Curt Miner Named Lead Counsel for Personal Injury Track in Takata Airbag Products Liability Litigation
Colson Hicks Eidson is proud to announce that firm partner Curt Miner has been appointed Lead Counsel for Personal Injury Track in the Takata Airbag Products Liability Litigation. If you have been following our blog, you know that we have been covering the Takata airbag saga for quite some time. For those of you who are new to […]
Police Seeking Hit-and-Run Driver Following Fatal Bicycle Accident
A bicyclist is dead following a hit-and-run accident involving a Dodge Ram pickup truck in Miami, according to WFOR-TV. The incident that claimed the cyclist’s life took place near the intersection of SW 216th Street and 169th Avenue at around 6:45 a.m. Witnesses say the cyclist was in his 40s and rode through the area on a […]
How Is Life Different After a Traumatic Brain Injury?
As a part of its support of National Brain Injury Month, the Huffington Post has invited a traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivor to write a series of articles to help educate the public on what life is like after suffering a brain injury. In the TBI survivor’s latest post, she wrote about things that every TBI survivor […]
How Can I Choose a Safe Flight School?
For many people, learning to fly is a lifelong goal and a dream come true. While learning to pilot an aircraft is often fun and exhilarating, potential students need to make sure to take their time and thoroughly research the process before choosing a flight school. If a flight school or instructor has safety issues […]
Can Cruise Lines Be Sued for Medical Malpractice?
Falls are the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries among older adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Recently, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that cruise ship companies can be sued for medical malpractice, which reversed a 1988 decision. According to Daily Report, the incident […]
How Much Was Honda Fined for Not Reporting Takata Airbag Deaths?
As the Takata airbag saga continues to play out, more and more information is coming to light about what automakers and Takata knew about the defective airbags and their connection to fatal auto accidents. Honda, which is one of the automakers involved in the Takata airbag recall as well as Takata’s biggest customer, recently was hit with a $70 […]
Can a 7-Year-Old Plane Crash Survivor Help an NTSB Investigation?
According to an investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), rarely does anyone “survive a small plane crash.” However, not too long ago, a 7-year-old girl did just that. Now, the NTSB wants her help in its investigation of the crash that claimed the lives of her family and nearly took hers as well. Following […]
Was an Airbag Injury Lawsuit Filed Against Takata and Honda?
The Takata airbag recall has been dominating headlines since last year due to the amount of automakers involved, the grizzly nature of the defect in question and the deaths and injuries suffered by victims. In early January, a product liability lawsuit was filed in South Carolina, which alleged that a woman sustained severe, life-altering injuries […]
Do Hit-and-Run Laws Apply to Boaters?
When a driver or boat operator flees the scene of an accident he or she caused, it is often the latest in a string of selfish decisions that led to the incident in the first place. In many cases, drivers and operators leave accident scenes because they: Were drinking and driving; Lack the proper insurance […]
Could a Plane Crash Because It’s Too Automated?
The Daily Beast recently published an interesting story about whether modern airplanes rely too heavily on computers and not enough on pilots in the wake of the plane crash involving AirAsia Flight 8501. According to the article, since Air France Flight 447 was lost back in 2009, questions have been raised as to whether there is a […]
