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Who can be held liable for damages and injuries resulting from power shutoffs?
With the recent spate of public safety power shutoffs conducted by PG&E, sentiment towards the utility has predictably grown increasingly negative. The company is already facing heavy criticism for its...
Who may be liable for electrocution injuries and deaths?
Discussions of the hazards posted by electrical infrastructure are often only of interest to people who work in and around such hazards. There’s good reason for this. Electrocution is the...
Opioid Crisis Escalates as Governments Sue Drug Companies
As national awareness of the years-long opioid crisis has grown, so have legal efforts to hold drug companies accountable. As of 2019, 45 states have filed lawsuits against Purdue Pharma...
Are Prisons and Jails Legally Liable For Prison Suicide or Harm?
Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide on August 10, 2019 while imprisoned at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York. The disgraced financier was awaiting trial on a...
Vape Pen Explosions & Injuries – Who is Legally Responsible?
In June 2019, a 17-year old Nevada resident was injured when his vape pen exploded while he was smoking. The blast fractured his jaw knocked out several front teeth, and...
Boat explosion serves as Summer safety warning
Five Kansas City residents were injured over Father’s Day weekend in a boat explosion at the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. The victims were aboard a 25-foot Chris Craft,...
How lawsuits and natural disasters drove PG&E to Chapter 11
In January 2019, Pacific Gas & Electric filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The move came in the wake of two consecutive, incredibly destructive wildfire seasons. In 2017 and 2018, 17,660...