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CNN: Head-trauma lawsuits against NFL grow into hundreds

Posted on November 19, 2019

  By David Ariosto, (CNN) ‐‐ A nasty collision during a kickoff in 1997 left Kevin Turner seeing stars.   The former Philadelphia Eagles fullback, who spent eight seasons battering through defensive lines in the National Football League, said the hit left him wondering where he was.   Still, the team’s medical staff looked him […]

Crain’s: How soon before autonomous cars cruise into Miami?

Posted on November 19, 2019

  By Nicole Martinez On a recent trip to Pittsburgh,Miami Beach Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez was taken aback by the sight of autonomous Uber vehicles zipping around downtown’s crammed streets.   “There was still a person on the right-hand side, but the car was driving itself,” said Gonzalez, recalling how she wondered if the same […]

USA Today: Malaysia declares Flight 370 dissappearance an ‘accident’

Posted on November 19, 2019

More than 10 months —precisely 328 days —after it went missing with 239 passengers and crew on board, Malaysian investigators Thursday declared the disappearance of Flight 370 an accident, clearing the way for families to pursue compensation claims.   Investigators with Malaysia’s Civil Aviation authority concluded the aircraft exhausted its fuel supply over the southern […]

NewsRadio WIOD: Miami judicial panel to decide on how to handle retired NFL player lawsuits

Posted on November 19, 2019

Former athletes who are suffering serious long term injuries from head injuries are demanding the league help them with their medical expenses. A federal judicial panel in Miami will decide Thursday on whether to consolidate the more than 500 lawsuits being filed by retired NFL players. They claim the league intentionally hid the danger that […]

Daily Business Review: Podhurst Orseck secures $10.6M settlement in cycling accident

Posted on November 19, 2019

Celia Ampel,Daily Business Review When noted scientist and financial analyst Miguel Octavios hit by a car during an August bicycle ride in Boca Raton, Podhurst Orseck attorneys promised his wife they would do their best to get the case behind them by the holidays. It was a tall order. Because Octaviowas incapacitated, the attorneys could […]

Law360: Takata execs face criminal charges over air bag scheme

Posted on November 19, 2019

By Emily Field Law360, New York (January 13, 2017, 5:33 PM EST) –Three Takata Corp. executives have been indicted on criminal charges for their alleged roles in a more than decade long scheme to hide the truth about the company’s potentially deadly air bag inflators from automakers, federal regulators and the public, theU.S. Department of […]

Law360: Podhurst hits back in row with NFL player estate over fees

Posted on November 19, 2019

Law360, New York (January 13, 2017, 7:22 PM EST) –Podhurst Orseck PAhas urged a Pennsylvania federal court not to invalidate its retainer agreement with the estate of a class representative in the NFL concussion settlement that claims the firm is seeking an unfair recovery, saying it worked for both the class and the individual and […]

Financial Times: Takata pleads guilty, pays $1bn fine in US exploding airbags probe

Posted on November 19, 2019

January 13, 2017 by: David J Lynchin Washington, Patti Waldmeirin Chicago and Kana Inagakiin Tokyo Takata, the Japanese automotive supplier at the centre of a global recall crisis over exploding airbags, agreed to plead guilty on Friday and pay a $1bn criminal penalty in the US for fraud, as three of its executives were indicted […]

CNN: Investigators spread blame in Lion Air crash, but mostly fault Boeing and FAA

Posted on October 25, 2019

By Oren Liebermann, CNN Updated 11:33 PM ET, Friday, October 25, 2019   (CNN) The improper design and certification of the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, coupled with an overwhelmed flight crew battling a malfunctioning system they could not properly identify, led to the crash of Lion Air Flight 610 in October, according to a […]

Washington Post: Lion Air crash investigation faults Boeing 737 Max design and oversight

Posted on October 23, 2019

By Sherisse Pham, CNN Business Updated 9:40 AM ET, Wed October 23, 2019   Hong Kong (CNN Business) The families of victims in last year’s Lion Air crash have been told by Indonesian investigators that poor regulatory oversight and the design of Boeing’s 737 Max contributed to the fatal disaster. Investigators on Wednesday provided victims’ relatives with a summary […]