With the death toll from opioid addiction climbing by thousands annually, a number of cities and states are moving to take action against the drug companies that developed and sold these drugs for the past 20 years. The state of Massachusetts is taking the matter a step further. That state’s Attorney General is charging that… read more →
For generations, Johnson & Johnson products have been trusted as safe for use by the entire family. The company built there entire branding effort around that core idea. Safe and gentle for the whole family – particularly babies. Perhaps no product in their line has been more trusted than their Johnson & Johnson Baby Power…. read more →
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is an organization who’s stated mission is to “advocate for pro-business policies that create jobs and grow our economy.” Apparently – that mission also includes restricting the ability of consumers harmed by negligent corporations to access the civil justice system (something corporate America likes to call “tort reform.”) You see… read more →
When a car’s faulty design leads to a series of accidents, consumers know they can go to court with some expectation of receiving reparations for their injuries. Right? It wasn’t always this way… Many of our current consumer rights can be traced back to precedent-setting cases – many that are decades old. Take the case… read more →
Various corporate and political interests like to claim that many lawsuits are both frivolous and a scourge on America. They claim these suits are brought by “ambulance chasing” lawyers making false claims simply to make a buck. These same “interests” claim that “frivolous” lawsuits are costly, that they’re destroying the American way of life, and… read more →
Ford Motor Company once manufactured a car called the Ford Pinto. It entered the U.S. market in 1970. Its’ mission for Ford? Stem the flow of car sales to Japanese companies such as Honda, Toyota and Nissan (then called Datsun). Yes – it was a time of rising car imports in America and Detroit was… read more →
We are pleased to announce that our law firm, RisCassi & Davis, has for the 9th consecutive year received a U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® Tier 1 Best Law Firm ranking in personal injury litigation, medical malpractice litigation and product liability litigation in our region for 2019. Firms included in the 2019… read more →
Winter weather brings unmistakably dangerous driving conditions to Connecticut. But are some wintery days worse than others? That’s what researchers at the University of Michigan wanted to know. To conduct their study, the team at Michigan examined federal accident statistics over 25 years and linked the 1.4 million fatal crashes to weather conditions in the… read more →
One of the world’s most renowned cancer researchers, Dr. Jose Baselga, a man who served as Chief Medical Officer for the prestigious Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, recently resigned his post in disgrace. Why? Because the New York Times revealed he had repeatedly failed to disclose that drug and device companies were paying him millions… read more →
We are pleased to announce that all fourteen (14) of our attorneys at RisCassi & Davis have been named as Connecticut Super Lawyers or Connecticut Rising Stars for 2018. We are also pleased to announce that attorney Michael C. Jainchill has been named by Super Lawyers as a Top 10 Attorney in Connecticut and a… read more →
