by failing to timely record a satisfaction of mortgage, lacked Article III standing because he had suffered no concrete injury. Nicklaw is one of the 11th …
A 69-year-old pediatrician who was left paralyzed after suffering nerve damage during a corrective procedure has filed a lawsuit against the National Health Services (NHS), which responded by admitting liability for the woman’s suffering. Diana Birch, who sought relief for a rectal prolapse in 2013, lost a kidney due to the botched procedure and must now rely on two walking sticks, The Mirror …
The agency has been a part of the U.S. Commerce Department since the Internet was fashioned, but President Obama has indicated that the agency will become independent of the U.S. government on October 1, when the current contract to operate it through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration expires. The lawsuit filed by the states of Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, and Nevada, …
North Carolina’s Court of Appeals has rejected two former magistrates’ claim that their rights were violated by state guidance that they could lose their jobs if they refused to perform gay marriages. Their lawsuit cited late 2014 guidance memos from the Administrative Office of the Courts. The appeals court ruled Tuesday that Gilbert Breedlove and Thomas Holland lacked standing …
Reports of data breaches have become commonplace, prompting U.S. courts to raise the bar on associated class action lawsuits. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in early August declined to grant standing to a class action filed in the wake of a data breach at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield. Hackers compromised health insurer CareFirst’s IT …