Recently, a fellow attorney asked me to represent his daughter in a car accident case.It became apparent that she did not know what to do in her case. So, it gave me idea to discuss a few simple things to do in case you have been in a car wreck.Call the police immediately. The police officers will come to the accident scene where they have many duties to perform.One of the most important is to...
I just want to say congratulations to Mike Howell and his super paralegal Lindsey for helping to get the Playskool Team Talkn' Tool Bench recalled after our clients son's death. It is a shame that Jake and another boy had to die in order for the company to recall the product.Hasboro said that they were in a meeting discussing the West Virginia's boys death when they received Reich & Binstock's...
I'm still fuming at the recent trials of the University of Oklahoma's football team when they played at Oregon. As I'm sure you know, OU lost the game due to a replay official's failure to overturn a bad call in the waning minutes of the game. Now of course, everything I do has to be law related (joking), so I analogized the failure of the Oregon officials (yes, they were definitely for...
As I embark on my first blog, I want to address the issue that is constantly in the forefront of the political landscape of Oklahoma. Whether you call it tort reform, legal reform, or more appropriately lies for fund raising reform, politicians in Oklahoma have emblazoned the public with inaccurate, false, and deliberately misleading statements. So what is the truth? Politicians are...
In Florida baloney is not a legal term.First District: You Can't Say That If you are thinking about filing -- or if a client, a colleague, or anyone else encourages you to file -- an appellate brief that uses grandiose insulting characterizations of the proceeding below, the opposition's position, or the opposition's attorneys, stop. Don't do it. Instead, break out a copy of this order.The case...
Recently it has come to the attention of health care officials in Cleveland that a staff infection may have been transferred from person to person during a high school football game. Staph infections among high school football players in Lakewood and Berea were the first reported local outbreaks in what some call a rapidly emerging epidemic. They probably won't be the last. MRSA gets its name...
The Commerce Department recently reported that it lost over 1000 laptop computers over the past few years. Well after the laptop security incident involving two laptops at the Veterans Administration and the exposure of personal data involving military personnel, hopefully the Commerce Department learned lessons about data security. According to public reports, the Commerce Department...
Everyone in the U.S. between the ages of 13 and 64 years should undergo routine screening for HIV infection, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced today as part of an update on their guidelines for HIV testing. All health-care providers should also incorporate routine, voluntary HIV screening into their daily practice, the CDC officials reported.About 25% of HIV-positive...
The parents of an infant who died during delivery will receive a $3 million wrongful death settlement. The lawsuit alleged that the delivering doctor crushed the baby's skull and caused liver damage while using forceps toassist with delivery.The boy was born at 4:20 a.m. Aug. 29. His mother had been admitted to the Plains Township hospital Aug. 28 at 10:15 a.m., according to the suit. The infant...
One of two epidimiology studies provided support for the FDA's concerns regarding the Ortho Evra birth control patch. The study found that the Ortho Evra patch users had a 2-fold increase in the risk of developing serious blood clots compared to women who used birth control pills. Women with risk factors for blood clots, or those who have concerns, are urged to discuss contraceptive options...