Demopolis Legal Issues Blog

As the weather warms and improves and more motorcyclists head out onto Alabama roads to enjoy the good weather, it is important to keep motorcycle safety and protections in mind. May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, which means there is not better time to review how drivers can help keep motorcycle riders safe on the roadways.

Motorcycle riders are particularly vulnerable on the roadways and are 5 times more likely to be injured and 29 times more likely to be killed than those in passenger vehicles to be harmed in a motorcycle accident. Motorists should be vigilant about the safety of motorcyclists and take precautions to ensure motorcycle riders are kept safe on the roadways.

For victims who have been harmed by a defective medical device, it is important to be familiar with their legal protections but they may wonder what those are. Personal injury legal resources can help protect victims harmed by a defective medical device.

Personal injury legal protections may be available in circumstances of dangerous or defective medical devices; defective medical equipment; organ transplants; prosthetic devices; surgical implants; surgical equipment; hearing aids; visual aids; hospital supplies; and diagnostic equipment. Personal injury products liability resources can help victims of defective medical devices recover compensation for their physical, financial and emotional injuries.

Securities fraud refers to a group of crimes that typically involve a false statement that is made about a company or value of the company's stock and others make financial decisions based on that false information. One example of securities fraud is insider trading when company insiders such as executives, board members or others trade stocks based on information unavailable to the public which is why it is helpful to be familiar with all of the different types of securities fraud, including insider trading.

Insider trading occurs when confidential information about the financial condition of a company informs decisions to buy or sell stock before any of that information is made available to the public. Securities fraud can also take place inside of a company and by the company itself. This can occur in instances when an officer or director of a corporation fails to accurately report the financial information and condition of the corporation to shareholders. Doing so can artificially inflate the worth of a company which may lead to investments being made into a company that's financial health is not accurately represented or understood.

When a medical device is defective, it can cause significant harm to victims and their families, which is why they should be familiar with what happens and what they can do when they have been harmed by a medical device. The Food and Drug Administration is responsible for recalling defective medical devices.

Medical devices are divided into 3 different classes. The Food and Drug Administration issues a recall when it becomes aware that a medical device presents a danger to patient health. The steps that are taken include instances when the FDA recalls a defective medical device, working with the manufacturer of the device to ensure the defective medical device is taken off the market. There are different levels of response that the FDA may take concerning a defective medical device depending on the situation and circumstances and level of seriousness.