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 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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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.
Johnson & Johnson Settles Talc Case for $2 Million Read More »
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.
Railroad Crossing Collision Creates Huge Fireball Read More »
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.
California Teenager Struck and Killed by Train Read More »
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.
Removing Barriers to the Legal Profession – KCMBF President Thanks DBJ Read More »
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.
NJ Appeals Court Reverses $117M Talc Verdict Read More »
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.
Two Fatal RR Crossing Accidents in Same Weekend in Chicago Read More »
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.
The Missouri Bar Foundation has awarded the 2021 Purcell Professionalism Award to lawyer, Scott Bethune. This award is given to lawyers who have demonstrated professionalism in their professional and civic activities.
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Emails recently unsealed in the state of Mississippi’s talc lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson exposed the influence the pharmaceutical giant exerted over a report relied on by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) when it declined to require cancer warnings on talc-based products
Emails Show J&J’s Influence on Talc Safety Report Read More »
Davis, Bethune & Jones featured in Missouri Lawyers Weekly for $3.2 million settlement for 2021 motor vehicle accident.
Motor Vehicle Accident Resolved with Settlement – Missouri Lawyers Weekly Read More »
