Mr. Sedgewick has a unique ability to translate technical analysis into plain language. Working directly with engineers and accident reconstructionists, he gets quickly to the heart of each case, and finds the most compelling liability argument suited to the case.
A Federal Jury recently found GM liable for a rollover accident that killed a 14-year-old boy and awarded $3.5 million in damages. The boy was riding in a 1995 Chevy Blazer. Plaintiff’s lawyer demonstrated to the jury that the Blazer’s track width was too narrow to support its height, making it unstable and prone to [...]
The recent story about a news reporter’s injury while trying out a new ride at Lost Valley, a ski area in Auburn, Maine, raises all of the issues associated with cases against amusement parks. First, neither the host site nor the ride manufacturer had sought a license for the new ride, and both claimed that [...]
There has been a spate of recent recalls of toys and other children’s products due to high lead levels. Two recent studies provide new proof of the danger in lead exposure during childhood. The studies, and a commentary by David C. Bellinger of Harvard Medical School, can be read in the May 27, 2008 edition [...]
When considering a ski binding failure case: -always suspect the retailer/ski shop first. If there is a problem it is likely to be an adjustment problem; -never put the ski boot into the binding as an informal “test” of the system. You may alter or destroy important information about the condition of the boot/binding interface; [...]
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has released information confirming what plaintiff’s lawyers have argued for years: passengers are safer in rollover accidents when the vehicle’s roof does not crush, or intrude into the passenger space. In testimony before Congress and in reports issued in May and June of 2008, details are provided about studies [...]
Taser Loses 1st Product-Liability Suit; Jury Awards $6 Million By Margaret Cronin Fisk June 7 (Bloomberg) — Taser International Inc. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=TASR%3AUS <http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=TASR%3AUS> , the largest stun-gun maker, lost a $6.2 million jury verdict over the death of a California man who died after police shot him multiple times with the weapon. The defeat is the [...]
