Criminal Law

Employee Lawsuits (An Introduction and Topic Overview)
How employers can cope with the siege of employee lawsuits

Employee Lawsuits: Negligent Hiring and Retention
Employers must check references, criminal records, other background material.

New York City
$1.5 million settlement after a family of four was killed by an off duty drunken police officer.

City Streets and Jake Aaron Strickland
$1.2 million wrongful death settlement awarded after a husband and father was killed by a convicted drunk driver.

Homelite, Husky and Black Max Generators Recalled
Homelite, Husky and Black Max Generators Recalled

Cipro
The FDA is seeking to add black box warnings of the risk of tendon rupture associated with Cipro and Levaquin. The ruptures can involve Achilles tendon, shoulder, hand, bicep or thumb tendons, and is especially increased in patients older than 60, or people who have received kidney, heart or lung transplants, as well as people on steroid therapy...

Black & Decker Coffeemakers Recalled Due to Burn Hazard
Black & Decker Coffeemakers Recalled Due to Burn Hazard

Allstate Insurance Co.
$100,000 insurance settlement after a teenager was killed in a drunk driving accident.