New York, NY (PRWEB) June 22, 2007

The New York mesothelioma lawsuit involving Joel Rosenberg is proceeding to trial with a pre-trial conference scheduled before Justice Marcy S. Friedman, Supreme Court, New York County, in downtown Manhattan on June 26, 2007. Mr. Rosenberg is one of many New Jersey mesothelioma victims who have filed mesothelioma lawsuits in New York City – the place where a significant portion of their asbestos exposure occurred. The case is captioned Joel and Sharon Rosenberg v. Alpha Wire company, et. al, Index No. 106697/06.

Mr. Rosenberg died at the age of 64 while living in Jackson, New Jersey. He was a life-long electrician with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (“IBEW”), Local 3 (local3.com), starting in the trade while still a teenager. Mr. Rosenberg’s asbestos exposure occurred while working in the electrician trade in work sites in New York City, including the Arthur Kill Powerhouse in Staten Island, the World Trade Center, Kennedy Airport and Rockefeller Center. Electricians, such as Mr. Rosenberg, sustained asbestos exposure from a variety of sources including the cutting and splicing of wire and cable that was insulated with asbestos.

Mr. Rosenberg grew up in Flushing, Queens, in a residential community built for families of Local 3 Union electricians. Mr. Rosenberg’s father, who was also an electrician and a member of Local 3, died from mesothelioma in 1981. Mesothelioma is a rare asbestos cancer, which occurs primarily in the lining of the pleura (surrounding the lungs) and the peritoneum (surrounding the abdominal cavity). There are only approximately 3,000 cases of mesothelioma diagnosed annually; in comparison approximately 160,000 case of lung cancer are diagnosed each year.

Mr. Rosenberg was diagnosed in New Jersey with pleural mesothelioma in April of 2006. He received mesothelioma treatments including specialized chemotherapy before succumbing to the disease in May of 2007. Prior to his death, Mr. Rosenberg gave sworn testimony, by videotape, which will be shown to the jury at trial. The Rosenberg mesothelioma lawsuit is being continued by Mr. Rosenberg’s widow, Sharon Rosenberg, who is also a plaintiff in the case. The companies expected to stand trial in the Rosenberg New York mesothelioma lawsuit include manufacturers of products causing asbestos exposure, contractors who used asbestos materials at work sites, and at least one premises owner who specified the use of asbestos materials.

The case is pending in the New York City Asbestos Litigation, nycal.net, which affords victims of mesothelioma in New York, New Jersey and other states the right to have their mesothelioma lawsuit handled in an expedited fashion. The trial judge, Justice Marcy S. Friedman, presided over a similar New York mesothelioma lawsuit in 2002 involving an apprentice electrician who developed mesothelioma after working in the trade for only several years. The jury in that prior New York mesothelioma lawsuit awarded the plaintiff, John Matteson, .5 Million in damages.

The New York and New Jersey Mesothelioma Attorneys from Levy, Phillips & Konigsberg, LLP (“LPK”), www.lpklaw.com, represent the Rosenberg family; LPK also represented the Matteson family in the 2002 mesothelioma lawsuit. Attorneys at LPK have represented victims of mesothelioma in lawsuits for more than 25 years. LPK provides funding for a mesothelioma website dedicated to providing information to residents of New York and New Jersey about mesothelioma, as well as people exposed to asbestos in New York and New Jersey, visit www.nynjmesothelioma.com.

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Wal-Born Tube and Tabs

Phoenix, Ariz. (PRWEB) August 3, 2009

Walgreens recently settled a class action lawsuit which gives consumers the ability to claim up to .97 or a free flu shot without any proof of purchase or receipt necessary to submit their claim.

The class action lawsuit involves the Walgreens product Wal-Born. Wal-Born (also briefly sold as Wal-Borne) is the Walgreens generic equivalent of the herbal cold remedy Airborne. Consumers would take Wal-Born or Airborne in the belief it helps to help stave off colds. The Wal-Born class action settlement is available now.

The class action (Geis v. Walgreen Co. and Roper v. Walgreen Civil Action No. 2:07-cv-4238-KSH-PS) alleges that Walgreens made false claims regarding its Wal-Born products to the effect that they could treat or prevent the common cold. This is very similar in nature to the Airborne Health Formula class action settlement of 2008 (Wilson v. Airborne, Inc. et al. Case No. EDC V07-770 VAP.) You can read about the Airborne class action settlement at Top Class Actions. Both class action lawsuits ended in the Plaintiffs settling and paying cash to claimants along with agreeing to change how they market their respective products and the effects of each.

Top Class Actions has initiated coverage of the Wal-Born settlement and breaks down for consumers exactly how to submit their claim. Top Class Actions details where to get the claim form, how to submit their claim and everything necessary for the consumer to easily claim up to .97 or a free flu shot. Consumers claims must be submitted and postmarked by 9/7/2009. Claims will not be accepted after 9/7/2009.

Scott Hardy, President of Top Class Actions, stated “In this recession there are thousands of consumers out there who could use the money from this class action settlement and others listed on our site. In this case it could also help those without health insurance by getting them a free flu shot (valued at ) from Walgreens. Children will be especially vulnerable to the Flu and Swine Flu (H1N1) when the flu season starts in fall. It’s great that protecting people is a priority for Walgreens and the attorneys involved with this class action settlement.”

Top Class Actions is based out of Phoenix, Arizona and have been posting class action lawsuit settlements since it launched in 2008. The website is completely free to access for consumers and breaks down class action lawsuit settlements in an easy to understand way. Consumer Reports Consumerist and Karen Datko of MSN Money’s Smart Spending Blog have recognized Top Class Actions (and the settlements posted) multiple times, which is how many have stumbled across it. On Top Class Actions you’ll see information about both Open (open for claims) and Closed (claims no longer accepted) settlements. In addition consumers can submit complaints about products, services or anything else they want reviewed by an attorney for free so they can possibly start their own lawsuit.

About Top Class Actions

Founded in 2008, Top Class Actions has quickly become the leader in online class action lawsuit settlement notifications. Listing a class action lawsuit settlement at Top Class Actions gets it in fronts of thousands of consumers actively looking to participate in class action lawsuits. Top Class Actions product suite also includes one which helps attorneys identify participants in new class action lawsuits.

Top Class Actions and the Top Class Actions logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Top Class Actions LLC in the United States and other countries

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Seattle, WA (PRWEB) September 30, 2006

The PH Lawfirm of Seattle Washington (www.phlawfirm.com) is investigating ortho evra lawsuit cases involving strokes, heart attacks, deaths, blood clots, pulmonary embolism and other serious injuries for young women who were taking the birth control patch Ortho Evra. The Ortho Evra patch has been shown in studies to cause many times more of these injuries than the ordinary pill.

Ortho Evra birth control patch lawsuits have been filed nationwide alleging the manufacturer of the patch alleging that it was aware of these serious risks and yet continued to aggressively market it to young women. Many of these lawsuits have been quickly settled by the manufacturer. The Ortho Evra settlements are confidential and the amounts have not been publicized.

According to Seattle lawyer Charles Paglialunga, Ortho Evra lawsuits involving strokes, heart attacks, and other blood clot related injuries can be won. “These types of injuries are very uncommon in young women. When a woman in her 20′s or 30′s has a stroke, you have to wonder what is going on.”

On November 10, 2005, the FDA warned women that the Ortho Evra birth control patch increased the risk for blood clots compared to women taking the pill. The FDA warned that the patch causes about 60 percent more estrogen than with a typical birth control pill to be released into their bodies. This higher level of estrogen results in a higher risk for dangerous side effects, like blood clots and strokes.

According to an FDA announcement made on March 2, 2006, the FDA launched a review of the safety of the Ortho Evra birth control patch due to evidence that the patch is linked to an higher risk of side effects than previously thought.

In 2001, when Ortho Evra was first released on the market, Ortho McNeil, a division of Johnson and Johnson claimed that the risks associated with the birth control patch were about the same as the risks of using the birth control pill. Lawsuits filed in U.S. District Court in Ohio allege that the company knew at the time of the increased risks to women, but concealed these risks for financial gain while aggressively marketing to young women. Now it seems the company wants to settle cases.

At a May 2 status conference with U.S. District Judge David Katz in Cleveland, where lawsuits from states around the county are consolidated into multi district litigation (MDL), a lawyer for the company revealed that they were prepared to settle all suits in which plaintiffs were hospitalized for heart attack, stroke, pulmonary embolisms or deep vein thrombosis. The Federal lawsuits are filed in U.S. District Court in Ohio, case caption, In re Ortho Evra Products Liability Litigation, 1:06cv40000.

The PH Law Firm is a personal injury law firm with offices in Seattle, Washington and exclusively represents people in personal injury lawsuits nationwide. The PH Law Firm represents individuals in pharmaceutical liability cases such as Vioxx lawsuits, product liability cases such as Guidant Defibrillator lawsuits, Benzene AML lawsuits, asbestos mesothelioma lawsuits, car accidents, crashworthiness, and construction accidents. The personal injury lawyers at the PH Law Firm, Paglialunga & Harris, PS, are dedicated to protecting the rights and rebuilding the lives of those who have been injured through negligent and other wrongful conduct.

For more information, please visit www.phlawfirm.com


Or contact Seattle personal injury lawyer Charles Paglialunga

Seattle personal injury attorney Jim Harris

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Orlando, FL (PRWEB) October 14, 2009 -

The Law offices of Kaufman, Englett and Lynd LLC, (KEL Attorneys), the nation’s expert law firm in foreclosure defense and loan modifications, is now representing California homeowners facing foreclosure. KEL will set cases in motion by filing lawsuits on behalf of homeowners against lenders. Homeowner’s legal claims against lenders will be based on TILA Violations, RESPA Violations, Fraud in the Inducement and Predatory Lending Practices.

California is a non-judicial state. In non-judicial states, the lender is not required to pursue cases through the court system before selling a property in a foreclosure sale. KEL Attorneys will move for injunctive relief so the lender is prevented from proceeding with the foreclosure until the homeowners claims are heard by a judge. We will file in state court and federal court if necessary.

KEL Attorneys will be the first law firm to file these lawsuits on a massive scale. These lawsuits could change the way foreclosures are handled in the State of California for the foreseeable future. For more information on these groundbreaking lawsuits please contact Matt Harrison at 407-513-1900 ext. 7159.

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Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) April 28, 2009

The families of three former patients of Henderson, Nevada doctor Kevin Buckwalter, M.D. filed three separate wrongful death lawsuits in Clark County, Nevada District Court. (A588778, Donald L. Baile, et al v. Buckwalter, et al, 09-A588784-C, Margaret E. DeBaun, et al v. Buckwalter, et al, and A09-A588775-C, Renee A. Kulon, et al v. Buckwalter, et al).

The lawsuits are being brought by the families of Barbara Baile, Andrea DeBaun Duncan and Staci Voyda. The families are represented by Dallas attorney Kay L. Van Wey of Van Wey & Johnson, L.L.P. and Las Vegas attorney Peter Wetherall of White and Wetherall, P.C.

The lawsuits allege that Dr. Buckwalter routinely engaged in illicit prescribing practices which resulted in numerous patient deaths. According to court documents, the Nevada Board of Medical Examiners summarily suspended Dr. Buckwalter’s license to prescribe controlled substances on November 13, 2008. According to the medical malpractice lawsuit, one business day later he sold his medical practice and abruptly stopped seeing his estimated 1,500 patients. On December 19, 2009 the Drug Enforcement Agency suspended his certificate of registration citing him as “an imminent danger to public health and safety”.

One of the lawsuits is brought by the parents of Andrea DeBaun Duncan, who died on October 14, 2005 at the age of 26 from complications of benzodiazepine and opiate intoxication. The lawsuit alleges that Andrea suffered from brain damage due to a tragic car accident which occurred when she was just 20-years-old. The accident left her with severely impaired judgment. The lawsuit details her marriage to Clint Duncan, who also allegedly received massive amounts of controlled substances from Dr. Buckwalter, which eventually resulted in his drug overdose death just four days prior to Andrea’s death. The lawsuit states that Dr. Buckwalter prescribed massive amounts of controlled substances, including Xanax, Ultram, Percocet, Flexeril and Lortab to Andrea without a legitimate medical purpose. The lawsuit alleges that Dr. Buckwalter continued prescribing the potentially lethal drugs to her despite her apparent mental impairment and despite her report of seizures. According to the case, Dr. Buckwalter was not qualified to treat her complex medical conditions and did little for her other than write prescriptions for drugs she did not need and could not handle.

Another of the lawsuits involves Barbara Baile who died on April 27, 2008. The lawsuit brought by her surviving husband of 50 years and an adult daughter alleges that Buckwalter prescribed then 69-year-old Baile massive amounts of narcotic pain pills which are known to cause severe constipation, including Lortab, Percocet, Tylenol with Codeine #4 and Fentanyl patches. The lawsuit states that despite her frequent complaints to Buckwalter about constipation and abdominal pain, he continued to prescribe the narcotic pain killers and failed to address her potentially life threatening condition. According to the case, Mrs. Baile recognized her addiction to the narcotics Dr. Buckwalter routinely prescribed and she sought in-patient treatment. The lawsuit describes that before her rehabilitation could begin, her bowels ruptured and she was rushed to a local hospital where doctors performed multiple surgeries in a valiant attempt to save her life. However, she became septic and died as a result of the fecal material which poured into her abdominal cavity as a result of the ruptured bowel.

The third lawsuit involves Staci Voyda who died on August 26, 2008 at the age of 21 of a self inflicted gun shot wound to the head. The lawsuit states that she initially sought treatment from Dr. Buckwalter for treatment of her addiction to prescription narcotics, specifically Oxycontin. The lawsuit alleges that rather than treat her addiction, Dr. Buckwalter prescribed staggering amounts and combinations of powerful narcotics such as Xanax and Methadone. The lawsuit contends that the prescriptions were not issued for a legitimate medical purpose, and further that Dr. Buckwalter continued to prescribe the drugs even after she overdosed and nearly died on the Methadone he prescribed her. According to the case, he continued prescribing her the highest dosage of Xanax available on the market, as many as 240 pills month after month, as well as the powerful pain drug, hydrocodone usually 180 pills at a time. According to the case, he eventually began providing her with prescriptions for oxycodone, which is the active ingredient in the very drug he knew she was addicted to, OxyContin. The lawsuit states that she spiraled downhill, lost hope and the ability to exercise clear judgment which led to her death.

All three of the lawsuits allege that the three deaths are not isolated instances, but rather the result of a pattern and practice of Dr. Buckwalter of indiscriminately prescribing powerful narcotics without regard to whether the patient had a legitimate medical need for them, and without regard to the effect of their long term use on his patients. The lawsuit further alleges that Dr. Buckwalter had no known training or experience in the medical specialty of pain management. According to the court records, he routinely failed to maintain adequate medical records of his patients and allegedly altered the scant medical records he did maintain in an effort to conceal his negligence from his patients and those who might endeavor to stop his dangerous prescribing practices.

Attached to each lawsuit is a declaration of pain management expert Andrea Trescot, M.D. Dr. Trescot is currently professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, Washington.

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Edwardsville, IL (PRWEB) November 3, 2005

On October 26, 2005, Madison County Judge Nicholas Byron dismissed J. Lloyd Tomer from a lawsuit filed by Harold Lee Wathan (04-L-1411, District Court of Madison County, IL). The suit had alleged Breach of Contract and Fraud with respect to a business transaction between Mr. Wathan and Mr. Tomer’s son, Frank Tomer, in 2001. The transaction involved the sale of Lloyd Tomer’s securities and insurance business with Primerica, Inc. after his retirement.

Lloyd Tomer is the founder, and is currently the Chairman of The Board, of Your Travel Biz International (YTBL). “I am happy to have this unfortunate experience behind me. I’ve worked very hard to make YTB a success, and want to thank everybody in the organization for standing behind me. I pledge to work even harder to restore whatever damage has been done to my reputation by this lawsuit and make YTB the best in the travel business.”

Mr. Tomer continued, “Prior to the lawsuit’s dismissal, several Internet websites posted press releases provided by Mr. Wathan and his attorney for the purpose of damaging my business reputation. I found out the hard way that the Internet can be an effective way for some people to damage your reputation. Too bad there is no way to regulate or fact check stories before they go flying out to the cyber world. The moral here is, don’t believe everything you read on the Internet.”

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Independence, MO (PRWEB) December 12, 2006

Medical Supply Chain founder Samuel Lipari’s lawsuit for 0 million dollars in damages over a contract with General Electric (GE) to finance the Independence Missouri firm’s entry into the hospital supply market in June 2003 was returned to Jackson County 16th Circuit Court at Independence by the US District Court for the Western District of Missouri. The GE defendants attempted to remove the case to US District Court on July 17, 2006 after General Electric lost a motion to dismiss the lawsuit on May 31, 2006 and failed to attend two Jackson County Circuit Court hearings or participate in court ordered mediation since the lawsuit was filed March 22, 2006. The lawsuit is Lipari v General Electric, et al, Case # 0616-CV07421

United States District Judge Hon. Fernando J. Gaitan, Jr. ordered the lawsuit remanded back to Jackson County 16th Circuit Court of the State of Missouri on November 29, 2006 because the federal court lacked jurisdiction.

The lawsuit defendants General Electric Company, General Electric Capital Business Asset Funding Corporation and GE Transportation System Global Signaling, LLC are represented by the St. Louis, Missouri law firm Husch & Eppenberger, LLC through their Kansas City, Missouri attorney John K. Power. John K. Power, Husch & Eppenberger, LLC 1200 Main Street Suite 2300 Kansas City, MO 64105, (816) 283-4651.

Samuel Lipari is the founder of Medical Supply Chain and is currently launching a consumer oriented discount medical supply business based in Independence, Missouri: http://MedicalSupplyLine.com Mr. Lipari is representing himself in the lawsuit.

About Medical Supply Chain:

Medical Supply Chain (MSC) is a worldwide provider of web-based supply chain collaboration solutions with an electronic marketplace serving health care communities and their trading partners. Medical Supply Chain was founded in May of 2000 with a mission to deliver enabling supply chain technology in health care. To learn more visit: http://www.MedicalSupplyChain.com

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Transocean rig – Final Descent

Houston, Texas (PRWEB) May 6, 2010

Lawyers representing workers injured during the Transocean rig explosion should pay particular attention to the consequences of how they file personal injury lawsuits against Transocean, BP and any other defendants, says Transocean Lawyer with Fitts Zehl LLP in Houston.

A lawyer choosing to file a Horizon lawsuit in federal court must also decide whether to proceed on the admiralty or civil law side of the Court’s docket. These crucial decisions determine, among other things, if the case is decided by a judge or jury.

In two Horizon lawsuits filed, lawyers proceeded on the admiralty side; therefore, the presiding judge determines liability. If the judge finds any defendants liable, he then decides how much, if any, the plaintiff’s family can recover as damages. However, if filed on the civil side, a jury decides liability and damages.

“Having represented injured workers in connection with three of the largest workplace explosions in the past 5 years (BP Texas City explosion in 2005 and International Paper and Imperial Sugar explosions in 2008), my experience is that if evidence shows the explosion could and should have been prevented, a jury will be inclined to punish the defendants, especially BP given its history of workplace safety violations, by awarding substantial damages to plaintiffs,” said Ryan Zehl, Transocean lawyer at Fitts Zehl.

Among other important decisions lawyers must make is where to file lawsuits. Two pending Deep Horizon explosion cases were filed in Louisiana and one in Harris County state court. Because maritime law allows Transocean to file a limitation of liability defense in any federal district where a lawsuit is pending against it within 6 months of being sued, Transocean can proceed in the Eastern District of Louisiana or Southern District of Texas, which encompasses the Harris County state court case.

If and when Transocean files a limitation defense these injury cases, as well as any new Horizon lawsuits, are suspended until the federal court where Transocean filed the limitation defense determines (1) what caused the blow out and (2) whether any Transocean managing agents, officers or supervising employees knew or should have known about whatever caused it.

Assuming plaintiffs prove the second (knowledge) requirement, Transocean cannot cap its liability in existing and future injury claims to the value of Deep Horizon. Transocean’s limitation of liability defense would be dismissed and all cases filed against it resumed in courts where originally filed.

Other legal and procedural issues also arise during a maritime personal injury lawsuit. Because many are unique to maritime law, selecting an attorney experienced with offshore injury lawsuits is crucial.

About Fitts Zehl:

Fitts Zehl LLP is a national maritime and personal injury law firm that recovered millions in damages on behalf of injured offshore and refinery workers in connection with workplace explosions. For a free consultation call 1-800-993-4887.

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Santa Barbara, CA (PRWEB) January 19, 2008

A string of lawsuits have been filed in Santa Barbara Superior Court against Cliff View Terrace, Inc., parent company to local nursing home Mission Terrace and assisted living facility Cliff View Terrace, for suspected record tampering and neglectful care.

Two elder abuse lawsuits filed on January 16, claim 82-year-old Sylvia Saucedo (Case No. 1265784) and 66-year-old Judith Fortmeier (Case No. 1265782) were each found with serious and unexplained injuries. One suit alleges Ms. Saucedo was found by Mission Terrace staff with terrible bruises covering the left side of her face. Mission Terrace kept Ms. Saucedo for 2 days following the fall despite a deterioration of her condition, and only transferred her to the hospital for evaluation at the family’s insistence, the lawsuit says.

Ms. Fortmeier, a resident of the assisted living facility, Cliff View Terrace, suffered 6 fractured ribs, a traumatic injury which her medical records describe as “akin to a motor vehicle accident.” According to the lawsuit, her medical records also reveal that she told the doctors and nurses treating her that she was pushed. Three days after the incident, paramedics were summoned and they found her weak, struggling to breathe, and dehydrated. Ms. Fortmeier later died as a result of complications from this injury, the lawsuit says.

What these lawsuits also have in common is the allegation that multiple versions of the resident charts exist. According to the lawsuits, the families were given one set of records and their lawyer, Jody Moore, an elder abuse attorney, was given another. “It is highly suspicious to have 2 versions of the record,” Moore said. “Medical records are supposed to be timely written and accurately record a person’s symptoms and condition, as well as the treatment being given. When entries are made in a record days or weeks after the fact, and made to look like they were written contemporaneously, you have to wonder what’s really going on.”

The Saucedo and Fortmeier cases fall on the heels of litigation filed in Santa Barbara Superior court in February 2006, also by attorney Jody Moore, on behalf of Dr. Cyril Padfield (Case No. 1243577). In that case, Dr. Padfield was admitted to Mission Terrace for a short stay for treatment for an infected toe ulcer. Within 5 days, he was found dead. The Padfield lawsuit was the first case to allege that Mission Terrace Director of Nursing Cynthia Barker, and others, added entries to his chart after his death. According to the Padfield suit, these entries were added to hide the care deficiencies. The Padfield suit is scheduled for trial in September 2008.

“State law encourages attorneys to take up the cause of elderly victims of abuse and neglect and strongly discourages confidentiality clauses which hide the facts underlying elder abuse claims,” according to Moore. “These families should be commended for being brave enough to come forward and ask questions about what happened to their loved ones.”

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Lawrenceville, GA (PRWEB) May 13, 2009

Traumatic injuries an Arizona woman suffered while riding a Yamaha Rhino 4-wheeler led her to file a lawsuit against Yamaha last week, said Phillip Jauregui, one of the attorneys for the woman. Jauregui is a member of the ATV Attorney Alliance, an alliance of law firms across the U.S., which represents a number of people seriously injured in Yamaha Rhino rollover accidents.

Ashley Stamper-Sparks was 21 years old when she almost lost her left leg as the Rhino she was driving tipped over and pinned her leg under the vehicle, said Jauregui. The lawsuit alleges that Ms. Stamper-Sparks was driving “in a safe and reasonable manner in Rocky Point, Mexico. As the driver initiated a right turn, the Rhino tipped onto the driver’s side, trapping (Ms. Stamper-Sparks’) leg under the vehicle, causing severe and permanent injuries.” The lawsuit also alleges: “The Rhino is defective in design and unsafe for its intended purpose in that it is unstable and tips over at low speeds, and traps passengers’ and drivers’ legs due to inadequate passenger compartment design.”

The Yamaha Rhino has resulted in hundreds and perhaps thousands of traumatic injuries, including a number of deaths, that occurred when Rhinos rolled over during use, Jauregui said. On March 31, 2009, Yamaha recalled over 145,000 Rhinos to address safety issues with the vehicles. Whether the proposed corrections will have the intended effect of preventing further rollovers, death and traumatic injuries remains to be seen. The ATV Attorney Alliance has established a special website to provide information about the Yamaha Rhino recall.

Yamaha Motor Corp. USA, and Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America have been hit with numerous lawsuits over injuries and deaths suffered in Yamaha Rhino rollovers, Jauregui said. A number of the lawsuits, including the lawsuit of Ms. Stamper-Sparks, have been filed in state court in Gwinnett County, Georgia, where Yamaha has a Rhino manufacturing plant. Ms. Stamper-Sparks’ lawsuit was filed May 7, 2009. The lawsuit is captioned Ashley Stamper-Sparks v. Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.; Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America, a Georgia Corporation; and Yamaha Motor Co., LTD. The case number is 09C-07755-2.

For more information about this lawsuit, contact Phillip Jauregui of the ATV Attorney Alliance at 800-509-5357. For more information about Yamaha Rhino rollovers, visit the ATV Attorney Alliance’s Rhino rollover information page at Yamaha Rhino Rollovers.

On the advice of her lawyers, Ms. Ashley Stamper-Sparks will not be available for comment at this time.

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