Last month, an appellate court in New York issued a written opinion in a case brought by the surviving spouse of a motorist who was killed while attempting to assist an escaped farm animal that had wandered onto the highway....
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Court Overturns Zero-Dollar Award in Car Accident Case, Grants New Compensation
Earlier this month, a Delaware appellate court issued a written opinion affirming a jury’s decision to award a personal injury plaintiff a zero-dollar award despite determining that the defendant caused the accident that the plaintiff claimed caused her injuries. In the...
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Cleaning Solution Unexpectedly Combusts Into Flames, Seriously Injuring Homeowner
Last month, a federal appellate court decided a case involving a man’s claims against the manufacturer of a cleaning solution that spontaneously combusted when he was using the product to clean his basement floor. In the case, Suarez v. W.M. Barr &...
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Driver in School Bus Crash that Killed Six Arrested on Vehicular Homicide Charges
Earlier this month in Chattanooga, Tennessee, a school bus crash killed six children and injured dozens more. According to a recent news article covering the investigation following the crash, the driver has been arrested and charged with several offenses, including...
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Cecere Santana Supports Operation Elf Toy Collection
Cecere Santana will be collecting toys for children in need in collaboration with Operation Elf. Please plan on bringing new, unwrapped toys (any kind or age group) to the Cecere Santana offices in Sunrise once the Holiday Season starts: Cecere Santana,...
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Plaintiff’s Chain-Reaction Accident Case Dismissed for Failure to Establish Necessary Elements
Earlier this fall, an appellate court issued a written opinion in a chain-reaction truck accident case brought by a man who was injured not in the original accident but in a subsequent accident caused by backed up traffic. In the case,...
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Trial Court Allows Defendant to Interview Plaintiff’s Unused Expert, Appellate Court Reverses on Appeal
Earlier this month, an appellate court in Missouri reversed a lower court that had allowed a defendant in a product liability case to depose the plaintiff’s expert witness after the plaintiff disclosed the identity and substance of the expert’s testimony...
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Johnson & Johnson Faces Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuits Over Product Liability
Over the past few months, Johnson & Johnson has been found liable in several product liability lawsuits, based on the continued use of its talc-based baby powder. According to one recent financial news source, the company was most recently found...
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Appellate Court Explains a Landowner’s Duty to Prevent Slip-and-Fall Accidents
Earlier this month, an appellate court in Kentucky issued a written opinion outlining how lower courts should analyze premises liability claims. In the case, Goodwin v. Al J. Schneider Company, the highest court in the state held that the lower...
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Cecere Santana Supports Food Drive
In collaboration with “Feeding South Florida,” Cecere Santana, P.A. is hosting it’s 3rd Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. Please bring non-perishable items, such as stuffing, cranberry sauce, canned vegetables, boxed potatoes, etc. to our offices. We will be collecting these items...
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