Wall Street Journal By ANNA WILDE MATHEWS November 5, 2007 9:07 a.m. Bayer AG said it was suspending sales of its antibleeding drug Trasylol world-wide after requests from regulators, amid growing evidence that the drug may be linked to a higher risk of death than that of competing drugs. Bayer said its decision came in […]
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Ford Settlement Distortions: Personal Injuries and Wrongful Death Claims Are Not Affected
Ford settled a class action lawsuit in Sacramento and then proceeded to lie to the public and media, claiming that the settlement ended all outstanding lawsuits against Ford stemming from Explorer rollovers, which would include all lawsuits for personal injuries and wrongful deaths. As reported in this Associated Press article, Ford spokeswoman Kristen Kinley claimed […]
Personal Injuries and Wrongful Death Caused by Tire Manufacturers’ Cost Cutting, Employees Paid on a Commission Basis
Many tire-manufacturing workers are paid on a commission basis, depending on the number of tires they produced or inspect each day. The commission compensation system for tire builders is intended to promote the manufacture of defective tires and consumers pay for it with tire failures that cause personal injuries and deaths. The incentive is to […]
No Right to Sue an Employer in Court for Personal Injuries at Work
Under California law, like most states, when an employee is injured in the course of employment, as a result of the negligence of the employer, a co-employee, or the employee, the injured employee is not allowed to sue the employer for personal injuries in the Superior Court. When a personal injury is caused by someone […]
Drug Manufacturers, Medical Devices, Personal Injuries and Wrongful Deaths
When drug manufacturers are sued for refusing to properly label products that have resulted in personal injuries or wrongful deaths, they argue that under state laws personal injury claims are barred under the doctrine of federal preemption. When a court orders that a claim is subject to federal preemption it precludes the defendant from being […]
