If you are approaching settlement in a case that doesn’t involve an injury, you may be wondering about your financial planning options. Personal injury settlement payments are not subject to income tax. Unfortunately, plaintiffs are not afforded the same break when they receive a settlement…
When is it time to take away the Royal keys? Well, this is awkward. A spry 97-year-old crashes into another car, injuring its occupants, but all the talk is not concern for their welfare but rather observations about the nonagenarian’s desire to remain independent —…
On November 29, 2018, the FDA warned about a rare but serious life-threatening risk of stroke and artery rupture in patients taking the multiple sclerosis (MS) drug Lemtrada (alemtuzumab). Since the drug’s approval in 2014, a total of 13 patients so far have reported these…
Sgt. Scott D. Rowe, previously stationed at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, has filed a lawsuit in Federal Court against the 3M Company in relation to dual-ended combat earplugs issued to members of our military between 2002 and 2013. The lawsuit alleges that the 3M…
After 13 long years of being stymied by legislators with ties to the NY State Catholic Conference, sexual abuse survivors and their advocates are praising the passage of the 2019 Child Victims Act which gives survivors a one-year window to file a lawsuit against the…
Despite the overwhelming evidence that using a phone while driving is dangerous, Virginia still doesn’t have a law in place that prohibits hand held cell phone use by drivers over 18. With that in mind, Virginia lawmakers have begun to discuss a newly proposed hands-free cell…
Hearing loss has long been a problem for veterans. In 2017, about 1.79 million veterans received disability compensation for tinnitus and 1.16 million for hearing loss, according to the Hearing Health Foundation. The Veterans Administration (VA) adds that hearing problems, including tinnitus or ringing in…
The Pittsburgh Catholic Church diocese has set up a new compensation program for victims of Catholic Church clergy abuse. First announced in December 2018, the program is now open for claims. An independent law firm of Kenneth Feinberg—the same one that was hired to oversee…
This time last year, there had been only one traffic fatality in Southern Nevada. Now, there have already been nine people killed on Las Vegas valley roads alone, prompting police to speculate that 2019 will see another record-high number of traffic fatalities. Among these deaths,…
When an elderly individual suffers from a pulmonary embolism (PE), approximately one in six of them receive inferior vena cava (IVC) filters to decrease their risk of having subsequent PE. PE occurs when an artery in the lungs becomes blocked by a blood clot, which…
