CBS Morning News recently highlighted a product defect with an artificial hip implant called the Profemur Modular Neck. The femoral neck component of the device is known to suddenly fracture while patients are going about routine, everyday life. According to reports, patients have been left stranded with a fractured device while hiking, golfing, bowling, mowing […]
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What are Punitive Damages? Punitive damages, also known as exemplary damages, are damages awarded in addition to compensatory damages in certain circumstances. A jury can always award compensatory damages for things like medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering, but punitive damages are different. Punitive damages aim to punish the wrongdoer and deter other […]
On a cold October morning, Preuss | Foster Law employees bundled up and supported Military Matters 5k Run/Walk. Military Matters is a program that fills the gap in legal services available to service members and veterans living in the greater Kansas City Metropolitan area. Military Matters collaborates with support agencies serving the service members and […]
Destruction or “spoliation” of evidence occurs when someone with an obligation to preserve evidence with regard to a legal claim but fails to do so, either knowingly or intentionally. Such a failure to preserve evidence can take place by destruction, loss, or damage of the evidence. When spoliation occurs, the party responsible may be held […]
Our firm has been asked to investigate a recent recall of electric bicycles. The recall was issues by electric bike manufacturer, Lectric eBike’s, LLC for certain models of their bikes purchased between November 2022 and May 2023. The defect at issue is the brakes on these bikes. They can fail causing serious injury. Our firm […]
Preuss | Foster Law has been asked by multiple firefighters to investigate the cause of their cancer. Toxic chemicals in Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF Firefighting Foam) have been linked to numerous types of cancer. The chemicals used to make AFFF firefighting foam (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals, also known as “forever chemicals”) do not break […]
Lives were changed forever on June 27, 2022 when a train operated by Amtrak, The Southwest Chief, derailed as it struck a dump truck at a railroad crossing off of County Road 113 near Triplett Township in Chariton County, Missouri. The train was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago carrying 275 passengers and 12 crew […]
On February 17, 2022 Abbott voluntarily recalled Similac, Alimentum and EleCare powdered baby formulas that were manufactured at one of its plants in Michigan. Specifically, the company recalled the powder formula that was manufactured in that facility with an expiration date of April 1, 2022. The reason for the recall is due to concerns of […]