Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Defective Macbook Causes Burns
A lawsuit relating to 2015 Macbooks has recently been filed in New York. The plaintiff says that she sustained serious injuries when the Macbook overheated. She had burns to her legs and other injuries. Some Macbooks were pulled after it was discovered that there was a problem with the battery that was causing the… Read More »
New Information Comes to Light on How Opioids Targeted Communities
You’ve probably heard conspiracy theories, some of which are rooted in fact, about how the CIA imported drugs like cocaine and distributed them in inner cities in the form of crack to target a vulnerable, mostly black, population. Today, you can add another conspiracy to that list. This one involves opioids being mass distributed… Read More »
Uber Targeted After 12-Year-Old’s Suicide
In one of the strangest and saddest cases you’ll hear about, an Uber driver accepted a ride from a 12-year-old girl and then proceeded to drive her to a parking garage in Orlando. According to the family, the girl jumped off the top of the parking garage to her death. While details are still… Read More »
Royal Caribbean Chases Off Bad Guacamole Lawsuit
A plaintiff may have overplayed their hand when they brought a lawsuit against a Royal Caribbean subsidiary. The company known as Silverseas fought off allegations that bad guacamole caused the plaintiff’s hearing loss and fertility problems. Silverseas was awarded $5000 in attorneys’ fees as a result of successfully chasing off the lawsuit. Below, we’ll… Read More »
Woman Wins $430,000 in Trader Joe’s Slip and Fall
Slip and fall lawsuits are notoriously difficult to litigate. Filed under the theory of premises liability, slip and falls require that the plaintiff prove that the defendant was in some way negligent and therefore at least partly responsible for the accident that caused their injuries. In order to be negligent, the defendant must have… Read More »
Psychiatric Hospital’s Negligence Implicated in Rape of Inpatient
The Willough of Naples Psychiatric Hospital is being sued by a female patient known as Elizabeth Doe who alleges that she was raped during her stay at the hospital. The plaintiff claims that the hospital didn’t watch its patients closely enough and she ended up being the victim of sexual violence as a result… Read More »
Gun Dealer Blamed for Mislabeled Rifle
“You’ll shoot your eye out, kid!” One of the most iconic parcels of dialog from everyone’s favorite Christmas movie is no laughing matter for one Florida man. He lost his eye when a Palm Beach arms dealer allegedly mislabeled a rifle. According to the complaint, James Fletcher purchased an antique rifle that exploded in… Read More »
FIU Bridge Defendants Announce Settlements
Several of the plaintiffs who filed suit after the FIU bridge collapse took the lives of their loved ones or were injured in the catastrophe have agreed to settle their cases for an undisclosed sum of money. The FIU bridge collapse, which made national headlines, took the lives of six people and injured several… Read More »
Man Stabbed in Bar Fight Sues Bar
Lawsuits such as these are filed under a theory of negligent security. It is assumed that when you enter an establishment, even a bar, that bar has a duty to ensure your safety. In cases where you’re injured on the premises, you may have a right to sue. Such was the case of a… Read More »
Man Sues After His Family is Killed in Car Crash Involving Alligator
A man from Callahan, Florida is suing after his wife and two young children were tragically killed in a freak accident involving an alligator. According to the lawsuit, Amber Stanley’s vehicle struck a tree after swerving to avoid an alligator. All three members of the family were killed by burns related to the crash…. Read More »