by John O'Toole | May 7, 2015 | Products Liability
Class actions are important as a litigation tool to vindicate the rights of consumers, workers and others. They also perform a significant regulatory function. Lawsuits can be brought by individuals working together to uncover and stop harmful actions or deceptive...
by John O'Toole | May 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
This week, the U.S. House of Representatives held hearings on a bill that would affect the rights of millions of Americans, but few of them know the implications the proposed legislation. The bill, which must have been named in Topsy-Turvy land, is called Fairness in...
by John O'Toole | Apr 24, 2015 | Consumer Fraud
The modern industrial food production and distribution system means that food contamination that once would have been limited to a narrow, local area, now can affect towns and cities across the country. In addition, with new DNA based testing capabilities, it is now...
by John O'Toole | Apr 15, 2015 | Consumer Fraud
We like to think that someone is watching over us when it comes to our food supply. We believe the federal Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are carefully supervising the raw materials and any chemicals and additives that are...
by John O'Toole | Apr 10, 2015 | Products Liability
It is ironic that when we discuss autonomous cars, what we are actually talking about is a vehicle that is incredibly connected to its environment. In order to allow for autonomy, the car must be “networked” to communicate with the road, other vehicles and...
