LIEBERMAN, RYAN, FORREST & VOORHEES, LLC

DRIVER CONVICTED OF DWI CAN SUE UNDER DRAM SHOP ACT

Administrator — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:28:52 +0000

April 30, 2010 – A dram shop law doesn’t bar a claim by a motorist who alleged a restaurant served him alcohol when he was visibly intoxicated, the New Jersey Appellate Division has ruled. The plaintiff was injured when the motorcycle he was operating collided with a vehicle.

FAULTY HIP REPLACEMENT SYSTEMS SPARK COMPLAINTS

Administrator — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:15:56 +0000

April 29, 2010 – Plaintiffs’ lawyers who investigate faulty medical devices are starting to hear complaints about DePuy ASR hip replacement systems. DePuy Orthopaedics, an Indiana-based orthopedics division of Johnson & Johnson, recently announced that it was withdrawing its ASR hip implant from the market after reports about the device failing soon after implantation.

ASBESTOS-LADEN PARTS LEAD TO $3M JURY AWARD

Administrator — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 18:44:25 +0000

April 18, 2010 – Decades after a sailor’s exposure to asbestos and a year after he died from mesothelioma, a jury in Newport News, Va., held a shipyard supplier accountable, hitting the company with a $2.99 million verdict on April 13.