On Memorial Day, Scott was on a ladder putting the cover back on the family camper – something he did all the time. At some point, he fell and hit his head on a concrete slab. His wife found him unconscious. Scott was rushed to…
A Philadelphia jury recently awarded a $5 million verdict to four passengers injured in a Greyhound bus crash with a tractor-trailer. At approximately 1:30 a.m. on October 9, 2013, the bus driver was on an overnight trip from New York to Cleveland when she slammed…
Teens share their reasons for using a phone while driving. This is a must watch video! There are no good reasons to text or talk on the phone while driving. You have the power to make a difference. Share with someone you couldn’t live without…
Here is an interesting case where a plaintiff received a sizeable verdict, but was denied full adjudication by a jury of his/her peers because of a legislatively capped recovery. A Texas jury awarded a man over $6.8 million against a hospital that let him go…
There seems to be a nationwide epidemic sweeping the country that is putting many people in the hospital or worse, the morgue at an alarming rate. It is not an infectious disease, but rather hit-and-run accidents with bicyclists. Here are a few incidents from this…
Newlyweds and parents-to-be, Fabian Guerrero-Moreno and Kristian Guerrero, were on their way home from the immigration office. Traveling in the opposite direction was a 21-year-old Shana Elliott who had spent the day drinking and tubing down the Guadelupe River. Driving under the influence, Elliott
Did an anesthesiologist blind five cataract patients in one day at a surgery center in Massachusetts? The Boston Globe describes a shocking account of a morning in May 2014 after patients lined up in reclining chairs awaiting their turn at Cataract & Laser Center West…
Imagine you are having lunch with a friend and suddenly forced to dive out of the way of a car crashing through the glass store front. On Sunday, an elderly woman apparently mistook the gas pedal for the brake, jumped the curb and crashed into…
Bilal Kasi, a prominent lawyer and president of the Baluchistan Bar Association, was recently shot on his way to court. He was taken to Quetta’s government-run hospital where he was pronounced dead. According to officials, shortly afterward, a suicide bomber in Pakistan killed at least…
Here is another story I want to share with my readers in hopes that more people will take note of the harm that is inflicted by tort reform. A jury awarded a collective $1.75 million to two siblings who alleged doctors at UCLA Medical Center…
Every summer, millions of people visit amusement or water parks. They stand in line for hours to get an adrenaline rush from the biggest and fastest ride. The “scare factor” is the thrill of the twists and turns combined with the height and speed. Unfortunately,…
While the Center for Disease Control (CDC) says the chances of becoming infected by the single-celled organisms known as Naegleria folweri are rare, recent deaths may indicate that it isn’t rare enough to negate the need to increase public awareness. An 11-year-old South Carolina girl died…