Commercial truck accidents are quite different from other motor vehicle accidents. Big rigs may weigh as much as 80,000 pounds, and the resulting injuries from a crash can be devastating or fatal. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that commercial trucks have a higher chance of causing a fatal accident than passenger vehicles. The […]
$79,800,000 Defective Product Verdict – The Full Story
In August 2012 plaintiffs Florence Kuhlmann and her husband John Perkins (Plaintiffs) hired Richard Alexander and the Alexander Law Group to sued Ethicon Endo-Surgery LLP; Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems, Inc. (collectively, Ethicon); and Dr. Rakhee N. Shah severe complications suffered by Ms. Kuhlmann from a surgery performed by Dr. Shah using a medical […]
Women’s Rights and Saving the Planet from Ruin: A Joint Enterprise
“The Death of Nature: Women, Ecology and the Scientific Revolution” by Professor Carolyn Merchant, an esteemed feminist ecologist at the University of California, Berkeley, provides a fascinating historical survey of the complex inter-relationship between the appreciation of women and the protection of the environment. Merchant presents a compelling argument that the Scientific Revolution, particularly from […]
What if I am partly to blame for my pedestrian accident?
You can be seriously injured as a pedestrian if a driver hits you. Maybe you have broken bones, head trauma, internal injuries, etc. Unfortunately, it’s common for the driver and their insurance company to say you were partly to blame for your pedestrian accident. They want to blame you for your injuries, so you won’t […]
How Can a Motorcycle Accident Lawyer Help You?
Most experienced motorcycle riders know there are higher risks when on their bikes than in passenger vehicles. Motorcycles are smaller and harder to see than cars and trucks and lack protection in accidents. Motorcyclists are at the mercy of other drivers and can be seriously injured in an accident. After an accident that another driver […]
