How Can Expert Witnesses Strengthen Your Toxic Tort Defense?
Expert witnesses are integral to an effective toxic tort defense strategy. While these matters are driven by highly technical scientific data, the right expert witnesses can aid the defense by dismantling speculative claims, challenging unsupported assumptions, and building credibility with the fact-finder.
Which industries have the highest asbestos exposure?
Asbestos, a naturally occurring mineral, was once widely used in various industries due to its heat resistance and durability. However, it was largely banned upon discovery that asbestos exposure can lead to serious health risks, including mesothelioma, lung cancer...
How federal banking regulations have slowed the Green Rush
The law is a fluid, ever-changing reality. Lawmakers enact new statutes to impose restrictions on behavior as issues arise in society, and they sometimes take old statutes off the books when they are no longer relevant or effective. One of the areas that has...
Can the courts enforce the terms of a business contract?
Businesses that routinely secure services or materials from other companies typically have contracts in place outlining the specific terms of their arrangement. That way, if either party deviates from the agreement, it is possible to hold them accountable for their...
How can your company handle construction defect claims?
It’s natural to feel overwhelmed or stressed when faced with a construction defect lawsuit. However, it’s crucial to remain calm and keep a clear mind to make informed decisions throughout the process. This enables you to put your company’s interests first as you...
Voluntary recalls can minimize product liability claims
Manufacturing a product is often a viable way for a company to generate revenue. But, it must be remembered that each retail sale translates to some degree of company liability. Even highly-successful organizations can end up in the red when a few bad weeks at a...
Are you not allowed to fire workers in protected classes?
As an employer, you know well that some of your workers are in protected classes. Perhaps the most obvious example of this is race. But other protected classes under the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission include things like age, ethnic background, gender,...
2 ways truck cameras cause issues for transportation companies
Cameras can help clarify liability after a car crash. When there is video footage of a wreck, much information may be provided concerning who is to blame for the collision. Of course, not every stretch of road has traffic cameras or nearby security cameras capturing...
3 possible defenses to a premises liability claim
Every business owner struggles to limit their potential liabilities as much as possible, and that includes maintaining the premises in a way that is safe. Despite your best efforts, however, accidents may still happen – but that doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re...
3 types of product defect allegations
As a business owner, you certainly hope that your company is never accused of having dangerous products or defective products that have caused injury. Those who bring these types of allegations may decide to start a lawsuit, claiming that you caused the injury and the...
When truckers aren’t to blame for accident-related harm
Many motorists have been led to believe that if they are hurt in a crash involving a large commercial truck that the truck driver – or, the driver’s employer – is automatically to blame for the harm that has resulted from the collision. After all, trucks are massive,...
What are the keys to an evidence-preservation plan?
Whenever two parties have a dispute that ends up in court, evidence is crucial to the determination of who is right and who is wrong (and who has to pay up). Quite naturally, the courts tend to take a very dim view whenever evidence is misplaced, lost, contaminated or...