By Guest Author Rasa Fumagalli, J.D., MSCC, CMSP-F – Director of MSP Compliance Services Personal injury settlements rarely make an injury victim whole. In light of this, cost management decisions factor into the strategy of the case. For example, while both life care plans and…
In this episode of TLV, I talk to Bruce Stern of Stark and Stark Attorneys at Law. We discuss his efforts on getting Megan’s Law through the legislature, his work and education on traumatic brain injuries, obtaining economic recovery for clients, and the importance of…
An Arkansas couple recently filed a new Abbot powdered baby formula lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. They filed the lawsuit individually and as next friends of their infant child. They claim that after feeding their baby Abbott recalled…
Regardless of where you live in the U.S., as a driver or passenger, you’ve no doubt noticed guardrails along the sides of roads and highways. Ideally, guardrails are designed to stop a vehicle without hitting anything or careening down an incline when it goes off…
By Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., MSCC, CSSC While much more attention is paid to Medicare, ERISA and other lien types, federal reimbursement rights of military programs should be on a trial lawyer’s radar. With a rise in those serving in the US military abroad…
A Connecticut woman recently filed a new pressure cooker lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. She claims that while using the Cosori Premium 6-Quart Pressure Cooker, she suffered from significant injuries. She seeks compensatory and punitive damages. Pressure Cooker Exploded…
Electricity is a vital part of our way of life. We’re highly dependent on electricity, making it easy to forget or simply not consider its dangers and the devastating effects of electrical accidents. While electrical injuries can happen to anyone and accidents can occur in…
The Pembroke Pines Firefighters and Police Officers Pension Fund recently filed a new baby formula class action lawsuit against Abbott Laboratories and its top management. The plaintiffs claim that the defendants concealed information about the safety of its products while putting “profitability ahead of children’s…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced a recall of over 53,000 Medtronic endotracheal tubes in the U.S., with an additional over 339,000 tubes recalled worldwide. The FDA identified this as a Class I recall, which is the most serious type. The use of…
One in five Americans believes they experienced a medical mistake while receiving health care, and studies claim more than 250,000 people in the U.S. die every year from medical errors, while others report numbers to be as high as 440,000. No one wants to get…
Nearly everyone in the country has a credit card and some form of bank account. Along with those necessary parts of modern life, come endless streams of paperwork that no one reads because it is too voluminous, complex and confusing. Plus, if you want a…
By Guest Author Teresa Kenyon, Esq. – Director of Lien Resolution for Synergy Settlement Services Who can be a defendant in an action brought under Section 502(a)(3) of ERISA? ERISA self-funded plans are becoming more and more aggressive about asserting their reimbursement rights when one…
Moving someone into a nursing home could be one of the most difficult decisions you will have to make. Even if you recognize that your loved one can no longer live alone and you have reached the point where you cannot provide the necessary care,…
