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.
If you have suffered a serious physical injury at work, you will probably be entitled to wage benefits to help you through your period of disability and medical benefits for as long as you need medical care to treat your work injury. In most Maine cases, wage benefits are calculated as 80% of your post-tax [...]
Lawn mowing can be faster and easier with a riding mower than with a push mower. However, it can also be more dangerous. To avoid serious injuries and deaths associated specifically with riding mowers, remember: -riding mowers can have an unexpectedly high center of gravity, which can lead to rollover accidents. It is best to [...]
Injuries arising out of the failure of a handle or the fasteners used to secure it are surprisingly common. In one case, a person suffered a head injury due to a defective handle design on a garden cart. The cart was purchased in pieces with assembly instructions. The handle (a bracked-shaped part when viewed from above: [ ) was made of [...]
Secrecy is one of the weapons used by defendants in product liability cases to limit access to justice. Secrecy demanded as a condition of producing information in the context of lawsuits and secrecy and destruction of evidence demaneded in the context of settlement are both intended to keep people who may have claims similar to [...]
If you need to talk to a lawyer about a product liability lawsuit, you should consult with Berman and Simmons. Our firm, which is widely known as “the best plaintiff’s trial firm in the state,” has investigated, prepared, settled or tried hundreds of product liability cases. If you talk with other lawyers about us, they [...]
Danger in Refrigerators Powered by Propane, LP Gas or Natural Gas Gas powered refrigerators have been in use since at least the 1930s. They are particularly suited for use in places where the electrical grid does not run, such as fishing, hunting and logging camps. Partly because they are used in remote locations and partly [...]
A handle is something that we expect to be able to grab and move to achieve a specific purpose. We expect that, gripping a handle, we can open a door, lift a chainsaw, hammer a nail. When we say we have “got a handle” on a problem, we mean that it is under control. Lawyers [...]
Rivets are metal fasteners used to hold things, often other metal parts, together. Generally, rivets have a head and a shaft. The shaft is passed through pre-drilled holes in the parts to be connected until the underside of the head stops against one of the parts to be connected. The shaft is then “upset” or [...]
Molded plastic chairs sell for low prices for a reason: they are not very durable. The points of highest stress, and thus the points of most frequent failure, are where the legs meet the seat and where the back or arms meet the seat. Lawyers and forensic engineers get involved in analyzing plastic chair failure [...]
Six Sigma is the most powerful quality control tool ever employed in industry. Developed at Motorola in 1986, this rigorous approach to quality engineering led to rapid improvement in the company’s products. It is believed to have been a major factor in Motorola’s being awarded the inaugural Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award. Because of the [...]
