On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Jul 30, 2019 | Firm News
There have been many high-profile car recalls in the news as of late, but perhaps none more well-known than the General Motors (GM) ignition switch recalls. If you or a loved one were injured due to the failure of a GM-family vehicle switch or airbag, it’s not...
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Jul 19, 2019 | General
A class action is a powerful procedural tool to hold corporate wrongdoers accountable where there is widespread abuse of a large number of individuals who have suffered damages that individually are insufficient to support the cost of prosecuting individual claims....
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Jul 18, 2019 | Insurance Fraud / Bad Faith
First and foremost, what follows is not legal advice. That can only come from a qualified attorney who is familiar with all the facts and circumstances of a particular, specific case and the law in which that cases arises. The following is a brief summary of the...
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Jul 18, 2019 | Insurance Fraud / Bad Faith
California (1996) Prop. 200’s no-fault system for auto accidents would have eliminated Californians’ right to trial by jury and their ability to collect non-economic damages. It was defeated 65-35 percent. Prop. 201 would have limited the right of...
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Jul 18, 2019 | Insurance Fraud / Bad Faith
On May 12, 1995 the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice approved a proposal which would allow a subsidiary of Beverly Enterprises Inc., the nation’s largest operator of nursing homes, to provide a nationwide database on services offered by...
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Jul 18, 2019 | Insurance Fraud / Bad Faith
Introduction When a consumer buys a fire insurance policy on their home they are betting in favor of a potential risk that most probably will not occur. To appreciate the rareness of a home fire consider all the times you have driven through your neighborhood or have...
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Jul 18, 2019 | Product Liability / Defective Products
On April 15, 1996, Chrysler Corporation, facing a barrage of consumer complaints, a government investigation and a class action lawsuit, agreed to fix 275,000 1991-93 minivans [Caravan C-V, Dodge Caravan, Grand Voyager, and Town and Country], 67,000 Chrysler New...
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Jul 18, 2019 | Product Liability / Defective Products
RACHEL’S ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH WEEKLY By Peter Montague, Editor A medical report in 1998 estimated that adverse reactions to prescription drugs are killing about 106,000 Americans each year — roughly three times as many as are killed by automobiles.[1]...
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Jul 18, 2019 | Product Liability / Defective Products
In February, 1994 Baxter Healthcare Corporation withdrew from world markets Gammagard®, an immunoglobulin administered intravenously to those with acquired or congential immune disorders, after 112 people in the U.S. were reported having symptoms of hepatitis C, the...
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Jul 18, 2019 | Product Liability / Defective Products
Manufacturers of consumer products, as of January 1, 1991, are required to report to the Consumer Product Safety Commission settlements in cases involving “grievous bodily injury or death” caused by defective products. The new legislation, 15 U.S. C. 2084,...