The following is a conversation between my two oldest grandsons, Jake, 6, and Micah, 5: Jake: Popi loves me most. Micah: Does not! He loves me most! Jake: I’m bigger than you! Micah: Yeah…bigger butt! Jake: No, I’m taller, I have bigger hands and I…
A storm system that hit the Gulf and East Coast last week cost people their lives and families their homes as more than a dozen tornadoes touched down in Virginia, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Louisiana and Florida. Near-100 mph winds were recorded in Florida;…
A Detroit school bus driver claims she suffered fractures after falling into an uncovered manhole on October 7, 2013. Rose Withers said that after an accident, she stepped off the bus and walked around it to survey the damage. She fell into the uncovered manhole…
Most of my readers have heard of the “Hot Coffee” case, in which Stella Liebeck was awarded nearly $3 million after suffering severe third-degree burns from a cup of McDonald’s coffee; the trial judge drastically reduced the damages award and the case later settled for…
In November 2015, Mike Hull who successfully influenced Texas lawmakers to pass some of the strictest tort reform laws in the nation, resigned as outside counsel for Texans for Lawsuit Reform. Two months later, we learned that Hull has joined forces with mass tort litigator,…
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…
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…