Until you became a plaintiff in a lawsuit, you probably did not pay much attention to terms like “plaintiff funding,” “lawsuit loan” and/or “legal funding.” Now, if you’re struggling to make ends meet before your settlement arrives, your settlement will be a welcome relief. Until…
Since October, self-driving “robotrucks” have been routinely rolling through the southwestern United States—traveling along the I-10 freeway from West Texas all the way to Southern California with a cargo of brand-new refrigerators. While these autonomous big rigs are accompanied by human co-pilots (at least for…
The Country Music Awards was held on November 8 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN. Prior to the award ceremony, the Country Music Association (CMA) sent out guidelines on media coverage. The press was told not to focus on “the Las Vegas tragedy, gun…
The opioid crisis, declared as a national health emergency by President Trump, is a growing problem that has affected millions of Americans. And national concerns related to these drugs don’t stop with their misuse, according to a recent study which has found that many malpractice…
What at one time might have seemed like a rare operation has today become one of the most common types of surgeries people have. In fact, over the past decade, the number of hip replacement surgeries has doubled in this country, with more than 300,000…
In Kindred Healthcare v. Boyd, (2017 Wy. 22), the Supreme Court for the State of Wyoming answers this question. Ninety-three-year-old Aletha Boyd (“Aletha”) died following her discharge from Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation – Wind River (“Kindred”). Her daughter, Susan Boyd (“Boyd”), filed a wrongful death…
First Cook IVC Filter Injury Verdict for the Defense. Recently a federal jury found for Cook Medical, the maker of Cook Celect, and Gunther Tulip IVC Filters, which are a popular brand of IVC (Inferior Vena Cava) filters. The jury found no liability in the…
There are more than 700 Roundup Lawsuits pending in the Northern District of California, where all federally-filed cases were consolidated back in October 2016. The plaintiffs involved in the litigation claim that after using Roundup for an extended period of time, they developed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma…
Imagine that after 30 years living in your home, in your community, you were told you must leave – no questions asked. Furthermore, the move is at your expense. That is exactly what has happened to a Michigan woman. Zahrija Purovic moved to the United…
Without a doubt, technology is one of the biggest distractions behind the wheel. Apple released the first iPhone model over a decade ago, and since then our brains have become rewired to respond to notification after notification — even when we’re operating heavy machinery. But…