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 subs
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…
A man was awarded a $9.1 million verdict by a Minnesota jury stemming from a 2012 medical malpractice lawsuit. According to the claim, 51-year-old Joseph Lakoskey became ill with flu-like symptoms and sought treatment at North Memorial Medical Center. While being treated for dehydration, doctors…
Road conditions can be the primary cause or a significant contributing factor in motor vehicle accident cases. How a road is designed and temporary conditions, such as construction activity, can result in serious accidents. Two accidents this week have left Connecticut officials seeking solutions fo
Kansas Highway Patrol troopers said slick conditions contributed to a deadly accident in Salina when a southbound vehicle lost control, crossed the median and collided with a tractor trailer. There were several slide-off crashes in the area, as well. Police said many motorists believed the…
More than 4,500 former athletes, some suffering from dementia, Alzheimer’s, or depression, accused the NFL of concealing the long-term dangers of concussions and rushing injured players back onto the field while profiting from the kind of bone-jarring hits that where often glorified in slow-motion r
Over the last several years, Tasers have become the non-lethal weapons of choice by police across the country, but their safety is again being questioned. In August 2010, Matthew T. Hook was suspected of driving a stolen van when he fled from police and scaled…
