Injury Claim Results in $80 Million Verdict

http://www.personalinjury.com/news/woman-awarded-nearly-80m-ethicon-surgical-stapler-lawsuit

This is a California injury case resulting from a products liability claim.  In NC you would have to show that the design was defective, and from the limited information I see here, you might be able to prevail.  It seems the device fired with more force than advertised and that led to serious, life-altering, permanent injuries for the victim, hence the monster award.

There are many people who want you to think that every lawsuit is frivolous.  If your butt was stapled accidentally and you couldn’t poop the normal way anymore, you’d want your pound of flesh, too.

All injury claims are not frivolous.  In fact, most aren’t.  Don’t listen to talking heads.  Listen to people in the trenches.