Virginia, just like many states around the country, uses red light camera enforcement in order to help prevent car crashes. The state began installing and using red light cameras for enforcement in 2007. According to the statistics from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, red…
The State Department is reducing financial assistance that formerly helped children with special needs who were living abroad. This funding was used to help kids gain access to the same support systems they would be entitled to in the United States. Funding Dries Up For Foreign…
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit calendared oral argument in this case for September 11, 2017. A few weeks prior to the scheduled hearing, the Ninth Circuit cancelled oral argument, determining that the Panel could decide the matter on the Briefs. Unfortunately for…
A life care plan is a document that provides a suggestion for current and future needs-associated costs for an individual who has suffered catastrophic, life-long injuries as the result of an accident. Prepared by a certified life care planner, this comprehensive document is tailored specifically…
Survivors of sexual abuse have two days left to seek justice against their attackers. The Window that had been opened by the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn has a ending date of Wenesday, November 1st. Those with claims must act within that time. …
On October 24, the Oklahoma Supreme Court determined a state law in medical malpractice cases to be unconstitutional. The law required that a medical malpractice lawsuit must include an affidavit of merit from an expert, who has concluded that the case has merit. Basically, a…
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In Owings v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Company, No. 16-3128, (10th Cir., 2017) the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit overturned a lower court’s ruling about when a disability began. Plaintiff Greggory Owings (“Owings”) sustained a disabling injury on the job…
A study published in September 2017 reports that synthetic mesh, when used to help repair infected potentially contaminated abdominal hernia, may be more likely to lead to failure than biological mesh. Synthetic hernia mesh is often made of polypropylene, a type of plastic, and has…
