Legal Articles, Products Liability

How Minor Injuries Can Prove "Serious" in the Long Term?

Car accidents can lead to many different types of injuries, some of which are minor requiring minimal treatment, and others severe that can render the victim disabled for the lifetime. Some injuries can even prove fatal.

Nevada's Tortured Tort Reform

Nevada's cap on noneconomic damages should be held unconstitutional.

Common Mistakes to Avoid after a Car Crash

If you have been involved in a car accident due to negligence of another driver, it is your legal right to receive compensation for your loses. Here are some common mistakes to avoid to ensure that your claim for compensation does not become complicated.

Defective Product Design Cases, Excluding Other Causes and Feasible Design Alternatives

A look at the requirement of Feasible Design Alternative, and the need to show that a product is unreasonably dangerous in order to recover in a Strict liability Case.

Removable Guards and the Case for Liability. What Warnings?

A look at the American Airlines case involving a baggage handler rendered quadriplegic as a result of an alleged defect in the baggage cart.

The Dangers of Products and the Removibility of Guards--When is a guard a guard?

A review of cases involving the removal of guards on machines, and the dangers and liability of the removal of Asbestos Products.

Labor Law 240 (1) and the Current Trends

A recent look at Labor Law Section 240(1) in the current era. A discussion of the Absolute Liability Provisions of Labor Law Section 240(1)

New York's Special Duty Law in 2013-2014

A look at recent cases that deal with New York States Special Duty Rule in Municipal Law Cases in New York

Municipal Liability in the State of New York, 2013

A review of cases involving municipal Liability during the 2013-2014 Year.

Recent Cases in Tort Law in New York State, an Extract

A look at some of the recent cases in New York State during 2013-2014.

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