I have written numerous articles about a host of driver distractions, but today I read an article that goes far beyond any distracted driving incident that I have ever blogged about. The Michigan State Police Department said that a 58-year-old man died after rolling his…
Dangerous YouTube dares have been sweeping the nation over the last few years. Teens are videotaping themselves attempting outrageous activities and then uploading them to the site to gain popularity. While some like the “Ice Bucket Challenge” last summer to raise ALS awareness was seemingly…
When Republican presidential candidate, Ted Cruz, ran for Senate in 2012, he boasted that his campaign was financed, significantly, with personal assets. Last week, we learned that he received sizable loans from Goldman Sachs and Citibank. We also learned (much less publicized) that Mr. Cruz…
The recent snowstorm across the eastern half of the country dumped over two feet of snow; some areas close to three feet. While snowboarders took to the snow-covered streets of New York (Lawsuit Financial doesn’t recommend this), many pulled out the sled and headed for…
Dr. Alexander M. Ortolano, an obstetrician and gynecologist who faces at seven medical negligence lawsuits and whose license was restricted by the state last year, has closed his Richland, Washington practice, Arbor Healthcare for Women. Amid allegations of performing unnecessary procedures and substandard care, Dr.…
Since 2009, Wood Dale has been accredited by the National Weather Service as a Storm Ready agency, a designation that means the city is “better prepared to save lives from the onslaught of severe weather through advanced planning, education and awareness,” the weather service states…
Have Ride the Ducks gone from simply being inexpensive fun for tourists to a deadly example of what happens when maintenance and safety practices are neglected for profit? Let’s look at some history of these military-styled vehicles. Thirteen people died in 1999 when an amphibious…
“By our readiness to allow arms to be purchased at will and fired at whim, by allowing our movie and television screens to teach our children that the hero is one who masters the art of shooting and the technique of killing, by allowing all…
We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. Today we honor one of the most influential and iconic leaders of the civil rights movement – Martin Luther King, Jr. This year not only…
Yesterday, I posted an article about a Minnesota verdict and that state’s somewhat pro-citizen approach to medical malpractice reform. I compared Minnesota’s malpractice pay-outs to heavily tort reformed Virginia and North Carolina. As I sit here on a Saturday morning drinking my coffee, it struck…