Tag Archives: strict liability
Drug Manufacturers Agree to Pay $56.9 Million to Users of Birth Control Pills
Bayer and two manufacturers of generic drugs have agreed to pay nearly $57 million to settle claims brought by plaintiffs in courts in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and California stemming from their use of the birth control drugs Yaz, Yasmin, and Ocella. The plaintiffs in the cases have presented evidence that Yaz and Yasmin (manufactured… Read More »
Court Awards Symbolic $100 Million Award to Victim of Dog Attack
Steve Constantine, an animal care volunteer in Detroit, has recently been awarded $100 Million by a civil court judge for injuries he received while attempting to feed a neighbor’s dogs. The gigantic award is the second-largest on record for a dog attack victim, and was issued against the owner of the dogs and that… Read More »
