Legal News & Consumer Rights

First Takata-Airbag-Related Death Outside of U.S. Spurs Another Recall

A pregnant woman was driving a 2003 Honda Civic in Malaysia in July 2014, when she crashed into another vehicle. Her car had a Takata airbag on the driver’s side. It allegedly deployed improperly, shooting out shrapnel and killing the woman and her unborn baby.…

By NYC Contributor

/ 30 Dec 2014

Medical Malpractice Caps and Your Settlement

Here is a common scenario: You or a family member is suffering from a physical ailment that requires surgery. You do your research, get all of the correct referrals, pick a date and go in for the procedure. After surgery something goes horribly wrong. You…

By NYC Contributor

/ 11 Dec 2014

Chaffin Luhana Foundation Launches First CLF DRAW Challenge, Chaffin Luhana’s First Contact Manager and Foundation Spokesperson/Paralympian Speak out on Blog Talk Radio

The Chaffin Luhana Foundation is sponsoring the first-ever CLF Driver Awareness (DRAW) Challenge for students. The Challenge is part of the Foundation and Firm’s efforts to drive down the staggering numbers of people injured or killed in distracted driving accidents each year. Kelly Camarote, the…

By NYC Contributor

/ 10 Dec 2014

Illinois Mother Awarded $1M in Erb’s Palsy Lawsuit

On August 19, 2012, Illinois resident Jamie Rae filed a lawsuit against James Dalla Riva, an obstetrician who worked at Anderson Hospital in Maryville. Rae claimed that the doctor had failed to provide the right standard of care during the birth of her baby, resulting…

By NYC Contributor

/ 19 Nov 2014

Chaffin Luhana Employees Give Back to Local Veterans

Wet weather didn’t stop Chaffin Luhana employees from giving back to their local veterans on Thursday, November 6, 2014. Chaffin Luhana and the Chaffin Luhana Foundation were part of Injury Board’s first-ever “Day of Action.” This year, IB called on law firm members to give…

By NYC Contributor

/ 10 Nov 2014

Chaffin Luhana Participating in Injury Board Day of Action and Giving Back to Local Veterans

The Injury Board is encouraging its members to come together for its first-ever Day of Action and Chaffin Luhana is participating to help local veterans in both New York and the Ohio Valley. The “IB Day of Action” is a “nationwide community outreach” set for…

By NYC Contributor

/ 31 Oct 2014

Chaffin Luhana Foundation Announces Launch of CLF DRiver AWareness Challenge

NEW YORK, Oct. 6, 2014 – Did you know that car crashes are the number one youth killer in the United States, with 390,000+ Americans injured or killed in distracted driving accidents each year? To raise awareness of this critical issue—and kick start its mission…

By NYC Contributor

/ 28 Oct 2014

Researchers in Canada Work on “Black Box” for Surgeons

Would you feel better about your surgery if there was a device recording every moment of it? A “surgical tracking box” is in the works in Canada, which would record surgeons’ movements and identify errors during an operation. Dr. Teodor Grantcharov told CNN that a…

By NYC Contributor

/ 23 Oct 2014

Chaffin Luhana Foundation Announces Launch of CLF DRiver AWareness Challenge

NEW YORK, Oct. 6, 2014 – Did you know that car crashes are the number one youth killer in the United States, with 390,000+ Americans injured or killed in distracted driving accidents each year? To raise awareness of this critical issue, the Chaffin Luhana Foundation…

By NYC Contributor

/ 21 Oct 2014

Eric Chaffin and Paralympian Stephani Victor Fight to End Distracted Driving, Presentation Planned for Quaker Valley High School

When: 1:30pm, Monday, October 20, 2014 Where: Quaker Valley High School PITTSBURGH, PA-Chaffin Luhana Partner Eric Chaffin and Chaffin Luhana Foundation Spokesperson and Paralympian Stephani Victor will visit Quaker Valley High School on October 20, 2014 to help stop students from driving distracted

By NYC Contributor

/ 17 Oct 2014

Bronx Woman Loses Two Legs in Routine Surgery; Awarded $62 Million

What are normally seen as “routine” medical procedures can often go very wrong. Comedienne Joan Rivers, for example, was going through a routine scoping of her throat in September 2014 when she went into a cardiac arrest, from which she never recovered. Single mother Stacey…

By NYC Contributor

/ 16 Oct 2014

Connecticut Hospital Makes Patient Safety a Priority—Reduces Medical Claims

A September 2013 study published in the Journal of Patient Safety reported that an estimated 210,000 to 400,000 people die in hospitals every year from some sort of preventable harm. Medical malpractice claims continue to be filed in great numbers across the nation as patients…

By NYC Contributor

/ 15 Oct 2014