Trial attorneys in Florida have filed five separate lawsuits against health care providers to challenge the Florida law that puts new limits on medical malpractice awards. The attorneys maintain that the law lets medical malpractice defendants obtain personal health care data about a plaintiff from…
I’ve spoken with a couple of individuals and businesspeople recently who said that filing a BP claim might be wrong, and that they have seen on the news that one of the claims adjuster’s lawyers committed fraud. It’s a “one bad apple” scenario, but enough to support BP’s media campaign to…
I’ve been a George Brett fan since I can remember. I wore a number 5 jersey (and still do when I go to a Royals game). I played 3rd base on my little league team. I even packed a chunk of Big League Chew bubble…
In the past 3 years, there have been least three ruptured pipelines that have spilled oil into U.S. neighborhoods. Local officials had to make rapid evaluations on whether residents would be harmed if they breathed the polluted air. Unfortunately there are no clear federal guidelines…
As a Texas medical doctor and Benzene Leukemia attorney, I am providing this update of the recent Benzene lawsuits over the past 3 years. Texas ExxonMobil Benzene Lawsuit On February 4th, 2013 a widow filed a lawsuit in Jefferson County District Court (case no. B193-888)…
The trucking industry is seeing a lot of division about new federal mandates that put a firmer limit on the numbers of hours that truck drivers may drive in one stretch. The purpose of the new rules is to reduce highway deaths, many of which…
The answer to this question is a resounding yes. All attorneys must have twelve (12) hours of Continuing Legal Education (CLE) each year. But, this is not a very stringent requirement. Essentially, it’s two day-long seminars. Many attorneys go to a weekend conference and get…
There are concerns doctors and other medical experts about risk of pancreatic cancer from Januvia. Januvia (sitagliptin) is a type 2 diabetes drug released by Merck in 2006, which is a new class of medications called incretin mimetics. Janumet, a combination pill containing Januvia and…
There are consolidated proceedings for all product liability lawsuits involving recalled Stryker Rejuvenate or ABG II hip stems. New Jersey cases have been centralized before Judge Martinotti in Bergen County as part of an MCL, or Multi-County Litigation. There are 273 complaints filed throughout the…
Photo Credit In the wake of its unsuccessful attempt to halt payments on oil spill claims, BP ran a full-page ad in yesterday’s issues of the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. The ad, which claimed that the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill settlement…