DBJ Attorneys Make the 2020 Power 30 Power List
DBJ Attorneys Grant Davis and Scott Bethune Make the 2020 Power 30 Power List.
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Talc-Related Lawsuits Are Ongoing
Johnson & Johnson currently faces thousands of lawsuits filed on behalf of women who claim that the company’s iconic Baby Powder caused them to develop ovarian cancer.
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Grant Davis Featured in National Trial Lawyers: Top 100
The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 is an invitation-only organization composed of the premier trial lawyers from each state or region who meet stringent qualifications as civil plaintiff and/or criminal defense trial lawyers. Grant Davis has earned his selection among these top trial lawyers and has been honored with a feature in the Fall 2020 issue of The Trial Lawyer magazine.
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FRA Issues Railroad Crossing Final Rule
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), an agency in the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT), recently adopted a final rule mandating the development and implementation of highway-rail grade crossing action plans to improve public safety in 40 states and the District of Columbia
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Baltimore Utility Fined over $400K
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) was recently fined over $400,000 as a result of a huge 2019 gas explosion that destroyed a shopping center (BGE is fined $400,000+ in explosion that blew apart Columbia shopping center). The Maryland Public Service Commission found that the explosion “was the result of both a violation of gas and electric regulations.”
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Johnson & Johnson Settles Talc Case for $2 Million
According to a recent Bloomberg article, Johnson & Johnson recently reached a settlement of $2 million midway through a trial to determine the validity of a woman’s claim that asbestos in baby powder talc caused her cancer. The deal was a departure from the pharmaceutical giant’s established strategy of fighting the many thousands of other talc cases.
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Railroad Crossing Collision Creates Huge Fireball
A recent collision at a railroad crossing between a train and a tractor-trailer in Cameron, Texas, sent a huge fireball and giant cloud of thick black smoke into the sky.
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California Teenager Struck and Killed by Train
The railroad industry is more than happy to make money by traveling through local communities but is not willing to spend any of that money to ensure that these communities are safe. If the railroads refuse to pay for fencing to keep trespassers off their tracks, they should be held accountable for any tragedies that result.
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Removing Barriers to the Legal Profession – KCMBF President Thanks DBJ
DBJ’s Diamond sponsorship in 2020 has helped SLA continue to be a strong program. And because SLA has been able to continue and grow, our legal profession will continue and grow.
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NJ Appeals Court Reverses $117M Talc Verdict
A New Jersey appeals court recently reversed a $117 million jury verdict in favor of a man who allegedly developed cancer as a result of long-term use of Johnson & Johnson’s talc products (Appeals court overturns $117 million Johnson & Johnson baby powder verdict). The plaintiff was awarded $37 million in compensatory damages and $80 million in punitive damages in the original trial.
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Two Fatal RR Crossing Accidents in Same Weekend in Chicago
It is long past time to hold the railroads responsible for guaranteeing the safety of the people in the communities they travel through instead of blaming the victims of these preventable tragedies.
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Power List 2021
DBJ Law attorneys Grant L. Davis and Scott S. Bethune have been honored with inclusion on Missouri Lawyers Media POWER LIST 2021: Personal Injury Attorneys. In this latest edition of Missouri Lawyers Media’s POWER LIST, they examine the most powerful attorneys in personal injury law.