Addressing the deadly Washington D.C. train crash Debbie Hersman of the National Transportation Safety Board said the operator of the train that “slammed into a stationary train in front of it apparently had activated the emergency brakes in a failed effort to stop before the accident.” as reported in the Washington Post. Hersman said the “emergency brake button, known as the ‘mushroom,’ was depressed, and the steel rails showed evidence that the brakes were engaged.”
Merck agrees to settle NuvaRing cases for $100 million
February 10, 2014
The drug company Merck will pay $100 million to resolve lawsuits of women involving the NuvaRing contraceptive. NuvaRing may well put woman at a greater risk of blood clots, and stroke than other birth control methods. As an attorney who handles defective and dangerous product cases,the evidence in