A prolonged period of dangerously high heat and humidity is expected to continue across much of the country, posing significant risk of heat-related illness and death. To make sure you and your…
A parent volunteering at softball practice hit a line drive that struck the ten-year-old pitcher in the mouth, knocking out at least four teeth. Her parents filed a lawsuit for medical expenses…
If you peruse the Internet, you will read a lot of nonsense about so-called “frivolous lawsuits” and/or “lawsuit abuse”. These terms are inventions of the U.S. Chamber of…
The sound of the crash was deafening only to be replaced by complete, total and eerie silence. Almost all the passengers that remained conscious through the ordeal and even those that were briefly…
An Air Force veteran has headed to court in what might potentially be the first of hundreds of medical malpractice cases against VA Hospitals. The man filed a $30 million medical malpractice lawsuit…
A New York jury recently awarded damages greater than compensation sought in a personal injury lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed by an 89-year-old woman who suffered debilitating injuries from a slip…
A recent Georgia Supreme Court ruling reversed a trial court and the Georgia Court of Appeals decision which stated that Georgia Dram Shop Act only applies to restaurants and bars where alcohol is…
A jury has awarded a roofing contractor $14.5 million in his five year legal battle with State Farm Insurance following a 2006 hailstorm that caused severe damage in central Indiana. In October…
Two weeks after Hot Coffee aired on HBO, filmmaker Brian J. Kelly premiered his documentary, InJustice, on Reelz. Never heard of Reelz? Neither had I, but apparently Kelly initially pitched his film…
On June 28, Governor Tom Corbett (PA) signed into law Senate Bill 1131, better known as the “Fair Share Act.’’ The law reforms how damages are recovered in civil lawsuits. It…
My new hero is columnist Margaret Carlson, who writes for Bloomberg News. This is hardly a publication for pro-justice types, but read what she had to say, here. The quote I like the best? It has to…
I am a father and a grandfather; the idea of one of my daughters doing harm to or killing one of my two grandsons is unimaginable to me. Approximately nine weeks ago, twelve very brave, very…