Could Your Holiday Party Get You Sued? What Every Party Host Needs to Know
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Friends, neighbors, and co-workers find time to get together and host holiday festivities — from Christmas parties to New Year’s celebrations. In addition to food and entertainment, hosts often provide beer, wine, or other alcoholic drinks to their guests. But what are...
Continue ReadingFisher-Price Rock ‘n Play Sleeper Recalled After 30 Infant Deaths
Fisher-Price is recalling more than 4.7 million of the company’s Rock ‘n Play Sleepers. The federal Consumer Product Safety Commission has linked the product to over 30 infant deaths in 10 years. The decision comes a week after the commission and Fisher-Price issued a warning about the product, prompting calls...
Continue Reading5 Common Spring Break Injuries to Avoid from a Personal Injury Attorney
The weather is getting warmer and the days are getting longer. This means spring is quickly approaching and students will soon be setting out for spring break adventures with friends. But before your child leaves town, be prepared - make sure their vacation won't be wrecked by serious injuries or...
Continue ReadingJ&J’s Ethicon Inc. Slammed With $41 Million Verdict In Pelvic Mesh Case
A Philadelphia jury slammed Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon Inc. with a $41 million verdict on Thursday, Jan. 31 after finding that defects in a mesh implant manufactured by the company left a woman with permanent injuries after the product eroded through her pelvis. This verdict is the latest in...
Continue ReadingTwo Dead, 40 Injured in Deadly DeSoto County, Mississippi Tour Bus Accident
A tour bus traveling from Huntsville, Alabama to Tunica, Mississippi crashed on an icy roadway in north Mississippi, 40 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee, on Nov. 14, leaving two dead and more than 40 others injured, according to AL.com. This particular charter bus company has a record of violations on file...
Continue ReadingNetflix Documentary ‘The Bleeding Edge’ Exposes Dangerous Medical Devices
From birth-control devices to hip implants, the majority of medical devices hit the market without proper testing. Sometimes these untested devices, meant to improve lives, ruin them instead. Pharmaceutical and medical device companies make billions. Patients often pay with their health. These are the horrors exposed in the terrifying new documentary “The...
Continue ReadingBayer Discontinues Controversial Essure® Permanent Birth Control
Cory Watson Is No Longer Taking These Cases Today, pharmaceutical giant Bayer announced it was discontinuing sales of its Essure® birth control device, no longer selling or distributing the product after December 31, 2018. This announcement comes after the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) took an extraordinary step in April...
Continue ReadingDon’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite in Alabama
Have you received treatment for bed bugs? Bed bugs are now a global issue, with the United States experiencing an infestation explosion. These small, parasitic insects can now be found in some of the best apartment complexes, nursing homes, and hospitals. As recently as February, bed bugs have been reported at the East Alabama...
Continue ReadingDon’t Wait to Call a Lawyer After an Accident
One of our responsibilities as a personal injury law firm is to eliminate any obstacle that stands between you and getting the help you need. Here are a few ways we do that: We offer a contingency fee arrangement, which means you don’t pay us anything unless we get money...
Continue Reading7 Safety Tips for Pedestrians
When you think about car wrecks, you most likely think of two or more cars colliding. However, more than 14% of all traffic fatalities and 3% of those injured in traffic crashes are pedestrians. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a pedestrian is killed every...
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