Billings MT Personal Injury Law Blog

It sounded like the solution to all parents and coaches fears; a helmet that prevents concussions. A helmet company promised fewer concussions, but was that a true statement or was this a dangerous product because of a lack of adequate warning?

Riddell is a corporation that makes athletic helmets as well as other sports equipment who suggested that they had the answer to the numerous concussions that have been plaguing many sports. Riddell published on their packaging that their new helmet was proven to prevent dangerous concussions. Many people, including some professional athletes, bought the helmets under the impression that the helmet would make them safer from concussions. It turns out the helmets were not any safer and recently were found to have insufficient warnings on their packages. Two recent product liability lawsuits, one from the parents of an injured teenage child and another from players in the NFL in a class action, revealed that Riddell knew the helmets were not concussion proof. Despite the issues, the company continued to make the safety claim on product packaging.

It is generally understood that doctors must follow a certain standard of care when treating patients. This standard of care model is also carried over to health professionals and doctors who deal with residents and patients of nursing home or assisted care facilities. While many of these residents may not have pressing medical needs, they are often enlisted into the facility because the health care needs exceeds what a family member can provide at home.

If the professionals in a nursing home, or the like, fail to meet this standard of care, then injured victims can bring a medical malpractice suit for nursing home or doctor negligence. A woman recently brought a lawsuit against the Montana Veterans Home for the death of her grandfather. In addition to other charges related to the incident, the lawsuit alleges medical and nursing malpractice.

As the weather gets warmer, the roads of Montana begin fill up with motorcycles. This increases the risk of accidents that can occur between motorcyclists, cars and trucks. Unfortunately, motorcycle drivers can be particularly vulnerable, and can often suffer serious, even catastrophic, injuries while driving on the roads of Montana.

Recently, a motorcycle was struck by a car at the intersection of North Higgens and Front Street in downtown Missoula. Although the exact details of how this car accident occurred are not yet available, the motorcycle driver was taken to the hospital following the crash. The condition of the motorcyclist is not known at this time, but, fortunately for the driver, the injuries did not appear to be serious according to the initial reports.

Montana drivers know that icy and snowy weather can make the roads extremely hazardous. That is why all individuals must exercise extreme caution when confronted with icy roads and blinding snowfalls. Recently, a car accident that occurred during extreme weather conditions was reported at the top of MacDonald Pass in Helena.

According to the report, a yellow Pontiac crashed into a beige colored car in a head on collision. The beige car held two passengers and a 1-year-old child. The yellow Pontiac held a mother and her daughter. Although the reports indicate that the roads were virtually covered in ice and the winds were blowing large amounts of snow around, the mother, who was driving the yellow Pontiac, was issued a citation for careless driving. The police presumably believed that she was not driving in an appropriate manner for the hazardous weather conditions that she was facing.