The dangers associated with some of today's technological innovations are leading to serious injuries to consumers, and product manufacturers are facing a
growing number of lawsuits over their technology.
If patients stopped filing
large numbers of lawsuits without merit, the C - section rate would drop in response to their acknowledgement that a perfect baby is not guaranteed.
A small but growing
number of lawsuits around the country are seeking to hold school districts responsible for the sexual harassment of students by their classmates.
This results in a
high number of lawsuits being filed by those injured, or by the family of those killed, in such accidents.
But as the largest single - day sporting event in the world, with more than 250,000 people on hand, the
potential number of lawsuits arising from a wreck is obviously quite high.
The proof of that is the large
number of lawsuits in Texas courts that are already being vigorously pursued by persons claiming damages for the failure of their Firestone tires.
Brazil's lawsuit is only the latest in a rising
number of lawsuits filed against Invokana's manufacturer's in recent weeks.
The
increasing number of lawsuits filed each year is indicative of the unwillingness or inability of parties and their attorneys to effectively utilize negotiation to resolve disputes.
This past Sunday, the New York Times Magazine featured this lengthy article on the increasing
number of lawsuits over family - leave policies (July 29, 2007).
While negotiations between First Nations and private developers are now a part of doing business, there are also a
significant number of lawsuits involving contested projects.
Going back a few years ago junk debt buyers (JDBs) discovered they could successfully churn out large
numbers of lawsuits based on their bulk purchases of credit card debt.
But retirement specialists are just what broker - dealers and plan sponsors need now given the new DOL fiduciary rule and the growing
number of lawsuits charging plan sponsors with excessive fees (at MIT, Yale and NYU among others) or self - dealing (Franklin Templeton, Neuberger Berman, American Century, New York Life).
Due to the relatively
prolific number of lawsuits, Silver acknowledges a negative perception of himself in some parts of the Twitter community, telling CT that «there are a lot of people who have called me an ambulance chaser, a «Better Call Saul.
I would add in one more thing on ethics of the management team — be wary of a company that frequently plays things up to the line ethically and legally, or is always engaged in a
wide number of lawsuits relative to its size.
For example, the identity of our clients and the defendants, the date of the incident, the Docket or
Court Number of the lawsuit, along with the amount of the settlement, have been withheld.
Namely, the
overall number of lawsuits did not grow significantly from 2014 and tailed off significantly from November to December.
The internal conflict between the Tezos Foundation and the Breitmans looks profoundly trite compared to the
mounting number of lawsuits filed against the Tezos creators — but then such a large sum of money can cause people to not think things through.
We took a look at where brokers were incurring the
greatest number of lawsuits — perhaps not the highest dollar volume judgments, but the greatest number — and we implemented what is a very positive risk reduction tool for brokers to curb that liability: make the seller fill out a form that tells the buyer what the seller knows about the property.
The letter further urged the agency to expedite its rulemaking on this issue since the lack of clear rules has contributed to a growing
number of lawsuits against companies for allegedly violating the ADA because of an «inaccessible» website.
There is a
growing number of lawsuits against such clinics and a few cases have been reported of tumours or excessive tissue growth (see «Ongoing stem cell trials» below).
Corporate counsel predicts litigation to swell in the future, according to a recent litigation trends survey, and labor and employment disputes are predicted to account for a
significant number of those lawsuits.
Residents in states that experience a
large number of lawsuits or of verdicts in excess of $ 1 million may face higher premiums to cover the cost of those suits.
More worryingly for the industry, patent trolls have been buying up portfolios from companies such as Nokia and Nortel and are now filing an
increasing number of lawsuits against auto manufacturers.
A number of lawsuits have been filed against the company for allegedly mishandling people's data.
And it said that
a number of lawsuits had been filed against the bank by customers and former employees connected to the sales goals.
Charney has been implicated in
a number of lawsuits citing inappropriate sexual behavior with female employees.
Patent trolls cost small companies about $ 11 billion in 2011, and despite attempts by lawmakers to reform our broken patent system,
the number of lawsuits filed by patent trolls has dramatically increased in recent years.
In fact,
the number of these lawsuits has increased each year since 2000, resulting in a total increase of more than 450 percent and an aggregate cost of $ 3.6 B (since 2007).
Retirement plan advisors find themselves in a litigious environment as
the number of lawsuits filed and settlements made regarding 401 (k) plans increases.
Uber also faces
a number of lawsuits pertaining to the lack of services it offers to people with mobility disabilities.
Because the new laws don't really crack down on patent trolls — those who buy patents solely to retroactively sue companies that have used them —
the number of lawsuits will keep increasing, says Jim Bessen, who researched the phenomenon at Boston University.
The credit rating agency said the downgrade, which affects about $ 975 million of debt, was prompted by a growing
number of lawsuits, federal and state probes, and Michigan legislation that could all hurt the university's finances.
And Max Mosley, the former head of Formula One who successfully brought a series of suits against News of the World for publishing pictures of him involved in an orgy, later funded
a number of lawsuits against the same tabloid by people who said its journalists had hacked their phones.
The number of lawsuits facing the Department of Health and Human Services» (HHS) Affordable Care Act (ACA) keeps growing.
Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen has filed or joined a growing
number of lawsuits against the Trump Adminsitration