Health, Safety & Personal Injury Law Blog
August 7, 2020 • Excessive Force & Police Brutality
Jury Sides With WV Police Officer Involved in Excessive Force Lawsuit
A Logan County Police officer, who has been at the center of 3 excessive force cases over the past three years, was recently found innocent in one of the ongoing lawsuits. A federal jury on July 31st found that the officer did not use excessive force and was not liable for any damages Frank Morgan…
read moreJuly 30, 2020 • Dangerous Products
$4.69 Billion Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson Cut to $2.12 Billion in Talc Case
The Missouri Court of Appeals denied Johnson and Johnson’s plea to throw out a jury verdict in favor of 22 women who claimed that J&J’s talc baby powder and other talcum powder products caused their ovarian cancer. However, the appeals court reduced the original $4.69 Billion verdict to $2.12 Billion. In this case, Robert Ingham…
read moreJuly 24, 2020 • Attorney Tips,auto accident tips,neck injury,Pain Relief
Whiplash and Neck Pain After Accident? 4 Easy Steps to Recovery
There are around 6 million car accidents every year in the United States and about 3 million people are injured as a result with whiplash being one of the most common injuries. This is not surprising since car accidents thrust the body with massive amounts of force causing the body to collide with other objects, including…
read moreJuly 10, 2020 • Auto Accidents,Car Accidents
Crash Reconstruction Finds Fairmont, WV Cop Drove Twice the Speed Limit in Fatal Crash
Eight months — that’s how long it took for Steven Gene Santini’s family to find out that maybe his driving wasn’t the cause of his horrific death. The crash that killed Mr. Santini occurred in July of 2019 in Fairmont, West Virginia. Santini was only a block away from his home when a Fairmont Police…
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