Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Truck Driver Settles for $10M After Amputation of Both Legs
A truck driver has settled a lawsuit for $10 million after losing both his legs in a crush incident. According to the complaint, the truck driver was supposed to be moving eight large pipes to Dura-Bond coating. Upon delivery, the individual tasked with receiving the pipes was supposed to check them to ensure that… Read More »
FBI Hit with Lawsuits in Parkland Massacre
In all cases in which law enforcement was named as a defendant for failing to render aid to a plaintiff, the government has won under the theory that law enforcement has no intrinsic duty to protect citizens or to act. The theory behind this decision affords law enforcement broad discretion on how and when… Read More »
Yoga Studio Sued in Shooting Death
The parents of Maura Binkley are suing the yoga studio and property owner of the place where she was killed. They are claiming that adequate security was not provided the day of the incident and this failure directly resulted in their daughter’s death. In negligent security cases such as this, a plaintiff claims that… Read More »
British Tourist Involved in Jet Ski Accident Sues
British Tourist, Philippe Houtakkers, paid for a guided watersports tour hosted by Islamorada Watersports LLC. During the outing, Houtakkers suffered what his attorneys describe as permanent head injuries during a jet ski accident. According to the suit, Houtakkers’ jet ski crashed, sending him through the air and into the branches of a tree. The… Read More »
Johnson & Johnson Targeted in Opioid Lawsuit
While some states are treating pharmaceutical executives the same way street level drug traffickers are treated, other states are allowing the tort system to handle claims against major manufacturers of opioid-based medications. What’s clear to everyone, however, is that these pharmaceutical companies mislead doctors concerning the addictive properties of their drugs and went so… Read More »
Woman Files Suit Against Pres. Trump’s D.C. Hotel
A Virginia woman has filed a $1 million lawsuit against Donald Trump’s Washington, DC hotel. The federal government is also named in the lawsuit. The woman was coming out of the building when she fell down some steps. She claims that the lack of a handrail contributed to her injuries. The woman claims that… Read More »
Three U.S. Companies Hit With Multiple Wrongful Deaths in U.K. Fire
The London Grenfell tower fire that claimed the lives of 72 people and injured many others in 2017 is being blamed on defective building materials. Attorneys for families and individuals harmed in the fire claim that the insulation provided by Arconic Inc. was “highly combustible” and caused the fire to spread out of control…. Read More »
Supreme Court Decision Impacts Expert Testimony in Personal Injury Suits
In complex personal injury lawsuits that require the testimony of field experts, medical doctors, scientists, or other professionals, there are two different standards that courts use to determine the veracity or utility of an expert’s testimony. Of those, The Daubert Standard is the more difficult to meet. The admissibility of expert testimony has become… Read More »
Two-Year-Old Crashes Tesla Model X into Pregnant Mother
Tesla is being hit with yet another lawsuit related to its Model X, a semi-autonomous vehicle. By semi-autonomous, we mean that the Model X can drive itself but requires the oversight of a human passenger. The car has been in the crosshairs of several lawsuits both foreign and domestic. Some of these were related… Read More »
Twelve Killed in Brightline Train Accidents
The Miami Herald reported that, since 2017, when the high-speed trains were introduced, at least 12 have died in train-pedestrian accidents. The train, which runs between Miami and West Palm Beach, has become increasingly popular over the past two years, but lawmakers are wondering if Brightline has done enough to secure the safety of… Read More »