Lessons Learned: Vehicle Inspections in Product Liability Cases

After litigating automotive product liability cases for almost 25 years, I’ve learned more than a few lessons the hard way. One of the hard lessons I learned early on was the way NOT to handle vehicle inspections. In any vehicle... Read more

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The Takata Airbag Defect: What Florida’s Consumer Advocates Need to Know. – William C. Ourand, Esq.

Florida is the “epicenter” of the Takata airbag debacle which has resulted in the largest automotive recall in U.S. history. Unfortunately, all signs indicate that the severe injuries and deaths will continue into the foreseeable future. The roadways remain flooded... Read more

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BREAKING NEWS: New Products Liability Florida Jury Instructions

Yesterday the Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion adopting a new set of model jury instructions for products liability cases. This opinion ends a lengthy transition which began back in 2006, when the Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Civil... Read more

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Button Batteries: Household Danger Hiding in Plain Sight

Every three hours, a child under the age of 18 visits an emergency room to be treated for button battery ingestion. In 2013 alone, 3,366 button battery ingestions were reported to the National Poison Data Center (NPDC), including 13 children... Read more

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Tomorrow is the Last Day to Comment on the Proposed Changes that will Eviscerate Your Ability to Conduct Discovery in Federal Lawsuits

The civil discovery process is one of the fundamental pillars of the modern American justice system. What makes the current process so great is the underlying goal of ensuring that each litigant has the ability to acquire the relevant evidence... Read more

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