Legal Matters

A federal jury just awarded $1.78 billion in damages against the National Association of Realtors and brokerages like Keller Williams At the end of October 2023, a jury in Missouri found the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and assorted brokerages, including Keller Williams Realty and HomeServices of America, liable to the tune of $1.78 billion…

These are unprecedented times in our country, which calls for unprecedented measures. The Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA) and Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (GDLA) have established a charitable effort, called Mask Up for Justice!, to raise funds to help Georgia’s courthouses reopen safely. Harris Lowry Manton LLP attorney Andrew J. Conn has been working with…

More than 34 million Americans suffer from diabetes, and approximately 90 to 95% of diabetics have type 2 diabetes. Sodium-glucose Cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) Inhibitors, a class of prescription drugs used to lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes, are marketed as reducing the risk of end-stage kidney disease and other complications of type 2…

If television and films tell us anything, it is that people are fascinated by the jury trial process. For example: The television show “Law & Order” ran for 20 years. There are dozens of daytime court shows on TV. Julia Roberts won an Oscar for her work in Erin Brockovich. To Kill a Mockingbird is…

On Sunday, March 10, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane crashed minutes after takeoff, killing all 157 people onboard. The jet was leaving Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, headed for Nairobi, when “the jetliner’s pilot reported an unspecified problem with the plane and asked to return to the Ethiopian capital’s Bole International Airport. Six minutes after…

The manufacturing giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has been the subject of numerous product liability lawsuits in recent years. The latest lawsuits have alleged that the company’s world-famous Baby Powder and feminine hygiene product, Shower to Shower, have contained asbestos, which caused consumers to develop cancer. Despite numerous multi-million-dollar verdicts against the company, J&J continues…

The 3M Company was the subject of a groundbreaking product liability lawsuit in May 2016 involving competing earplug manufacturer Moldex-Metric Inc. In the lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, the Defendant (3M) was accused by the Plaintiff of selling defective earplugs to the U.S. government from 2013…

General Motors (GM) has been under intense scrutiny for years now because of the company’s defective ignition switches. Much of the focus has been on how the ignition switches can fail, causing cars to stall, even when the vehicle is driving at high speeds. However, there was a second potential problem with the ignition switch…

Prescription drugs can help patients find relief from a wide variety of illnesses. The assumption is often made that a pharmaceutical drug, when prescribed, is safe for use. However, this is not always the case. In fact, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) receives over 100,000 reports each year related to potential medication errors.…

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Polaris, manufacturer of recreational off-road vehicles (ROVs), released a joint statement in December 2017 warning the public about the danger of the popular vehicles catching fire. A year later, the danger still exists and many of the Polaris ROV models that were catching fire were not part of…

Some people need medications for short-term conditions, like antibiotics for an infection. Others need prescriptions for longer-term conditions, like high blood pressure. Either way, patients rely on pharmaceuticals to keep them healthy. Unfortunately, there are times when medicine may not help at all – or could even make patients sicker. Health officials and safety experts…

At least 68 people have suffered blindness after undergoing cataract surgery, in which a harmful drug was given during the procedure. Numerous residents in the greater Dallas/Fort Worth area are currently suffering from retinal damage after receiving this toxic substance during cataract surgeries performed between late 2016 and early 2017. The eye surgery centers where…

World-famous performer Beyoncé recently gave an interview to Vogue magazine where, among other subjects, she spoke about her pregnancy. She described having preeclampsia while pregnant with her twins, Rumi and Sir, her emergency C-section and the effect the entire experience had on her physically and emotionally. This is why doctors like Dr. Tia Jackson-Bey, an…

When you visit a doctor or hospital in search of medical treatment, you do not expect the care you receive to make your situation worse. Unfortunately, this scenario occurs far too often. Patients contract infections in hospitals that can sometimes lead to extremely serious consequences, such as sepsis or septic shock, which often leads to…

According to a company press release, Ford Motor Company is recalling nearly 50,000 EV charging cables in the United States due to a fire risk. In a statement issued August 22, the company warned consumers that using the 120-volt cord with an outlet that is damaged, worn out or not on a dedicated circuit can…

Valsartan is a common ingredient in prescription medications used to treat heart failure and high blood pressure. Over the past three months, multiple pharmaceutical suppliers have recalled batches of the drugs due to possible contamination by a potential carcinogen. New information has come to light about the potential risk that patients might face if they…

More than two million Americans suffer from opioid use disorders. Although the exact numbers are not known, anecdotal evidence and news reports indicate that at least some percentage of those 2.1 million Americans are pregnant women. A woman who uses drugs, especially opioids, during her pregnancy may given birth to a child with neo-natal abstinence…

The purpose of a product liability lawsuit is to hold an entity, like a manufacturing company, distributor, retailer, or supplier, legally responsible for injuries and damages incurred by an individual due to a dangerous or defective product. All companies must ensure the products they develop, distribute, or sell are safe to use according to their…

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that Pfizer is voluntarily recalling its opioid antidote Naloxone. The drug company Hospira, whose parent company is Pfizer, issued the recall “due to the potential presence of embedded and loose particulate matter on the syringe plunger.” The recall affects single-use sterile cartridge units marked with lot numbers…

On June 12, 2018 a home exploded in Roswell, Ga., in Fulton County. The source of the explosion was a gas leak from the dryer. Brendon Morton, Pat Sammons, and Win Reid, who lived in the house, all made it out alive, but Sammons and Morton “were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital with burns on…

Savannah is mourning the loss of Anthony Christie, a police officer with the Savannah Police Department (“SPD”), who was tragically killed in the line of duty on Friday, May 25, 2018. Officer Christie was directing traffic around a head-on collision on eastbound I-16 at Dean Forest Road, at around 2:30 a.m. He was in his…

Every year, thousands of people are injured or killed by defective products. Under Georgia law, companies and manufacturers have a duty to consumers to ensure their products are safe. Any product that malfunctions or otherwise doesn’t work as intended is considered defective. And, if that product injures the consumer, the product may be considered dangerous.…

Companies are legally obligated to make products that are safe and that work as promised. In instances where there is an inherent danger in the product – like a curling iron that gets very hot, for example – the manufacturer includes a warning label informing the consumer how to use the product safely to avoid…

A trip to a golf tournament turned into a nightmare on Thursday, April 5, 2018, when a charter bus owned by Jet Executive Limousine, Inc. flipped over while traveling to the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia. As of this time, nine people have been injured in the wreck; according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, five people…