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Due to COVID-19, Is Your Car Insurance Company Refunding You Money?
Posted in Personal Injury, Vehicle Accident
Stay-at-home orders issued in Pennsylvania and New Jersey mean most people are not driving at all. At best, individuals are occasionally driving for curbside pickup food. Because of the dramatic decrease in driving, ten of the largest U.S. auto insurance companies say they will take the unusual step of giving… Continue reading
Disposables are Making Vaping Harder to Detect Among Teens
Posted in Personal Injury
Although the vaping company Juul has experienced significant fallout – both in terms of market value and public opinion – since information about their marketing tactics came out in 2019, vaping has yet to see a meaningful decline among teens, which rose a staggering 78% between 2018 and 2019 according… Continue reading
Boy Scouts File for Bankruptcy Amidst Wave of Sexual Abuse Charges
Posted in Personal Injury
In the face of approximately 300 sexual abuse lawsuits from former Boy Scouts, the Boy Scouts of America has filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Boy Scouts of America is the nation’s largest scouting organization and one of the largest youth organizations. Because Chapter… Continue reading
JUUL’s Efforts to Recruit Influencers
Posted in Personal Injury
Miley Cyrus. Bella Hadid. Sophie Turner. These are just a few celebrities who are known for their vaping habits. But these habits aren’t just a personal choice – they fit into a larger picture of vaping companies using celebrities and influencers to appeal to young consumers. Although the Family Smoking… Continue reading
JUUL Faces New Lawsuit Over Marketing Tactics
Posted in Personal Injury
Marketing to youth has long been part of the tobacco industry’s strategy to keep a steady influx of customers. However, since the Joe Camel lawsuit in 1997, tobacco companies have increasingly been under fire for targeting underage consumers. Most disavow these intentions, but from time to time, a company will… Continue reading
Smoke and Mirrors: Juul Litigation Focuses on Misdirection, Misinformation
Posted in Personal Injury
Amidst growing lawsuits and a call for a ban of vaping by the American Medical Association, journalists from the LA Times have reviewed over 3,000 internal records from leading vape company Juul and discovered that their proprietary formula was based on 40-year old nicotine research pioneered by R.J. Reynolds, the… Continue reading
Former Exec Accuses JUUL of Knowingly Selling Contaminated Pods
Posted in Personal Injury
Siddharth Breja, former SVP of Finance at Juul, filed a multi-claim lawsuit against the company alleging that Juul sold contaminated liquid pods with total disregard for the “law, public safety, and public health.” Breja claims Juul sold 1 million of the mint-flavored, contaminated pods, as well as pods that were… Continue reading
Putting a Face on Vape Lung Injuries and Deaths
Posted in Personal Injury
To date, the CDC has reported over 1200 cases of rapid onset “Vape Lung” disease, including over 26 deaths. While the exact cause is not yet identified, all cases are linked vaping. The outbreak inspired several states to institute restrictive bans on the sale of e-cigarettes, including a full ban… Continue reading
Workers’ Compensation: Which State has Jurisdiction?
Posted in Personal Injury
Which State has jurisdiction (legal authority) to address a work related injury is a question that comes up often in our practice. This is particularly common because we live in an area of the country where workers frequently live in one state and work in another. In a recent case… Continue reading
Vape Lung Outbreak Inspires E-Cigarette Bans Across the Country
Posted in Personal Injury
While the FDA continues to do nothing to protect consumers from the health risks associated with vaping, the States of America are exercising their independent powers to protect their residents. Their actions are in response to the CDC’s recent report of over 1200 cases of rapid-onset lung disease caused by… Continue reading