Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Another Federal Court Finds Amazon Liable for Defective Products Sold by Third Parties On Its Website
One of the biggest issues in defective product litigation involves the case against Amazon, which many are keeping their eyes on to see if the company is ultimately held liable as a seller for products that third parties sell on its website. The Third Circuit held that Amazon should be held liable in part… Read More »
New Study Reveals Surprising New Distracted Driving Activities That Could Lead to Accidents
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, almost 3,000 people died from distracted driving in 2018 alone, and 90 percent of these accidents could be traced back to human error, including distraction and inattentiveness. And yet, their cell phones aren’t the only things distracting them anymore: According to a new survey, drivers in… Read More »
Ford, Once Again, Recalls Dangerous Vehicles for Accidents & Injuries
In June, Ford announced that it was recalling more than two million cars due to a dangerous defect; Specifically, due to the doors opening on their own in some vehicles while the car is being driven. According to the company, the problem is the fault of the dealerships, who were supposed to fix the… Read More »
Florida Again Ranks #1 In Boating Accidents & Fatalities, Where Drunk Driving Is a Leading Factor
According to the United States Coast Guard report released in June, Florida – in particular, Florida Keys, Miami Dade, and Monroe Counties – ranks number one in the country for recreational boating accidents and deaths; a distinction it has “won” every year for the last five years. There were almost 680 accidents last year… Read More »
New Study Reveals That Driverless Cars Won’t Prevent Auto Accidents. Meanwhile, Florida Recklessly Welcomes Them onto Our Roads
In June, the Insurance Institute for Safety published a study indicating that although 94 percent of all auto accidents are caused by human errors, autonomous vehicles will likely only be able to prevent approximately one-third of these accidents because it cannot anticipate or counter all human driver mistakes. Specifically, while self-driving vehicles can prevent… Read More »
Will Amazon Ultimately Be Held Responsible for Defective Products Sold On Its Website?
Courts all over the country – as well as attorneys who represent victims of defective products – are watching to see whether Amazon is ultimately held liable for a seller’s defective product; a decision that could completely change products liability, especially given the dominance that Amazon has over the market right now and how… Read More »
Deaths from COVID-19 In Florida Nursing Homes Now Account for More Than 50 Percent of Entire State’s Fatalities
We previously discussed the danger that COVID-19 has created for the elderly in Florida and around the country in our nursing homes, especially given that most are still not in compliance with basic requirements that are mandated by law, such as ensuring that they have emergency water supplies, plans to keep track of residents… Read More »
FDA Finds Carcinogen in Some Common Diabetes Drugs, Leading to Dangerous Defective Product Concerns
In late May, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that laboratory tests detected elevated levels of a contaminant that has been linked to cancer, N-Nitrosodimetylamine (or “NDMA”) in some batches of a widely-used diabetes medication, metformin, as used by some 34 million people with Type 2 diabetes. The agency previously had to recall… Read More »
As Florida Reopens, And Some Return to Work, Many Worry About Exposure to COVID-19
As states, including Florida, prepare to reopen, one of the biggest questions that many have – whether it involves returning to work, or visiting a number of businesses, such as salons or gyms—is what responsibility property owners will have to the public in terms of their safety with respect to the virus, and what… Read More »
Hours of Service Rules Are Amended (Relaxed) for Truck Drivers: Will It Result in More Accidents On the Roads?
In May, the Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration released its final rule amending the hours of service for commercial motor vehicles (truck) drivers, ultimately relaxing requirements that were put in place years ago to limit the number of hours truck drivers could drive before taking breaks in order to reduce driver… Read More »