Pooled Settlement Trusts: A Great Solution for Protecting a Minor’s Settlement A pooled settlement trust is a unique solution for protection of a client’s recovery while still giving them much needed flexibility to adapt to changes in circumstances. With a pooled settlement trust, the client…
If you have a Werner aluminum ladder, you may want to check it over. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently recalled about 78,000 of these ladders because of a potential safety risk. The ladders can break while you’re using them, creating a fall hazard.…
During the summer, farm equipment is out on the roads throughout the U.S., potentially making traffic more hazardous for all drivers for a number of reasons: Size and Speed Agricultural vehicles can be much larger than regular vehicles on the roadway, and usually travel much…
Along with thousands of people across the country, we at Milestone have been closely following the litigation over the Essure permanent birth control. The device has been a hot button issue for several years, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and trial attorneys…
Thinking you can save a few bucks by settling your workers comp case without a lawyer? Buyer beware! The North Carolina Court of Appeals reminds us in Ramirez v. Stuart Pierce Farms (June 5, 2018, Elmore, J., unpublished) that a workers’ compensation settlement is final, even when…
In Yonker v. City of Reno, the court of appeals of Nevada viewed a case involving George Yonker, who appeals from a district court order asking for a petition for judicial review of an administrative decision providing disability benefits. The Second Judicial District Court decided…
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Mike DiSabato, an NCAA All-American wrestler who competed for Ohio State University from 1987 – 1991, and at least 6 other OSU wrestlers have come forward with allegations of sexual abuse by former OSU team doctor Richard Strauss. Several of the accusers claim that Jim…
For parents of a child with a brachial plexus birth injury (BPBI), the long-term ramifications can impact the entire family’s future. From years of physical therapy to future treatment of possible mental health issues, the momentous wonder of giving birth can quickly turn into a…
A Tennessee woman recently filed a new Bard hernia mesh lawsuit in the Eastern District of Tennessee. She claims that the Bard Dulex Mesh that was used to repair her ventral hernia caused her serious and ongoing injuries. Bard Dulex Mesh “Defectively Designed,” According to…
