Abilify and Compulsive Behavior: Betting Against the House
What is Abilify? Abilify is the brand name of the drug aripiprazole. Created by the Japanese company Otsuka Pharmaceutical, it is marketed in North America by Otsuka America and their partner company Bristol Myers-Squibb, an enormous biopharmaceutical manufacturer/marketer. In 2015 alone Abilify pulled in six billion dollars' worth of revenue for these companies. The medication's...
The Routine Job Defense and Foreseeability: Analysis
Worker's Compensation is, on the surface, a helpful institution. It's guaranteed recompense if you're hurt in the line of duty, from dish washing to long-haul trucking. And why not? It's not unreasonable to think that an employer should try to keep employees from getting injured on the job. They are, in fact, obligated by law...
Why are Batteries Blowing Up?
If you have caught the news lately you may have noticed an increase in stories about fires being started by electronic devices. Everything from battery powered cars, toys, cell phones, laptops, to electronic cigarettes seem to be catching fire, exploding, or in some way injuring people. While it is easy to find these stories, most...
Another Month, Another Chipotle Food Poisoning Outbreak
Well that was close. Chipotle Mexican Grill almost made it through a month without another food poisoning outbreak, when news broke the Sunday before last that Chipotle was temporarily closing 43 locations in Oregon and Washington. For those of you who missed it, this is the fourth mass food poisoning attributed to Chipotle in the...
Halloween Tragedies and Pedestrian Accident Law
While Halloween is usually one of the more joyful holidays of the year, kids in costumes, candy, and a sense of community that comes from trick-or-treating, perhaps no other holiday brings pedestrians and vehicles into closer contact, with predictably tragic results. Just a small sampling of the news today shows that three people were killed...
School Bus Accident Cases: How the Law Protects Schools and Fails Students
Most people assume that if their child is injured in a school bus accident, the school will automatically have to pay for all their expenses such as hospital bills, medications, follow-up appointments, physical therapy needs, or any other bills that might emerge. The reality is, governmental units (like school districts) actually don't have an obligation...
Personal Injury FAQ: How Do I Pay For an Injury Lawyer?
After a serious injury, victims may feel like they could benefit from having a lawyer on their side. However, they are far too often intimidated by the prospect of having to pay a lawyer. On TV, lawyers drive fancy cars and work in glittering offices. All that money has to come from somewhere, right? In...
Client Stories: Products Liability in a Boating Accident
Not all accidents are like the ones you see on the news. As a matter of fact, it's often the case that an accident will seem to have been caused by one thing, and turn out to have been caused by something completely different. This is one of those cases. A few years ago, we...
Client Stories: A Three-Year-Old Falls from a Third-Story Balcony
In the more than 25 years that we've been practicing law, we've seen time and time again how unwilling people and businesses can be to take responsibility when it comes to causing an accident in which people were hurt, regardless of who those people are. A few years ago, we were contacted by a mother...
