Posted Sat 14th Feb, 2015 | by Jennifer Crichton | on Cases
A jury in Boston awarded the Reckis family $63 million in damages on February 13, 2013. The Reckis’ nightmare began over ten years ago when a then 7 year old Samantha suffered a life threatening severe allergic reaction to Motrin brand Ibuprofen, a medication manufactured by Johnson & Johnson. It was the day after Thanksgiving 2003 when Samantha’s parents gave her Motrin to relieve a fever she had for several days. She had taken Motrin …
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Posted Thu 6th Nov, 2014 | by Jennifer Crichton | on Legal Insights
While very few people actually want to get picked for jury duty, it’s truly an experience that those who do get chosen come to appreciate. Because nearly every person who had served on a jury will tell you how beneficial the experience was, it’s too bad that the majority of people will do just about any thing to get out of jury duty. So next time, you get a summons in the mail to appear …
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Posted Thu 20th Sep, 2012 | by Jennifer Crichton | on Legal Insights
The FTC estimates that as many as 9 million Americans have their identities stolen each year. This occurs when someone uses your personal information to commit fraud or other crimes. This personal information identifies you, such as your social security number, date of birth, legal name, or credit card number. Because this information can be used to commit various crimes in your name, it’s important that you take precautions to safeguard this information. This often …
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Posted Tue 18th Sep, 2012 | by Jennifer Crichton | on Legal Insights
Every action, whether it be motor vehicle, slip and fall, malpractice, etc., has a statute of limitations. This means that you must bring legal action within a certain time period or you will lose your right to the claim forever. In Colorado, you have 3 years to bring a motor vehicle action, 2 years for a slip and fall claim, 2 years for a general negligence claim, 1 year for an assault, and 2 years …
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Posted Thu 20th Oct, 2011 | by Stephen Kaufman | on Accident Law Firm, Auto Accident Lawyer, Injury Law Firm
When I first meet with clients, many of them tell me that they previously tried to handle their auto injury case on their own, but the insurance company was not treating them fairly. Because insurance companies often do not treat injury claimants fairly, many people have to seek auto injury legal help. As I often tell my clients, if insurance companies did the right thing and paid their auto injury claims, I would not have …
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