Lawsuit Information Center

March 28, 2023

West Virginia Birth Injury Malpractice Lawsuits

A birth injury refers to physical damage to an infant resulting not from something that happens during the labor and delivery process. A large percentage of birth injuries are caused by avoidable mistakes or negligence by health care providers. Although some birth injuries can be minor, others can result in permanent disabilities, affecting the child’s cognitive and/or physical function. West Virginia recognizes the right of parents to obtain legal compensation when their child suffers a birth injury caused by medical negligence. This page will outline the relevant West Virginia birth injury malpractice law and the value of these cases in West Virginia.

Examples of Common West Virginia Birth Injuries

Outlined below are some of the birth injuries that we see most frequently in West Virginia birth injury malpractice lawsuits.

March 24, 2023

Mississippi Birth Injury Malpractice Law

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

This page will look at Mississippi medical malpractice cases involving birth injuries. We will review the key points of law in Mississippi and look at the settlement value of Mississippi birth injury lawsuits.

For information on other types of Mississippi personal injury cases and example verdicts and settlements, see our post on Mississippi Injury Verdicts and Settlements.

What is a Birth Injury?

March 19, 2023

Sex Abuse Settlements

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

Victims of sexual abuse or sexual assault can often get financial compensation for their pain and suffering by bringing a civil lawsuit against the abuser or the employer/organization that enabled the abuse. Almost any type of criminal sexual conduct or unwanted sexual contact can form the basis for a sexual abuse or sexual assault lawsuit.

California Man Gets $9 Million for Unauthorized Penis Surgery

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

If you are having a hard time contemplating how “unauthorized penis surgery” can happen, you are not alone. I had the same reaction when I first saw the headline about this case. But as explained below, unauthorized penis surgery is something that actually happened to a man in California and he got a malpractice award of $9 million.

Before getting into the details of the case, it is worth noting here that California caps damages for pain & suffering in malpractice cases at $250,000. This is one of the strictest caps on damages in the entire country, but it didn’t prevent the plaintiff in this case from getting a big award for what happened to this penis.

This post is about this case but also provides settlement and verdicts in penis injury medical malpractice cases.

February 27, 2023

TriStar Pressure Cooker Injury Lawsuit

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

TriStar electric pressure cookers have a design flaw that sometimes allows the device to pressurize without the locked lid. This defect causes the lid to explode when opened and projects scalding hot liquids over anyone nearby.

Users have suffered severe burns and facial disfigurement due to the lid defect. These injuries are awful to deal with and they did not have to happen.

Our firm is seeking new product liability cases from anyone seriously injured by a faulty TriStar pressure cooker device. Users who suffered burns or other injuries from their TriStar instant pressure cooker may be entitled to financial compensation.

February 18, 2023

Hair Relaxer Lawsuit Settlement Amounts

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

How much will a hair relaxer lawsuit be worth? Victims have many questions about hair relaxer settlements. But the biggest question we get is what settlement payouts can victims expect.

The emergence of the hair relaxer class action lawsuit has prompted speculation on how this litigation will play out and what a hair relaxer global settlement payout might look like.

In this post, our lawyers will look at the potential settlement value of hair relaxer lawsuits involving uterine cancer, and other conditions linked to hair relaxers.

February 17, 2023

Hair Relaxer Uterine Cancer Lawsuit

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

New research has shown that women who use chemical hair straighteners and/or relaxers are at a higher risk of uterine cancer. This new evidence linking hair perms and straighteners and uterus cancer has led to a wave of hair relaxer cancer uterine cancer lawsuits against cosmetic companies like L’Oreal and Revlon.

There is now a national hair relaxer class action lawsuit that houses uterine cancer claims. Our lawyers are now actively seeking women who want to seek a hair relaxer settlement for uterine cancer based on the following criteria:

You used chemical hair relaxers or hair straightener products at least three times per year for 7-10 years.

January 20, 2023

Gunshot Wound Verdicts

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

According to a study by Jury Verdict Research, the average gunshot wound verdict is $727,852 ($100,000 median).

For the purposes of this study, a gunshot wound is defined as soft tissue damage to the victim caused by a birdshot, a pellet gun, BB gun, or traditional gun with no organ damage, fractures, paralysis, brain damage, visual impairment, or hearing loss.

It is difficult to recover damages for an intentional gunshot wound because it is difficult to get insurance for intentional acts and it is even more difficult to claim that the company/municipality the shooter was working for was vicariously liable or there is a negligent security angle.

January 11, 2023

Average Verdict in Texas Personal Injury Lawsuit

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

According to a Jury Verdict Research study published this month, the average compensation for a personal injury lawsuit in Texas over the last six years is $826,892. The highest verdict was over $100 million, which obviously, inflated the average verdict. The median judgment is only $12,281.

Indeed, medical malpractice reform in Texas has not helped this number in recent years. A Texas medical malpractice lawyer is hard to find unless it is a birth injury case or other claims with long-term catastrophic injuries and future medical care or future lost wages. So the average Texas medical malpractice settlement or verdict in a wrongful death case without significant economic loss is likely to be less than you would typically see elsewhere.

Keep in mind, too, Texas is less a state than several countries in terms of how they value personal injury cases. So a verdict in East Texas might be very different from a verdict in San Antonio for the exact same case.

January 10, 2023

Mississippi Slip and Fall Settlements and Verdicts

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

Mississippi law and Mississippi jurors give slip-and-fall victims a fair shake. Here are some recent slip and fall verdicts and settlements in Mississippi.

Mississippi Slip and Fall Verdicts and Settlements

Below are recent Mississippi slip and fall cases. A few years back in the Hattiesburg American, there was an article that slip and fall lawsuits in Mississippi were on the rise. The article offers nothing substantive to support the premise; the opposite may be true. We see fewer reported Mississippi slip-and-fall settlements and verdicts in 2023.