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Airbag Issues Lead Nissan to Recall 3.2 Million Vehicles
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Sensor problems in Nissan vehicles are causing airbags to fail during a crash, or to deploy when they shouldn’t. As a result, the automaker is recalling approximately 3.2 million vehicles in the United States.Nissan reports that the occupant sensing system in the front passenger seat of 3.2 million vehicles is faulty and could lead to […]
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A Weekend of Deadly Accidents
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Saturday, April 30, proved to be a deadly evening after nine people, including children, were killed in four accidents throughout Palm Beach and St. Lucie Counties. Single-Vehicle Accidents Kill Three A 54-year-old Boca man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Saturday around 8:30 p.m. at Lyons Road and Southwest 3rd Street in Boca Raton. The […]
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Gary Paige Helps Widow Recover $33.5 Million in Tobacco Case
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in Firm NewsGordon & Partners is proud to announce that attorney Gary Paige helped secure a $33.5 million verdict for a Delray Beach widow whose husband died from lung cancer caused by smoking. The verdict is the largest to be handed down by a Palm Beach County jury in the dozens of cases that have gone to […]
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Sleep Apnea Among Truckers Increases Accident Risk
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According to a Virginia Tech study, untreated truck driver sleep apnea puts drivers as a much greater risk for being involved in a serious accident. Drowsiness and daytime fatigue, common factors in truck accidents , are most commonly caused by obstructive sleep apnea. Data collected by Virginia Tech researchers shines a light on the increased […]
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Broward Sheriff Struck by Pickup Truck in Davie
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The Broward County Sheriff suffered minor injuries after being struck by a vehicle while jogging in Davie Tuesday evening, April 19.The Sheriff was running along South Hiatus Road on the east sidewalk. He had just crossed Southwest 42nd Court and was almost back on the sidewalk when a silver Chevrolet Silverado traveling southbound turned east […]
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Two New Deaths Linked to Takata Airbag Defects
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A Texas teen and a Florida woman have both died of injuries caused by exploding Takata airbag inflators. These recent deaths are the 10th and 11th fatalities linked to the faulty Takata airbags, the subject of the nation’s largest automotive recall, which is currently ongoing.On March 31st, a 17-year-old high school student in Fort Bend […]
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Statin Users Could Suffer Extreme Muscle Pain, Says New Research
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Statin drugs prescribed for high cholesterol have been shown to cause painful side effects including muscle pain and a condition known as rhabdomyolysis, which eats away at muscle tissue.Previous research on the effects of statins was contradictory, showing that many people who took statins and experienced muscle pain were simply experiencing normal aches and pains […]
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Honda Requested Redesign for Defective Takata Airbags in 2009
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After ruptured airbag inflators were associated with one death and four injuries, Honda quietly asked Takata Corp. to come up with a “fail-safe” airbag design in August 2009.As required by U.S. law, automakers must tell regulators about possible safety concerns and how to prevent issues. Honda, however, failed to inform the National Highway Traffic Safety […]
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Drivers Reminded to Focus on Driving During Distracted Driving Awareness Month
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Distracted driving contributed to 12.2 percent of all Florida car crashes in 2015 causing morethan 200 deaths. In efforts to lower these numbers and keep Floridians safe while traveling throughout the state, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) is participating in national Distracted Driving Awareness Month this April. The department’s “Focus […]
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History of Falls Increases Accident Risks in Older Drivers
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A recent study conducted by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety reveals that elderly drivers who have fallen in the last couple of years are at a 40 percent increased risk for being involved in an auto accident . The study found that falls limit a driver’s ability to perform necessary functions while behind the […]
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Verdicts & Settlements
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company product liability.
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company product liability.
Jury verdict for the wrongful death of a 63-year-old man survived by his widow.
Verdict against cigarette manufacturer for family of local lawyer who died of lung cancer.
Verdict against tobacco manufacturer for family of man who died from lung cancer as a result of smoking.
Verdict for widow of man who died of lung cancer as a result of addiction to smoking.
Gordon and Partners, along with co-counsel, recently represented the family of a smoker who passed away when she was 60 years old from lung cancer caused from her long time addiction to smoking cigarettes since she was a young girl. The case was tried in Lowell, Massachusetts and resulted in a verdict of 17 million dollars on May 31, 2019.
Recovery for man and family for injuries caused by a defective auto part.
Verdict for a smoker who contracted cancer of the jaw.
A Pinellas County jury verdict for the estate of a man who died of lung cancer at the age of 42.
Jury verdict for the wrongful death of a 68-year-old man from lung cancer from smoking cigarettes manufactured by RJR and Philip Morris.
Negligent supervision at Assisted Living Facility resulting in death.
Jury verdict for the wrongful death of a 97-year-old woman at an ALF.
Recovery for man who suffered brain injury and paralysis after collision with Blood Mobile.
Jury verdict in drowning death of autistic boy at a construction site.
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