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.
The Chicago Sun Times and Bloomberg News have reported that the top 5 product liability verdicts returned in 2009 were more than 50% greater than the top 5 in 2008. Leading the way in size were verdicts against cigarette makers and drug companies. The tension in product liability trials is often around the public perception [...]
In 2009, the US government poured billions of dollars into GM and Chrysler, while at the same time allowing them to wipe out the legitimate personal injury claims of thousands of individuals injured by defective cars and trucks sold by these two companies. This was done through the GM and Chrysler bankruptcy filings, and over [...]
There has been a recall of 10,000 gas grills due to the risk that the rubber hose connecting the gas supply to the burner will melt and rupture. This is a danger in these grills because the hose is too close to the burner. When the hose gets hot, it melts, gas leaks out creating [...]
Gas appliances can be convenient, inexpensive, and easy to use, but they can also be dangerous. The news is full of stories about people who are killed or suffer brain injuries caused by carbon monoxide escaping from defective appliances and heating systems. Sometimes the cause is an acute problem, such as physical damage to a vent, which fills a living [...]
