Seattle PI Reports: The family of an Edmonds man who was brain-damaged during a police foot chase in Belltown has filed a $25 million tort claim against the King County Sheriff’s Office. Christopher Harris, 29, was knocked into a coma at the end of a May 10, 2009 pursuit in Belltown. Harris had inexplicably run [...]
27
2010
13
2010
Pfizer Liabilities Continue to Grow
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP today announced that a class action has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of shareholders of Pfizer Inc. Pfizer is a pharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development, manufacture, and marketing of prescription medicines for humans and animals [...]
6
2010
Government May Regulate Black Boxes in Vehicles, Calculate Cause of Car Crashes
In light of recent automobile recalls, drivers are increasingly concerned with vehicle safety. Toyota’s defective accelerator that suddenly and randomly caused vehicles to accelerate, led to Toyota recalling hundreds of thousands of vehicles and issuing an apology. Toyota now faces a myriad of lawsuits. In an effort to safeguard the public from future defective automobiles, the [...]
