On November 13, 2013, Volkswagen announced it was recalling 2.64 million Volkswagen and Audi cars worldwide due to multiple potential issues. Volkswagen is Europe’s largest automobile manufacturer. The recall is one of the largest ever recall impacting Volkswagen. Many of the vehicles being recalled are located in China and the United Kingdom. One of the […]
Everyone has read about the dangers of distracted driving. Unfortunately, many of us have also experienced it first hand in the form of being involved in a motor vehicle accident or having a loved one or friend who has been involved in such an accident. There is simply no debate that distracted driving leads to […]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation. NHTSA was established by the Highway Safety Act of 1970. NHTSA is charged with ensuring and promoting traffic safety through various safety and consumer education programs, research programs, and investigatory functions. Every year, NHTSA gathers statistics regarding traffic […]
On October 23, 2013, the United States Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, through Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez, filed a lawsuit against Clearwater Paper Corporation on behalf of a former employee of the company in the United States District Court for the District of Idaho. According to the Complaint, Clearwater Paper […]
On November 12, 2013, the United States Department of Justice, as well as several state Attorneys General offices, announced that they would be settling a whistleblower lawsuit against CA Technologies, Inc., brought against the latter by one of its former employees, Ann Marie Shaw. The settlement involves the United States, California, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, […]
On November 12, 2013, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding the breadth of whistleblower protections under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The arguments came in the matter of Lawson v. FMR, LLC. The United States Supreme Court is expected to issue its ruling next spring. The case arose out of two separate lawsuits filed […]
The saga of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill continues to rage on, and the debate continues to grow over the interpretation of the settlement agreement designed to compensate business and individuals that suffered losses as a result of the oil spill. The newest debate centers on whether the settlement agreement should remain in force. In […]
Thousands of workers in Mississippi are injured or killed every year on the job. After an injury or death, these individuals or their families are left to sort out the consequences of workplace injuries and figure out how to put the pieces of their lives back together. Naturally, many individuals or their families have questions […]
Individuals experiencing injuries related to a car or truck accident often have questions about the nature and extent of damages to which they may be entitled. Although the exact nature and extent of your injuries will largely determine the amount of damages you are awarded, there are several broad categories of damages to which most […]
If you have been involved in a car or truck accident and have sustained any measurable personal injury, it may be that a lawsuit will need to be filed for you to fully recover the damages to which you are entitled. Individuals facing the need to file a lawsuit to recover for personal injuries often […]
