California Personal Injury & Product Liability Blog

A lawsuit filed in federal court on September 4 claims that a North Carolina patient developed vision loss after receiving the shingles vaccine Zostavax. The patient was inoculated with Zostavax in 2016 and was treated for zoster related vision loss afterwards, according to the lawsuit, which names Merck & Co., Merck Sharp and Dohme Corp. …

A retired priest who has been sued by at least six men over alleged child sex abuse was allowed to participate in a summer music camp for high school students in Minnesota, according to Isaac Henson, who attended the camp as a high school student from 2015 to 2017. “I distinctly remember [him] at morning …

Over 2.8 million intersection accidents occurred in the United States in 2018, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), as well as an additional 2.8 million intersection-related accidents. This represented an almost nine percent increase in accidents involving intersections when compared to the previous year. NHTSA data shows that over 47 percent of …

Rev. Ed Reading, a priest of the Diocese of Paterson in Clifton, New Jersey, said he reported Newark Archbishop Theodore McCarrick’s sexual misconduct to his bishop in the 1980’s, who said he’d contact the Vatican’s U.S. representatives. Reading reported the misconduct after seminary students told him they felt pressured into sharing a bed with McCarrick …

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a pair of complaints on August 21 in state and federal court over contamination with firefighting foam containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) including perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). The lawsuits seek to protect Michigan’s environment and recover costs and damages related to firefighting foam contamination. PFOA and aqueous film forming …

U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Bough for the Western District of Missouri ruled on August 12 that plaintiff insureds can pursue COVID-19 related business income loss claims under standard casualty and property policies. Many U.S. insurers have, so far, taken a firm stance that COVID-19 related losses aren’t covered by property policies because the virus …

AB 1286 passed the California Senate Judiciary Committee on August 18 with a 7-2 vote. The bill would establish safety rules and minimum liability insurance requirements relating to bicycle and

A bill currently going through the California legislature seeks to halt the manufacturing, selling and distributing of firefighting foam containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The bill also seeks to mandate that anyone who sells firefighter personal protective equipment (PPE) containing intentionally added PFAS to provide a written notice to the purchaser stating …

A July appellants’ opening brief claims that Bakersfield priest Monsignor Craig Harrison is engaged “in a pattern of rank intimidation against those who speak against him.” Harrison faces multiple accusations of child sex abuse, and while no criminal charges have been filed against him, he remains suspended from ministry. The brief is part of an …

Insurer American Family Mutual Insurance Co. estimates car insurance policyholders drove 40% fewer miles than normal in the last three weeks of March 2020. Car accidents are down 59% in Los Angeles County since a shelter in place order was given to the county due to the COVID-19 outbreak. As a result, Allstate Corp. and …

Thousands of children are hit by cars every year, with many resulting in fatalities. Many of these deaths are caused by backovers. A backover occurs when a car, typically backing out of a parking space or driveway, doesn’t see a child behind the vehicle and runs over him or her. Statistics show that in the …

The lawyers and staff at Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers are every bit as excited as their kids about Halloween. However, as parents, we also want to protect our children from harm. The personal injury attorneys at Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers are therefor you to ensure your children are cared for as well as possible if they’re injured on Halloween or on any other …