On March 23, 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground on a reef in the Alaskan Prince William Sound, spilling 11 million gallons of oil and contaminating 1,300 miles of beaches.  It was the worst oil spill in American History and evidence quickly surfaced that the tanker’s captain had been drinking and was absent from […]

Federal FDA Law Does Not Preempt State Failure to Warn Claims
On March 4, 2009, the United States Supreme Court decided the case of Wyeth v. Levine, holding that federal FDA regulations regarding drug warning labels do not preempt state law failure to warn claims.  The court determined that the drug manufacturer had the option to […]

Under Pennsylvania law, the spouse of a person injured in an accident has his or her own legal claim for compensation.  This is called a Loss of Consortium claim.  In order to be entitled to compensation, the spouse must have been married to the injured person at the time of the accident and at the […]