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“Our heartfelt condolences go out to Larry’s family. He was a great man who brought the Mesothelioma Community together around the country year in and year out in order to raise awareness of asbestos health dangers. We will honor Larry’s memory and tremendous community efforts by remaining committed to supporting the cause for which he was so passionate about.”
Jim Sokolove, Founder
“Sokolove Law is fortunate to have known Larry and we thank his daughter Courtney and the rest of the Davis family for sharing his story and impacting countless other lives around the country. He will be sorely missed.”
Ricky LeBlanc, Managing Attorney, Asbestos, Sokolove Law
For more than 30 years, Sokolove Law has helped children of families who have been impacted by cerebral palsy, Erb’s palsy (also known as Brachial Plexus injury), and other birth-related injuries. The firm has helped people in all 50 states get the legal support they need to move personal injury claims successfully through the court system. ChildBirthInjuries.com is great new resource for parents and their families.”
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Carnival Triumph Lawsuit Filed, Others Expected

One of the irate passengers trapped aboard the crippled Carnival Triumph for four days following an engine fire filed the first lawsuit against the cruise company and is seeking unspecified damages. Reuters  reports that the Texas woman filed the suit against Carnival Corp. in federal court in Miami less than 24 hours after the boat docked. The suit accuses the company of breach of maritime contract for failing to provide the plaintiff with safe passage on a seaworthy vessel, adequate

Wal-Mart to Pay for Three Killed in Tire Blowout Accident

Wal-Mart was held accountable by a Maryland jury for a tire blowout accident that killed three people traveling in a van when a new tire mounted by the retailer on a rusted rim failed. The company must also pay $18.9 million in damages to the plaintiffs in the case, according Lawyers USA  (subscription required). The three victims – a mother and her two children – were part of a larger family group travelling to Maryland from California in a minivan, when the vehicle's left rear tire went flat in Iowa. A new tire was mounted on the rusted rim at a Wal-

Judge OKs Settlement in Monsanto Agent Orange Suit

Monsanto will pay $93 million for property clean-up and medical monitoring for thousands of West Virginia residents now that a judge has given final approval to a settlement to resolve claims that the company polluted the town of Nitro with dioxin from a plant that produced Agent Orange. The St. Louis Business Journal  reports that Monsanto will pay $84 million for medical monitoring of the town’s residents over a period of 30 years as well as another $9 million to get 4,500 homes cleaned

Suit Claims Spam Texts Sent to Customers by Target

Big-box retailer Target Corp. is accused of spamming customers’ cell phones with unsolicited text messages, according to a class-action lawsuit that was filed in Oklahoma federal court. Law360  (subscription required) reports the suit claims the unwanted messages were text ads sent by a mobile technology company hired by Target to conduct a nationwide marketing campaign to promote the sale of the retailer’s products and services. The suit alleges the retailer sent the unsolicited text messages to customer cell phones nationwide in violation of the federal

Pennsylvania Studies Radioactivity Associated with Fracking

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection  (DEP) will conduct research into naturally occurring radiation levels in substances related to fracking. Fracking is a drilling technique that injects chemicals, sand, and millions of gallons of water into shale deposits to extract natural gas. There are concerns that the process – also known as hydraulic fracturing – could contaminate local water sources and harm the health of area residents. Pennsylvania water sources

Naked Body Scanners Scrapped By TSA

The Transportation Security Administration  (TSA) plans to end its contract with Rapiscan Systems, whose airport body scanners stirred controversy because they produce a naked image of travelers that pass before their screens. Fox News reports that privacy rights activists have complained about the TSA scanners conducting a virtual strip search since they first debuted in the nation’s airports in 2007. Activists argued that strip searches without any substantial need violate basic human rights, regardless of the means. Due to

Zaxby’s Data Breach Across 10 States

Federal authorities were notified by the Zaxby’s restaurant chain of a data security breach that has already affected 108 locations in Kentucky, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Virginia. The company did not disclose the details of the attacks but reported that the computer systems at several locations were reported to be infected by malware and other suspicious files that could compromise data security, writes Data Breach Today 

Hotel Sued for Carbon Monoxide Leak

A guest who stayed at the Embassy Suites San Francisco Airport Hotel in Burlingame has filed a lawsuit over a potentially deadly carbon monoxide leak that caused guests to evacuate their suites last November. The Daily Journal  reports the plaintiff alleged that the hotel’s lack of carbon monoxide detectors meant guests were exposed to dangerous levels of the gas. The plaintiff is suing the hotel for negligence and wants it to cover the cost of general damages,

Stricter Fracking Laws Introduced in Colorado

Colorado’s state government took some tough, positive measures to check and preserve its groundwater by issuing strict fracking laws this month. Fracking (known as hydraulic fracturing) is a drilling technique in which toxic chemicals, sand, and millions of gallons of water are injected under high pressure into the earth to free natural gas in shale deposits. Critics of the process claim the chemicals may contaminate groundwater and rivers and affect the health of nearby residents. United Press International 

"Promised Land" Drills into Fracking Debate

“Promised Land” – a new movie that portrays a fictional town’s efforts to resist fracking  – is drawing renewed attention to the controversial drilling process by which energy companies extract natural gas from shale deposits. Fracking is a technique that involves injecting chemicals, sand, and millions of gallons of water under high pressure directly into the ground to release the natural gas in shale formations. The cause for environmental concern around fracking (also known

New Instagram Privacy Policy Outrages Users

Instagram’s new usage terms offer a very clear picture of the efforts being made by some social media companies to assert control over a user’s personal data. Legal experts and consumer advocates says the popular photo-sharing service owned by Facebook Inc. is pushing the envelope on user rights with its new privacy policy, according to Reuters . Users who refuse to adapt to Instagram’s new terms have one month to delete their accounts, or they will be bound by the new policy which goes into effect in on

Web Sites Sued For Commercial Use of Mugshots

A Toledo-based lawyer filed a class-action lawsuit in Ohio’s Lucas County Common Pleas Court against at least five web sites that charge individuals a fee to have their online mugshots removed, even if the individual was not found guilty or if the charges against them were dismissed. The Toledo Blade  reports the suit claims that more than 259,000 Ohioans have been cataloged on various mugshot web sites. The lawyer representing the two lead plaintiffs in the

Man Awarded $5 Million in Brain Injury Lawsuit

Illinois’ DuPage County will pay $5.1 million to a worker who suffered a traumatic brain injury  in an accident at a Chicago construction site and who based his lawsuit on a cutting-edge medical study conducted on National Football League (NFL) players. In March 2005, the 56-year- old worker, Willie Wakefield, met with an accident when a pile of lumber fell onto his head from a forklift and injured his brain, reported the Daily

Class Action against P&L Railway for Derailment

A class action lawsuit was filed in Kentucky’s Hardin County Circuit Court on behalf of people who were adversely affected by a recent railroad accident involving a train carrying dangerous chemicals. WHAS11  reports that the suit was filed against P&L Railway, R.J. Corman, and ETEH, the company that gave permission for the use of torches that caused an explosion at the P&L Railway derailment site two days later. The train derailed last month near West Point in Kentucky. The lawsuit

TVA at Fault for Coal Ash Spill, Says Judge

A federal judge ruled that the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is liable for damages  from the spill of a poisonous sludge of coal ash that contaminated 300 acres in a riverside community near Knoxville. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) reports  that the 2008 spill occurred following the failure of a pool containing a billion gallons of coal ash waste from a TVA power plant. In his decision, U.S. District Court Judge Thomas

Saints Football Team May Face Legal Trouble

Last month, the National Football League  announced severe penalties against the New Orleans Saints football team for their “bounty program”—a system that offered monetary incentives for injuring players on opposing teams. Gabe Feldman, a sports law professor at Tulane University Law School said that former or current players who experienced injuries that may have been a result of bounty programs could file an intentional tort

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