Charleston Legal Blog
What West Virginians can learn from the Bayer settlement
Bayer AG faces a potential loss of millions of dollars in its bid to settle numerous claims by the victims of Roundup. The German chemical giant has been involved in several court cases after one of its California branch groundskeepers, Dewayne Johnson, petitioned in...
What to consider before consolidating debts
West Virginia consumers who want to gain control over their finances may be able to do so by consolidating their debt balances. Typically, individuals will use a debt consolidation loan to pay off their existing creditors. After paying off existing creditors, they...
Top 3 truck accident causes
In West Virginia and across the U.S., there are many accidents each year involving large trucks. In 2007, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration put together a Large Truck Crash Causation Study, or LTCCS. The results of the LTCCS indicate that in 44% of...
Tire blowouts can result in serious truck accidents
Many West Virginia drivers have been taught that driving next to semi trucks can be extremely dangerous. In addition to truck drivers not being able to see other motorists, sudden tire blow outs can result in serious or even deadly truck accidents. In fact, one such...
Lawsuits have been filed against the maker of Zantac
Consumers in West Virginia were shocked to learn that the heartburn medicine that they have taken for decades was pulled from the shelves for good out of a concern that it contained a carcinogen. Now people who claim that this medicine made them sick are beginning to...
3 types of medical device defects
Patients in West Virginia and across the U.S. benefit from medical devices, but the safety of these devices is not always guaranteed. There can be defects, and these fall under one of three categories: design, manufacturing, and marketing. First of all, medical...
Class-action lawsuits filed against maker of Zantac
You have likely seen television advertisements for Zantac over the course of your lifetime. West Virginians and individuals around the country have reached for the heartburn drug in large numbers since it was introduced to the market. Now, Zantac seems to have been...
FMCSA to relax hours-of-service rules for truck drivers
Truckers in West Virginia and across the U.S. have to follow complex rules regarding their "hours of service," which include rules on breaks that must be taken during every shift. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the Department of Transportation agency...
How the lemon law protects people if a new car has issues
People from West Virginia who purchase a new car will undoubtedly be excited about it. Its appearance and new features are part of that. Another aspect of a new car is that it is supposed to be reliable. Unfortunately, some new vehicles have issues immediately upon...
Actions that might lead to truck accidents
The size and weight of trucks mean that there can be serious danger for a smaller vehicle involved in an accident with them. Some truck accidents are caused by the actions of passenger vehicles, so people in Virginia will want to know how to ensure that they drive...
