Punitive damages are meant to punish wrongdoers for reckless and purposely deceitful conduct. They are designed to send a message that some conduct will not be tolerated under any circumstances. Punitive damages can be awarded both in a wide array of cases, from injury case to business litigation. Many states do not place a cap [...]

Let’s say you buy a new phone, like the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. You use the phone to talk or to text, or to play games and look up the news, and the battery runs down – so you plug it into the wall to charge it. Then your new phone explodes, sending shrapnel everywhere, [...]

For years, news stories and studies have discussed the potential dangers of transvaginal mesh, or TVM, when used to fix pelvic organ prolapse (POP). On January 4, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration finally addressed the growing problem by “issu[ing] two final orders to manufacturers and the public to strengthen the data requirements for surgical [...]