The Oak Ridge facility was supposed to treat mental health patients, giving them the assistance they needed, but many have been claiming that they were actually subjected to such brutal treatment while at the facility that it should be viewed as torture. The cases...
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Attorneys Vincent Genova and Joel Rochon
Year: 2016
Infection-allowing contact solution leads to lawsuit
Most people don't think twice about their contact solution. They just use it briefly at the end of the day to wash the contacts and store them away, then they're done with it until the morning. It's a very small part of their day. However, it could have a huge impact...
Legal action possible if you have been misled about investments
There is a reason companies are required to disclose information about their enterprise when trading on the stock market. Accurate disclosure ensures all potential investors are as aware of any risks as possible. Failure to disclose or to wilfully misrepresent can be...
Navistar sued for concealing truck flaws
Not only were there issues with Navistar trucks, according to the lawsuit filed against the company in Canada, but the company actually took steps to hide the issues from consumers and conceal the flaws, rather than reporting them to reduce the risk.The lawsuit...
Proposed class action litigation claim against the Leviathan II
On Oct. 25, 2015, a group of whale enthusiasts boarded the Leviathan II whale-watching vessel of Canada intent on observing nature in all its glory. Unfortunately, the excursion ended in tragedy when the vessel capsized, killing six people and injuring several...
Defective defibrillators could drain batteries
A class action lawsuit has been brought against Medtronic of Canada Ltd. and Medtronic, Inc. over the defibrillators that the company sold. Though these are designed to help people with heart conditions, there have been serious concerns at almost every level, from...
Negligence can turn simple activities into dangerous situations
The sinking of the Leviathan II, a whale-watching ship that went down last fall off the coast from Tofino, British Columbia, shows just how quickly a seemingly safe and simple activity can turn both dangerous and deadly.The passengers who bought tickets and boarded...
Rana Plaza collapse spawns multi-billion dollar lawsuit
On April 24, 2013, thousands of employees were working at a garment factory in Bangladesh, unaware of the danger around them. When the factory suddenly collapsed, a minimum of 1,120 people were killed; the number could be higher, as it proved difficult and...
Facebook may have ignored your privacy rights
Facebook makes money by running ads, and those ads are based on what users want to see. The more that Facebook can learn about what its users are interested in, the more accurately they can display those ads, which can help with revenue.To increase this ability,...
Hydroxycut recalled after injuries and one death
Hydroxycut was popular in Canada before the 2009 recall, with millions of units sold. The companies that produced it, Health Sciences Inc. and Muscletech Research and Development Inc., marketed it as a drug that could be used for weight loss. It is, in actuality, an...
