Remember the days when hardly anybody had cell phones or laptops? Business and communication used to be conducted by written memos and filed away in storage units. The old system of paper storage is rapidly changing. What does this mean for attorneys who seek evidence as they advocate for their clients? This means that attorneys will increasingly need to focus their attention on electronic...
An editor for a prestigious medical journal sounded pleased, yet exasperated in an e-mail to another scientist as they went over an editorial criticizing researchers for leaving out critical data from a study of the painkiller Vioxx."Thanks again with all the time you have spent on this Vioxx situation. The more we get into it, the messier it becomes," Dr. Gregory D. Curfman, executive editor of...
When a motor vehicle leaves the roadway and crashes the common assumption is driver error. But,in a surprisingly high percentage of cases a roadway design defect contributed to the crash and, therefore, to any injury or death. An unsafe road may create legal liability for damages on the part of public entities. An article in TRIAL Magazine reminds us of many of the defects that exist on our...
Believe it or not, Tort Reformers, patients are being injured or killed as a result of rampant medical malpractice in our nation's health care system. That is the central point, well documented, in an article at NewsInferno.com. The statistics and specific instances of terrible breaches of the standard of care are compelling.When Doctors Commit Malpractice, Blaming the Lawyers Is Just Killing...
Joseph H. Saunders: born in Montgomery, Alabama, January 31, 1953. Admitted to the California State Bar in 1981 and the Florida State Bar in 1982. Also admitted to practice in the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida and the United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.EducationLone Mountain College (BS in music 1975); University of San Francisco (JD 1981); University of...
Saunders & Walker represents seriously injured or abused persons and the families of persons whose lives have been adversely affected by the negligence of others. We seek justice and compensation from corporations, organizations, and individuals who intentionally or negligently cause harm, injury, or death to our clients. If you or a loved one have been injured, please contact us at (727)...
Vertebral (spinal) compression fractures can occur as a result of the trauma of an accident. Not much could be done medically to treat these injuries until now. The medical journals are beginning to discuss a new procedure that uses injected bone cement to relieve pain. One of the journal articles is abstracted below. Anterior spinal column augmentation with injectable bone cements - Verlaan...
Dear Mr. Gallagher:I happened upon an article in the Insurance Journal about your speech to the Trustees of the Florida Chamber of Commerce.You are a scary guy. You may have had a computer chip inserted into your brain by the Chamber or insurance companies. I recommend an MRI or CT Scan of your head.I know it is customary for politicians to say what a particular audience would like to hear. ...
I am sorry to report that I did not have a jury verdict in the top 10 largest verdicts of 2005. (And, it is doubtful that I ever will.) The report on civil trial verdicts during 2005 makes interesting reading.With a few exceptions, 2005 was not a year for super-sized verdicts, at least not relatively speaking. Taken as a whole, the top 10 verdicts in 2004 were nearly twice the size of last...
July 27, 2005, was a really hot day during the national Boy Scout Jamboree. On this single day, 500 or more campers collapsed with heat-related illnesses as they waited for President Bush to arrive. Temperatures were in the 90s and the heat index soared to 121 degrees. A Center for Disease Control (CDC) report criticizes Boy Scout leaders for failing to provide sufficient water and shade to...