Five Cases You Should Know About – August 2022
1. Faulty Air Bags Leading to Serious Injury We expect air bags to protect drivers and their passengers in motor vehicle accidents, but they have been linked to defects leading to life-altering injuries, and even fatalities. In 2017, 35 million vehicles were recalled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...
Continue ReadingMotor Vehicle Accidents On Rise Nationwide Since COVID-19 Pandemic
Motor vehicle accident fatalities since the COVID-19 pandemic have skyrocketed across the country according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), with numbers particularly high in Alabama. In 2021, 42,915 people died from motor vehicle wrecks nationwide, the most since 2005 and a notable 12% increase from 2020. Per...
Continue ReadingCory Watson Attorney Jerome Tapley Earns Prestigious ‘Arkansas Traveler’ Honor
Little Rock, ARK — Cory Watson Attorney Jerome Tapley was awarded the prestigious Arkansas Traveler title at the 88th convention of the Arkansas Municipal League last week in Little Rock, Ark, for his contributions in helping fight the state's raging opioid epidemic. The award, “expresses the state’s special recognition to...
Continue ReadingEPA Releases Updated Advisory Against Toxic Chemicals PFAS, Often Found in Drinking Water
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) updated health advisories for chemicals PFOA and PFOS – both commonly found in drinking water systems across the United States – finding that safe levels of exposure to the toxic chemicals are up to 17,000 times lower than previously thought. The agency’s updated advisory levels...
Continue ReadingCrash Tests Show Jeep Wranglers Prone to Tipping Over
Recent crash tests showed that Jeep Wranglers remain prone to tipping over even in relatively minor accidents, despite modifications since a previous concerning crash test. During the most-recent testing, the 2022 Jeep Wrangler 4-door vehicle tipped over onto its passenger side after striking a barrier - the same result a...
Continue ReadingBeovu Lawsuit – May 2022 Update
Beovu Drug Information Beovu, also known by its generic name brolucizumab, entered the market in October 2019 as an injectable drug treatment. The drug is approved to treat people with an eye disorder called wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which is where blood vessels continuously grow beneath the retina, causing excess blood...
Continue ReadingReport Shows Alabama, Other Southern States Have Some of Nation’s Poorest Urban Air Quality
A recent U.S. News report showed a stark contrast between the safety levels of drinking water versus air quality in southern states such as Alabama and Tennessee. Alabama and Tennessee ranked 2nd and 4th, respectively, in drinking water quality, while neighboring states Georgia and Mississippi also ranked well – 6th...
Continue Reading3M Defective Military Earplug Lawsuit – June 2022 Update
A federal judge in Florida overseeing the record-breaking multi-district litigation against The 3M Company for faulty military earplugs shot down the company’s motion to force plaintiffs to pay filing fees immediately. Behind 3M’s request was a motivation to slim down the growing, record-breaking litigation, which made headlines in January when...
Continue ReadingEarth Day Q&A With Attorneys Jon Conlin and Akira Watson
Each year, Earth Day reminds us that our planet must always come first. Fortunately, Cory Watson Attorneys understand that. Our attorneys fight diligently against corporations that are producing and exhausting large amounts of toxic chemicals that not only directly harm our planet, but our people. Principal Attorney Jon C. Conlin...
Continue Reading10 Facts About the Paragard IUD Lawsuit – What You Need to Know
Paragard is an intrauterine birth control device (IUD) that uses copper instead of hormones. It is a T-shaped device with copper wound around both arms and the central trunk. The copper produces an inflammatory reaction in the uterus that acts as a spermicide, helping to prevent fertilization. Paragard is the only...
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