I've been a reader of Michael Kaplen's brain injury blog for quite a while, and it looks like, once again, he's been invited to speak at the North American Brain Injury Society's...
There has never been a worse time for victims of malpractice and malpractice attorneys. Many sets of state statutes now limit malpractice suits in arbitrary and often absurd ways. This has made finding representation more difficult and the possibility of securing meaningful results through litigation more remote.At the same time, though, we live in an amazing age. Medicine, prior to the...
Your family is shocked by the sudden death of a loved one. The cause of death involves an automobile, truck, bus or other motor vehicle. As you attempt to recover emotionally from the tragedy, precious time is passing that may allow the the party responsible to escape from responsibility for what they did to your family. The evidence is slipping away and sometimes the guilty party is actively...
The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers continues to work hard for the people of Florida. This time, its strong lobbying efforts have produced a law of great benefit for those injured by taxicabs within the state. Governor Signs Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Legislation That Includes Taxicab Financial Responsibility is the headline.As of October 1, 2006, financial responsibility of an owner...
Recent data reports that the average pharmacist's work load increased a staggering 35% between 1992 and 2000. This increase is a statement of the number of prescriptions dispensed per pharmacist per year. With a significant increase in work load, the question is how pharmacists have time to either accurately fill [or double-check the filling of] prescriptions. Further, as work load increases...
Ironically, yesterday the Federal Trade Commission, the federal agency tasked with the responsibility for investigating and prosecuting incidents of identity theft, issued a press release admitting that two of its laptop computers had been stolen exposing approximately 110 people to the prospect of identity theft. I thought that by publicly admitting that the incident occurred and providing a...
A single-engine turboprop plane crashed in Utah Lake Thursday while on its final approach to Provo Municipal Airport. Only about 25 percent of the plane had been recovered from the debris field, and none of the three passengers on the plane had been rescued or recovered.According to Salt Lake City's KUTV.com:Teams have used a grid-approach to search the lake, working outward from the area...
If you've been involved in an auto accident, you know the sad truth. Your auto insurance company doesn't always act "like a good neighbor". The truth is that the auto insurance company is often too busy trying to deny your claim or minimize the amount of money they pay you to actually assist you with your claim. Just this past legislative session, the insurance lobby spent countless millions...
Kendall Atkinson died from Fanconi Anemia, a disease that led to bone marrow failure, on March 14, 2004 at the age of 20. In memory of their sister, Allison and Whitney launched "Kaps for Kendall." The goal is to raise money to fight the disease that took the life of their sister and to provide special hats for kids and adults who have lost their hair from chemotherapy and radiation. Many...
If you've been injured in a slip and fall accident, you may be eligible for compensation depending on the circumstances in which your injury occurred and evidence gathered about the incident.A personal injury case that falls under this category includes:Trip and Fall - an object in the walking path creates the fallStump and Fall - there is an impediment on the walking surfaceStep and Fall - the...