Survivors of sexual abuse have until August 3, 2015 to seek justice against their attackers. That is this coming Monday. The Window that has been limited due to bankruptcy by the diocese is part of a federal court order. Anyone who was sexually abused by an…
The June, 2015 Alabama Jury Verdict Reporter is out. There were 9 car accident cases in this edition. Five of those were defense verdicts. Of the four plaintiff verdicts, the total amount of all four verdicts equaled $56,000.00 or an average of $14,000.00 for the…
Nissan Motor Company has reported another incident involving a defective Takata air bag. In the past couple of years, Takata air bags have been linked with dangerous explosions that have caused serious injuries and even death. This time, it seems the air bag explosion caused…
A recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism found that testosterone treatments had no effect on men suffering from ejaculatory dysfunction (EjD), contradicting earlier studies that had theorized that low testosterone levels might contribute to EjD. The study examined 66 men…
An Outer Banks vacation home served as the setting for a nearly fatal drowning on the evening of July 29, 2015. A 3-year-old boy fell into the rental house’s in-deck backyard pool and went undiscovered for an unknown amount of time. As the accompanying picture,…
All you have to do is watch primetime television to recognize the fierce competition in the new age blood thinner industry. Bristol Myers Squib’s Eliqis® and Johnson & Johnson’s Xarelto® are dueling it out for market share supremacy in one of the largest pharmaceutical markets…
Approximately 5,000 kids nationwide will go to the Emergency Room this summer after falling out of a window. Kids ages one to four are at the greatest risk. Most injuries occur in the summer months when windows are open; screens are not strong enough to…
The newer-generation anticoagulant Xarelto (rivaroxaban) has ended up in the news lately because of its connection to serious side effects like gastrointestinal bleeding, brain hemorrhaging, blood clots, and stroke. A recent study, however, has now raised additional concerns that Xarelto may be dangerous when taken…
When did Peter Gabriel become a trusted advisor to small law firms? Well, he may not have realized it, but when he sang, “Don’t give up, ’cause you have friends, don’t give up, you’re not the only one,” he was providing sage advice to small…
In a split second, a young Georgia mother was killed when a runaway utility trailer crossed the center line and slammed into her small SUV. Similarly, a Kansas couple was killed instantly when a homemade trailer broke away from a pick-up truck and struck the…