Congress recently passed legislation to revamp the Consumer Product Safety Commission and help injured consumers recover damages for defective products.
The Washington Business Journal has the story. The legislation is called the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (H.R. 4040).
Apparently, the law will allow private lawyers and state attorneys general to sue manufacturers who have produced defective and unsafe products. The law also protects whistle blowers who report manufacturing safety violations. An online consumer complaint ...
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On Monday, the Georgia Supreme Court issued an important ruling in a vaccine injury case brought by the parents of Stefan Ferrri. The Georgia Supreme Court held that the 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Compensation Act does not preempt all state law tort claims for injuries that may have been caused by vaccines that were negligently designed.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story.
This decision means that the lawsuit can proceed and, hopefully, the parents' claims will be heard ...
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This week, Bank of America agreed to pay approximately $8 billion to assist over 400,000 people with troubled mortgages. The settlement is the Bank's attempt to resolve claims that Countrywide, recently acquired by the Bank, used deceptive mortgage lending practices.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story.
Eleven states should benefit from the settlement, but Georgia was not one of them. Apparently, the Georgia Attorney General did not participate in the lawsuit.
Regardless, this is a positive step for many ...
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