From Bloomberg Business News: Johnson & Johnson must pay $72 million to the family of a woman who blamed her fatal ovarian cancer on the company’s talcum powder in the first state-court case over the claims to go to trial. …
The Flint Water Crisis: Finding a Loophole in Sovereign Immunity
Federal and state governments and employees engaged in their official duties are shielded from most private lawsuits by a legal doctrine known as sovereign immunity. The doctrine stems from the centuries-old principle that the government itself cannot commit a legal …
The Guilty Plea Effect in Civil Litigation
What happens when a party to civil litigation has pled guilty to a crime and the civil litigation arises out of the same set of facts as the criminal complaint? An admission against interest arises. A plea agreement will have an …
Airbag Recall: Takata’s Air Bag Market Share
Last week, air bag maker Takata declared 5.1 million U.S. vehicles defective. Since 2008, more than 53 million cars using Takata airbags have been recalled worldwide, 34 million of which are located in the United States. via Takata’s air bag market share …
Do Red Light Cameras Save Lives?
http://abc7chicago.com/video/embed/?pid=1169614 A Daily Herald analysis of 52 intersections across 29 suburbs shows. After cameras were installed, crashes involving injuries stayed the same or increased at nearly half the intersections where that data was reported. Crashes considered hazardous increased at nearly …
Truamatic Brain Injuries: Penn Team Furthers Understanding of How Concussion Can Cause Permanent Injury
Concussions are all too common in professional and college football. Doctors are now a step closer to understanding how concussions cause traumatic brain injuries and permanent damage to the brain. A University of Pennsylvania team has developed a new …
Dark Money – Chapter 1 Preview
The below is a preview of the forthcoming novel DARK MONEY. For more info about this title and to read more of John Risvold’s work click on the books tab above. CHAPTER 1 WASHINGTON D.C. His voice was crisp in …
The Proposition
After years on the run, Jake Barnes thought he would be safe on the island. His days as a trained killer behind him, he has an average job and an average life. He thought he had escaped his assassin past, …
Using a Dead Deponent’s Discovery Deposition at Trial
Illinois, unlike many states, uses two types of depositions. The discovery deposition, as its name suggests, is for the purposes of aiding in the discovery process and is a less rigid than a traditional deposition. The evidence deposition adheres to …