Negligent security claims are a type of premises liability and include both inadequate security and overzealous security. Businesses have a duty to provide a safe environment for customers, employees and other visitors. That includes protecting customers from attacks and assaults perpetrated by security personnel and other employees. Overzealous security incidents typically include excessive force on…
Negligent Security: Inadequate Security
New York business and property owners have a duty to provide an environment that is safe from criminal attacks and assaults. When they fail to do so, and someone gets hurt or killed, they can be held liable under a theory of law called premises liability. Customers, employees, tenants, guests and other visitors should be…
Invokana Linked to Severe Health Risks
In March 2013, the FDA approved a type 2 diabetes drug known as canagliflozin. The drug, also known by its Johnson & Johnson brand name, Invokana, has since been known to have potentially dire consequences for patients using the medication. In 2015, the agency warned consumers that the drug increases the risk of ketoacidosis –…