On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Feb 21, 2017 | Firm News
If you follow legal news, you may have heard about a big case decided by the California Supreme Court last year, Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Anderson. The case involved a mass lawsuit brought against drug manufacturer Bristol-Myers, which makes Plavix. The issue presented...
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Feb 21, 2017 | Firm News
If you’ve never heard of Kenneth Feinberg, you probably will. Feinberg is an attorney who specializes in handing out money to those injured in horrible accidents or crashes. He was there to administer the World Trade Center funds to victims’ families, and...
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Feb 20, 2017 | Firm News
General Motors is still embroiled in litigation with plaintiffs from various states over ignition switch failures that resulted in serious crashes. In a case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, the company is asserting that the Second Circuit Court of Appeals was...
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Feb 20, 2017 | Firm News
Have you ever wondered what happens if you are sued after a crash caused by a defective part on your car? Outcomes vary, but one recent case from southern California demonstrates the twists and turns these cases may take. Solomon Methenge was driving his Nissan...
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Feb 17, 2017 | Firm News
The era of self-driving cars is upon us. Many companies have obtained permits to test their driverless technologies in California. Notably absent from that list is Uber, the hometown San Francisco company that started out as a ride-share service. Uber has become...
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Feb 17, 2017 | Firm News
Just when you thought GM would be out of the media for a little while, a new story emerges. In January, GM agreed to settle charges relating to how it handled the ignition switch cover-up from an internal accounting standpoint. The Securities and Exchange Commission...
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Feb 16, 2017 | Firm News
We all need to pay attention to what’s going on with GM. GM has been in the news often lately, and with good reason. Millions of GM vehicles are fitted with defective ignition switches that can lead to fatal results. And this problem is not limited to vehicles...
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Feb 16, 2017 | Firm News
Many people remember hearing about the crash last February between a Metrolink train and a commercial truck. What was concluded about the cause of the crash? At about 6:00 on the morning of February 23, 2015, truck driver Jose Alejandro Sanchez-Ramirez of Yuma,...
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Feb 15, 2017 | Firm News
One of the last things anyone wants to see on the highway is a tangle of commercial vehicles. Just driving near a large truck or bus weaving in and out of lanes is enough to make your heart jump. So imagine the scare nearby drivers experienced when a tractor-trailer...
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Feb 15, 2017 | Firm News
Do you think a company should get out of paying people hurt by its products just because the company receives a bankruptcy discharge? The truth is that the American bankruptcy system allows that to happen every day. Of course, there are exceptions to this rule,...