Americans love to spend money.  Trillions of dollars are spent each year on everything from luxury automobiles to cheap fast-food hamburgers. However, when some of these products are defective, causing injuries or property damage we have the right to sue for compensation of our losses. Court files show that huge numbers of product liability lawsuits are filed each year and settlements a...

It’s indisputable that modern medicine provides us with the best doctors, drugs, medical devices and hospital care than at any time in our history. Unfortunately, sometimes things go wrong, often with tragic consequences. You should be aware that the national network of lawyers available through injuryhelpdesk is now one of many legal resources investigating a rising tide of medical mal...

Many people are scared to death about flying even though the chances of being injured or killed are amazingly low. Car accidents, choking incidents and drownings occur far more often than an aviation accident. However, sometimes things go wrong in the air – be it because of pilot error, faulty equipment or poor maintenance – and disasters do occur with severe injuries and deaths in the ...

When it comes to pharmaceuticals, we put our trust in our doctors, our pharmacies, our drug manufacturers and our government agencies to ensure that the drugs we take are safe. Unfortunately, for thousands of people across the country each year this trust is misplaced because of the tragic and sometimes fatal side effects from drugs that were improperly tested, poorly reviewed and aggre...

An honest day’s pay for an honest day’s work, right? Well, in the real world it doesn’t always happen that way and employers are now being held accountable for not paying overtime when they should have. Workers are protected by the federal Fair Labor and Standards Act (FLSA), a law which requires that employees be paid at least the minimum wage and that employers pay overtime to employe...

The freedom of zipping down the highway on two wheels is exhilarating but can sometimes have tragic consequences as the numbers of motorcycle accidents, injuries and deaths on our highways continue to climb significantly. If you’ve been injured or lost a loved one in a motorcycle accident please seek help for your injuries or mourn the loss of a loved one but also please understand that...

The huge increase in the number of truck accidents causing serious injuries and deaths in the country has caused injuryhelpdesk to establish a national network of lawyer availability involving attorneys with specialized truck injury lawsuit settlement experience. Please be aware that there may be significant legal time limits involving a truck injury lawsuit so if you or a loved one has...

A wrongful death claim is a lawful action by relatives, loved ones or the estate of deceased person to bring a legal action for damages against others who have caused the death through negligence or an intentional action. These cases are usually filed by surviving family members, which makes them very stressful and emotional. Remember what happened in the O.J. Simpson case? Well, that i...

International pharmaceutical giant Bayer, which took over Roundup manufacturer Monsanto two years ago, has been swamped by litigation and admits there is now at least 48,600 U.S. plaintiffs suing over health problems tied to the herbicide. Legal experts say that number is likely to grow as more victims seek help from resources such as immediate legal assistance through nationwide reso...

The Essure permanent birth control implant was marketed beginning in 2002 as a safe and effective means of preventing pregnancies. Now, almost two decades later the courts have been flooded with Essure birth control lawsuits claiming that the device causes serious internal injuries and health problems. The device’s manufacturer, pharmaceutical giant Bayer, has been put on the defensive ...