Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Female Inmate Files Federal Claim After Beating from Male Guards
Inmates generally do not make sympathetic plaintiffs, yet they are more vulnerable than almost any other population. U.S. law holds that U.S. prisons are solely responsible for the health and wellbeing of the inmates they hold. When an inmate is denied medical treatment, severely abused, or otherwise injured in a prison, they are entitled… Read More »
Woman Blames Vaping Products for Double Amputation
A Virgin Islands woman is alleging that vaping products led to respiratory failure which, in turn, led to her having both of her legs amputated. While little is known about the uptick in vapor-product-related lawsuits, it appears that at least some of the deaths can be attributed to a tainted batch of THC cartridges… Read More »
Second Lawsuit Says Nursing Home Ignored Signs of Patient Abuse
A second patient has filed a lawsuit against Friendship Health & Rehab stating that the nursing home staff and administration ignored clear signs of patient abuse. The lawsuit alleges that one staffer, Richard Coleman, a certified nursing assistant sexually assaulted one of the patients violently enough to cause substantial bleeding. The rape occurred in… Read More »
Woman Thrown From Lime Scooter Files Lawsuit
As Lime scooters work their way into major U.S. cities, those who ride them are asked to sign liability waivers in the case of injury. But how far do these liability waivers go? Do they actually absolve scooter companies of negligence? If the scooter companies had their way, it would. However, the same scooter… Read More »
Pam Cooking Spray Cans Explode, Causing Injury
Pam Cooking Spray and the company that manufactures it, Conagra Brands, has been hit with 17 lawsuits alleging that the cans exploded causing severe injuries. These include severe burn injuries. Also named as a defendant is the company responsible for manufacturing the cans. These allegations are similar to six other lawsuits that were filed… Read More »
Woman Has Toes Amputated After Pedicure
A Florida woman’s toes and part of her feet had to be amputated after a pedicure a Florida nail salon. The woman went into shock after she was cut by a pair of scissors. A judge ruled that the nail salon was at fault for the accident, but also ruled that the nail salon’s… Read More »
Lawsuits Emerge From Boat Fire That Killed 34
Thirty-four people lost their lives on the California diving boat Conception. Could a law limiting the liability of the boat owners prevent them from successfully filing claims against the boat’s owners? According to one maritime legal expert, claims against boat owners and companies fail about 50% of the time due to regulatory limitations of… Read More »
Purdue in Bankruptcy Amid Opioid Deaths
Purdue Pharmaceutical stands accused of falsely advertising their opioid-based medications such as OxyContin as “less addictive” than older alternatives. Doctors handed out this medication to millions of Americans who believed that they were receiving a safer alternative. However, nothing could be further from the truth. And in the midst of one of the worst… Read More »
Train Derailment Victims Square Off Against Amtrak
Earlier in September Amtrak faced the first set of victims in the DuPont train derailment in court. Two years earlier, an Amtrak train flew off the tracks while taking a dangerous turn at twice the speed limit. While this may not be apparent to those who don’t understand how commuter or delivery trains operate,… Read More »
Coal Workers Face Cancers and Illness After Cleanup
A Knoxville jury recently ruled that Jacob’s Engineering breached its duty of care to its workers exposing them to carcinogenic ash. The incident began a decade ago when a massive coal ash spill required cleanup crews to work round the clock to fix the environmental problems created by the ash. Now, these workers are… Read More »