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Jury awards $16 million for injury
A state court jury in Illinois awarded the family of a woman who died from an overdose of a defective Duragesic pain patch $16.56 million dollars.
If you or a loved one have suffered a serious medical injury as a result of a defective product contact The Law Offices of William D. Bonilla, P.C.
U. S. Supreme Court rules for Navy against whales
The U. S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the U. S. Navy's use of sonar during training exercises. The use of sonar has been an issue due to the rise in whale and other marine animal deaths. Many of which have washed up on the beaches in California and Mexico. Although, as is often the case, the court did not rule on the actual merits of the case but rather skirted the issue by deciding that lower courts abused their discretion in limiting the Navy's use of sonar. This technicality allows the Court to prevent having a precedent on the books for later court ruling.
Next up for the Supreme Court, a case to determine whether domestic violence offenders have the right to own guns.
If you or a loved one need assistance with a family law matter such as divorce or child custody issues, please contact The Law Offices of William D. Bonilla, P.C.
U.S. Supreme Court rejects death penalty for child rapists, again
In the opening day of the 2008-09 session, the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the rehearing of case involving a Louisiana man who raped his 8 year old step-daughter. The state of Louisiana had sought the death penalty after the conviction of Patrick Kennedy for rape in 2003. The court had previously rejected the death penalty in the case back in June and was asked to re-hear arguments since it was not known at the time that the U.S. military allows the death penalty in cases of child rape. The court reasoned that not enough states allow for the death penalty in child rape cases. Only two justices voted to re-hear the case.
Keep your family, including pets, safe
Get the latest recall news from RecallCases.com and from DrugRecallCases.com. Pedigree Dog food recently issued a recall for certain types of dog foods in the Southern California and Las Vegas areas. For more information visit RecallCases.com food section. Heparin has been in the news a lot lately, to get the latest facts visit DrugRecallCases.com.
$24 million dollar settlement fund for bad pet food
Pet food makers and retailers that were sued in 2007 as a result of tainted pet foods created a settlement fund of $24 million dollars. Menu Foods and 11 other pet food makers will contribute to the fund to compensate pet parents in the U.S. and Canada. You may recall a Chinese company that made the food for these companies allowed the food to get tainted with melamine. While the Chinese will never take any responsibility, mainly because many shops and markets in China sell cats and dogs as food, the food manufacturers will bare the full burden. This will never take away the pain of the animals nor the loss suffered by the pet parents. We do know that it prompted congressional inquiries, federal investigations and FDA reviews. Hopefully changes will occur although we have not heard of any as of yet.
Recent court cases regarding property and people
Residents in Alabama filed suit against Novartis claiming the company and three others contaminated their homes by dumping toxic chemicals from the plant. Diamond Pet Foods settled a class-action lawsuit for $3.1 million relating to toxic mold found in pet foods. An apartment building in New Hampshire has to pay $240,000 for lead paint contamination. An auto mechanic in Delaware is allowed to proceed with an asbestos case against a gasket maker showing that it had a duty to warn that removing the product could create exposure to asbestos.
Ford + Microsoft = SYNC
In 2007 Ford introduced SYNC for their customers. Now Ford and Microsoft have improved the service and added "911 Assist". What this new service does is provide a connection to 911 whenever an accident occurs and the airbags are deployed. Its an invaluable feature for you and your family's safety. The Ford SYNC system is available for all Ford, Lincoln and mercury cars and trucks. The new 911 Assist is available without monthly fees. Ford believes in providing safety to their customers and their families. And since SYNC is a software it is fully updatable with new features that are developed thru Ford and Microsoft. SYNC provides customers the convenience and flexibility to bring digital media players (like Apple iphones/ipods, Microsoft Zunes, and other mp3 players) and blue-tooth enables phones into the vehicle and operate the devices via voice commands or with buttons on the steering wheel or radio. SYNC technology is exclusive to Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles. SYNC also provides on demand vehicle health reports that are easy to understand. Contact your local Ford dealer today to test drive a new vehicle and experience the SYNC technology for yourself. The video below also provides a glimpse of the SYNC experience.
Large home building company files for bankruptcy
One of the largest homebuilders in Chicago, Denver, Detroit and Wisconsin areas has filed for bankruptcy. Denver channel 7 news reported that the company, Neumann Homes Inc., had been unable to secure adequate funding to continue operating and as a result closed its offices last month. If your business or personal finances are too much for you to handle, contact TLoWDB to discuss what options are available to you. There is never a fee for your initial consultation.
Help California
We would like to commend the great people of ing thee mst recet firesrmany pesple loso everytning. During these most recent fires many people lost everything with their homes but they refused to leave without their animals. Fortunately many of the shelters established by officials were allowing pets to reside with their owners. We hope the rest of the country will learn from this tragic experience. People care about their pets and animals and need to be able to evacuate an emergency knowing they can safely do so with their pets. Texas passed a new law that went into effect this past September which requires local and state officials to coordinate and plan for safe evacuation for people and their pets. We can only hopnot estblishedsimilarlaws. I you woald ike to elphave not established similar laws. If you would like to help the efforts in California please visit or call the following:
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Ah the greed for money!
Leona Helmsley, the former queen of mean, who died at the age of 87, left her dog, Trouble, 12 million dollars in a trust. She instructed in her will to have her brother, Alvin Rosenthal, age 80, take care of the pup. Unfortunately, reports from the situation indicate that the brother does not want to care for the dog. Now it is possible her grandson David may take over since he was designated next if the brother did not or could not care for the dog. A minor snafu to all this is the fact that Mrs. Heh humans. This issue may be overcome but the biggemetery. But New York state law forbids animals to be buried with humans. This issue may be overcome but the biggest problem for this poor dog is a former housekeeper, Zamfira Sfara, who previously sued Helmsley in 2004 for a bite she received from the dog. That suit was lost, but now the housekeepers son, Remus Pop, says they may go after the dog since it has $12 million dollars.
If you or a family member need assistance with a will or trust, contact The Law Offices of William D. Bonilla, P.C.
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