Johnson & Johnson Loses Another Asbestos Talcum Powder Trial — Plaintiff Awarded $25.7 Million Verdict
Johnson & Johnson has been slapped with a $25.7 million verdict for its negligence in failing to warn consumers of the potential health risks of using their baby powder. An Oregon woman who developed mesothelioma claimed that she developed the rare form of lung cancer from repeated exposure to Johnson & Johnson baby powder and…
Read MoreCatastrophic Injuries
When there’s been a catastrophic injury, you need to call a lawyer, even if you don’t know that somebody else may have been at fault for it. Maybe the road was defective, maybe there was something that went wrong with the vehicle. There can be all kinds of things that are not obvious at…
Read MoreJury Awards Injured Cyclist Almost $3 Million for Geico’s Bad Faith
When you sign a contract with your insurance company, you do so in good faith. Basically, that means when something goes wrong, you’ll tell the truth; in return, the insurance company will be honest and fair in its assessment – or, so the theory goes. When your insurance company doesn’t treat you fairly within the…
Read MoreBalance Billing – What it is and How it Works
Have you ever made a trip to the emergency room, thought you were covered by insurance, and later received a bill that seemed way too high? Chances are you just got hit with “surprise billing,” otherwise known as balance billing. You’re not alone. Approximately one in five people who visit an ER within their healthcare…
Read MoreCan I Make an Auto Insurance Claim if I’m Hurt as a Pedestrian?
You can make a claim if you’re hurt as a pedestrian against the driver of the other vehicle and their insurance company. You may be surprised to learn that your own automobile insurance will cover you as a pedestrian even if you’re not in your own car. So long as a motor vehicle, an…
Read MoreDefective Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Devices – What You Need to Know
An implantable cardioverter defibrillator device, or ICD, is a miracle device. It’s a little box, powered by a battery, that attaches to your heart and records your heart’s rhythm. If it detects an arrythmia – a change in rhythm – it will send an electrical current to the heart. ICDs are a bit different from…
Read MoreFrank Verderame, Firm Partner
I’ve had the privilege of representing people who have suffered the most scary, catastrophic injuries that you can imagine. From brain injury, to paralysis, burn injuries, death of a family member: It’s always hard to do, especially when you grow to know and love your clients. And that’s been the biggest reward of my career.…
Read MoreUsing Your Health Insurance After a Car Accident
If you’ve been injured in a car accident in Phoenix, you can expect the medical bills to start rolling in pretty quickly. Depending on your injury, these bills could be quite substantial. You probably have a lot of questions. How will these bills get paid? Whose insurance company is responsible—yours or the person who caused…
Read MoreRandall A. Hinsch, Firm Partner
If you’ve ever had, I hope you have had, a chance to help somebody out in a situation, it feels good. It really feels good to help somebody out when they’re being bullied. Insurance companies are multi-billion-dollar bullies. And in our civil justice system, it’s often the case where personal injury lawyers, trial lawyers…
Read MoreYears After Takata Recall, Drivers Still Waiting for New Airbags
The Takata airbag recall is the largest and probably most complex safety recall in United States history. This recall, affecting cars from model years 2002 to 2015, involved a design defect in manufacturer-installed airbags that could deploy in an explosive manner, injuring or killing occupants of the vehicle. An inflator inside the airbag would sometimes…
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