Families who make the difficult decision to place an elderly parent or disabled spouse or child into a nursing home expect their loved one to receive sufficient and professional care. Sadly, incidents of sometimes shocking nursing home neglect appear to be on the rise. Worse,…
If you’re a parent of a teenager, you could probably make a mental list of the daily challenges and uphill battles involving him or her. We spend a lot of time as parents trying to do right by our kids, planning for their futures so…
In a first-of-its-kind joint coordination conference and subcommittee meeting on the Rules of Federal Practice at Berkeley Law, the topic of litigation finance was front and center. With in-house counsel, both sides of the trial bar, and state court and federal judges, a key takeaway…
Sexual assault attorney Mick Grewal discusses the allegations against University of Southern California gynecologist George Tyndall Last month, the Los Angeles police department launched an investigation into allegations of sexual assault committed by gynecologist George Tyndall, M.D., who was the only on-campus gynecologist for students…
In Earlene F. Corbishley, v. Pep Boys — Manny, Moe & Jack of Delaware, Inc., the United States District Court of Colorado considered Walmart’s motion to intervene in a third-party claim. In July 2014, Earlene Corbishley (the plaintiff) suffered injuries after slipping and falling on…
There is a new alert out on Salmonella dangers with Kellogg Honey Smacks cereal and melon (honeydew, cantaloupe, fruit medley products) sold precut in stores. UPC numbers for the Honey Smacks is 380039103 (outside United States) and 3800014810 with “Best If Used By Date” June…