There Is a Cap on Damages, but not Future Medical Expenses Recently, a New Orleans woman, Lakisha Butler, won a lengthy battle in District Court against the pediatricians who were responsible for her daughter’s death due to medical malpractice six years earlier. Although the jury wanted to award $8 million in damages to Butler, Louisiana … Continued
Read MoreRecently, the company Colgate-Palmolive was found to be responsible for one victim’s development of mesothelioma from exposure to asbestos in a talcum powder product (“Cashmere Bouquet”). Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer caused by asbestos exposure. The disease develops in the tissue that covers the internal organs, called the mesothelium. Patients diagnosed with the … Continued
Read MoreLast month, the House Committee on Natural Resources met to discuss whether and how safety standards have improved since the catastrophic B.P. oil spill in 2010, an explosion that occurred 50 miles off the coast of Louisiana and has been called “one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history” in a report issued last … Continued
Read MoreLast month, California state judge Mitchell L. Beckloff made a ruling on the case regarding insurers refusing to cover flood damage from Hurricane Katrina. In brief, the Judge denied Aon Risk Insurance Services West Inc’s motion to dismiss the case, sending the claims (which include professional negligence, fraud, and breach of contract) to trial. The … Continued
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