September 2010

• Mazda recalls cars again over steering issues
• Jury hits Ford Motor Company with $131 million verdict
• Six things you should know about the Toyota recall
• Why the "Lincoln Penny" test still matters

May 2010

• Ford floor mats probed
• Family Dollar recalls 1.8 million toy dart sets after two children die

April 2010

• Toyota Owners Advised of Actions to Take Regarding Two Separate Recalls
• Crist signs bill limiting Fla. slip-fall suits

October 2009

• Toyota Recalls 3.8 million Vehicles

May 2009

• NHTSA plans new rear view mirror and rear view video camera standard (FMVSS 111)

April 2009

• GM Recalling 1.4 million Cars Over Potential Engine Fires

March 2009

• Victory Bittersweet For Drug Liability Case Victim

February 2009

• New Analysis Rejects “Medical Liability = Fleeing Docs” Myth
• Britax Recalls 31,392 Restraint Systems
• IIHS To Raise Roof Crush Standards
• Car Crashes Are The Number One Cause Of Spinal Injuries In The United States
• FDA: Company Knowingly Shipped Tainted Peanut Products
• One-Year Reprieve Granted To Product Safety Law

August 2008

• Congress Passes Strict Toy Safety Bill

July 2008

• The Reauthorization of the Consumer Product Safety Commission Is A Victory For Consumers

March 2008

• Airborne Settlement
• Bayer Claims New Studies on Trasylol are Flawed
• Duragesic Fentanyl Patches: One Mother’s Story

February 2008

• 22,000 died amid delayed Bayer drug recall: Doctor
• Evenflo Recalls Infant Car Seats
• Recalling the recall: Ford has more wiring harness issues

January 2008

• AAJ Demands FDA Withdraw Rule Allowing Drug Companies to Claim Immunity for Failing to Warn Patients of Potential Drug Hazards
• State bars Allstate from writing new auto policies

November 2007

• Merck to pay $4.85 billion in Vioxx settlement
• $5 Million Verdict Upheld in Infants' Tylenol Case

October 2007

• Bullying costs school $4M
• A big hole in the safety net
• High lead levels spur toys recall
• Compromise on Florida's No-Fault Auto Insurance System

September 2007

• A Victory on Preemption
• Woman Joins Class Action Lawsuit
• Florida may be only state without injury auto insurance requirement

August 2007

• Fla. jury awards family $25.8M in wrongful death lawsuit against Walgreens
• Prepare now for end of no-fault

July 2007

• Allstate Rates Called Excessive
• Most Trucks, SUVs Do Poorly In Whiplash Test
• Are The Long-term Care Insurance Companies Behaving Like Disability Insurance Companies
• Study Finds Many Injuries to Surgeons Go Unreported

June 2007

• Governor Charlie Crist Vetoes Railroad Trespass Legislation
• Hospitals Seek Delay of 'Right to Know' Malpractice Amendment
• No-Fault Insurance May Hit The Road

May 2007

• State Farm Would Cut Car Insurance Rates If No-Fault Expires
• Surgery Most Effective At Ending Back Pain
• Diabetes Drug Avandia Linked to Heart Risks
• General Electric Recalls Dishwashers Due to Fire Hazard
• FDA Warns of Poisonous Compound Contaminating Some Prescription Drugs
• It's a PIP; 'No-Fault' Could Expire October 1st

April 2007

• Digital Security Controls Recalls Smoke Detectors that Could Fail to Warn of a Fire
• FDA Announces Withdrawal of Parkinson’s Drug from Market
• State House, Senate Take Different Roads On Auto Insurance

March 2007

• Injury Coverage Provision For Florida Drivers Set To Expire This Year
• FDA Warns of Sleep Drug Risks
• Chrysler Recalls Over 489,000 SUVs, Cars

February 2007

• Discussions of the Pending Sunset of the Florida Motor Vehicle No-Fault Law
• New Warning for Attention Deficit Drugs
• Drive A Hard Bargain
• Insurance Companies Fight Paying Billions In Claims
• State Plans Insurance Arrests
• Crowding Killing More On Roads
• Insurer Targets Hospitals, No-Fault Law

January 2007

• Striving for Perfection - A raft of recalls lately has the automaker scrambling to safeguard its reputation for quality
• Allstate Breaks Record with $5 Billion Profit in 2006
• The Great Medical Malpractice Hoax
• Recalled: Baby rattles and picture frames from Target
• Child Car Seat Findings Withdrawn
• Cold Medicine Deemed Risky for Kids
• Most Infant Seats Flunk Crash Test

December 2006

• Alcon Laboratories Recalls Eye Lubricant
• Vioxx Decision Upheld, Award Reduced by Texas Court
• Tobacco Companies Suffer Legal Setback

November 2006

• Court upholds Marshfield woman's $6.8 million award from Wyeth
• GlaxoSmithKline agrees to $63.8 million settlement in Paxil lawsuit
• The Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation Act of 2000

October 2006

• Major Victory for Victims of Drug Companies’ Failure to Warn
• Add Your Phone Number to Your Driver's License
• Jury Orders Allstate To Pay $20 Million Dollars
• Cigarette Makers Lose Appeal of $1 Million Verdict
• Wyeth's PremPro Caused Cancer
• Florida Supreme Court Adopts Rule Allowing Client Waiver of Amendment 3 Fee Limitations

September 2006

• FDA Initiates Voluntary Recall of E.Coli-Infected Spinach, Despite Widespread Threat
• Number of E. Coli Cases Reaches 109, Natural Selection Food may face Numerous Lawsuits

August 2006

• $50 Million Award In Vioxx Lawsuit Thrown Out
• Recent attacks by dogs may spur tougher laws in South Florida
• Hospital Design Saves Lives
• Judge Rules for Insurance Firm
• Merk Found Negligent In Federal Vioxx Trial
• Consumer Advisory: Firestone Tire Recall
• Malpractice Insurers Still Raise Rates for Doctors & Fool the Public
• New 2006 Rollover Rankings Show Improvement
• FORD RECALLS 1.2 MILLION VEHICLES
• DRUG ERRORS INJURE MILLIONS

July 2006

• Firestone Seeks to Finish Massive Tire Recalls

May 2006

• Grandma who lost leg to maggots, wins $1.3 million lawsuit
• Paralyzed teen's claims bill ran into stone wall in Senate

April 2006

• State Law Makers Fail To Pay Claims Bills in 2005 and 2006
• Vioxx Jury Awards $4.5 Million

March 2006

• Jury Awards $25.2 Million To Family For Deerfield Beach Plane Crash
• Replacement Headlight Recall Affects Major Automakers

February 2006

• Jury Finds Former Lead Paint Makers Liable for Poisoning of Children
• Oregon Court Upholds $80M Philip Morris Decision

January 2006

• Legal Strategy for Vioxx to Test Merck
• Jury selection begins in 4th Vioxx trial
• New Drug Label Rule Is Intended to Reduce Medical Errors
• Rollover Safety Tests on side-impact protection are revived
• Florida Earns Low Grade for ER Care
• Stun Gun Maker Wins Dismissal of Suit
• NTSB: Both Wings Cracked on Seaplane that Crashed in Miami
• FDA will study safety of attention-deficit drugs
• Lawmakers Seek to End Limits on Church Liability, Abuse Cases are Targeted

December 2005

• FAA Orders Checks of Seaplanes
• Man awarded $31 million in asbestos suit
• NTSB Finds Cracks in Seaplane's Airframe
• FDA determines exposure to Paxil during the first trimester of pregnancy increases the risk of congenital malformations in infants, particularly cardiac malformations
• Car Rental Franchisor May Be Held Liable for Fatal Van Accident

November 2005

• Family Settles for $22 Million Over Moldy House

September 2005

• Consumer Product Safety Commission and Pottery Barn Kids Announce Recall of 7,600 Spindle Cribs for Entrapment Hazard
• CPSC and The Coleman Company, Inc. Announce Recall of 124,000 Coleman® Gas Grills and 6,200 Patio Heaters for Fire and Explosion Hazard
• Ford recalls 3.8 million pickups, SUVs, Fifth largest auto recall in U.S. history; Toyota also announces recall
• Missouri Jury Awards Former Popcorn Plant Worker $15 Million for Injuries Caused by Chemicals Used to Make Butter Flavoring
• FDA and Continental Mills Announce Recall of Mislabeled Ghirardelli Chocolate Syrup Brownie Premium Mix Containing Undeclared Walnuts Which May Trigger Potentially Fatal Allergic Reactions
• Second Vioxx Trial May Be “Do or Die” for Merck as Pharmaceutical Giant Faces Off Against Vietnam War Hero on September 12
• NHTSA Announces Land Rover Will Recall 17,000 2005 LR3 SUVs for Potentially Defective Fuel Tanks and Fire Hazard

August 2005

• G.M. Is Recalling 800,000 Pickups, and Sports Utilities
• Jury Hits DuPont with $14 Million Verdict in Dioxin Cancer Case
• Jury: Merck Negligent. Merck blamed for death in Vioxx suit; jury awards $253 million in damages. Drug giant to appeal.
• Merck mulls some settlements? In some narrow circumstances drug giant might break from Vioxx no-settle stance.
• U.S. court throws out $1 billion verdict in State Farm case
• Jurors Begin Deliberating in Vioxx Case

July 2005

• FDA Issues Warning on Impotence Drugs: Labels on Viagra, Cialis and Levitra to reflect concerns about blindness