Recall Alert: Winchester SXP model shotguns
Guns discharge while safety engaged Connecticut-based gun manufacturer Winchester Repeating Arms is recalling four different shotgun models amid concerns the guns can fire, even when the safety is engaged. The Super X Pump (SXP) models under recall include the the Waterfowl Hunter, Black Shadow, Turkey Hunter, and Long Beard models with a 3 1/2’’ chamber. A […]
Family of Chowdhury Saqlain Call for Preventative Legislation
On Friday, April 10th, 2015, the family of Chowdhury Saqlain, joined by David Haynes of The Cochran Firm, D.C., held a press conference outside the Arlington County Circuit Court calling for greater accountability of bars and restaurants who over-serve alcoholic beverages to patrons. Chowdhury Saqlain was killed in the early morning hours of January 24, […]
Cochran Firm DC to Hold Press Conference with Jaydan Stancil's Family
Suit to filed against Mayfair Mays Apartment Complex after 9-year-old boy severely injured by gunfire on the property On Tuesday, April 14, 2015, The Cochran Firm, D.C. will hold a press conference at 11 a.m. at the firm's address at 1100 New York Ave. NW, Suite 340, with the family of Jaydan Stancil to bring attention […]
German cyclist injured in truck accident awarded $21 million settlement
German tourist on vacation hit by truck in Virginia In December 2014, a $21 million settlement was reached between now-bankrupt Hostess Brands food company and a German tourist. Michael Sprick was biking across the United States while on vacation in 2011 when he was struck by a Hostess bread truck on Highway 100 in Pulaski […]
FDA validates new reprocessing protocol for Olympus endoscope
New sterilizing technique approved after deadly UCLA superbug outbreak kills two The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a new reprocessing protocol for disinfecting the Olympus TJF-180QV duodenoscope, which is a type of endoscope. Healthcare workers are advised to immediately implement the new disinfecting protocols, train staff on the procedures, and report any adverse […]
