Sam's Case Ignored Vehicle Recall Results in Tragic RolloverSam* was only 11 years old when he was in a motor vehicle crash that left him terribly scarred, both physically and psychologically. The saddest fact of this case was that it was entirely preventable. Extreme...
Crashworthiness Case: Brain Injuries, Confidential Settlement
Crashworthiness Case: Brain Injuries, Confidential Settlement We represented a 24 year old Oregon woman who suffered from severe permanent injuries, including brain damage with neurological impairments, due to the defective seat belt restraint system and steering...
Defective Generic Pharmaceutical Medication
Defective Generic Pharmaceutical MedicationToo often, a prescription medication is made into a generic version without updating information about adverse reactions. We represented a teenager who had a severe, life-threatening adverse reaction to a generic...
Swimming Pool Chemical Explosion: Damaged Lungs
Swimming Pool Chemical Explosion Resulting in Damaged LungsThis case involved a Southern Oregon woman who bought pool maintenance chemicals from a pool supply retailer. The store provided the wrong chemicals to the woman as a result of poor product labeling that made...
Defective Exercise Machine Crushes Hand
Defective Exercise Machine Crushes Hand Jury verdict in favor of injured woman.The Defective Machine An exercise machine at a fitness center inflicted serious and permanent crush injuries to a local woman’s dominant hand. The exercise machine, a "45 Degree Lever Row"...
Defective Automobile Tire: Wrongful Death
Defective Automobile Tire Wrongful Death $1.4 Million Trial Victory for Widow and Her Children Introduction Don Corson represented an Oregon widow and her four children in a $1.4 million federal wrongful death case. The jury in the first trial could not reach a...
Dangerous Lawn Mower Design Amputates Toddler’s Leg
Dangerous Lawn Mower Design Amputates Toddler’s Legmanufacturer Knew For Decades That Its Riding Lawn Mower was “Unreasonably Dangerous” Izzy was two-and-a-half-years-old in 2006 and happily playing with her cousins during a family get-together. In an instant, her...
Allergy Medication Kills Healthy Woman
Allergy Medication Kills Healthy WomanDon Corson represented the family of a 45-year-old woman who had no history of heart disease but died suddenly and unexpectedly from cardiac arrhythmia. With that condition, the electrical impulses that control the heart beat and...
Defective Farm Equipment Causes Brain Damage
Defective Farm Equipment Causes Brain Damage Workplace Brain Injury, $4 million jury verdict.A 19-year-old employee of a Lane County grass seed farm was part of a team bringing in the grass seed crop, using specialized tractors that cut the grass and pushed it through...